Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-04-16

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First yon must fnI me horse
Your Nanctte. rs take It. is u gypsy
and IN tl4e camp are surely horses.
"BHt VIII, should yon Want :; horse:
'ris uot far 80 tie castle, said the
puzzled scholar
No but lis far away fsom it. Next.
tell Gte Whore yaH got tf:t small pi"o.e
of silver. Hike Tie one / have promised
YOU"
prom Naa"tte''
.What foH:.
"'ro accomplish HAT which l lave
fai3ed to do" rep,Ec,' tic student Mil
in@lN. But. HIa~. ,rrt having earned
it. have | 1ht ri@ht IDLY 10 ~pend it,
he added de3rf0iIN. halt 10 himself.
WHY dd Nane,te" began the Jest
But tllr o1laer raised hj> arm With an
eXpo~'t'Iatory gesture "MaHN things |
know. he tis'aGruptrs. - !d~ and ends
Of et'llJiIi"m. h'lt Il wom.,a's mind |
know Hot nar Wdlt 10 kaoNv. | had ~
soorl Qne>tio R.cZtbHb rs her: yea i
stir UP tie devil With i stick II >l.;r=
Ing mN life is contingent Oil my Know
ii@ Why She does this or that. tJcn let
me pay the Citbt of nature
Ma. lis slight punishment 10 take
trolu / man that Which lie values SO
iil'lc h" lnu>t reason with himself to
learn il he Valle it III all" returned
.hr dukes Jester slowly. "We,H waive
l.,
lis Nanrttc You must ask. There's
but one, old. YET >creieeable.
Then take me To NHMcl,t
Very we'll. Follow me. sir and if
you're still of a mind when You see her
you can question her,
"Why. is She 50 Weird and Witch-like
10 look upon:" said the fool
Nay The devil hides his claws be-
hind the dain1ie>t fingers. all pink and
White. He coneeals his elovcu hoof in
I; slipper truly >ylphlike..'
You arouse nay curiosity. would
fain meet this fair monster"
Il olne. then. Master Fool, replied
the scamp student. leaving the road for
the field to the right, and the Jester
IL t-i al Ii' H''fIi ttlliN'l ttll'lI ltii lItl
likewise into HE Stuhhle. While the
hound. as if satisfied with the service
ii had performed. slowly rrtrAccd its
WAY toward the castle. stopping, how
ever, now and then to look around aft
er the two men. whose figures grew
smaller and smaller in the distance.
For some space they walked in silence.
~,
to low. rambling house that once had
been a hunters lodge aud now had
fallen into decay. exclaimed:
"There's where she lives. fool. I'll
warrant she's not alone.
At the same time Il clanor of voices
and Il chorus of rougl, melody coming
from the cottage confirmed the a>sur
ance his spouse MAS BOT indeed holding
solitary vigil.
:" lis cen thus every night" muir
INJURED the scamp student in IL mclan-
rholy tone, .She gathers round her
the scum of all rudcnes>. ragged al
chemists of pleasure. who sing inces-
sanity, like @ra>>horpers Oh j summer
day
W iitIP IL ilti 1bl st. S'lltl tlit Jester
abruptly
Stalled in one of the rooms for safe
keeping. 'Iher" are So lNany raScais
Hnd thieves around. you see
"They e.en rob one another" re
turned the fool.
Advancing more cautiously. The two
men approached tile ancient forc,tcr'S
Il all; n.
louder as they drew near, Il mingled
diScord of laughter, shouting and cater
wauling, With Il WomAu'S piercing
voice 1t times dominating the general
vocitcratiol. The philosopher shook
his head respondingly, While. creeping
to one of the windows, the jester
looked in.
Upon the table, With ca,',ls in her
lap, which she studied idly. sat hard
featured. deep boSomcd woman. neither
old nor mcomely. with thick. black
hair coarse rs Il horses name. checks
red as Il berry, glowing with health. In
her pose WAS I: certain savage grace.
an untrAmmeled freedom which re-
vealed the vigorous outlines of a we'll
III OIol tIoiittl IStIIt, I1ti tNt WAS
bright as a diamond and bold as
troopers. When she lifted her head
she looked disdainfulIy. scornfully,
tiercely. upon the strange and mon
Strous company Of which She Was
queen.
where can the thief friar be- NUT
tered the student. "IIe is usually hot
far off from sweet Nanettc.@
You mean the monk who had
hand in your nuptials:"
who else: He, the source of all I'll;
he who gave her the money of which
She cen presented ~" :; nloietN. Who
ever employed hinl-WaS it YOUR
friends. gentle sir: rewarded Lila Witll
gold. Rcinc Il craven re4Ue cen S,is-
pecl him of shifting tie t@r.> 20 myself
to i be@sarly pittance. While he is Off
With the lion share
The jester, watching the eelnpajly
within. made n reply From die stu
dent y the woman, 10 The friar WAS Il