Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-01

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rc~sases;lssl quarters surround and eau
brace the sa-re~ tostaosss aud pscsus-
e~qss ~sr~rtS sf the .xsxi.al so~n In
thu outer circs-~ the ussssr classes rvs
In thu inner the -hos.- are situated aud
sssblDd rsssr gr.~l.rou~ frsa1s D.. hid
dssa rss;ssias- sus wr~tcb~d las.-- aaa
alleys fIi.ra WITH a poverty -trscsea
sSrsaS.af and sia barge measure Grim
iaai class. Ike-c social and .s,szl dixl-
sl~s- corre~S,oad-,d. as I knew frssa
Aapss infsrmssi.a. to another division
u.aTe iHS~srtanf 10 Hse. The new town
vas fvT the kinS bu; 10 the odd town
A,chsei sf strelsas vas a hope.
hero and q darling
The sceOe vas very hriiiAns a. we
passed along the GranA boulevard and
90 10 the grest square where th.. roy sl
palace stood Here ! wss In the midst
of nay devoted adheeeass. Every house
Was hung WITH red aud tseas-cked wNs,
aags aud msstts--s. The str~et. we're
lined with raised seats co each side
Aud ! passed along. ko~rtng this way
and that under . shower q chsses.
blessings and waving hAndkescAisGs
The balconies we're full of sayly drs.e-
- ladies. who eiaIJs.d their hands aad
curtssed and threw their brightest
glances at me. A torrent ef red roses
fell on me. Oue bloom lodged in my
Il in my coat The marshal smiled
grimly. l had stolen some glances at
his face, but he was too impassive 60
show me whether his symI,at athies were
with me or not.
The red rose for the Elphbergs.
marshal" said I gayly, and he nodded
have written "gayly." and strange
word ii must seem. But the truth is
that ! was drunk with excitement. At
that moment I trelieved-I almost he
lieved-that I was In very truth the
King. and with a look OF laughing tri-
umph raised my eyes TO the beauty
M1tu bhi'pble>- anu tbsDs ! staFt'h
For looking down on me. with her
handsome face and proud smile. was
the lady who had been my fellow
Traveller, Antoinette de Mauban. and l
saw her also start. and her lips moved.
and she leaned forward and gazed at
me. And I. collecting myself. met her
eyes full ana square. while again ! felt
my revolver. suppose she had cried
aloud. That's not the king"
Well, we went by. and then the mar
shal turning round In his saddle.
waved his hand. and the cuirassiers
closed round us. SO that the crowd
could not come near me. We were
leaving my quarters and entering
Duke Michaers, and this action Of the
marshals showed me more clearly
than words what the state of feeling
in the town must be. But IL Fate
made me king the least could do
was 10 play the part handsomely.
why this change in our order, mar
shall" said l.
The marshal bit his white mustache.
1T is more prudent, SIRE" he mur-
INJURED.
uTtW Ttiu
LET those in front ride on said !.
''till they are fifty yards ahead. But
do you. marshal. and Colonel Sapt and
my friends wait here till have ridden
fifty yards. And see that no one is
nearer to me. will have my people
see that their king trusts them
Sapt laid his hand on my arm. l
shook him on The marshal hesitatcd.
Am l not UNDERSTOOD" said I, and.
biting his mustache again. he gave the
orders. l saw old Sapt smiling into his
beard, but he shook his head at me. II
| had been killed In open day in the
streets of Strelsau Sapt's position
would have been a difficult one.
Perhaps ! ought to say that l was
dressed all in white. except my boots.
I wore silver helmet with gilt orna
ments. and the broad ribbon OF the
Rose looked well across my chest.
should be paying a poor compliment TO
the king il ! did not set modesty aside
and admit that made very fine fig
ure So the people thought. for. when
l, riding alone. entered the dingy.
sparsely decorated, somber streets of
the old town there was first murmur,
then a cheer, and a woman. from a
window above II cookshop. cried the
old local saying:
IF he's red. he's right Whercat |
laughed and took off my helmet that
she might see that | was of the ri cht
color, and they cbeercd me again at
that
II WAS more Interesting riding thus
alone, for l heard the comments OF the
crowd
He looks paler than his wont" said
one
You'd look pale if you lived as he
did was the highly disrespectful re
tort