Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-05-04
The Prisoner
OF ZGnda.
CONTINUED PROM SECOND PAGE

now is IT that I love you now. Bu-
dolfF"
"Nowg"
"Yes-just lately. II never did be
fore"
Pure triumph oiled me- It was l.
Rudolf Basscndyil-whO had won herl
caught her round The waist
''You didn't love me befoTeT' I asked
She looked mp into my face. smiling
as she whispered:
cit must have been your crown.
felt SC first ON the coronation day"
"Never beforeT' / asked eagerly.
She laughed low.
"You speak as II you would be
pleased 20 hear me say Yes TO that
she said
would Yes be trueT'
eyes" / just heard her breathe, and
she went on In en- instant: "Be careful,
Rudolf: be careful, dear. lie VIII be
mad now"
"What Michael? II Michael were The
worst
''Whst worst is thcreg'
There was vet chance for me. Con
trolling myself with O mighty effort. I
took my hands or her and stood
yard or tv-o way. remember now the
note Of The wind in the elm trees. out
side.
III I were not the king I BEGAN.
ar I were only q private ront'ornar'-
Before I could fut,h her hand was In
mine.
Ell You were a convict fra Che prison
Of Streslau you would be my liu-." she
said.
And under my breath ] croaned.
"Gof forgive MOI and. holding her
hand Fra mime. said again.
"If vvsr. NOT tre hing
'.IIrsh. lush~' she WHISPERED. ct
don't deserve ft-T f1,.t deserve, fc. De
doubted. Ah. Rudolf does q woman
who rnrrrl-s ~fr,,r. love loo,- ON tho
man as 7 look ON vor-~
And slo hfI hor face from me.
For moro than minute yro stood
there to~,flo-. and i even with my
arm about le-. summoned ND what
honor and conscience Lcr bearfv and
the tolls that was in had LETT me.
"Flavia." said ln strange. dry
voice that seemed not nay own. 81 am
not
As spoke-as She raised her ewes TO
me-thcre was heavy step on the
gravel ctit1fGe. gnf 81 man enna1rel .t
the window. A utue cry burst from
Favia MS shc sprau- back from me-
Ny half finished sentence died on NV
lips. Sapt stood tlcre. bowling low. but
with stern rr0wn ou his face.
"a thousand Darl0rs. sire" said he
"but lls cmiucncc tho cardinal has
waited th.s quarter OF an hour 90 offer
his respectful aGlcu 10 your majesty"
met his cye uu ana square and 7
read ln 90 au angry warning. How
Iona he had been a listener ] knew not.
but ho bad come m upon us iu the nick
OF tuc.
eve must not keep his eminence
vo.tlr-." said ].
But lllyia. iu whose love there lay
10 shame. with radiant eyes and blush
sbo ...9 -.,l,-,.. I.,t -, MAJ, ..,,,i.i
bars ufs.-l h.- r,o.-f-, ,gr, ro1
cvo- s..n q, woman, 81, tl. ,v.ft,,,.,-
OF love e,rr v.+ sad smile r,eso3
over the olr s.rfr.-.s f... op5 +h.-.
was ta,fo-,... b., Dis. ,.,r., es beD,lr,,-
IN Kiss be- berT b, said.
"rr iov ANA -,r-,,.- I'M GOOD tr-,os
and had Cod sove vour ro,ol bf-b-
nessu
10 nouso7 oD7 added ,,o,c,oe- M
me ami d-.a,-,,... t-r,.elr nv, -, r,fiito,-,
e~o.+r.es.
..T,,r 1,oeo-. MI ,.o-,e. t,,, limo Cod
save tho f.,...,,.,
And r-l,v-. ,.,,on+ o+ INV hand and
tis.od I, r,,,~r,,r.,..,.
.Arrsr, a.. cr.l o,r,r,,,
We wont into .bc b.u~,cr, oo,,,
Yo-ea1 ~ r.o.r,-a ,d,.n. 7 ,v,e con.
prafe7 from F1,,fo r-r.~r ono vrbe,,
he 1art mo won't ~, l,or sent ,,.os o,,t
and iu OF tb. fl-,nr and whore be
had bee, chances smiles and vCbIs-
uers wen, rfr. doubted not that
frue I'd his relentless ru~roeo no v-oe
epreodinc tl,a nev-s r,at he mad loarn-
ed. To UNFOLD the crown and heat