The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-15

chair ol LEOPOLD won posauor. Am
bl.-ndor of pl1s.uuuurs
For almost Hto minutes they stood
thu. without speech Then Joan drew
away hpr hand.
You forget" she said smiling. that
Wa. forbidden lu the bond"
"Ny lady" ho said. was not the
bond Tor isle Rugou 1louc' Here We
are comrades Boo thr strife We must
save our nthorluud have laid aside
my priesthood If live. shall appeal
to- the Holy Father To loose mr who'll,
from my vows"
Smillngly she pui bis eager orgu.
mout by
10 was of another vow I spoke
am not thc Holy Father. aud for this
! Will not give you nbsoutIon We
are cumu1o- 10 is iuc-thut and no
mure' Tomorrow ride to Kcrns.
borg whore will muster every man.
call down The shepherds from the hills.
and bee back with you by the Ala be.
fore the Muscoyitc can attack you T.
Joan Of the Sword Hand. promise iti"
She stamped her foot half In earn.
est and half In mockory Of the sonor.
ouF rumc by which she was known.
~ would rather you were Joan Of
the Grange at Isle Rugcn. and : your
icrkIned scryitor. clcaving the wood
that YOU might bake the bread"
Conrad" said Joan. shaking her
head wlstfully. such thoughts are not
wise for you and me To harbor We
must stand to our dlrnltlcs now when
the enemy threatens aud the people
need ms. Afterwards an Il like us. we
may step down together"
Joan" said Conrad very gravoly.
do not fear for me. I have turned
once from career never chose.
Death alone shall turn me back this
time"
~ knew IT," she answered; II never
doubted H. But what shall We do with
this poor lovcsick bride Of ours7"
And she told him OF her Interview
that morning with his sister Conrad
laughed gently yet with sympathy.
Leave me Won Orsoln. aud do you
take the young man." said Conrad
then Margaret will go with You will
lngly and gladly"
But she will want to return that
Is. II Maurice comes too"
isle Rugen?' suggested Conrad
Send your ten men who know the
road. II they could carry on Jonn OF
the Sword Hand. they should have NO
difficulty with lille Margaret OF Court.
land"
Joan claspod- her hands with pleas.
ure and relief all unconscious that i'm.
medlately behind her Margaret had
entered softly and now stood arrested
by the sound Of her own name
"oh. they will have no trouble. will
they not?' she said In Ter own heart.
and smiled. isle Rugon? Thank YOU
my very dear brother and sister. You
would get rid Of me. separate me from
Maurice while he Is fighting for your
precious prlnccdoms What is coun
try In comparison with husband?
would not care q doIt which country I
belonged TO, 80 long as had Maurice
with met"
a moment or two Conrad aud Joan
discussed the details Of the capture.
while more softly than before Mar.
garot retired to the door She would
have slipped out altogether. but that
something happened just them which
froze her to the spot
A trumpet blew wlthout-oncc. twice
and thrice, In short and stirring blasts.
Hardly had the echoes died away when
she heard her brother say. "Adleu. best
beloved II is the signal which tells
me that Prince Ivan Is within a days
march OF Courtland | bid you good.
bye, and if-lf we should never meet
again, do not forget that | loved you
loved you as none else could love!"
He held out his hand Joan stood
rooted to the spot, her lips moving. but
no words coming forth, Then Mar.
gnrct heard hoarso cry break from
her who had condemned love.
Il cannot let you go thus," she cried.
u cannot keep the yow Il Is too hard
for me- Conrad! | am but a weak
woman after an"
And In a moment the Princess Mar.
garrett saw Joan the cold. Joan of the
Sword Hand Joan Duchess OF Korns.
berg and Hohenstein In the arms Of
her brother.
Whereupon. not being Of set purpose
an eayesdropper Margaret went out
and shut the door softly. The lovers
had neither heard her come nor 20
And the wife Of Maurice Won Lynar
was smiling very swoetly as sue went,
but In her eyes lurked mischief
Conrad descended the stair from the
apartments OF the Duchess Joan. DE-
yldcd between the certainty that his
lips had tasted the unutterable JOY and
the fear lest his soul had slnnod the
objectionable sin.
A moment Joan steadied herself by |
the window, with her hand 10 her |
breast as II 10 stlll the flying pulses |
OF her heart She took step forward |
that she might look once more upon
him ere he went But, changing her |
purpose in the very act she turned |
about and found herself face to face
with the Princess Margaret who was |
smiling subtly
You have granted my roquest?' she |
said softly