The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-07

,,ressionless countenance. he looked at the Rogue and Wolf, and listened to their words, and rode on. His retinus behind him was equally silent,
 Thus they arrived at the castle and rode over the lowered drawbridge. { Now let us refresh ourselves a bit and be comfortable" shouted Wolf, dismounting from his horse after they had entered the courtyard. He stamped into the hall. his sword clanking, and threw himself Into seat by the long oaken table.
 wine. cellar master. wine!" he cried. "ouicki and bring the best in the
 The silent knight had followed the twina still silent, he waited till they were both sitting comfortably at the table, their elbows resting on 1t in all the joy of ownership. Then he stepped up, to them.
 Drawing a ieathern purse from under his cloak, he opened 1t and spoke Tor the first time. Here ie your legacy, said he. He dipped his hand into the bag, drew cut a Zollern- niinted horin and threw 1t on the table so that It spun. That" said he, lis correct. A forin is what belongs to you"
 The two brothers looked at each otner in surprise. Then they began to laugh and asked the strange knight what he meant by his jeke.
 The Knight drew out a long parch- ment full of seals. Slowly and loudly he began to read. It was long regis ter. written by Kuno. in which he re- counted all the evil things that his bro- thers had done to him. all the ma licious words they had said about him, and all their selfish attempts to get his property. s f{ Aaa
 It was long list. but not . bit long or than the record justified. When. at last, the knight reached the end or the register of misdeeds he raised his voice and the twins, listening with perturbation up to that point, 9asped and turned pale with rage and bitter disappointment.
 Kuno' Count of ZoiIern and stag's Burg willed that his entire estate and property, except the Jewels of his mother. be sold on his death to the Kingdom of wurttemberg. The price set forth In the will, was---a zeiiern horin, which was to pass to his brothers as their legacy.
 The brothers tried to laugh. but could not, and had to bite their lips to re- frain from cursing in the presence of the high emissary from the power full Kingdom. They tried to comfort themselves with ths thought that the magnificent jewels had been excepted. But the next moment the knight read that Kuno had left them to the City of Balingen for the purpose of founding home for the poor.
 Wolf ana the Rogue giared at the knight. glared at each other, cisnched their fists. but said nothing They knew too we'll that they could not resist wurtembsrg. So they had inst eyerything--Stag's Burg. forests. acids. the town of Balingen and even 'ns wolf deaantiy picked up the nerin | ana thrust it Into his purse. The twins | oiapped their feAthered caps to theiE l heads, stared furiously at Wurttem- | bsrg's commissioner. strode past him I without salute. swung themselves si- l lently on their horses and rode away, muttering curses to themselves. The next morning the Countess plarued Wolf so bitterly with tears and abuse, blaming him for having lost the inheritance, that at last he arose with an oath and rode to Rogue's Burg. thinking that even his brother, little as he loved him. would be less annoy ing company than his mother.