Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-11-16

the Sword Hand. Am | not also
Princess of Courtland?"
From woman's wilfulness all things
somehow have their beginning To
woman's wantings may be traced all
restraints and judgments, from the
sword flaming every way about Eden
gate to the last merchant declared
bankrupt and "dyvour' upon the ex-
change flags of Hamburg town Eve
did not eat the apple when she got
It. She hasted to give il away, She
only wanted it because it had been
forbidden.
So also Joan of Hohenstein desired
to go down with Dessauer that she
might look upon the man betrothed TO
her from BIRTH She went. She
looked, ard within her there grew up
heart of flesh. Then, when the
stroke fell. that heart uprose in quick,
Incorporate revolt, and what might
have issued in the dull compliance of
a Princess, whose whole life was set
tied for her became the imperious
revolt of woman against an intoler
able and loathsome impossibility.
So in her Castle of Kernsberg Joan
waited. But not idly. All day long
and every day Maurice Won Lynar rode
on her service. The hillmen gath
cred to his word. and in the court
yard the stormy voices of George
the HUSTLE and Peter Balta were new
er hushed. The shepherds from the
hills went to and fro, marching and
countermarching, wheeling and charg
ing, porting musket and thrusting
pike, till all Kernsberg was little bet
ter than a barracks.
But there were two, at least, with
in the realm of the Duchess Joan who
knew no drawbacks to their joy, who
rubbed palm on palm and nudged each
other for pure gladness. These tit is
sad to say were the military attaches
of the neighboring peaceful State of
Plassenburg Yet they had been spe-
cially cautioned by their Prince Hugo,
in the presence of his wife Helene,
the hereditary princess, that they were
l1lOoI Odl CluilN " dNOlQ oil luLcludr
tional complications. They were on
no account to take sides in any quar-
rel. They must do nothing prejudi-
cial to the peace, neutrality, and uni
versal amity of the State and Prince
dom of Plassenburg. Such were their
They promised faithfully.
Yet these two soldiers of fortune
ay waiting on the slopes of the ia
sernbergen, talking over the situation.
"A man surely has a right to his
OWN wife!" said Jorian, taking for the |
sake of argument the conventional
side.
"Narren-Possen, Jorian," cried |
Boris, raising his voice to the indigna-
ion point "Clotted nonsense, Who
5 going to keep a mans wife for
lin if he cannot do it himself?"
The trouble is that so far she feels
10 necessity to be any ones wife"
aid Jorian.
THAT also is nonsense" said Boris,
Who, spite his defense of Joan, held
he usual masculine views. Every
woman wishes to marry, if she can
My have first choice"
There they comet" whispered Jo-
ian.
Boris rose to his feet and looked
ong beneath his hand. Very far away
here arose from the level green
lain first one tall column of dense
lack smoke and then another, till
S far as they could see to the left
lie plain was full of them.
Gods TRUTH" cried Jorian, 'they
re burning the farms and herds
ouses. The Muscovite is OUT These
re Cossack fires. Bravoii We shall
ct have our Hugo here with his a.el
e will never suffer the bear so near
IS borders"
Let us go down." said Boris, cor
e shall miss some of the fun. In two
ours they will be at the fords of the
lla,"
what do you here? Go backl"
routed Werner Won Orseln, who with
S men lay waiting behind the food
inks of the Ala. This is not your
FARRELL Go back. Plassenburgers {
1--WE have for the time being de- I
tilted our Office" exclaimed Boris
rhe ENJOYS of Plassenburg are at
,me in bed, sick of a most sanguin-
y fever. We offer you our swords {
free fighting men and good Teuts. i
ne Muscovites are over yonder. Lord I
think that l have lived to forty c
ght and never yet killed even one
.arded Russl" i
"You may mend that record shortly.
all appearance, if you have luckl"
i'd Won Orseln grimly. f
Now this is the report which Cap