Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-13

She gave herself up to the hOur-the II
past forgotten, the future never thought II
Of It was the great time Of her life n
Her feelings, while not less spontane-
GUS and fresh, we're more mature and 4
more fully satisfied than when Casimir
Do Savres poured his love at her feet. |
"A cry Of happiness almost lyrical runs
through her scanty record OF these
days. There was little leisure for diary |
OF letterA .g... s.....,,,.gst. |
Winter was melting into spring snow
awelled only on the hilltops. Lake Talti !
was. unbound and sparkled In the sun. |
The days grew longer, yet were far too
short. 70 ride with him to volsenl to
hear the cheers. to see the love they
bore him. to watch him at work, to
peem to share the labor ana the love-
Ihen to shake OF the kindly cIinging
friends and take to a mountain path or
iwander. the reins on the horses necks,
by the margin Of the lake and come
Aoms through the late dusk. TALKING 4
s6uon, silent often. always together n
4 thought as In bodily presence-was not
this enough7 III had to die In
month should owe life tremendous
debt already" That Is her own sum-
lining up. 1t is pleasant to remember.
1t would be enough to say-love;
enough with a nature ardent as hers.
Yet with love much else conspired
There was the thought OF what she had
done. of the things to which she was a
party. There was the sense Of power,
the satisfaction Of ambition. a promise
Of more things. There was the mp
lplause OF Volseni as well as the devo-
ton Of the prince. There was. too-it
persisted all through her life-the fun
ny, half childish and. to a severe eye,
urchinlike pleasure In the feeling that
these were fine doings for Sophy
Crouch of Morpingham, In Essex!
Fancy mev' Is the indefensibly primi-
tive form in which this delight shows
In one Of the few letters bearing date
from the castle Of Praslok.
Yet It is possible to find this simple.
gracious surprise at fortunes fancies
worthy Of love. Her own courage her
own catching Mt fortunes forelock.
seemed to have been always uncon-
scious and instructive. These she new
er hints at nor even begins to analyxe.
. OF her love for the prince she speaks
once or twice and once In reference to
. what she had felt for Casimir. II loved
him most when he left me and when
he died." she writes. II love him not
less now because I love monseigneur,
: but / can love monseigneur more, for
!. having loved Casimir. God babe the
t dear dead die, but he babe me live. and
> death helped to teach me how to do It. "
: Again she reflects. ''How wonderfully
9 everything Is worth while-even sor-
rows!" Following which reflection in
the very next line-she is writing to
J. Julia Robins-comes the naive out
d burst: II look Just splendid in my
n sheepskin tunic. and he's given me the
sweetest toy OF q revolver. That's In
8 case they ever charge and try and cut
!. US up behind our guns!" She Is laugh
ing at herself. but the laugh Is charged
Z with an infectious enjoyment. So sh<
= lived. loved and laughed through thos<
n uneQualed days. trying to soothe Marie
vt Zerkovitch, bantering Max Won Holl
d brandt, giving her masculine mind and
g her feminine soul wholly to her prince
''She was like singularly able and en-
r ergetic sunbeam" Max says quantity
r himself obviously not untouched By
her attractions. ,.1t.D.as r tn
. The princes mind was simple. III
was quite sincere about his guns. IL
. had no wish to 60 on his travels unit
= they had arrived and he could delive'
them into the safe custody Of his train
d ed and trusty volsenians and Of Luke
te Witch, their captain. Less than that wa
not safety with Stenovics In ONCE an(
Colonel Stafnits On duty at the capital
But Marie Zerkovitch was right. too
\ even though overexacting. a. MAX hat
Il told her. The letter to the king bel,
3 but half the truth. and that half not tn
T more significant He could not 60 iron
| Sophy's side to seek wife. The de
] sire Of his heart and the delight Of hi
leyes-she was here In Praslok.
Her charm was not only for his hear
I and eyes. her fascination not solely 70
his passion. On his intellect also sh
:. laid her powerful hold, opening the nal
row confines OF his mind to broade
views and sOftening the rigor Of hi
: ideals. He had seen himself only a
the stern master. the just chastiser Q
q a turbulent capital and an unruly so
80 diery But was there not higher aim
70 Might he not be loved in the plains a
!" on the hills, at Slavna as at Volseni?
e BY himself he could not achieve tina
His pride-nay. his obstinacy-forbad
o. the first step. But what his sensitiv
1g dignity rejected for himself he coul
W see her sunny graciousness accomplis
% without loss OF self respect. natural!
i'd ali spontaneously. He was soldie
M Hers were the powers Of peace. OF tha
Of instructive craftsmanship of the em'
lions by which hearts are won an
. kingdoms knit together by a tie stron,
no er than the sword. Because In Ia