The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-25
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A. this point an officer came swift.
iy across the parterrc aud stood with
uncovered head boy the steps OF the
terrace. waiting Tor permission to as.
cend The Prince summoned him
with movement of his hand
What uews9. hc said: have the
ladies yet Left the Summer Pnlace?"
No my lord answered the otn,er
earnestly but Johannes Rode Of tho
Princess Margarets household mas
come with % message that the plague
has broken out there. and that the
Lady Princess is the first stricken"
Which priucOss7' demanded Ivan
with an instant incislon Of tone
The Lady Joan. Princess Of Court.
land, your Ilighnoss." replied the man.
without. however. looking at the
Prince Of Muscoyy.
The Lady JOAN" cried the Prince
Louis. "sho u illY She has brought
the Black Death with her? She is
stricken with the plaguo7 How for
tunate that. 30 far. /"
He clapped his hand upon his
brow and shut his eyes as n giving
MankA
II see IL an nowl" he cried. This
. the reason the Kcrnsberg traitors
we're so willing TO give her up. II Is
all plot against my life. will not 20
near Let the court physicians be
sentl Cause the doors Of the Sum.
mer Palace to be sealed Set double
Buardsi Permit none TO pass either
way, save the doctors onlyl And lot
them change their clothes and perfume
themselves with the smoke Of sulphur
before they come QUIT"
His voice mounted higher and high.
er as he spoke. and Ivan OF Muscovy
watched him without speaking. rs
with hands thrust out and dlstended
nostrilB he screamed and gestlculated.
Prince Ivan had never seen n thor.
ough coward before. and tho breed In.
terested him But when he had let the
Prince run on far enough 20 shame
him before his Officer, he rose quietly
and stood IN front OF him.
Louis" he said In n low voice.
"llsten TO mC--thls is but report.
II is like enough TO be false; It is Ger.
tain 70 be exaggerated. Let MS go nj
once and find out"
Prince Louis throw out his hands
with gesture OF despair.
mot mot n" he cried. you may
go II you like II you do not value your
life. But IL do not feel well even
now. Yesterday | kissed her hand
All. would 20 God that had mott That
is Il. wondered what allied me this
morning. Go-stop the court physl
clansl Do not let them go to the Sum
mer Palace: bring them here 10 me
FIRST. Your arm. onicer; I think
will go TO my room-I am not we'll"
Prince Iyan's countenance grew mot
tied and Ereyish, and his teeth showed
IN the sun Ike a thin line Of dazzling
white. He Erasped the poltroon by
the wrist with O hand OF steel.
Listen" be- sald--"no more OF this
will not have &C.! I. will not waste
my own time and the blood OF my
fathers soldiers for naught. This Is
but some wOman's trick to delay tho
marriage know Il. Hoarkon! I fcal
neither Black Death nor black devil
I will have the Lady Margaret today
II have 10 we'd her on her deathbedl
Now. cannot enter your wlfe's cham
Der alone Yet so / must. II only Il
see what all this means, and you shall
accompany me. DO you hear. Prince
Louis? swear You shall go with mS
TO the Summer Palace, II I have tC
drag you step by step!"
His grasp lay like a tightening cir
Gle Of iron about the wrist OF Prince
Louis; his steady glance dominated
the weaker man. Louis drew In his
breath with n choking noise.
Il Will" he gasped: ~ must
will go. But the Death-the Blacl