Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-05-02

uncovered head by the steps OF the
tar,ace. waiting for permission to as
cend. The Prince summoned him
with a movement of his hand.
what news?" he said; "have the
ladies' vet left the Summer Palace?"
mo. my lord" answered the officer
earnestly; "but Johannes Rode of the
Princess Margarets household has
come with a message that the plague
has broken out there, and that the |
LADY Princess is the first stricken"
(which Princess?" demanded Ivan
with an instant incision of tone.
"The Lady Joan, Princess of Court |
land, your Highness," replied the man,
without, however, looking at the
Prince of Muscovy.
'sThe Lady JOAN" cried the Prince
Louis "she is i'll? She has brought
the Black Death with her? She is
stricken with the plague? How for
tunate that, so far, I"
He clapped his hand upon his
brow and shut his eyes as if giving
thanks.
ct see it all now!" he cried. '"This
is the reason the Kernsberg traitors
wore SO willing to give hex up. 1t is
AL plot against my life. Will not go
near. Let the court physicians be
sent Cause the doors Of the Sum
mer Palace to be sealed! Set double
guards! Permit none to pass either
way, save the doctors only! And let
them change their clothes and perfume
themselves with the smoke of sulphur
before they come out!"
His voice mounted higher and high
er as he spoke, and Ivan of Muscovy
watched him without speaking, as
with hands thrust out and distended
nostrils he screamed and gesticulated.
Prince Ivan had never seen a thor
ough coward Def, re, and the breed in
terested him. Bul when he had let the
Prince run on far enough to shame
him before his officer, he rose quietly
and stood in front of him.
Louis" he said in a low voice,
listen to me-this is but a report.
It is like enough to be false; it is GER
tain to be exaggerated. Let us go at
once and find out"
Prince Louis threw out his hands
with gesture of despair.
SHOT mot I!' he cried. ''You may
go if you like, if you do not value your
life. But II do not feel well even
now. Yesterday I kissed her hand.
All, would to God that l had not! That
is 1t. l wondered what allied me this
morning. Go-stop the court phys1-
clans! Do not let them go tolthe Sum-
mer Palace bring them here to me
hrst. Your arm, officer; [ think L
Will go to my room-I am not we'll"
Prince VANS countenance grew mot
tied and greyish, and his teeth showed
In the sun like thin line of dazzling
White He grasped the pOltroon by
the wrist with a hand OF steel.
Listen" he said-"no more of this /;
will not have it! I will not waste
my own time and the blood of my
father's soldiers for naught. This is
out some woman's trick to delay the
MARRIAGE know it. Heayk9n! | fear
neither Black Death nor black devil
VIII have the Lady Margaret to-day
II have to wed her on her deathbed!
NOW, | cannot enter your wife's cham
Der alone. Yet go l must, if only tC
see What all this means, and you shall
accompany me. Do you hear, Prince
LOUIS? l swear you shall go with me
W the Summer Palace, if l have tt
arag you step by step!"
HIS grasp lay like tightening cir
Gle OF iron about the wrist of Prince
Louis; his steady glance dominated
.ne weaker man. Louis drew in hi:
uiedIn with a chOlxip noise