The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1906-12-22

prince. and his eyes shone upon her
with the same affectionate kindness
that had dwelt in them as he looked
upon his sister in the pavilion of the
rose-garden. But after one glance
Joan looked steadily away across the
steel-grey sea. Her feet turned in
stinctively to walk back towards the
house and the Prince turned with her.
'1f we are two fellow-prsoners,"
said Conrad, eve ought TO see more OF
each other Is II not so?'
"That we may concert plans OF es-
cape?' said Joan. you desire to con.
tinue your pilgrimage, | to return TO
my people. who alas. think them.
selves better off without mel"
They paced along together with their
eyes on the ground. the Wordless Man
keeping a uniform distance behind
them. Then the Prince laughed a
strange. grating laugh, like one who
mocks at himself
"The world Is III arranged" he said
slowly; "my brother Louis would have
made n far better Churchman than |.
And strange It Is to think that but a
year ago the knights and chief coun-
cillors OF CORTLAND came TO me TO
propose that. because of his bodily
weakness. my brother should be de-
posed and that should take over the
government and direction Of affairs"
He went on without noticing the
color rising in Joan's cheek. smiling
little TO himself and talking with
more animation.
"Then. had assented. my brother
might have been walking here with
tonsured head by your side, while ]
would doubles have been knocking at
the gates Of Kernsberg seeking at the
spears point for a runaway bride"
Nay" cried Joan, with sudden
vehemence; that would you not"
And as suddenly she stopped, strlck.
on dumb by the sound OF her own
words
The Prince turned his head full
upon her. lie sew a face all suffused
with hot bushes haughtiest pride
struggling with angry tears In eyes
that fairly blazed upon him. and n
slender figure drawn up into an atti.
| tude OF defiance. at sight OF which
something took him instantly by the
throat.
you mean--you mean" he STAN.
mered. and for moment was silent.
For Gods sake. tell me what YOU
| mean"
81 mean nothing at ALL" said Joan,
stamping her foot in anger.
And turning upon her heel she left
him standing fixed In wonder and
doubt upon the margin OF the sea
Then the wife Of Louis Prince Of
CORTLAND. walked eastward to the
house upon the Isle Rugen with her
face set as sternly as for battle, but
her neither lip quiverng while Con
rad. Cardinal and Prince OF Holy
! Church paced slowly to the west with
n bitter and downcast look upon his
ordinarily so sunny countonance
For Fate had been exceeding cruel
TO these two,
And meanwhile right haughtilv few
the red lion upon the citadel Of Kerns
berg Never had the Lady Duchess
Joan Of the Sword Hand approver
herself so brave and determined, In
her foresters' dress ~ green velvet
with the links Of chain body.armor
glInting beneath It's frogs and taches
she went everywhere on foot A. AL
times OF the day she was 10 be seer
nj the half.moons wherein the cannon
were fixed. or on horseback scourinl
the defenced posts along the city wall
She seemed 10 know neither fear MOI
fatigue. and the noise Of cheering fol
lowed her about the little hill city lik,
her shadow,
Three there were who knew IN,
truth-Peter Balta. AT PIkker, anC
George the Hustle, And when Tho
guards were set the lamps H. anC
the bars drawn. n stupid Hohonsteinel
set on watch M the turnpike foot with
command 10 let none pass upon hi
llfo-ther AZ last the 1.-THE young Spar
hawk would undo his belt with huge
rcfreshml gusting Of air into his lungs
amid the scarcely subduod laughter o
the captains Of the host
Nevertheless, In the face Of brave
words and Drawer deeds provision
waXed scarce and dear In Cast,
Kernsberg, and In the town below
women grew gaunt and hollow
checked Then the children acquired
eyes that seemed 10 stand out Of hoI
low purple sockets Last OF all, IN
stout burghcrs grew thin, And al
three began 10 dream OF the day
when the good farmfolk OF the black
ened country down below them, wher
now stood the leafy lodges Of the Mus
covite and the white tents Of IN
Courtlanders, used 10 come int
Kernsberg to market, the great so
J emn-eyed oxen drawing carts full G
country sausages. and brown mea
! fresh from The mill 10 bake the whole
, some bread-Or when the stout MAJ
!. Ket.women brought I'm The lappore
: milk and the butter and curds. 5
. the starving folh dreamed an
dreamed and woke. and cried on
p curses on them that had walked then
p About this time the Sparhawk b.
) gan 10 take counsel with himself an
the issue OF his meditntioNs the hi
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