The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-03
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But tho vino which she had drunk
bud mnde her head heavy. She would
have liked To. 20 to the Duke, but
the room seemed 70 be Whirllns yn,
pleasantly around her. Ere she had
Tins to utter another word me young
foreigner had roughly seized Ter sllst
and DRAGGED her away. she Wus ~. "
wenls to resist him, md was relu ,l.a.gy
compelled to follow HIS lead riic next
moment lle had closed tho door on her
and shc knew nothing more.
lcxcitemont had somewhat &dazed n 81
but moment Or two Inter she partially
recovered mud collected her a ga dnn,
ana tried to listen, but she could hsur
nothing. Bcll.nd her was the corridor
out OF which opened several doors. ono
of these being theione which gave mo mo
fined tho whole evening. Not soini
not sign Of my lord Cardinal
once more sho tried the handle OF
the big door front Of eI ! h se roo
where the fight bad just taken place.
rho moonlight still streaucd In through
the open window. She could not see
Into the corners Of the great hall: but
straight In front Of her was another her
one in which she stood.
The room itself seemed empty. Wcs-
sex had gone and she lad not spoken
to him: That was the one great
turmoil which was going on IN her
brain. The door opposite fascinated
her. Perhaps he had gone through,
there! Nay, surely so. for II almost
seemed to her as If she could hear that
strange, bitter laugh of his still echo-
ing In tho distance.
She ran across the room. fearful lest
liz should disappear altogether ere she
could get to him. But even before she
Sc ssd. her body dragged violently
lack. BY the ligh. OF the moon. which
fell full on him. she recognized the
Young foreign lord.
He hnd summarily placed himself
..Let mo go." she murmured hoarsely.
Nor
II will. go to him!"
You cannot!"
He spoke from between his teeth. ne
it In q fury of rage or fear. she coul.i
not tell which. but as she. poor sou!
lad never inspired terror In any one.
she auaked before his rage.
Just then she heard as II in the
room beyond. few footsteps. then
call Come Harry" and after that the
opening and shutting OF distant door.
1t was the Duke Of Wessex going AVA
somewhere where perhaps she com!i
man standing between her and the OBJ
Iect of her alteration.
With a vigorous jerk she freed her.
self from Don Mlsueis grasp
Have care, man. have care.
she said in low. trembling voice. in
which suppressed passion seemed
suddenly to vibrate. Let me pass
silence. weneh" commanded Don
Miguel curly: another word and
cali the guard and have thee whipped
rs disturber of the peace.
She started rs II stunE with the very
lash with which ne so callously threat.
ened her. rho fumes OF wine and OF
from her dull brain. vague sense
OF bitter wrong crept into her rcart.
her own native shrewdness-the
ehrewdness OF the country UencN-
heen fooled. how and for what purpose
she coull not yet comprehend.
She pushed the tansicd hair from
her forehead mechanically readtust-
Ing her cumbersome garments. tfen she
stepped close up to the young spaniard.
$50 no! nv ms lord." she said.
speaking with strange and pathetic
effort at calmness. that's It Is IT?
that do not see through your tricks?
You and that purple-robcd hypo.
critic there wanted tn make use OF nia
you cajoled me With soft words
Bah. yd 110m erieked me. say say. do YOU
carp" she added with ever-increasing
5vehenence, .'trcked me that you might
trick him. With all your ,nr talks talks
alone knows what ye wanted.
Well! you've had your way he
looked GA me as he would on a plague
stricken cur 1890. NANCY and dirty.
(. .. Was that what ye wahtec?
you've had YOU, VII ~. - are re
want ut me-"
Don Miguel, much astonished at this
unexpected outburst of passion, gazed
at her with q sheer. then ne shrusEtl
his shoulders and said coldly:
Nothing. wench His Grace Of Yves.
SEX does not desire thy company. and
1 cannot allow thee to modest hin, II
.thou'lt depart in peace. thereil De q
MelI-hlled purse for thee II not
whip the wn napde my adr9'. 80
II will not go!" she repeated with
logged obstintcy It'll not I'll
rot .. I'll see him just ones. ...,.
be Wis so Face . and ND his Kind White
hands.-I want to kiss them -;
i've " kissed Sc them. So do not
stand in my y way Y y fine sir but
lSt me get TO nun z b.
The obstinate desire, half a mania.
now. had grown upon her with this
wanton thwarting OF her wishes. a
wholly unfettered passion seethed In
her, half made up OF hatred against
this man who5had fooled her and caus-
ed her to be spurned with unutter-
able contempt by Wessex.
TIL give thee three minutes in which
to get sober. my wench!" remarked
Don Miguel i1lacdly. After that, take
He laughed long, cr>rl laugh. and
looked at her with an evil leer, UP and.
down.
After that thou'lt go" he said
slowly and ignlticantly, "but not In
lreace. The palace watch have q heavy
hand three men to give thee
aers bleed. wench ). aye! III have
thee whinped till thou die under IT
go. so 60 now or !.
lie looked so evil. SO threatening, so
full OF bated rage. that insttnctiTely
She drew back a few steps away from
him. into the gloom. Z. Al she
did SO her foot knocked against somC-
point Of some instrument of stce
penetrated through the thin solcs o.
she had enough presence Of nina