The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-20

grave. sad air. There was no shame on
her face. and hardly surprise. Pres
emily he took one arm from about the
lady, and, raising it, motiOned them To
be still Osra took one step forward
toward where the pair stood. The lady
locked up into the princes face, with
a sudden, startled cry clutched him
closer. and turned a terrified face over
his shoulder Then she mOaned in
great fear, and, Keeling, fell against
the prince, and would have sunk to
the ground if he had not upheld her
and her eyes closed and she sWOOned
away. But the princess smiled, and,
drawing herself to her full height
stood watching while Ludwig bore the
lady to a couch and laid her there.
Then, when he came back and faced
her, she asked coldly and slowly:
who is this woman, sir2 Or is she
one of those that have no names2'
The prince sprang forward, a sudden
anger in his eyes; he raised his hand
as If he would have pressed it across
her scOrnful mouth and kept back her
bitter words. But she did not finch.
and, pointing at him with her finger,
voice:
Kill him. my lord, kill him."
And the sword Of the bishop of Mod
enstein was halfway out of the scab-
bard.
q would to God. ray lord" said the
prince, in low aud sad tones, that God
would suffer you to kill me and me to
take death at your hands. But neither
for you nor for me is the blow lawful
Let me speak to the princess
The bishop still grasped his sword
for OsTa's face and hand still command
ed him. But at the instant of his hes
| itatiOn there came from the couch
where the lady lay a low moan OF pain.
She flung her arms out and turned
grOaning, again on her back. and her
/ head lay Imply over the side of the
couch. The bishops eyes met Lud-
wigs, and with a God forgive met
he let the sword slip back, and. spring
ing across the room, fell on his knees
beside the couch. He broke the gold
chain round his neck and grasDed the
cTucifix which he carried in one hand.
while with the other he raised the
lady's head, praying her to open her
eyes before whose closed lids he held
the sacred image. and he. who had
come so near to great sin. now prayed
softly but feTvently for her life and
Gods pity on her.
Who is she?" asked the princess.
But LUdwig's eyes had wandered
| back to the couch, and ne answered
only:
My God, It will kill herr"
Il care not" said Osra. But then
came another low moan. Il care not"
said the princess again. ''Ah, she is in
great sUfferingi" And her eyes fol-
lowed the princes.
There was silence, save for the lady's
low moan and the whispered prayers of
the bishop Of MOdenstein. But the lady
opened her. eyes, and in an instant, an
swer1ng the summons, the prince was
by her side, kneeling, and holding her
hand very tendeTly, and he met a glance
from the bishop across her PROSTATE
body. The prince bowed his head and
one sob burst from HIM.
Leave me alone with her for a little
sir" said the bishop; and the prince
obeying, rose and withdrew into the
bay Of the window, while Osra stood
alone near the door by which she had
entered.
A few minutes passed. then Osra saw
the prince return TO where the lady
was, and kneel again beside her. and
she saw that the bishop was preparing
TO perform his most sacred and sub
lime ONCE. The lady's eyes dwelt on
him now IN peace and restfulness. and
held Prince Ludwig's hand in her small
hand. But Osra would not kneel; she
stood upright. still and cold, as though
she neither saw nor heard anything of
what passed; she would not pity nor
forgive the woman, even if, as they
seemed to think she lay dying But
she spoke once, asking in a harsh voice:
Is there no physician in the house
or near?''
None, madam" said the prince.
The bishop began the Office, and Osra
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