The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-09-28

was young
FIN, knights with white plumes on
their helmets had charged hity wear
tng black. and the combat stu RACED
The Blacks have IT, said Des'
saucr. after regarding the melee with
interest we have come In time 10
see the end Of the fray Would tha'
he had also seen the shockl'
And indeed the Blacks seemed TO ?
have carried all before them They /.
we're mostly bigger and stronger BUN .
mon. knights Of the landWard prov /.
iucos. and their horses. great solld |
boncl Saxon chargers. had by sheei ]
weight borne their way through the /
lighter ranks OF the Baltic knights on |
the white horses.
Not moro than half a dozen OF these
we're now In the saddle. and all over
the field were to be seen black
knights receiving the submission OF
knights whose broken spears ana tar
nishod plumcs showed that they had
succumbcd In the charge To superior
weight OF metal For 80 soon as
knight yielded. his steed became the
himself was either carried or llmped
az best he could to the pavilion OF his
party. there to remove his armour ana
send II also to the ylctor-to whom
In literal fact. belonged the spells,
OF the halfdozen white knights who
still kept up the struggle. one shone
prc.eminent for dashlng valor. Set
upon by moro than n score OF riders
| he still managed TO eyade them, and
even when all his side had submitted
and he alone romaincd-at the end OF
the lists to which he had been driven,
| he made ready for n nnal charge into
| the scarce broken array OF his foes.
Of whom more than twenty remained
stIll on horseback In the field.
But though his spear struck true IN
| tho middle OF his Immediate antag'
onlsts shield and this opponent went
/ down. Il awaited the brave white
knight nothing For at the same mo.
mcnt half score OF lancos struck
him on the shield. on the breastplate
on the visor bars OF his helmet. and
he fell heavily to the earth, Never
tholoss. scarcely had he touched the
ground when he was again on his feet
Sword In hand. he stood for mo
mont unscathcd and undauntod. while
his foes. momcntarlly dlsordorod by
the energy OF the charge. refined In
their stoeds ere they could return 10
the attack.
But at this moment the Princess
Margaret. sister OF the relgnlng
Prince. rose In her place and threw
down the trunchoon. which In such
cases stops the combat.
'Tho black knights have won" so
she gave her verdict. "but there Is no
need 10 humillate or lniuro a knight
who has fought so we'll against 20
many. Let the white knight come
hither-though he be OF the LOSING
side. His Is the reward OF highest
honor. Give him a steod. that he may
come and receive the need OF brayest
In the tournayl"
The knights OF the black were man.
lfostly little disappointed that after
their victory one OF their opponents
should be selected for honor. hut
there was no appeal from the decision
OF the Queen OF Love and Beauty
For that day she rcigncd alone. with.
out council or diet imperial,
The white knight came near and
said something In low voice. un.
heard by the general crowd, to the
Princess.
Il insist" she said aloud; you
must unholm. that all may see the
face OF him who has won the prize.
wheroat the knight bowed and IN.
did his helmet A closely-cropped
fairhalrod head was revealed, the
features clearly chiseled and yet Of
a massive beauty. the head Of a mar
Bile emperor.
MY brother-youl" cried Margaret
Of CORTLAND in establishment
The Ambassador looked curIously
at his secretary. lie was standing
with eyes brilliant as those Of a man
In fever. His face paled even under
It's duslSy tan, His lips qulycred lie
had Strengthened himself up as brave
and generous men do when they sea
a deed OF bravery done by another OF
like a woman who sees the man she
loves publicly hOnorcd.
"The Prlncol" said Johann Pyr
mont. In voice hoarse and broken
1T is the Prince himself"
And on his high seat the State.
Councillor. Leopold Won Dessauer
smiled well pleased.
After the tourney Of the Blacf
Eagle Leopold Won Dossauer had gone
to bed early, feeling younger and
lighter than he had done for years
Part Of his scheme for there northern
provinces Of his fatherland CONSISTED
In gradual substitution Of few s'ron.
Z states for many weak ones For thI
reason he smiled when he saw h'
z eyes Of his secretary shining lik.
4 stars
r Won Dessauer was lying awake an.
! thinking OF the strange chances whlo'
}. help or mar the lives OF men an'
/. women when sudden sense 20
y shock, a numbness spreading upward
I through his limbs. the rising Of rheuu
q 10 his eyes. and a hummlng In hi
ears announced the approach " on
G OF those attacks to which he had beel
:. subject ever since he had heel
q wounded In a duel some years bAtor'