The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-11-10
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CHAPTER xI.-continued.


Suddenly there passed wave over
The people who crowded the spacious
Dom Platz of CORTLAND. The many.
beaded, parti-colored throng of wom-
ems tall colts, gay futtering rlbands
mems velvet caps, gallants' white
feathers that shifted like the permuta-
lions of kaleidoscope all at once
liked itself into sea of white faces,
from which presently arose a forest
OF arms, flourishing kerchiefs and
tossing caps. To this succeeded a
deep mouth-roar of burgherish wei.
come such as the reigning Prince had
never heard raised in his own honor.
"Conrad-Prince Conrad! God bless
our Prince-Cardinal!
The legitimate ruler of CORTLAND,
standing where Joan had left him,
with his slim-waisted Muscovite men,
tor behind him, half turned to look.
And there on the highest place stood
his brother in the scarlet or his new
dignity as It had come from the Pope
himself, his red biretta held In his
hand, and his fair and noble head
erect as he looked over the folk to
where on the slope above the city
gates he could still see the sun CLINT
and sparkle on the culrasses and lance
heads Of the four hundred riders of
Kernsberg.
But even as the Prince of CORTLAND
looked back at his brother, the whis-
per Of the tempter smote the latter's
ears
Had Prince Conrad been in your
place and you behind the altar rails,
think you that the Duchess Joan
would have fed so cavalierly?"
BY this time the young cardinal had
descended till he stood on the other
side of the Prince from Ivan of Mus.
covy.
you take horse to follow your
bride?" he queried, smiling. ''Is 1t a
fashion of Kernsberg brides thus to
steal away"
Louis of CORTLAND broke out In a
sudden-overboiling fury.
"This is your doing!" he cried: Il
know II well. From her first coming
my bride had set herself to scorn me-
My sister knew 1t. You knew 1t. You
smile as at Jest. You would have
all-the love of my wife, the rule OF
my folk. as we'll as the acclaim OF
these city swine. Listen-'The good
Prince Conrad! God save the noble
Prince! It is worth living for favor
such as this"
Brother of NINE" said the young
man gently, "as you know well. new
err set eyes upon the noble Lady Joan
before. Never spoke word with her
held no communication by word OF
pen"
you were constantly with the old
fox Dessauer, the envoy Of Plassen
burg-who came from Kernsberg
bringing with him that slim secretary
By my faith, now, when | think of Il
Prince Ivan told me last night he was
as like this madcap girl as pea to pea
some fy-blown b stard brother
doubtless!"
Conrad shook his head His brother
had doubtless gone momentarily dis
tract with his troubles.
Nay. deny II not! And smile not
either-lest / spoil the symmetry OF
that face for your mummery and pro
cessions. Aye, II have to underlie
ten years interdict for II from your
friend the most Holy Pope of Rome!'
do not forget there is another
church In my country, which will lay
no interdict upon you, Prince Louis,
laughed Ivan of Muscovy. But tc
horse-we lose time!"
Brother" said the Cardinal, laying
his hand on his brothers arm, ION my
word as knight-as Prince of the
church, knew nothing of the mat
ter. cannot even guess what has
led you thus to accuse mel"
The Princess Margaret came a
that moment out of the cathedral and