The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-28

Eenioying every fraction OF second of
/! this heavenly monrnt
! She tried to speak, but instlnctiye1y
he stopped her.
!. :. And vel dis from your
sweet lips I'd have my final answer
He took her In his arms. She lay
4 against him. unresistlng. her sweet face
turned M 10 his. soul meeting soul ut
Hast In The ecstusy OF first kiss He
HELD her 10 his heart 1t seemed AZ
iif he could never let her 20 from him
Iagaln. Everything was forgotten the
I world Ind ceased TO be. For him
There was but one woman on this Garth.
land she was his own.
CHAPTER xxIIr.
Check to the Gncen.
/ How long they stood thus, heart 10
1 heart they themselves could never
/ have said. The sound of many voices
lin tbe near distance reused them from
their dream Ursula started in alarm.
! her breath, III II should be Tie
Queen.'
| But wessex held her tight. and afie
struggled In vain.
Nay! then let the whole court ser
that ] hold my future wife in my
arms he said proudly
But with an agitated little cry she
Econtrived TO escape him. He seemed
much amused ut her nervousness;
y
his own, to protect even from the sem
blance of Ill? But Ursula. now fully
awakened to ordinary. everyday sur
was fearful lest her own
E#little deception should be too crudely
|, too suddenly. unmarked.
She had SO earnes silly looked forward
to the moment when she would say 70
| him that she In sootll was none other
than Lady Ursula Giynde. the woman
whom every conventiorality had de-
lcreed that he should marry and whom
because of these corventionalitits-
| he had secretly. but certainly disiiked.
Her wonan's heart had already given
! her q clear Insight into the character
! His passion for hog now. sincere and
great though 1t was. was partly de-
pendent on the atmosphere of romance.
4 which his poetlcal temperament crav"d
for. and which had surrounded the half
| mysterious personallty OF exquisite.
/ Irresistible Fanny"
| Instinctively she dreaded the rough
hand OF commonplace. that ugly.
4 coarse destroyer of poetic idyils a
few hastily uttered words might shat
| ter in an hour the mystic shrine
| wherein Wessex had enthrpned her.
She had meant to tell him soon.
Tomorrow. perhaps perhaps only after
/ a few days, but She wished TO
find her own time for this, when
The knew her Inner soul better
land the delicate cobwebs OF this
/ great love-at-first-sight had fallen
away from his eyes.
She could not altogether have ex-
/. planned TO herself why n sudden dis
iciosure of her indemnity AT this moment
would have been peculiarly unpleasant
ITO her. IL vas q weak. childish feel
ling. no doubt. But such ~ IL was i
WAS real. and strong. and genuine.
Barely a minute had elapsed whltst
these quick thoughts and fears went
Wildly coursing through her mind.
There was no time TO tell him every
next room, within the next few seconds
| probably the great door would be open
1 TO admit a group OF people; the Duchess
OF Lincoln and the ladies nayhap. or
Hills Grace of Wessex looked terribly
determined.
enc, no! no.--not Just this moment,
| sweet Grace" sire entreated by your
love, NOT Just this moment. The
| Queen would be SO angry on.
mot just now"
She looked 50 genuinely disturbed,
and so tenderly appealing, that he could
| not help but obey.
'.But you cannot send me away Ike
this" he urged. another word. sweet
saint. Faith could not i've
without another kiss
mo no. no, ] entreat Your Grace;
f not Tonight, she protested
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lie thought however, that he de-
ttected sign Of yielding in her voice,
Ialthongh she Was already beg nnlns
Ito mount the steps ready for flight.
lhurrIedly when the Queen mas passed
through. lingers MP there for one brief
winute only. III walt in there!''
And he pointed 70 small door close
behind him. which led 70 an inner
closet at right angles with the gallery.
Before she had time to prolest--n;tyl
i.peThapa she had no wish TO refuse---zle
lshad d syppeared behind It's heavy pan
Y els. quickly calling to his dog 10. follow
thin,. But in mat one moments !, y g, esi.
Iitntfon, those few brief and delicious
words. hastily exchanged. she had lost
her opportunitv for escape.
The next instant the door at the
| further end of the room was thrown !,
| by some Of her ladies. She was accom-
panied by the Duchess of Lincoln and
! had His Eminence the CARDINAL de Mo-
Ircno on her left.
| the first sight which greeted Her Ma.
Eiesty'sl eyes was the figure OF Lady Y r
Esula Glynde, midway up the steps.
/ which led To the gallery. some myste..
THAT the Light from the vas tapesIrs
Ishould unpccountahlr and very vividly
lfall upon the wlite-clad form Of the
young girl.
" "A n 5EeSclatnatlOEG s. OF II stern TeptOYHi
1 from Her Grace of Lincoln Brought
EUranla to a standstill.
4 Eight now was no longer possible,
she could but trust ins her guardian
/ angel. or IN any of those protective
genii who hive In their kerSing the
special care of lovers In distress who
hhanpened to he lowering n s,l,
1 r. was not seemlyi to be hall way UP
la hight If stairs when Her Majesty
/ was standing on the. floor b Glow, X
tsuia, With her cheeks aflame with
tvexation, slowly descended. whilst en-
fcolnstering as boldly as she could the
lfartillely IRE of half q dozen pairs q
ieycs steadily hXedAupon her. @
Mary Tudor l1oked eoldly severe
! Her Grace OF lincoln horror struck
HIS Isminence| ironlcnl and the ladies
i lI,.Ii GO