The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-04-28
wife~and Priest,

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Il have a right to cali myself the
widow of the Duke henry of Kerns
berg and Hohenstein." said Theresa
Won Lynar, in reply to Conrad's ques
ton as TO whom he might thank for
rescue and shelter.
And therefore the mother of the
Duchess Joan?" he continued.
Theresa shook her head.
No she said sadly: Il am not her
mother. but-and even that only in
sense-her stepmother. A promise
to a dead man has kept me from
claiming any privileges save that of
living unknown on this desolate isle
of sand and mist. My son is an of
ficer in the service of the Duchess
Joan.
The face OF the Prince-Bishop light
ed up instantaneously.
Most surely, then, I know him. Did
he not come to CORTLAND with my
Plasenburg?"
The lady of Isle Rugen nodded in
differently.
Yes" she said; Il believe he went
to Courtland with the embassy from
Flassenburg."
Indeed, I was much drawn to him. -
said the Prince eagerly; Il remember
him most vividly. He was of an olive
complexion, his features without
color. but craven even as the Greeks
cut those of young god on gem
Yes" said Theresa Won Lynar Sc
reneiy. "he has his fathers face and
carriage, which are those also OF the
Duchess joan
In the morning Joan came to bid
the patient good morrow. while Wer-
ner Won Orseln stood in the doorway
with his steel cap dof1ed in his hand,
and Boris and Jorian bent the knee
for a priestly blessing. But Theresa
did not again appear till night and
darkness had wrapped the earth. and
being all alone he listened to the
heavy plunge of the breakers on the
beach among which his life had been
SO nearly sped. The sound grew slow
er and slower after the storm, until
at last the wavelets of that sheltered
sea lapsed on the shngle in a sort of
breathing whisper.
And SO day passed and came again,
Long nights. too. at first with hourly
tendance and then presently without.
But Joan sat no more with the young
man after that first watch, though his
soul longed for her, that he might
again tell her that she was his broth
er's wife, and urge her to do her duty
by him who was her welded husband.
So Conrad contented himself and
salved his conscience by thinking
-, Np hir vic Cin u
high place in the hierarchy of the only
Catholic and Apostolic Church. So
that presently he would rise up and
seek Werner Won Orseln in order TO
persuade him to let him 90, that he
might proceed to Rome at the com
mand of the Holy Father, whose ser
want he was.
But Werner only laughed and put
him off
when we have sure word of what
your brother does at Kcrnsberg, then
we will talk of this matter. Till then
It. cannot be hid from you that no
hostage half so valuable can we keep
in hold"
So after many days it vas permitted
to the Prince to walk abroad within
the narrow bounds Of the Isle Rugen.
the Wordless Man guarding him at
fifty PAGES distance, impassive ard
Inevitable as an ambulauJ rock of the
seaboard.
AS he went Prince Conrad's eyes
glanced this way and that. looking for
a means OF escape. Yet they saw
none, for Werner Won Orseln with his
ten men of Kernsberg and the two
captains of Plassenburg were not SOL
diers to make mistakes. 1t CHANGED,
however, that upon warm and gra-
cious afternoon, when the breezes