The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-19


place OF your sables thereT
ut Is your uniform, monseigneur,
Sophy answered. bowling her head
I.ukovitch sprang forward and kissed
her hand.
''For our balllf"s preserver as for our
bailiff, men OF volsenl!" he cried loud
ly. The answering cheer brought tears
to sophy's sparkling eyes. For mo.
ment she could not see her prince nor
the men who thus took her to their
hearts.
Suddenly In the midst OF her exulta-
ton she saw face on the outskirts OF
the throng. A small,
spare man stood there. r
dressed In unobtrusiye
tweeds, but making no ~ IA
effort 10 conceal himself. U YIN
He was Just looking on, "a. E)
a stranger 10 the town. W. ~
interested In the pictur- II
esque little scene. The b Nj
face was that Of Lieu TOS
tenant Rastatz. =
She watched the drill
ing of the gunners and
then rode back with the
prince. escorted beyond
the gates by n cheering A small,
throng. which had now spare man
been Joined by many stood there.
women. Dusk was falling. and the old
gray city took on a ghostly look The
glory Of the sunshine had departed.
Sophy shlvered a little beneath her
furs.
'Monscigneur. did you see Rastatzw
she asked
mo: didn't see him, but knew he
was here. Lukovitch told me yester-
day"
"And not In Uniform
"lIe has leave. no doubt and his uni
form wouldn't make his stay in Vol
seni any more pleasant"
whats he there forT' she asked
fretfully.
"Ah, baroness. you must inquire OF
those who scnt him. think" His tone
was light and merry.
ITO spy on you. suppose! hate
his being there. IIe-he sat worthy
to he IN dear volseuL"
You and Nulsenl have fallen In love
with each other I sec, IS for spying
oil I'm doing do openly and all shall
do. but I don't blame Stenovics for
keeping an eye on me. or Stafnitz eth
er. do my host % keep an eye On
them. yen know We needn't he afraid
Of Rasiaty. we who have beaten Her
eules Mlstitch I'm open 0ght."
"Oh, well. away with him. crled So
ply. The SHOWS not frozen shall we
cantcr home. monsrlgleUrf'
Merrily they cantered through the
fast falling evening eide by side. Ras
tatz was out of mind now. All was
out 81 mind save Che fascination OF the
crisp air. the silent suggestion ~ gath
ering night. her prince who rode beside
her. The DART mass - the tower Of
rrasloS rose too soon before her unwlll
Ing eyes. She drew reign. sighlng
III life were Just al that ana nothing
elser' she said. IS he helped her to dis
mount aud the crooms took the horses
She stopped halfway up the steep wood
en- causcwny and turned TO look back
toward NoiscnL The prince stood close
by her.
That's good. but ilfe has better
things" he sail softly. '~ro ride TO
sc;her Is good and 10 play together. hut
u work together s. better still. baron
less"
For moment Sophy was silent
Then she laughed I'm Joy.
well. I'm 70 wear your uniform
.henccforth. monscigneurr'
He drew her hand and kissed H.
Very slowly and gradually she drew II
away. her eyes meeting his as he rails
ed his head. The heavy door ut the
top OF the causcway opened. Marie
Zerkovitch stood there. holding n lamp
high In her hand. The sudden light
flooded their faces. For moment
more he looked at her. then went down
ngain on his way 10 the stables. So
ply ran up 20 where Marie Zerkovltch
stood.
"You heard our horsesT" she asked
gayly.
But there was no responsive smile
on Marie's lips For her. too. the light
had shone on those two faces. and she
was sorely troubled.
The next day again they rode togeth-
er. and the next. On the third day So
ply rode Into Nolsenl In the shecpskin
cap and tunlc. short habit OF blue
hiding her leather brooches and coming
halfway over her long boots. The
prince gave her his hand as they rode
into the market place.
Marie Zerkovitch trembled. Max Won
Hoilbrandt shrugged his shoulders with
a laugh, and little Rastatz drove back
10 Slavna through the night. lie
thought that he had seen enough for
his purposes. His report might be use
ful in the city on the Hrath.
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