The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1906-12-22

CHAPTER XVII.
Wife and Priest.

Wife and Priest.
81 have a right to call myself the
widow of the Duke henry of Kerns-
berg and Hobenstein." said Theresa
Won Lynar, in reply to Conrads ques-
ton as to whom he might thank for
rescue and shelter.
"And therefore the ~ 90 of the
Duchess Joan?" he c.IH..
Theresa shook heI IA.
NO" she said sadly; Il am not her
mother but--and even that only In
a sense-her stepmother. A promise
TO dead man has kept me from
claiming any privileges save that OF
living unknown on this desolate isle
of sand and mist. My son Is an Of
ficer in the service of the Duchess
Joan.
The face of the PrinceBishop light
ed up instantancously
Most surely, then, | know him. Did
he not come to CORTLAND with my
Lord Dcssauer the Ambassador OF
Plasenburg?"
The lady OF Isle Rugen nodded in
differently.
Yes" she said; Il believe he went
10 CORTLAND with the embassy from
flassenburg."
Indeed, was much drawn to him"
sand the Prince eagerly; Il remember
him most vividly. He was of an olive
complexion, his features without
color. but craven even as the Greeks
cut those of young god on a gem
yes" said Theresa Won Lynar Sc.
renely, "he has his fathers face and
carriage, which are those also OF the
Duchess Joan"
In the morning Joan came to bid
the patient good morrow, while Wer.
ner Won Orsen stood IN the doorway
with his steel cap doffed In his hand,
and Boris and Jorian bent the knee
for priestly blessing. But Theresa
did not again appear till night and
darkness had wrapped the earth. and
being all alone he listened to the
heavy plunge of the breakers on the
beach among which his life had been
SO nearly sped. The sound grew slow.
er and slower after the storm, until
at last the wavelets of that sheltered
sea lapsed on the single In sort OF
breathing whisper.
And so day passed and came again.
Long nights. too, at first with hourly
tendance and then presently without.
But Joan sat no more with the youn
man after that first watch. though his
soul longed for her. that he might
again tell her that she was his broth.
ers wife. and urge her TO do her duty
La.- hpO ha nd
So Conrad contented himself and
salved his conscience by thinking
austere thoughts OF his mission and
high place in the hierarchy Of the only
Catholic and Apostolic Church. So
that presently he would rise up and
seek Werner Won Orseln In order 10
persuade him TO let him 60, that he
might proceed to Rome at the com
mand of the Holy Father. whose ser
want he was.
But Werner only laughed and put
him of.
when we have sure word OF what
your brother does at Kernsberg, then
we will talk OF this matter. TIL then
Il cannot be hid from you that nc
hostage half so valuable can we keer
In hold"
So after many days II was permitted
to the Prince to walk abroad within
the narrow bounds OF the Isle Rugen
the wordless Man guarding him a.
fifty PAGES distance, impassive ant
inevitable as an ambulant rock OF tn,
seaboard.
As he went Prince Conrads eyes
glanced this way and that, looking fol
a means OF escape, Yet they saw
none, for Werner Won Orseln with his
ten men of Kernsberg and the Nv,
captains OF Plassenburg were not sol
diers 10 make mistakes II CHANGED
however, that upon warm and era
cious afternoon, when the breezei