The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-09-14
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ing upon the palm Of his left hand
with the fingers Of his right "lf l.
Werner Of Orsoln were now to walk
upstairs. and 90 30 many words tell
my lady. the sweet. easy princess
rs you name her. Joan Of the Sword.
as We are prond--'
Joan OF the Sword Hoch'"
The monatarms at the lower table.
The bearded captains OF the high
board. the very page boys loungIng In
the inches. rose 10 their feet at the
very name pronounced In voice OF
thunderprido boy chief Captain wer.
nCr
II thank you gentlemen. on behalf
OF my lady in whose name com
mand here said Werner. hoWiug cerc-
monlously 10 an around. while the
others settled themselves 10 listen.
Now. worthy soldiers Of Plasscn.
burg he went on "ho 20 known To
you that n Go suppose a case which
viii not happcnl ! were 10 tell our
Lady Joan what YOU have confessed
10 us here and boosted of--thnt you
lied and double lied to hcr-l lay my
life and tho lives OF these good fel-
lows that the pair Of you would be
aswlng from the corner gallery Of tho
Lions Tower In something under Eve
/ minutes"
Jorian rose to his feet. up. Dorisl"
he cried; "no.Bor Russian, no kern Of
Hohcnsteln that ever lived shall over.
crow captain OF the armies Of Plas.
scnburg and soldier OF the Princess
Holcuc-llcayon bless her. Take your
ring In your hand. Boris. for We will
20 up straightway, you and /. And
we will tell the Lady Duchess Joan
that. having no sweetheart OF legal
standing, and no desire for any. we
chousod her into the belief that we
would bcstow her rings upon our be
| truthcd 10 the rose gardens OF Plas-
scrburg Then we will see II indeed
We shall be aswlng In Ave minutes.
Ready, BorIs7'
Aye, thrice ready Jorianl"
About thenl Quick march,"
a great noise OF clapplng rose all
round the hall as the two stout sol.
dicrs set themselves to march up the
staircase by which they had Just dos.
condod
stand TO the doorsl" cried Werner
the chief captain, do not let them
pass stand up and drink a deep cup
to them. ratherl To Captains Jorlau
and Boris OF Plassenburg. brave fel,
lows bothl"
The toast was drunk amid multi
tudinous shoutlngs and handshaklngs
The two men had stopped perforcc
tot the doors were In the hands OF
thdloldiors OF the guard. and the pike
poilts clustered thick In their paths
Thhy turned now In the direction OF
the high table from which they had
risen.
sit down. gentlemen. and | also
will 81. Now hearken we'll" said
Werner; these good fellows OF mine
will bear me out that lie not. YOU
have done brayely and spoken up like
good men taken In a fault. But We
will not permit you to go TO your
deaths. For our Lady Joan-God bless
her-would not take a false word
from any-no. not II II were on
Twelfth. Night or after Christmas
merry.making. She would not forgive
II from your old LonFbeard upstairs
whose business Il is-that is, II she
found II out. To the gallowsl' she
would say, and we-why. We should
sorrow for having TO hasten III,
stretchings Of two good men. Keel
your rings. lads. and keep also YOU
wits about you when tho duchess
questions you again. Nay. when yol
return to Plassenburg. be wise, seel
out Gretchen and a Katrln and be
stow the rings upon them-that Is, I
ever you mean again to stand within
the danger OF Joan OF the Sword II
this her castle OF Kernsbergi"
"Gretchens are none so scarce II
Plassenburg." muttered Joran. "
think We can satisfy her-but at
cheaper price than a ring OF rublei
set In goldl"