The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-01-03
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Copyright 1898. 1900. by S. r. CrockettJ


the Sparhawk's features with kind
ling eye and paling lips.
God in heaven!" she palpitated,
holding him at a greater distance,
you are not the Lady Joan; you
are-you are"
THE man who loves you'll" said the
Sparhawk, who was very pale.
THE Count Won Loen. Oh! why did
you risk it?' she Casped. They will
kill you, tear yc-' to pieces without
remorse, when they find out. And 1t
is a thing that cannot be kept
secret. Why did you do it?"
For your sake, beloved" said the
Sparhawk, coming nearer to her; "to
look once more on your face-to be-
hold once, If no more, the lips that
kissed me in the dark by the river
brink"
"But-but-you may forfeit your
life!"
"And thousand lives," cried the
Sparhawk, nervously pulling at his
woman's dress as if ashamed that he
must wear it at such a time. Life
Lynar!"
The Princess held out her hands i'm
pulsively and then retracted them sud-
denly.
Now, we must not waste time"
she said 81 must save you. They
would Stay you on the least suspicion.
But | will match them. Would to
God that Conrad were here. To him
| could speak. could trust him. He
would help us. Let me see! Let me
see!"
She bent her head and walked slow
ly to the window. Like every Court
lander she thought best when she
could watch the swirl of the green
ALA against it's banks. The white
| foam-ieck which Margaret was fol-
lowing with her eyes had not vanish
ed from her sight, when the door of
| the Summer Palace was rudely thrown
open and an officer announced in a
loud, strident tone, THE Prince Louis
to visit his Princess!"
Prince Louis entered PUSHED and
excited. His eyes had lost their fur
tive meanness and blazed with kind
of reckless fury quite foreign to the
man, for anger affected him as wine
might another man.
He spoke first to the Princess Mar,
garet.
| "And so. my fair sister," he said,
you concoct conspiracy with my own
! married wife. Make ready, madam
Oh,
/ ter. I will marry you to the Prince
Ivan of Muscovy. He will carry you
! to Moscow, where ladies of your bread
are taught to obey. You shall be wed
and that Immediately. And leave me
alone with my wife"
"My brother Louis" cried the Prin.
I cess Margaret. running up to him and
! taking his arm coaXingly, "do not be
so hasty with two poor women. Meth
! er of us desire aught but to do your
will. But give us time. Louis, Louis,
! I thought you We're WISE and yet see
! that you have not the alphabet of love.
| Here is your lady. Have you ever
said loving word to her, bent the
knee. kissed her hand-which, being
persisted in, is the true way to kiss
the mouth"
("If he does either" growled the
Sparhawk, my sword will kiss his
midriff!"O
Prince Louis smiled He was not
! used to women's batteries. and in his
present state of exaltation the ca.
joleries of the Princess suited his
mood.
II know more of women than you
think, sister," he made answer Il
have had eXperiences-in my youth
that is; am no puppet princeling.
BY Saint Mark once on day had
strutted with the boldest; and to-day,
we'll, now that | have humbed this
proud madam and brought her to my
own city, why. will show you that |
am no Wendish boor. | can sue a
lady's favor as courteouSly as any
man, and, Margaret, if you will prom.
Use me to be a good girl and get YOU
ready to be married tomorrow. |
promise you that Louis of CORTLAND
will solicit his ladys favor with all
grace ana observance"
Gladly will be married to.mor.
row." said the Princess, caressing her
brothers sleeve-"that is, If cannot
be married today" she added under
her breath.
But she paused a few moments as II
embarrassed, Then she went on.
Brother Louis, | have spoken with
my sister here-your wife. the Lady
Joan. She hath a scruple concerning
matrimony, She would have it re.
solved before she had speech with you
again, Permit our good Father Gle.
ment to advise with her"
Father Clement-our Conrads
tutor, why he more than another?"
We'll do you not understand? He
is Old pleaded Margaret, land there
are things one can say but to an old
man. You understand. brother Louis
The Prince nodded, we'll pleased
This was pleasant. His mentor, Prince