The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-10-20
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ring narrowed, and the pair Of gallant |
fighters would doubtlessly have been |
swept away had not diversion come |
to alter the face of things.
Out Of the gate which led to the |
wing Of the palace occupied by the
Princess Margaret burst a little COM |
pany of halberdiers, at sight OF whom !
the crowd gave suddenly back The |
Princess herself was with them.
take all prisoners, and bring them
within" she cried. my brother is
from home, or you dare not thus brawl
in the very precincts OF the palace!"
And at her words the soldiers ad'
vanced rapidly. A further diversion
was caused by the Sparhawk sudden.
ly cleaving a way through the crowd
and setting of at full speed in the
direction of the river.
The Princess and her guard were
left with only the secretary and the
unconscious body of the Prince Of
Muscovy.
"Sirrah," she cried severely to the
former, "is this the first use you make
of our hospitality, thus to brawl in the
street underneath my very windows
with our noble guest the Prince Ivan?
Take him to my brothers room. and
keep him safely there to await our
lords return. We shall see what the
Prince will say to this. And as for
this wounded man, take him to his
own apartments and let surgeon be
sent to him"
So, merely detailing half a dozen to
carry the Prince to his chambers. the
| captain Of the guard conducted the
secretary to the very room in which
an hour before he had met the brother
| of the Princess. Here he was con-
fined, with a couple Of guards at the
door. Nor had he been long shut up
before he heard the quick step Of the
Princess coming along the passage
way.
49," she said, as soon as the door
was shut, "you have killed Prince
Wasp"
81 trust not" said the secretary,
gravely; 81 meant only to wound him.
But as he attacked me could not do
otherwise than defend myself"
Tut" cried the Princess. Il hope
you have killed him. It will be good
radiance and most like the Muscovites
will send an army-which, with your
Plassenburg to help us, will make a
pretty fight. It serves him right, at
all events, for Prince Wasp must al
ways be thrusting his sting into hon
est folk.
1.-The laws are strict against duel
ing" she continued. "The Prince Ivan
is in high favor with my elder brother
and It will be well that you are seer
no more in Courtland-for the pres
ent that is. But in little the Prince
Wasp will die or he will recover. Ir
either case the affair will blow over
Then you will come back to teach me
more foreign customs"
She smiled and held out her hand
Johann kissed it. perhaps without the
fervor which might have been expect
ed from brisk young man thus high
" favored by the fairest and spright
lest Of Processes.
Tonight" she went on, there will
be a boat beneath that window. I
will be manned by those whom l cal
trust A ladder of rope will be thrown
to your easement. BY 1t you will de
scend, and with a good horse and
sufficient escort you can ride eithe
to Plassenburg-or to Kernsbere
which is nearer, and tell Joan Of tn
Sword Hand that her sister the Prir
cess Margaret, send you to her."
: She went to the door, and with he
head about with a pretty, vixenis1
! expression. 81 am so glad you stun
the Wasp. love you for I'll" sh
said.
At seven 1t grew dark, and at te
all was quiet in the city. The rive
Of It, as the water Tapped against tn
stone foundations Of the summer pa
ace, helped to disguise the noise G
oars, as the boat dark shadow upo
greyish water, detached itself fror
the opposite shore and approached tn
window from whose open casemen
Johann Pyrmont looked out.
| ~ loW NhlptlN tulh' uhh~
meath, and presently followed the sof
reevng whisk of coil OF rope as
passed through the window and fell 6
his feet. The secretary looked abor
for something to fasten 1t to, and fina
ly decided upon the iron uprights {
the great desk at which the Prime
had stood earlier in the day.
No sooner was this done than j
ham set his foot on the top round an
began to descend, The boat SCENE
very far away, a mere spot OF blac
ness upon the river face.
But presently, and while making u
his mind to practice the gymnastic
rope ladders quietly at home, he MAD
| out man holding the ladder, viii
| two others with grappled boat hooi
] kept the boat steasy fore and aft,
A shrouded figure sat in the ster
3, The secretary was handed from OF
to the other of the rowers till
70 reached the shrouded figure in Il
% stern.