The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

lulpuioNtlgt thlh snail not dAunt us.
We would have told your brother
Louis one day We will tell him now.
Duchess Joan is safe out OF his reach,
kornsberg Is reylctualod. the Musco.
vito army returned. There Is no need
to keep up the masquerade any longer.
Whatever may come OF H. let us go
TO your brother. That will end Il
swiftly. at all events" The Princess
put away his restraining clasp and
came closer to him.
Mono" she cried: you must
not. You do not know my brother.
He is wholly under the influence OF
Ivan OF Muscoyy. Louis would STAY
you for having cheated him OF his
brldo-Ivan for having forestalled him
with me"
But you cannot marry Ivan. That
were an outrage against the laws Of
God and Mani"
Marry lvan!" she cried. to the full
as impulslyely NJ her lover: mot
though they set ravens to pick the live
hesh ON my bonesl But yet tho
thought OF torture and death for you
that I cannot abide. We must con.
tnue TO deceive them. Let me thlnki
let me think"
Hastily she barred tho door which
LED out upon the corridor. Then TAX.
ing Mauricc's hand once more she led
him over TO the window. from which
she could see the green ALA cutting
It's way through the city bounds and
presently escaping into the yet green
er corn lands on It's way to the sea.
1T Is for this one days delay that
we must plan. Tonight we will Ger.
| tainly escape | can trust certain of
those OF my household. | have tried
/ them before. bavo 4,
Maurice. you must be taken ul-Ile
down on this couch away from tho
light. There is a rumor OF the Black
Death In the clty-we must build on
that. They say an Astrakhan trader
Is dead OF II already. For one day we
may stave on with this. Il IA the
poor best we can do Lie down. I will
call Thora. She is staunch and fully
TO be trusted"
Tho Princess Margaret went 10 the
Inner door and elapped her hands
sharply.
The falrhaired Swedish maiden
came running to her. She had been
waiting on such n signal.
Thorn" said her mistress in n ouiol,
whisper. we must put on this mar.
riage. would sooner die than marry
Ivan. You have that drug you smoke
ol-that which gives the appearance
OF sickness unto death without tho rc.
ATTY. Tho Lady Joan must be IN. very
III You understand. We must deceive
even the Princes physicians"
The Girl nodded with quick under.
standing, and, turning. she sped away
mp the inner stairs to her own sleep.
Ing chamber the key OF which (as
was the custom In Courtland) she car.
ried In her pocket
This Will also keep you from being
suspectod-ns In public places Won
would have been" whispered Margaret
TO her young husband. what Thorn
thinks or knows does not matter.
can trust Thora with my llfe-nay.
with what Is far moro, with yours"
a Hight tap and the girl re-ontored. a
tall phial In her hand with a swift
look at her mistress to obtain permits.
sion, she went to the couch upon
which the sparhawk had lain down.
Then with def hand she opened the
bottle, and pouring little OF the color.
less liquid into a cup she gave IL him
TO drink. In a few minutes a slckly
pallor oyerspread Maurice Won Lynar's
brow. His eyes appeared Injected.
the lips paled to a grey white. beads
OF Precipitation stood on the forehead.
and his whole countenanoe took on tho
hue and expression OF mortal sick.
ness
Now" said Thora. when she had
finished. will the noble lady doign TO
swallow one OF these pelllcles, and In
ten minutes not leech In the country
will be able TO pronounce that she is
not suffering from a dangerous dis.
ease"
you are sure. Thora," said the
Princess Margaret almost fercely,
laying her hand on the tlrewoman's
wrist, that there Is no harm In all
this? Remember, on your life be itl"
The placid, ARxen-haired woman
turned with the little silver box In her
hand
Danger there Is, dear mistress, +"
she said softly. but not. I think. so
great danger as we are already IN.
But will prove my honesty"
She took first little OF the llquld.
and Immediately after swallowed one
Of the white pellcles she had given
TO Maurice.
1T will be as well she said when
the Princes wiseacre physicians come,
that they should find another sicken-
Ing OF the same disease"
Thora Of Bornholm passed about the
couch and took up a waitlng-mald's
station some way behind.
IAN Is ready" she said softly.
I'VE will forestall them" answered
the Princess "Thora. send and bid
Prince Louis come hither quickly"
And shall ! also ask him to send
hitler his most skilled doctors OF heal.