The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31

M whom she had met and
M ~ (wflo can tenO now and
rprt then OF ono whom she
man should some day meet.
NJ Ns&.ss,N For the mind loves to en-
NV tertan itself With such
$&~ Idle musings, and they
are hardly conscious till
at q sudden smile or a beat
Just in this manner o. flush had CHANGED to rise
To- osrn's check one day as she rode IN ~ revcric.$
(. edge 81 tho kingdom's frontier. which skirts tho extrcrn-a
ityof the forest on the west. And breaking her thoughts
fIne and powerful horse tetfered to u tree a few yards
away saddled, and bridleds Then she said, 70 herself with
= Sigh Alasl here IS q man, as my brother said, And
she shook her head very s%orrowfully.
The next instant she saw. as she had foreboded. a
could. be- for he was young and handsome finely dressed,
carrying q good sword by his side. and q brace OF pistols
sssahat In his hand, md, advancing With q deep bow, KENT
y, = Nsl,es, by 4 tho =, pr princes : ssra horse J nssr, sayInb; Madam, i
Isl - itSbe In my power sir u she answered-4for since
him rudeness-.I am at your service.
You see my horse there. madam? He Isl as dear as
i SS,,r l 'laa 81 m \ s { ala I ts ~, & . snalls , lsss hin q ,u ,}ss sr 1 hsys
why. what threat tens hin? ~ she asked: &@& $sES&s8
tIoni, WI lr 4,ell ! s9 sss,n %esal ninar !, eosaeh 'r tan , milesa fr rno
here THERE I've swttilS1ny mother whom q support
who Is. saving your presence. a. paguy boastfuls fellow
And leSi is today petrothed.' s
And do you also love theslady, sir?' asked osra.
thinking sskeF had come ut the cause OF his trouble.
Not T. madam. But this Ohio boosted and Wanted
SO intolerab bly, OF her beauty and OF his own prowess and
attraction, that last night /, led away BY emulation lnay,s
* am ashamed to say that I had also drunk a flask OF
rowns-Mthough tic horse ID worth two thousand--that i
would bring with me to the feast a girl handsomerb than
lis Lotta. And now It IS 10 O'clock, and the feast is at
581s O'Clock. and Il have no Cir to show, ugly or handsome.
a &fsI loss. my horse sm must hang myself seA sf oi l12 cannot
hH@Yoas cannot live without your horre III she asked IN
$esurprises sa.5 .# $1,000, I'll
.his loss would so near to breaking my heart.'.@9E
.ButSis this I1o.ta5 50 handsome that you can find none
@sshe IS indeed wonderfully handsome. They call her
" the tls,, Village .;s t T. s.aaaa S p ne tha ,s yo IN WSre wo oWa. mos,
rashgand inproyident,sF For you are certain CLOSE y.
.s,i aA'a, u I Sss1; st r. ts sssss sss. 1 e ts fGsa 'on S,sf tyo ladies il ' IN
the world who could save me, and one would not"
81 ladies' e, 81. !. 81, W V Ease ,they /, cana 4 s,rbt. ! .at
Bdesolate and dcspairing on the ground; and what I said
one iady Who could save me. but how shall poor
al chrisuan Hnntz, come at the Princess osra And would
sne e So tS M'' fea &c Win Win m an i It is S sgs And And
there Isl no other lady in6the world beautiful enough!
wen, Sir. what them " asked Osra. playing with her
swhip.,and smother!!ngSa z. smile. 81, au
YOU. and I cricd,s'A fIg for the Princess osra! For here
IS 4 lady more beautiful than all they tell mo OF Princess
" osra; 4 will throw myself at her feet and pray her In
till osra hid her smile, and SO busy was she with
hid az smile; but she thought that he did not know her,
whereas he had5seen her several times, and had this day
tracked her in the forest knowing that she was accus-
.Iut where:1' she asked,...woul the lady who hH went
bGSylAHAy Oif kSLs LIN n " HiGaN sI&&Ag1b@&sN&E.&E
a my mothers hers cottage ma dam where my Hother
"And when could sho be back at this spot?'
&#E."sBy5 In the afternoon madam q would myself esrTss
Fort her s$ #.
IA which your folly has led you?'' IS
,,, ,A s1s,s s,5 ma s san1i p 1g ns g 1 Kina Is s shs Il By { a.yin's
You have Q rash tongue, sir. n other matters natter than
1he f 1SeEN go gel w '.emptedf A e. DO = wh ieoN She p prayed nasi q Z her, J
md She said: HAS tho Princess osra eyer ridden tddd
through your ynlage?'
aSA+lU Neyor3
but some one there may know her face, and then
s1t il is unlikely that any one there should have have seen
a5picture Of hcri forEthey are quiet folk, and do mot so
3 Besides, in n peasants dress began osra, medita-
lively. But she stopped, .blushing and, laughing. NJ And
h S Ssayen'a s eaasn Gomez nes5 M asa |" sA5ss'h he n Mas ASSOC So earnest.
and his earnestnsss so became Ills bro anaz face and
hin to secrecy, and agreed to ride with him, blaming
herself her. s g, a The while Me,la er gof sll t,y,. s sna y s,s ba au ,yet = m fss
troublesome race OF men, even In the recesses OF the
Turning their horses, therefore. toward the frontier.
they set them Mt n smart canter for there was little
time TO lose IL they were TO come. TO the feast by ]
o'clock; and shortly before noon, having struck g bypathg
through the trees. they came on q small cottage that
s asos s j3Ss o sps * s;as t's :, tb ami si r l,sa t 4bsss s ifsem51 madam.
raid Christian, jumping from his horse And this is my
cottage, Hello, there, mother! " ., Wa, . ,,
her IL osras The wonthy dame. bewlldolaa, by the appear.
a eeuste u and saAs mi'ru sas3 i"so inS thanks i 'buts os ssas nov nov
caught by the excitement of the enterprise claPped her
hands csylng: "Quiek, quick, or We shall Pc tooa lateI's
Eo8Chrlstian fitted her down and led away the horse To-
Sg a. shed behind the cottage. But tho old women led Osra
In and took her to. the bedroom, where lay ~ dress such
ms tho peasant girls wore. Osra took uptthe skirt and
looked at 1t cuiously.
Must !. indeed, wear thts?, she asked And am
somewhat tall mother.3a@
The old woman ssaia that nothing would serve save
tho sdress, and Osra sighed. Yet, s.there was no help
Il for II she suffered the old wox1an to help her In gct.
ting ~ on. faBs
SO the door was shut. and Christian sat smiling q
the sun outside well please tltsthe success Of Ills audavf
Sclousf scheme, and feeling opttho,lsS crowns already In his
pockets 8sS %A5 ..ss Az