The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-02-07
Prince Wasp Stings.
CHAPTER XIII.

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Margaret did not answer her tor-
mentor's taunt. Her arms were about
hfnurice's neck, and her lips, salt with
$40 aougbt his in q last kiss. The
49,, of the Princes guard touched
~, the shoulder. She shook him
haunhfily off, and then, having COM
nIefed her farewells, she loosened her
hnn6a and went slowly backward to-
werde the further end of the hall with
her ives still upon the man she
loved
ego" cried Prince Louis, in the
cur5onsly uneven voice of a coward
flashing himself into fury, you have
pIayed out your treachery upon
reiening Prince of CORTLAND. You
cheated me at Castle Kernsberg, you
have made me laughlng-stock
througbout the empire. You have
shamed a maiden of my house, my SIS
Ter. the daughter of my father. What
have You to>say ere l order you to be
Hung out from the battlements OF the
western tower?"
"Gentlemen and Princes" Maurice
won Lynar answered, that which l
have done | have done for the sake OF
my Mistress, the Lady Joan, and am
hot afraid. Prince Louis, 1t was her
WilY and intent never to come to
CourtIand as your wife. She would
hot have been taken alive. 1t was
tAorefDre the duty of her servants to
proserye her life. and offered myself
Ia her stead. My life was hers al
READY. for she had preserved it. She
had xfven. 1t was hers to take. With
the thief captains of Kernsberg |
plott6d that she should be seized and
Cnrried to a place of refuge wherein
no toe could ever find her. There she
abides with chosen men to guard her.
/ took her place and was delivered up
that Kernsberg might be cleared OF
Its enemies. Gladly l came that
might pay little Of my debt to my
soyrnn lady and liege mistress, Joan,
Duchess of Kernsberg and Hohen-
stein"
"Nobly perorated!" cried Prince
Ivan. clapping his hands. Right so
norously ended But, listen, Sir Mum,
mer, in all this there is no word OF
tho Princess Margaret. How comes 1t
that you loudly proclaim having given
yourself a noble sacrifice for one fair
lady. when at the same time you are
secretly married to another? Are you
q delfverer of ladies by wholesale?
Speak to this point. Let us have an
other noble period-its subject my aft
anced bride. Already we have heard
lot your high devotion to Prince Louis
wife. Well-next!"
But 1t was the Princess who spoke
from where she stood behind the
crossed swords of her guards.
That l will answer. | am woman
and weak in your hands, princes both
You have set the grasp of rude men
alarms upon the wrists of Princess
OF CORTLAND. But you can never com
pei her soul. Brother Louis, my father
committed me to you as little child
have not been a loving and faith
full sister to you? And till this Musco
vite came between were you not good
to me? Wherefore have you changed
Why has he made you cruel to your
little Margaret"
Prince Louis turned towards his
sister, moving his hands uncertainty
and even deprecatingly
Ivan moved quickly to his side ant
Whispered something. which rekindlet
the Hight of anger in the weakling's
eyes.
you are no sister of mine," hi
said ''you have disgraced your famil!
and yourself. Whether it be true o.
not that you are married to this MAJ
matters little!"
tits true; do not lie!" said Mar
garet, recovering herself.
It is the worse. then, and he shall