The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-11-08
JOAN re 8B SWORD HAND
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SRCROCKETT. Au1lor Of Tie Ralaa,,;ss
Copyright, 1898, 1900. by S. r. crockett)
CHAPTER xi.-continued.


Ih Of h euddenly there passed wave over
Brooku,, A neople who crowded the spacious
|w m. MN Platz of CORTLAND The many.
Ii .,saed. parti.colored throng of WON
,,s tall colts, gay futterng ribands,
% VI ths rap's velvet caps gallants' white
| on line; gathers that shifted like the permuta-
/ re 10 b aous of kaleidoscope, all at once
N will b t,ed itself into a sea of white faces,
ANN which presently arose forest
/ =. arms, fourishing kerchiefs and
'"uiOl nssng caps. To this succeeded a
'urer ipep mouth-roar of burgherish well
now dur nme such as the reigning Prince had
dead ID never heard raised in his own honor
aConrad-Prince Conrad! God bless
att,clo ar Prince-Cardinal!"
h The legitimate ruler of CORTLAND.
' landing where Joan had left him,
"ouad nth his slim-waisted Muscovite men
Killed hi behind him. half turned to look.
And there on the highest place stood
and Ar Ms brother in the scarlet or his new
bse q, ] dignity as it had come from the Pope
|ec,., j. himself his red biretta held in his
his pre- laua a a no Looked over tho fo,i, AZ
|aueipna shere on the slope above the city
He negrd |nes he could still see the sun CLINT
! murdej Ind sparkle on the cuirasses and lance
lard, wal leads OF the -FOUR hundred riders OF
|enda,o Eernsberg.
7 to lid But even as tne Prince Oh Courtland
boxed back at his brother, the whis-
her of the tempter smote the latters
ions bur
|le from ruod prinoe Conrad hoan IN vo,r
given VI tace and you behind the altar rails.
An hot thA T,,n1 Tor
|mmand roud have fed so cavalierly?"
By this time the young cardinal had
|Thristo lsscended I'LL ne stood on the other
|mor-. fde of the Prince from Ivan of Mus
,.or. pvy.
|izing d 1deg @ be ouaried shifting "1s u
|e drag hsbon of Kernsberg brides Thus 10
teal away?"
Two serI Louis of CORTLAND broke out in
ht mine Niden-overboiling fury
men Se This is your doing!" he cried Il
N ,h.il tnow it well. From her first coming
:. by bride had set herself to scorn me-
Ny sister knew it. You knew it. You
mile as at a jest. You would have
70 from ll-the love of my wife, the rule of
|owd my folk as we'll as the acclaim of
months hese city swine. Listen-The good
leo in Prince Conrad! God save the noble
h Now pnncep 1t is worth living for favor
tuch as this"
Brother of mine" said the young
o'Ne man gently, fas you know well, I new
SAD y or set eyes upon the noble Lady Joan
plate before. Never spoke word with her,
lon last held no communication by word or
Ids srd pen.'
You were constantly with the old
,uw, ox Dessauer, the envoy of Plassen-
urg-whp came from Kernsberg,
bringing with him that slim secretary.
y GU By my faith, now, when | think of 1t,
han Prince Ivan told me last night he was
1t 4 IS like this madcap girl as pea to pea
+. -some fy-blown b. stard brother,
ueuru !oubtless!"
roro Conrad shook his head. His brother
II 80, had doubtless gone momentarily dis
tract with his troubles.
Nay, deny it not! And smile not,
fusu'' ther-lest 1 spoil the symmetry of
pau fhat face for your mummery and pro-
Houdn sessions Aye, If l have to underlie
Npo nten years interdict for 1t from your
Santa friend the most Holy Pope Of Rome!"
Lns,sal DO not forget there is another
Nav, church in my country, which will lay
nsans 20 interdict upon you, Prince Louis"
laughed Ivan of Muscovy. But to
and Aorse-we lose time!"
bly, iD Brother" said the Cardinal, laying
yer Als hand on his brothers arm, ION my
Ser word as knight-as Prince of the
!, hs .hurch-I knew nothing of the mat.
[honb ter. cannot even guess what has
led you thus to accuse mel"
The Princess Margaret came at
funei that moment out of the cathedral and