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

Observation-Disclosures %&E4I&B
Ohio did not heed him;s but he turned suddenly TO Lottas
and put his arm round her waist. SAYING Az A.. s.true:s
The devil have sent herr but IT IS true, 4eta you = are IS,
the company and atsosra, had been 50. sorely$ wounded d
IN her pridesand robbed Of her triumph that, poor child
she had begun toa weep, hiding her face in her hands,
and Ohio was trying toSSconfort@ her though lover as
he was, he could not for the life. Of him declare. that sneS
was more beautiful than the ggtrl whom Christian 8had
brought. And they az am pY sas from t ! 81 Places 2 nan nanas
s ssnsn e ', rstan nsnT TSsnS. 9 9ss baF Bgfa1h1 So a tossed 4 e .@G saslt.s
Eantly,G crying to him: .1l be- your debtor for II. and
bursting thIough u er ring, she al ran an, ,re s',sn ,5ae dawn aaSn,e from =
her face. she thrust the bag into her hands ana began egl
to talk to her whispering low. and looking into her
heightened eyes with her Wn6shining.
All my dear said #osra.8 ssee.@he atnlAloyes you
now, aad,s 1 shall never come here again, a. harm
wherever y go. Yes buny youfll..be the prettlest- gil Il 4, In
y sns i ioSs b .alw otho. p Es9iyos stand api'tthh s rs' dumb ri Oh !, how Z !
stupid men are! Don't you9seeS what. she wants? Yes
yes, dear keepESthe bag: It's from me: you must keep keep
it8and#b buy pretty clothes. and De prettier than ,a ever
time the Princess osra9 had ended her consultations. be-
hold she was very nearly crying herself! $B Mlt. .L9 g
because she said that Ohio %stillSloved her; and III her
gratitude for this, sllc 8forgat thanks for the &bag q
e efSgn aNa e g fso ,sep Msn erav xsa 8 s,h1s F,Flt ts Hss III tssa1 r es9u q
the company were not like 55her..M and an eager murmurs
seehes ana ~ t ssy' 3eriea to 70 Christian saesi Look ! after You.
proWns!H' and though him madIAWhens he shook his head head Z
Them" And, their interest growing more and more IN
tense, they crowded round the princess. scanning her
ana Sne WAS III sal y &tuHS eWoE Wou.tua
bo known, and also in some embarrassment from the
ardent glances and free comments 81 tho simple country
with more plainnessG than were the gentlemen Of the
court: so that at length. fairly alarmed, she gave ILotta
81 last !hasty8 kiss, ant. made herlway t. chrlstlan,scry7
ing: Take mo away" 8#$8g
q madam" said he; and hesput her arm. IN his and
ana gossipingd and crowdlng,a So that I.otta and Ohio were
loft alone at the feast which ottho# had provided. With
happily 5fhreeoyered Thousand crowns. And thetcrowd
pressed hard on osra and Christian being. full Of eager
Thus they reached tho top OF the hill and came In sight
of Christians cottage, But now Christian suddenly loos seq
tauisitive folk, and with either hand he drew q silver
mounted pistol from. his BELT and. when he, had ,s9sked
saying in d auiet. and pleasant voice:a,I shall count to-
twenty, Any oae VIC Y, means ms, e ! BE- within in no1 range When
knew Christian, and did not walt TIL. no lad counted, but
#t than p ltse g. nh uad'' eom .sl U hut Ut ono aSr o. or s1tS II, fellows lows, resent
fl and malicious because OF their disappointment Is
sna 's sc tea s sA;ya AZ y IS ready With j hs plstol, i i chris
tian, We know him Hishwayman! when did you last
wore iss. But Il she he turned questioning eyes On hin.
YES said he sg!lenly. They shy 5hIghwayman; i
that Il could not live without my horse
Come said aoara,, let akt, ,us g2 J ~ the c e9ttege,n ! v,nr
nothing, And there osra5 put on her own clothes again
and. ba i, ,tarew vaa 20 m ,th9 ea5 M Ss hor ,wA0 T rsesd c IL ausna
said: Shall I ride with YOU madam And she bowed
her head in assent; 4 ,a.a.. II III. ,a 9 ~ I !
TIL they entered Ie 1o!es.s Inc .9 princess Wy NY Z I ,sp san
with YOU. Tor, Ii you had lost your horse maybe YOU
would have ceased from your way OF life. It's better
Ia lose IN horse than to be hanged.3 &
Madam. said he, E,'youy speak prudently, get had
rather be hanged than lose him. Sss.
q II am In %yourdebt d thousand crowns,' said she; and,
stopping her horse, spe wrote for him an order for q thou
sand crowns. and she signed It with he own name, Osra,
ana gave 1t to him. And he received II. bowlng very low,
rYou5 knew mo NIL the tITeg'' shn3 asked.
,Yes, madam said he, And they had now come to
where ho3 had first neither.
8tWhy2 do you live by ropbery?H she asked.
cFors tho love Of the same thing that made you come
HSiths mo to-day madam. 8s
sHuts could YOU not find what you love IN the klng's
EserYice?'N
~ do not like service, madam said Christian, "a
love tosbea free,
she paused for a moment and then said ina lower