The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-04-13

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land with disgust. Look at him!
Who can wonder at the lady's taste?
He is a pretty prince of great prov
ince. But II he live he will do well
enough to fill a chair and hold gold
en- rod. Take him away, Alexis"
Nay" said Theresa, with quick
alarm, 'let him stay. There are many
things to speak Of We may need to
consult Prince Louis later"
81 fear the Prince will not be OF
great use to u.s." smiled Prince Ivan.
IF only I had known, would have
conserved his princely senses more
carefully. But the light wine Of our
country is dangerously strong"
Convey his Highness to the rear,
and lay him upon the powder barrels!"
He indicated with his hand the array
Of boxes and kegs piled in the dusk OF
the tent. The servitors did as they
were told; they lifted Prince Louis
and would have carried him to that
grim couch, but, struck with some pc.
culiarity, Alexis the Deacon suddenly
bent over the lax body and thrust his
hand into the bosom of his princely
habit, now furnished thick with wine
stains and spilled meats.
"Excellency," he said, turning to his
master, "the Prince is dead! His
heart does not beat 1t is the stroke!
warned you it would comet"
Prince Ivan strobe hastily towards
the body of Louis of CORTLAND
surely not?" he cried, in seeming
establishment. This may prove very
inconvenient. Yet, after all, what
does 1t matter? With your assistance.
madam, the city is ours. And then what
matters dead prince or living prince?
A garrison in every fort, squadron
Of good Cossacks pricking across every
plain, a tax-collector in every village
these are the best securities Of
princedom. But this is like our good
Louis. He never did anything at a
right time all his life"
Theresa stood on the other side of
the dead man as the servitors lowered
him for the inspection of their lord.
The weary, wrinkled face had been
smoothed as with the passage of a
hand.
81 am glad he spoke of his wife at
the last" she murmured. And she
added to herself. This falls out well
it relieves me of necessity
! Spoken like woman!" cried
Prince Ivan. looking admiringly at her
Pray forgive my bitter speech, and
remember that have borne long with
this mani"
He turned to the servitors and di
rected them with motion of his hand
towards the back of the pavilion.
drop the curtain" he said.
J And as the silken feds dropped
heavily down the curtain fell upon the
career and regality of Louis, Prince
of CORTLAND. hereditary Defender o
the Holy See.
The men did not bear him far
They placed him upon the boxes o
powder for the Margraf's cannon
which for safety and dryness Ivan hat
babe them bring to his pavilion. TIL,
dead man lay in the dark, open-eyed
as If staring at the circlng shadow
the supper table. at which a womal
sat eating and drinking with her er
envy.
And then Theresa had spoken. Yer
fully she had told what she ha
learned of the defenses of the place
which gates were guarded by tn
Kernsbergers, which by the men G
Plassenburg. which by the remnant
of the broken army of CORTLAND. Sh
spoke in a hushed voice, the Prime
slipping and nodding as he looked int
her eyes. She gave the password
of the inner and outer defences, tn
numbers of the defenders at each gait
the plans for bringing provisions u
the Alla-indeed, everything that
besieging general needs to know.
And as soon as she told the pas
words the Prince asked her to pa
don him a moment He struck a 81
yer bell and with scarce a moment
delay Alexis entered.
60" said the Prince; "send one
our fellows familiar with the speec
of CORTLAND into the city by the Pla
senburg gate. The passwords al
Henry the Lion at the outer gate an
Remember at the inner port. Let Il
man be dressed in the habit of
countryman, and carry with him son
wine and provend. Follow him al
report Immediately"
While the Prince was speaking
had never taken his eyes off There's
Won Lynar, though he had appeared
be regarding Alexis the Deacon. TIL
resa did not blanch. Not muscle
Y her face quivered. And within h
Muscovite heart, full of treachery
!, an egg Of meat, Prince Ivan sal
o "She is no traitress, this dame; but
simpleton with all her beauty. It
), woman is speaking the truth"
}. And Theresa was speaking the trui
a She had expected some such test a.
h was prepared; but she only told I
d defenders plans to one man; and
l. for the passwords, she had arrans
+ with Boris that at the earliest day
Q the passwords were to be changed a