West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-03-21
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w Colonel Sapt close behind me.
E=t5~s | stepped ont OF the buffet on
C.-G=j 10 the platform. The last
thing / did was to feel II my revolver
We're handy and my sword loose In the
scabhard. 4 gay group OF officers and
high diguitaues stood waiting me. at
their head a tail old man. covered with
medals and OF military bearing. lie
wore the yellow and red ribbon Of the
Red Rose Of Ruritania, which. by the
way, decorated my unworthy breast
also.
Marshal Suakencz. whispered Sapt.
and knew that / was I'm the presence
Of thc most famous veteran OF the Ru-
ntauuu army
just behind the marshal stood a
short, spnr man in howiug robes OF
black GHI crimson.
"lhe ,lnaccllor Of the kingdom"
whi-priej Slpt
The lari i.tI greeted me in few
loyal Wos ANA proceeded TO deliver
an a.. ..oJ ,.io Duke Of Strclsau.
The .u.l eoacd. had been afflicted
with sJ1!eu indisposluol which
made it impossible tor him TO come tD
th, t9, d.. Ag cr.EtI leave TO
""a. b.. majesty tie cathedral.
".I Hy conc ru, accepted the
i."f H..t c,eu-as very suaycly and
it. r. t.i' Hpiimcuts OF m,g
rH a.s of al .iaguishci persona
EH a. ..alc3 The l.H su.t.r. .u.
"Ht J t"'. aF nerve returning aud th,
ar...t bejl.lg Of my heart subsll-
I.. 900. I'I.z was still pa!r ANA his
Lau. .'H'' ll,r % leaf ms ~. ..tpu,loI
80 fo ,Ia 1l@hal
g.. e.ly Wa formed proce, Ion and
i0HE u.r E ID the door Of tha station.
iir" J mounted my horse. the ularshul
hoiaa ay .irup. The civil dicmta-
r.s- .e.. on to their carrIagos. aud
started TO ride through thc streets
WITH the mar Iji or my Wight nrd
Salt who SIS my chief aid de camp.
"a+ 'H..'. ~ tIe place on my left. The
city q. '.'...a is partly OLD and pauly
new. ..""."r. W1lom Ioulovarls and
residential quarters surround and cm-
brace tlr narrow. t0rtuous and pictur-
csguc streets OF the original town In
tht outer circles the upper classes live
iu the iunpr the shops are situated. and
behind their prosperous fronts llc hid.
den populous but wretchcd lanes and
alleys filed with q poverty stricken.
turbulent aud On large mcasurel Grim
inal class. These social and local divi-
siOns correspondcd. as \ know from
Sapts Information. to another division
more important 10 me. The new town
was for the king. but TO the old town
Michael Of Strelsau was hope.
hero and n darling
The scene was very brilliant az we
passed along the Grand boulevard and
on 10 the great square where the ROYAL
palace stood Here I was in the midst
~ my DEVOTED adherents. Every house
was hung with red and bedecked with
flags and notices. The streets were
lined WITH raised seats on each side.
and ] passed along. bowing this way
and That uDdcr a shower Of cheers.
blessings and waving handkcrchlofs.
The balconies were full Of gayly dress
cd ladies' who clapped their hands and
curttcd and threw their brightest
glaucc3 at me. a torrent Of red roses
fen ou me- one bloom lodged ln my
horses name. and ] took DC aud stuck
90 u my cont Tho marshal smiled
Wimly I bad stolen some glauces at
hIa fuac but Doc was too impa siye tO
show mo whether bis sympathics were
with ue or not
"IIe reI rose for the EiphLores.
marshal" said I gayly, and he nodded
lave written "goyly" and strange
word it must seem But the truth IS
thBtl was dyWnl, with excitement At
That moment + believed I almost be
nceei that I was lu very truth the
king aud with q look of laughing tri
umph I raised my eyes Co the bcnuty
laden balconies. and then Z started.
For looking down on me. with hcr
handsome face and proud SMILE was
the lady who had been my fellow
traveller Ant0inette de Maubon. and !
saw her also start, md her lips moved.
and she leaned forward and gozed at
me. And ], collecting myself met her
eyes full and square. whilc again j relt
my revolver. Suppose she had cried
aloud That's not the king"
Ncll wc went by. and then the mar
shal. turning round in his saddle.
waved his hand. and the culrassiers
closed round US so that the crowd
could not come near me. We were
leaving my quarters and entering
Duke MIchacrs and this action OF the
mar iars showed me more clearly
tban words what the state Of feeling
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