Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-01

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IL elder man approached me. heck
aaing the younger to follow. He Asa
90. cOurteously raising his hat. ! rose
Slowly to my feet.
Hes the height. too I heard the
elder murmur as he surveyed MY six
feet two inches Of stature. Then. with
q cavalier touch of thu cap. he ad-
dressed me:
May I ash your namef"
AS yeu have taken the first step in
the ac,,ua Instance, gentlemen" said ].
with a smile, suppose yoS give me
bead In the matter OF names"
The young man stepped forward
with q pleasant smile.
This" said l,e, els Colonel Sapt. and
I am called Fritz Won Tarlenheim. We
are both In the service Of the king Of
Ruritania."
I bowed and. barring my head, an
swered:
Il am Rudolf Rassendyll. I am II
Traveller from England. and once fer
year or two I held a commission from
tNr maJesty tne uueeh
Then We are all brethren Of the
sword" answered Tarenheim, holding
out his hand, which took readily.
"Rasseisfyll Rassendyll.' muttered
Colonel hapt Then a CLEAN OF intelli-
gence fitted across his face.
"Hy heaven" he cried. you're o. the
Buriesdons.."
My brother is now Lord Burlesdon,"
said l.
Thy head bewrayeth thee" he chuc
kled. pointing to my uncovered poll.
why. Fritz, YOU know the stOry?"
The young man glanced apologetic-
ally at me. He felt a delicacy which
my sister-in-law would have admired.
To put him at his ease l remarked,
with smile:
"Ah. the story is known here as well
as among us, it seems"
Known cried Sapt. IF You stay
here the ,ieuce "a man in all Ruritania
will doubt Of it-or a woman either"
l begin to feel uncomfortable. Had
I realized what very plainly written
pedigree I carried about with me |
should have thought long before l Wis
tied Ruritania. However, l was in for
II now.
At this moment ringing voice
sounded from the wood behind us:
Fritz. Fritz. Where are you. MANI"
Tarlenheim started and said hastily:
Its the king"
Old Sapt chuckkd again.
Then a young man jumped out from
behind the trunk of a tree and stood
beside us. AS l looked ON him l utter
ed an astonished cry. and he. seeing
me, drew back in sudden wonder. Saw
ing the hair on my face and manner
of conscious dignity which his position
gave him. saving also that he lacked
perhaps half an inch-nay, less than
that. but still something-of my height.
the king of Ruritania might have been
Rudolf Rassendyll and | Rudolf the
king
For an instant we stood motionless.
looking at one another Then l barred
my head again and bowed respectfully.
The king found his voice and asked in
bewilderment:
"Colonel-Fritz-wh is this gentle
man."
was about to answer when Colonel
Sapt stepped between the king and me
and began TO talk to his majesty in
low growl. The King lowered over
Sapt, and as he listened his eyes now
and again sought mine. l looked at
him long and carefully. The likeness
Uas cprtaiplv astonishing fhourh I
saw the points Of difference also. The
kings face was slightly more fleshy
than mine. the oval Of its contour the
least trifle more pronounced and. as
fancied. his mouth lacking something
Of the firmness tor obstinacyD which
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