The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18
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CHAPTER VIII
The Six Castle Chambers

The he woman was gone. AS far as he
could see there were people-sGores OF
them. hundreds OF multiplied into
thousands and millions as nc looked un-
I'll there was only black cloud about
him He staggered to his feet and
his brain slowly cleared The millions
and thousands and hundreds of people
dissolved themselves into the day until
eeeg eng mutlapdes wa He turned do his W face
weakly TO the man beside him.
''Where did she go7" he asked.
II % was .oi boyish face into 1ic Which his his
the Ge"si strain % Of battle. % Redeemed little on
one cheek with q smear OF blood. and
there startled. frightened look IN
It that did not come OF the strife that
had passed,
who? What are you talking abcut?"
'The woman" whispered Nathaniel
''The woman-Marion-who kissed
The young fellows hand gripped his
arm In a sudden fierce clutch.
You've been dreaming, he exclaimed
in threatening tone; Shut upp" He
| dropping his voice to whisper he added,
| For Gods sake. don't betray her. They
saw her with us-everybody knows that
1t was tho kings wife with you!'
The kings wife, Nathaniel was too
weak TO analyze the words beyond the
fact that they carried the dread truth
Of his fears deep into his soul. Who
would have come to him but Marion2
Who else would have kissed him? II was
her voice that had whispered In his ear
the thrill OF her hand that had passed
over his face. And this man had said
that she was the wife of the king, He
heard the voices of other men near him,
but did not understand what they were
saying. He knew that after a moment
there was a man on each side of him
holding him, by the arms. and mechani-
cally he moved his legs. knowing that
they wanted him 10 walk. They did not
guess how weak he was-bow he strug-
gled to keep from becoming TOO great a
weight on their hands. Once or twice
they stopped In their agonizlng, climb up
swept into Nathaniel's face and 1t was
like water TO a parched throat.
! After a tlnne-lt seemed a day Of ter
riole work and pain to him--they came
half conscious sort OF way he cursed at
the rabble trailing at their heels They
) passed close TO the temple. dirt and
! blood tbo lane and a burning torment shutting
+ yond this there was another crowd. An
q aisle opened for them. as 1t had opened
s for others ahead of them. In front OF
hune heavily upon his breast and he
! made no effort to raise 1t. All ambition
and desire had left him. all desire but
= and lie there for endless. restful years
: What consciousness was left In him was
! ebblng swiftly, he saw black fathomless
. night about him and the earth seemed
: slipping from under his feet.
= voice dragged him back into life
voice that doomed in his ears like
him quiyering with emotion He drew
himself Greet with the involuntary
e strength OF one mastering the las, spayn
OF o, death 49,, and as they dragged hin
e an arms reach of him the great. Twin;
S face OF Strang. gloating at him as
6 from out OF a mist-red eyed. white
S fanged. filed with the vengefulness OF
h beast.
: The great voice rumbled in his ear
again.
l. Take that man to the dungeonr
: (To be continued)