Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-02

the most vital of. her life--were after
ward in memory like dream.
She had seen that man was ghast-
~ pale: she had caught CLEAN of
fear IN his eye; she had felt tigerisk
CULVER run through his frame as the
crowd pressed him against her. In
stinct-and love-had told her the rest
and taught her how to act.
Vaguely she recalled later that she
had thrown herself forward and struck
up the knife. An impression Of that
knife as the light cleaned on 1t alone
was clear. Sfckening. she had thought
Of the dull sound 1t would make in
falling, OF the blood that would spout
from q rent In the white coat among
the jeweled orders. She had thought
as one thinks in dying, Of existence H.
world empty OF Leopold. and she hi,
known that unless he could he saved
her one wish was to go out Of the
world with him.
More than this she had not thought
or known. What she did was done
scarcely by her own volition, and she
seemed to wake with start ut last.
| to hear herself sobbing and to feel the
throb. throb. Of hot pain in her arm.
A hundred hands-not quick enough,
to save. yet quick enough to follow the
lead given by her-had fought to seize
the man in gray and stop second
blow. They had borne him away.
while. as for Virginia. her work done.
she forgot everything and every one
but Leopold.
| Reviving. she had heard him speak
to the crowd and told herself dreamily
that were she dying his voice could
bring her back II he called. She even
listened to each word that rang out
like cathedral bell above the babel
Still he held her, and when the cheers
came she scarcely understood that
they were for her as well as for Leo.
pofd, the emperor. Afterward, the ne.
cessity for public action over, he bent
his head close enough to whisper,
'"Thank you," and then for Virginia
every syllable was clear
"You are the bravest woman alive, "
he said Il had to keep them from
i killing the ruffian, but now can
speak to you alone. l thank you for
what you did with my whole heart.
and pray heaven you're not seriously
hurt
"No, not hurt and very happy" the
princess answered, hardly knowing
what she said. She felt like soul re-
leased from it's body, floating in blue
\ n+1, fIo%
body ached or bled? Leopold was
safe, and she had saved him.
He pointed to her sleeve. 1.-THE knife
struck you. Your. arms bleeding, aud
the wound must lie seen Immediately
by my own surgeon. Would that could
60 with you myself, but duty keeps
me here. You understand that. Baron
Won I.yndal and his wife will at once
take you home, wherever you may be
staying. They
But would rather stop and see
the rest" said Virginia. "I'm quite
we'll now. not even weak. and can
go down to my friend
'lf you're able to stop. 1t must be
here With me-" answered Leopold.
"After the service you have done for
me and for the country 1t Is your
| place."
The ladies' Of the court, who, with
their husbands. had been waiting to
congratulate Leopold, crowded round
the girl as the emperor turned to them
with a look and gesture of invitation.
A seat was given her, and the arm in
Its blood stained sleeve was hastily
bound up. She was the heroine Of the
day, dividing honors with its hero.
There was scarcely q grands dame