The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-12-07
JOAN 2 sB SWORD HAND
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The Face That Looked into Joan's.
The chamber TO which the Duchess
Joan WIS conducted by her hostess
had evidently been carefully propar
ed for her reception o. was large.
low room with q yaulicd roof OF cary.
en- wood The work. was ~ great
merit ard evidently old a table with
a little prie-uiou stood in the corner
tcrccned by "a curtain which ran uu
q brnlou rod a Roman BroyIly lay
ON e NelyotCuNorud table before the
cuciaX Joan lifted % up and her
eyes fen ON rho words By q woman
De ovcrcamo. By woman he was
overcome A woman was once his
weapon A woman is now become the
instrument OF bis defeat tie hndoth
that ihe weak vessel cannot be-
broken
nor .hall iG" said Joan looking
at The cross before her "by o.,
strength uf MaD fhc Mother the weak
vessel shall not be- brokon'"
A. shc stopped To blow out the last
candle motto on the stem caught
her eye Joan took the candle out Of
its socket aud read the inscription
word by word.
ia pacom Domino iu dlobus nos
trls"
o. was her own scroll. the motto Of
iho rDiguing dukes uf Uohonstpin.H
range one doubtless. TO be- that Of
70 lighting race but. nevertheless her
fathers aud her own
What did her fathers motto. the
device NJ her house. upon this Baltic
island, lar from the highlands Of
Kcrusborg? Had these wastes once
belonged TO men OF her race? And
lhs woman. who va rcrally played the
mistress of this strange hermitage.
who was shcg
Aud ls Joan ot HOhonsiUlu blew out
ihn candle she unused iu her heart
concerning these things
Tho Duchess Joan slept soundly. her
darh uoyish head uillowod ON the
mlI rounded curves OF an arm thrown
behind her on the little velvet.
covered table beside the bed we're her
bpli and its dependent sword. q faith.
ful companion in its sheath ~ plain
black leather Under her pillow, aud
within instant reach Of her right hand.
Vas her fathers dagger
lu their chamber IN the wing which
looks toward the north the three cap.
alns lay wrapped In their mantlcs.
lorIun and Boris answering each other
Vsally In alternate trumpet blasts.
I Y Alp cVllng "a Alp Wernor Won
Nsoln alone could not sleep. and
after he had sworn ana kicked his
noisy companions In the ribs tlll he
wa weary Of the task. be- rose aud
went to the window TO cast open the
lattice. The air within felt thick and
hot As Werner set his face 10 the
opulug quick flashes OF summer light.
Ming famed alternately white and lilac
ACROSS the horizon. and be- felt the
MI. of hailstonos ln his face driving
level Ike so many muskot balls when
de- Infantry fires hy plnloous
Above, ln the yautcd chamber.
Joan turned over on her bed. murmur.
lng uncasily In her sleep. A white
face, which Tor quarter OF an hour
mad been bent down TO her dark head
az Il lay on the pillow, was suddenly
retractcd into the darkness at the
girls slight movement
Again. apparently treasured. the
shadowy ylsngc approached as tho
young duchess lay without further
motion Suddenly, ana for no appar
ont reason, Joau's eyes opened, and
she found herself looking with be.
wllderment into face that bent
down upon her white face which
somehow seemed 10 hang suspended