Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-04-23

| THIS f:l~cho0d. His H,eG-i God in u.J'a
| taluing H. adna'i"l nl huf t,sr oNldsl
nation EN H"T 'oernlH y55G.c in tie
past She h9d tt55a.qt Tire ~ be.s of
passion which t,,y buf~r beyond com
troll. She realized how Hfoee ta..t fl-l.
she lonh"d that cNeu.u% Had Size not
heard il from many Had no' ftr. - -
OF the kings 4uo~t told her Nrt ~lfe
believed tInt Tins r." must nave >fHue
To the ie~e"J'S lips wIio he wa~ re-
Gar,ling her.
As tho solution crossed her ulpd. re-
vraling the piaisaut. u desperate and
face relaxed In the desire, to test .,ar
conclusion she laughed quiet y. rll-
sically. Cruelty kind smiled the rtilg-
cess
You are mad" she br"atlod softly.
You are mad heeause heeause
YOU
He started. studying her eagerly lie
faucicd lie read reIculine >eltae~~ III
her gaze. II flash Of mcmo}N iuio 4
past where glaWolII and relHanee 5tnI
tile heart history of the rose u}ad" HI
life's dc~iderHtum. Wherein eNiSteH,.e
was but AN AlleGory Of loves quest aud
the goal lis consummAtinn. Had Silo
not bent SedulouSiy Y over tHp Epse os the
poet? Had not her breath come quick
~. eagerly? Could he not feel it yet
sweet and warm ON his cheek: Into
the past having Goue - far he stop
ped now boldly. rs though 10 grasp
again those illn>iNe c"lnrs and seize
anew the intangible substance. lie
MAS but Young when shadows seem
solid when dreams are corpnrei] stuff
and fantasies r"ek1il.e strata ot real
ity
SO he knoit before her .'Yes." he
said. Il love You.
Nhd he thus remained. pale, inert
all resentment ar .ieaiouSN surree4jed
by Il stronger emotion, feeling ehiNal-
rie hat henl Itself IL Il glad thraIdon.
, the desire Aui Il serve her. Ia ~aNe
her His heart beat faster. He raised
his head proudly.
"LiSten princess" he began. "1hou-h
meant j not. fcaf | have greatly
, wron4ed You. have much /, ask your
pardon for, much to tell YOU. II is /
|
The words died on his lips. I'ro'n the
princess. face All SoftncSS had sudden
Iv vanished. Her gaze passed him. cold.
ha1i.bty. Across the iluSorv positive
hess Of his world. iEpnalerial, psychic
! logical &hosily. an Intermediates orb. Il
tan@i!ic shadow. WAS thrown. Behind
lim >taad The fire." baron and tie king.
Quick ~ IL" fnel siliru@ to bis feet,
"Frnecss exclaimed the hoIrse
voice OF The lals1er Of liechfnls
My lord"
then the clear. cold voice Of the prin-
, cess broke the silence.
Are all The fools in vollr country SO
presumptuolls. my lord:" she said
The KINGS coulrttn;tnce liGhtened.
He turned his accusing @iallc" upon
the fool. As in a dream stood the lat
, ter. The words he would have ut1cre
remained unspoken. But briefly the
monarch surveyed him ~;,1rid.tiIv.
darkly, then. turning, with a GESTURE
summoned an attendant. \ot lHliiI The
hands of two soldiers fell upon han
did the fool hetray any emotion. Then
his face changed. and the stunned look
in his eyes gave way to an expression
of such unbridled feeling that i'm =sl,:n-
tarily the king stepped back, AND the
free baron drew his sword Ru, nnjther
had the monarch need for apprrhen-
sion nor the princess betrethed use
for his weapon. Some emotion deeper
than anger replaced the savage t,lr-
moil Of the jester's thoughts as with IL
last fixed look at the princess he me-
chanically suffered himself to be led
away. Louise's gaze pcrforce followed
him. and when the canvas fell and he
had disappeared she passed hand
across her brow
Are YOU satisfied. my lord:" said
the king to the free baron.
"'rhe knave has received his inst de,
sertS sire" replied the other and, stop
ping to the princess side raised her
hand to his lips.
Mere de Dieu,." cried the monarch.
passing his arm in friendly manner
over the free baron's shoulder and ad-
dressing Louise. You will find Rob
"rt OF F"iedwald worthy of yoiIr Nigh
trust. cousin
Without, they were soon Whispering
IT, The attendant, who was the Count
OF cross, breathed what he knew to
the Duke of Montmorency, who told
Itu Hellays, who related the story 20
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