The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23

40 10 uistdlit relative OF the royal fam
ny Oh an Important -miSsiou, aud
aiter prlblnS the guard, was permit
teu TO scnu i'll my card. Presently
Inc guard returned, and bowup low.
ehirtdLeu me to toiluw him, IL
passed through the marble halls OIL
'he palace, and was usnered into n
uihii! -i!Suttu auraWlng-ruNm. And III
lew minutes entered Adelaide, my
own, my DARING, holding out boul
illHds and smiling her greeting.
LOOK ler 10 my heart. l covered her
ueir lace With kisses. And when we
were quoted, | tod her how | had
lound her aud why had come. She
insisted that it was 40 use-tnat il
oLly made her lot harder TO bear. She
mad been ordered by the king to wed
IiaSlainafa, The gambler though
she loit!icu him. 'On, Gregory sac
SoDoeu, II we could only be back in
the niue cottage i'll EerrIpy."
All. the bitter sweet of those days
thc hunger ior my sweetheart. the III
frequent GlimpseS of her dear face,
the haunting fear of Tr.Istamara' S
schemes. i or two weeks | remained
ut the hotel, while the revolution
smouiuered and | raclied my brains
Tor Il method of rcscuing Adelaide.
Lhen my plIn formed, | sat still and
awaited the crucial moment.
1t WAS the night of the annual
Grand State Ball. With Il somewhat
doubtful heart, entered the palace, i'll
Inl UNIFORM, Wltn short Scotch
sword. Before many minutes l was
summoned by Adelalde'S Chamber
lain to meet her in the dancing hall,
and thithcr | went for Il brief dance
with my beloved Near by her, guard
ing her jcalouSly, stood IraStamara, Il
darE-Drowed deSperado. | had
learnvd-though he knew it not-that
lie had several hundred trusty follow
! orS, III the palace and ont, ready to
rush TO his call. He had planned TO
carry out his scheme that night. l
| knew all this, and !, alone and almost
empty handed, WAS there to bulk him.
| After our dance, | mad an opportu-
nifty 10 araw Adelaide into tie con
seryatury. l abjured her To go with
| me back to Euglanu-tO leave the
place with all its chickering's and plot
| tingS, and he my bonnie English wife.
but father" she faltered ''they
would tear him to pieces il they found
me gone. And yet, Gregory dear, l
believe he would 20 if he had Il
chance. He is SO feeble, so sick of it
all. II y0u could talk with him.
Suddenly Adelaide's eyes grew big
and dark with fright My back was
/ TO the door, and | had one hand on
/ ler waist, smoothing her dear hair
| with the other. | turned and my
heart chilled There, pecping be-
tween the great leaves of PALM
grinning hatcfully, was TraStamara.
| He disappeared.
The next moment there was a hub
bub in the hall. "l'he king"' heard
them cry. The King. Come with
me quick said Adelaide, in an eX-
! .A- Ia is l..
chaucew And taking me by the arm,
she drew me into the ballroom and
up on to the stage. The crowd ap-
preached us on tiptoc with cXcitmeut,
for Trastamara had undoubtedly
spread the news. In the front came
the king. with brilliant robes and jew
ellcd crown. How old and feeble he
| looked How worn and tired, But
he had lost none of his proud anger
of old days. Raising his mace he
| called aloud: "l'hat man is an inter-
| loper. lie has designs ON the body of
tlic king! Put him out. Danish him.
Away with him.
] turned to Adelaide, She stood
there trrmulous. her eyes shining like
stars, an adorable creation. On sud
den impulse | threw one arm about
her and kissed her passionately be
fore them all. Then, facing the
crowd:-"Thc princess is my allianced
| wife, | cried Let him who dares
put foot on this l,Iatform"
/ drew my sword just in time
| Brave as lion. Trastamara ledped
upon the platform and came at me
| startling. He held IL short knife in
his right hand, and circled for an
opening. Dog" | cried. Letting out
with my sword | fetched him 4
mighty stroke across the temple. and
| he rolled back into the crowd. There
| was now Il babel in the hall. Tile
possibility of defense WAS ut an end,
| for | heard orders outside and knew
that soldiers Were approaching. y
| door stood open behind us i took
Adelaide by the shoulders and pushed
| her through it. ITO the south gate.
| | whispered in her ears. For your
| life, darling"
Down the stairs we ran lightly
Behind swept the king. the courtiers
| and the crowd of g;uy dancers. 7Clu
John Henry had thrown aside his
| long robes and his crown and was
| spriutiug after me in excellent style
| At tile bottom of Il long iigh of stone
steps. we opened II massive door. and
7 found ourselves mt the great southern
cate of the palace. a two-horse car
rtagc stood outside. ut is my own!
cried Adcluid. ut has been waiting
since noon. We are savedr'
The door of the palace closed with
n secret spring. but not soon enough
TO keep back old John Henry. lie
slipped through, looking very odd i'll
his short tuuic and bure head-shorn
of his kingly hnbiliments. But II
slammed in the face of the crowd,
and we three were alone.
Adelaide leaped into the carriage.
With a smothered oath John Henry
iumped after her. He had no thought
Int TO capture his daughter. The sol
dicrs could take care of me. But
this was exactly what l wanted.
slipped in beside adelaide. closed the
door. called to the driver to make
n.rnss thr southern bridge at top