The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-07-17

8Kk2Sm her Left and Miss Seymour became
NS4N aware that horse and rider had intruded
EzSS9s& upon her special sanctuary of sorry. Her
half f-started half-indignant look vanished
Is she recognized them
The horse such little horse, the rider such
slight wisp of boy. The fact that he bore
lance and shield, and dress doubtless intended
to be warlike, did not awaken special alarm IN the
bosom of Miss Seymour. whcee veins bore the blood
Of kings.
"Oh, its you. Robn!" she saio gently. "You almost
frightened me-"
The boy lowered his lance and looked down into the
face Of this fair ladye who, being alone in those
deep forests might need true knights protection
Il am not Robin Hood" he said in his quaint, ma
ture way, mot any more am Sir Galahad in search
of the Holy Grail must conquer many things to
win it. and also redress wrong"
Miss Seymour smiled gentle approval.
"Oh l beg your pardon-I didn't know. You have
been Robin Hood so long, and you are still wearing
the Lincoln green, you see, and
Eyes. know. did not have the armor tor Gala
had only shield that mama once used IN a part she
played and brought with her to hang in my room.
She IS going to get suit of arnor when we go
back to town this Autumn. Dck-Mr. Calvery. I
mean-,nade the lance.
Miss Seymour's lips frightened the least bit.
"Your mama and-Mr. Calverly very good to
you" she said.
"oh, yes! Mama lets do Just what want to.
She came to the Adirondacks and brought the pony
and many things just for me. It's dun for
for her Mama always has many friends at Nara
9ansctt and Atlantic City, and they always good
10 me Here there is only Dick-I call him Dick be-
cause mama does, and he likes me to-and then he's
the best of them all. He told me about Gaahad and
the Grail, and isn't this nice lance? must ride
very slowly with it through the weods. knights al
ways do, Dick says, and like being Gaahad better
than Robin Hood, because you see Robin Hood wasn't
really noble, only just brave, but Sir Galahad was
GOOD and he was brave too Dick says he was without
fear and without reproach and he went forth to con-
uuer evil and relieve distress. just love Mr.. CAL
verify and SO does wish he was my papa
Why don't you love him, too, Miss Seymour! He's
so good and SO handsome. When he told me about
Sir Gaahad and the Grail, mama said that with ar
NOR he would look the part exactly. And then he's
so Jolly. Don't you like men who are handsome and
brave and jolly. Miss Seymour?"
It had been curious study-her fine patrician face
las the girl listened the fra little knights quaint
childish prattle. At moment hard, almost herce
at the next tender the point of tears The hidden
regions of her heart battle-ground Her voice
refused to steady itself for reply Sir Galahad slipped
from his horse and stood before her, leaning his
lance The sun filtered through the nterlacng green
and laid patch of glory his silken hair His eyes
burned brightly. The effort of dismountng had
heightened the bloom his wasted cheek. So rare
and beautiful he was-so the border OF land
invisble-withal so earnest in the part he played he
might easily have been gentle knight Of dreams,
finding adventures in far, dim regions and along en-
ehanted ways.
The girls heart melted in of tenderness
and motherly sympathy she slooked at him. She
had been dreamer hersef-a dweller in the lands of
golden mist. Such little while ago she had awak-
ened She would forget and dream again with the
little knight. "And how did you find your way to
my bower?" she asked.
sHere? Oh, have been here often. Sometimes
when was Robin Hood gathered my men here
Little John, Friar Tuck and all the rest of them.
aways sat that stone where you and we talked
of our adventures"
Something in his manner recalled the woman in
Miss Seymour Il suppose you like your father,
she said.
The boy hesitated
.But mama thinks am like her. too. She says
win make great actor some day. He died. you know
In California before can remember" He wa!
thoughtful moment, then he added Il wouldn't b
afraid die. Knights you know and mama
and Dick said looked like real knight when rode
away"
Unconsciously Mis-. seymour's hand pressed hare
against her bosom. The picture of the tall, happy
hearted fellow who had her love, standing by th
pretty frivolous womanthe gifted actress who seemed
to attract all men-the heartless coquette, in who's
life the spot seemed her fondness for thi
little lad who was fading out of it, had made the in
nocent words arrow in her heart Yet the bit
terness was gone. In her eyes were tears ready Z
brim
.Oh" she said, ayou are indeed knight A cheva
Eer without fear and without reproach. But thin
you are Parsifa rather than Galahad for Parsfal
withou. knowledge of wrong"
The boy hestated for moment.
We saw Parsifal At Bayreuth last year" he sale
" did not like it when he killed the swan
But he killed il nnocently. He was unconscious Q
ezuelty-as unconscious you would be-
And are you Kundry1 When you sit as you d
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