Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-05-25

ahu lhIu hih hhhu on the place where
his S~ord'hiit should have been.
Never he cried: lit II impossible.
The Princess Is"
He was about to add. she Is mar
rted already" but with quick gesture
oI warning Margaret stopped him.
Who told you Ihls?" she aueried,
turning again To Thora Of Bornhoim.
Johannes Rode Of the Princes
guard told me moment ago." she an
sweFed. He has Just returned from
the Muscovitc camp"
Il thank you. Thora-I shall not for
get this falthfulncss." said Margaret.
Now. YOU have my leave To co."
The Princess spoke calmly. and to tn.
ear even little coldly.
The door CLOSED upon the Swedish
maiden. Margaret and Maurice turned
l." each other with ore pregnant In.
si!Het and look hands. $. 49, . --,--.a.
',Aircady'" snIi. Margnrct family.
going back IMP, Shi: Norman. "thcy
might have ieitsps a.ana a little long.
or. How shaA Ses ticei this! What
shSp "" do: : Ind; conn,cd on this
| one day"
"Marsasct:e 2 ans~ s~eir,i ,hc. sparhawk
lmpnls!rsly, fhlS shall not daunt us,
We would sbsvsrfoid your brother
Louis 9ilo tay. Ne will taii him now.
Dnch.sssJ5an Is. safe out OF his reach.
kcrnshcFss,3s rcviciuaicd. In. Musco.
si'c army ystnrncd, There is no need
To secp.up The masquerade any longer.
Whnrrer may come of It. let uS go
u" Your brother. That viii end Il
swiftly, Mt NIL events" The Princess
put awaS his restraining clasp and
came closer 10 him.
. No:gS.s-shc cS!cd: ryou must
rot. Ifon do not know. my brother.
He Is. wholly under the influence Of
Ivan OF Muscovy. Louis would slay
you for having cheated him OF his
br!dc-iran for having forcstallcd him
with me" .
Hut you cannot marry Ivan. That
were an outrage against the laws OF
| God and Mani"
Marty Ivan." she cried. to tn. full
| as impnlsivciy MS her lover: mo;
though they set ravens to pick the live
flesh on my homes. But Yet the
thought OF torture and death for YOU
TINT ! cannot abide. We must con.
Time 10 deceive them. Let me think.
let me think"
Hastily she barred the door which
led out upon the corridor. Then tak.
ing Mauricc's hand once more she led
MIN over TO the window. from which
she could see the green ALA cutting
It's way through the city bor. ds and
presently escaping into the yet green.
or corn lands on its way to the sea.
IL is Tor this one days delay that
we must pian. Tonight we will Ger.
tain!y escape. | can trust certain OF
those of my household. have tried
them before. have II.
Maurice. you must be taken ill-Iie
down on this couch away from the
isht. There is rumor OF the Black
Death in the CIty-wc must build on
that. They say an Astrakhan trader
is dead Of II already. For one day we
may stavc on with this. It Is the
poor best we can d.. Lie down. will
call Thora. She is staunCh ard fully
to he trusted"
The Princess Margaret went TO the
inner door and clappcd' her hands
sharply. A
The fair-haircd Swedish maiden
came running to her. She had been
waiting on such a signal.
Thora," said her mistress In n quick
whisper. we must put OF this mar.
riage. | would sooner die than marry
Ivan. You have that drug you smoke
of-that which gives the appearance
Of sickness unto death without the re.
ality. The Lady Joan must be III. very
Il p,,I
| even the Princes physicians"
The girl nodded with quick under
standing. and, turning. she sped away
up the inner stairs to her own sleep.
ing chamber. the key of which Gas
was the custom in Courtland) she car
ried in her pocket.
This will also keep you from being
suspected-as In public places YOU
would have been" whispered Margaret
to her young husband. What Thora
thinks or knows does not matter.
can trust Thora with my life-nay.
| with what is far more, with yours"
A light tap and the girl re.entered, n
tall phial in her hand. With a swift
look at her mistress to obtain pormis-
sion. she went to the couch upon
which the Sparhawk had lain down.
Then with deft hand she opened the
bottle. and pouring little of the color.
less liquid into a cup she gave 1t him
to drink. In a few minutes a sickly
pallor overspread Maurice Won Lynar's
brow. His eyes appeared injected.
the lips paled to a grey white, beads
of perspiration stood on the forehead.
and his whole countenance took on the
hue and expression of mortal sick
ness.
Now" said Thora, when size had
finished. will the noble lady deign to
swallow one of these pellcles. and in
ten minutes not a leech in the coun'-y