New-York tribune., 1908-01-05


% see you, and l was becoming quite ANXIOUS be
cause one OF the men assured me you were not N
YOUR cabin
D;cz caught a flu-ried note IN her utterance-
strained desire 70 avoid the seblance OF that ANXIETY
which she had lust admitted. l. puzzled nm quite
as much as the curious sense Of familiarity WIN rs
surroundings, sense which the girl HneNpeClet-
a11rearance had bv 10 means dlspelled And ne was
odIv conscious OF breaking away o1 the social par
-er OF whose existence she al least must nave bee
convinced The mere whispering together n th-s
lonely part Of the ship might account tor II 20 some
extent he b-aCcd himself tor t1e e-tCr- 20 restore
her self control
Il came here 10 have good look a. the desert oy
night" " he said. You may be -ure.-MIss FeTslaVe
hat had little notion YOU searching tor me Il
vas by the rnerest accident that was able 20 STOW
myself out OF sight n this particular locality
She laughed softly again, and her manner became
rtrceptiblv less constrained \ big man and a
small ships that i: she asked leI me NJ
Rovson. WHY did that officer OF the guards call YOU
King Dick on the morning Of the carriage acci-
Had the girl racked her brain for q day 70 frame
question intended 70 PerpeX Royson. She could not
have hit on one OF more penetrating effect He was
astounded. not because she had heard Seymour 5
exclamation. but by reason Of the flood 81 Ighs
which her recollection OF II al that moment poured
his wandering thoughts
1t is a most amazing thing that You should ask
me that. Miss Fenshawe, he cried.
''Sh-s-s-h, have always imagined YOU 70 De a
man who would smile IN the midst Of earthqua keS;
vet here are quite dazzled by harmless b-t o.
feminine curiosity. Don't YOU wish NE % know
how You came BY that nickname: suppose u :
one"
There IS no other IN whom I would eonfdse 50
willingly. he said. Promise YOU VIII not laugh a.
ne # tell YOU more than You bargain foT.
What: Is there hunlOr n the story
Let us see | am hardly a fair Judge. N present
am more than r1vstihed- Il : easy enough % ex
plain why l was called King Dick at school That
IS a mere preface 70 nv romance. One OF the cher
shed traditions Of nv family is that are Enea1
descendants Of King Richard / Of England
Good gracious
The statement lends itself 10 disbelief admit
Why do YOU think me dlsbelieving:
PRAY forgive me- Miss Fenshawe l am IN doubt
ing mood myself tonight At any rate. the lineage
Of the ROvsons has not been disputed during many
centuries Our name IS part OF proof. and there
has been Richard RoysOn associated with West
-nOreland ever since CGur de Lion returned from
Palestine. That IS the kind OF family asset a boy
will brag Of. Joined 10 a certain proficiency IN
games II supplies a ready made nickname But the
wonderful and wholly ineNphcable thing Is that
while have been standing here watching our head
light dancing the desert. the fantastic ConceIt
has invaded my very soul that share with klnglv
ancestor his love of this land his ambition accom-
plish great deeds N its secret places, his contempt
and sCOrn OF all opposing influences. Do YOU re
member how he detied d rain of blood which scared
his courtiers One OF his friends has placed record
the opinion that II angel from heaven bade
Richard abandon his work he would have answered
with curse Well l am poor. and OF Slight conse-
quence in the world to-day; but least has been
Vouchsafed understand what a strong man
and King can feel when there are those who would
able give effect my energies as Richard himself
when pent in an Austrian prison but do ask that
some Bl9ndel shan tree me no matter what the ran
som, and that Fate shall set task worthy Of the
who fought and dreamed and planned empires
out there eight centuries ago,
Rovson threw back his head, and stretched his
right hand toward the desert where Law Taffa and
Jerusalem. He carried away by The magic
ot the hour. He had brushed aside The Cobwebs OF
society and spoke to Irene a gallant and fearless
youth might address the maid at whose feet he hoped