Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-24


less fantastic. more natural Dunsaan-
bury had to give himself mental
shake to get back to Essex and to So
ply Crouch. Volseni set old and gray
amid the hills. the king whose breath
struggled with his blood for life. the
beautiful woman who would be with
the king II and SO long as he lived
these were the present realities he saw
in vivid immediate vision. They made
the shadows Of the past seem not in
deed dim-they kept all their distinct
ness Of outline In memory-but in their
turn fantastic and in no relation to the
actual. Was that the air of Kravonia
working on him or was it woman's
voice. the pallid pride of a woman's
face?
I'm Slavna they call me WITCH" she
said. land tell terrible tales about this
little mark-my red star-but here in
volseni they like me-yes. and I can
win over Slavna. too. If | get the op-
portunity. No. shan't be weakness
to monseigneur If he lives"
"You'll be-
Ellis wife?" she interrupted. Yes"
She smiled again-nay, almost laughed.
THAT seems worst Of all-worse than
anything else?"
Dunstanbury allowed himself to smile
too. "Well, yes. Of course that's true"
he said. "Out OF Kravonia anyhow.
What's true in Kravonia l really don't
know yet" HH
II suppose it's true in Kravonia, too.
but what tell you Is monseigneur's
will about me-" ....
He looked hard at her. "You love
him r he asked. .,.
"As my life. and more" said Sophy
simply.
At last Dunstanbury ceased to look
1t her. He laid his elbows on the bat
Elements and stood there. his eyes
roaming over the lake In the valley to
the mountains beyond. Sophy left his
side and began to walk slowly up and
down the rugged. uneven. overgrown
surface Of the walls.
The moon was sinking in the sky
There would be three or four dark
hours before dawn. A man galloped up
to the gate and gave a countersign in
return to challenge; the heavy gates
rolled open: he rode in; another rode
ont and cantered of along the road to-
ward Praslok. There was watch and
ward. Volseni was not to be caught
mapping as Praslok had been. Wheth-
e. the king lived or died. his Volsenians
were on guard. Dunstanbury turned
his back on the hills and came up to
6ophy. ,@r H. Ia L.
1--WE Essex folk ought to stand by one
another. hi said. Its the merest
chance that has brought me here. but
TIM glad Of the chance now. and It's be-
ginning to feel not the least strange.
10 long a. you've need OF help count
ne among your eoldters.1 alt84a
But youh ouahtn't to mtg yourself
vp- fs:.& tsa sao0 Alt, .taGI} Hma
Ibid you act on that principle when
Jon came to Kravonia H. utb a4as,
With a smile sophy gave him her
hand. 'So. be It.. accept your service
for monseigneur."' - Ia, ~
II give It to you."' he persisted.
Eyes. and all that is mine I give to
monseigneur." said Sophy.
Amy man who meets or after an in
-terval Of. time again meets an attractive
woman only to find that her thoughts
are pre-empted and totally preoccupied
suffers an annoyance not the less real
because he sees the absurdity Of II. Il
- to find shut a gate which with better
luck might have been open. The un-
usual circumstances of his new en-
counter with Sophy did not save Dun
stanbury from this common form Of
chagrin. The tragic element In her
situation gave It a. rather uncommon
favor He would fair, have appeared
AZ the knight Grant to rescue such
beauty in such distress. but the nature
OF the distress did not seem favorable
to the proper romantic sequel.
He made his offer Of service to her.
She assigned him to the service OF mon.
seigneur!, He laughed at his own an
noyance and determined to serve mon
seigneur as well as he could. At, the
same time. while conceding most amply
cuse. he could not admire his policy In
the choice Of a bride. That was doubt
less q sample of how things were done
IN Kravonia. He lived to feel the ex-
cuse more strongly and to pronounce
the judgment with greater hesitation.
Sophy had given him her hand again
~ she accepted his offer in monseign-
eur's name. He had not yet released
h when she was called from the street
below In woman's voice-a voice full
Of haste and alarm. @sa Isl
ssMarie Zerkoyitch calls me! must
20 at once" she said II expect mon
>6eigneur Is awake" She hurried OF,
with a nod OF farewell.
Dunstanbury stayed little while on
the wall. smoking cigarette. and then
went down into the street The door
OF the guardhouse was shut All was
very quiet as he passed along to the
market place. where the inn was stu.
ated. He went up to his room over.
looking the street and, taking or his
coat OnlV fling himself m the had