The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-08

TO go down with Dessauer that she
might look upon the man betrothed to
her from birth. She went. She
looked, and within her there grew up
a heart Of flesh. Then, when the
stroke fell, that heart uprose in quick,
Incorporate revolt, and what might
have issued in the dull compliance of
a Princess, whose whole life was set
tied for her became the imperious
revolt Of a woman against an intoler-
able and loathsome impossibility.
SO in her Castle Of Kernsberg Joan
waited. But not idly. All day long
and every day Maurice Won Lynar rode
on her service. The hillmen gath
cred to his word, and in the court
yard the stormy voices of George
the HUSTLE and Peter Balta were new
er hushed. The shepherds from the
hills Went to and fro, marching and
countermarching, wheeling and charg-
ing, porting musket and thrusting
pike, till all Kernsberg was little bet
ter than a barracks.
But there were two, at least, with
in the realm of the Duchess Joan who
AA~h ~ 4 DaIh1 Z LnElA JOY VIM
rubbed palm on palm and nudged each
other for pure g~ladness. These lit is
sad to say were the military attaches
of the n~eighboring peaceful State of
~Plassenburg. Yet they had been spe-
cially cautioned by their Prince Hugo,
in the presence of his wife Helene,
the hereditary princess, that they were
most carefully to avoid all interna-
tional complications. They were on
no account to take sides in any quar-
rel. They must do nothing prejudi-
cial to the peace. neutrality, and uni
yersal amity of the State and Prince
dom Of Plassenburg. Such were their
instructions.
They promised faithfully.
Yet these two soldiers of fortune
lay waiting on the slopes of the ia
gernbergen, talking over the situation.
"A man surely has a right to his
own wife!" said Jorian, taking for the
sake Of argument the conventional
side.
"Narren-Possen, Jorian!" cried
Boris, raising his voice to the indigna-
, ton point. "Clotted nonsense! Who
is going to keep a mans wife for
, him if he cannot do it himself?"
"The trouble is that so far she feels
no necessity to be any ones wife
! said Jorian.
That also is nonsense" said Boris
, who, spite his defense of Joan, held
! the usual masculine views. Every
! woman wishes to marry, if she car
! only have first choice"
! There they comet" whispered 10
\ rian.
Boris rose to his feet and looked
: long beneath his hand. Very far ava!
there arose from the level greer
plain first one tall column of densi
black smoke and then another, til
- as far as they could see to the lief
: the plain was full Of them.
Gods TRUTH" cried Jorian, 'the
,e are burning the farms and herds
houses. The M~uscovite is out! Thes
are Cossack fires. Bravo!i We sha'
70 vet have u Hugo here with his axe
IT, He will never suffer the bear so nea
a his borders"
let us go down" said Boris, e
10 we shall miss some of the fun. In tw
r. hours they will be at the fords of tn
1T Alla!"
What do you here? Go back!
a shouted Werner Won Orseln, who wit
a his men lay waiting behind the foo
1T banks of the ALA. This is not yol
"A quarrel! Go back, Plassenburgers.
to 1--WE have for the time being d
mitted our Office exclaimed Bori
- The ENJOYS of Plassenburg are
home in bed, sick of a most sangui
arv fever. We offer you u swor'
ed as free fighting men and good Teut
=. The Muscovites are over yonder. LoI
TO think that I have lived to fort
eight and never yet killed even o.
II bearded Russ!"
sYou may mend that record shortl
iii TO all appearance, if you have luck
IN said Won Orseln grimly.
Now this is the report which Ca
| tains Boris and Jorian. ENJOYS Ever
MI extraordinary from the Prince a
mi Princess of Plassenburg to the refs
MI ing Duchess of Hohenstein, mat
my mon their return from the fords
nv the Ala, to their home government
NJ Jorian. being of the rotund and co
IN PLEASANT faction, acquiesced in the p
WI posal that he should do the writil
&a But as he never got beyond, ITO {
DI honored Lord and Lady Hugo a
III Helene. these" there needs not
be any particularly as to his mani
U of acting the scribe.
Then he remembered that he KIN
I'll where a secretary was in waiting.
w~11d go and borrow him. Jorian