The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-19
CHAPTER XIV. Continued.

= 49,
When they carried my father to prison
my head with their stories Of peace and
good will---the head Of one who had
ridden with Zalony on the hills and
heard the call to arms as soon as he
could hear anything at: all. They
told nae that my father w, was d De five
Lady Evelyn, he is a prisoner, and l
have come to England to give him his
liberty :. -
He looked at her, waiting for sec
ond question, nor did she disappoint
"csn my father help you to do that,
s'My dear lady, consider his posi-
tion. An English noble, bearing his
honored name; the master of great
riches-what cannot he do it he WILT
Let him say but one word to my GOV;
eminent and the affair is done. l shall
see my dear father again-the world
will be a new world for me. My lord
= has but to speak.
.'Is it possible that he could hest
"An things are possible where hui
man folly is concerned"
ttThen there would be reason,
count9" - . .= III. -" :,
= 60 And consequence, Lady Eve
lyn." q. 81:
tsoh,', said she quickly, ..you are
not frank with me even now. SD
$50 frank that speak to you as I
never spoke to another in all my life;
You are the only person in England
who can help me and help your father
I to do well 7 have asked him for the
: liberty Of man who; never did him
az wrong. He has refused to answer
that delay is dangerousa # I am silent
a little while, do you not guess that it
is for your sake that / am silentg
These things are rarely hidden from
clever women. Say that Count Odin
has learned to be lover and you will
question me no more
They were in a lonely glade, dark
with the shade Of beeehes, when he
made. this apparently honest declara-
ton; and he stood before her forbid
ding her to advance further. or to avoid
his entreaty. Her confusion, natural
true light ssShe does not love me,
but there is that in her blood which.
will give me command over her, he
said And this was the precise truth.
Evelyn had, from the first, been fully
aware Of the strange spell this man
seemed to her as that Of the figure Of
forbidden gardens of delight. Strong
as her will was, this she could not
" combat. And she shrank from him
helpless, and yet aware Of his power.
!. - You are speaking to me Of grave
things she said quietly. nMy own,
my father owes this debt $to you, he
shall pay it. Il will be no part Of the
price, Count odin.''
Cara mia, - he said, taking both
her hands and trying to draw her close
to him, y care not how it IS Il you
s tbsn r saz from l9gs M R0i a aiss
from The penalties Of wrong. Will You
refuse to do SO because I love you
love you as I have never believed q
man could love; love as my father
loved your mother so many years ago
with the love of a race that has fought
for women and died for them; race
which is deaf when woman says no,
which follows her, cara mia, to the end
Of the earth and has eyes for nothing
Will you do this when your heart can
command me as you will-saying, speak
or be silent, forget or remembers I
know you better; you love me, Evelyn;
you are afraid to tell me, but you love
Of this house because you love me,
and shall make you my wife. All,
Georges, the SON Of my fathers friend
IL love yon and not forbid your
words. -
| a strange thrill ran thru Evelyn :
/ veins as she listened to this passionate
| declaration The frenzied words Of
| love did not deceive her. This man,
| she thought, would 30 speak 10 many q
woman IN the years to come. A bet
| ter wit would have concealed his pur-
pose and rendered him less frank.
| He would sell his father liberty at
my bidding, che said. and the thought