The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-03

the of the formed by spots the
leopard skin by the Hercules. AS she thrilled
with the feeling that she looking down. herself
into the great hall she had just left she heard
the grating sound of the panel in the floor it slid
back into place. For just second it her
mind that close prisoner here, in this mar
hiding place unable escape but by the will of
the old who Prince Caesars tool. Then
her attention riveted. For through the door at
the end Of the hail burst the prince himself with two
OF MS servants He looked excited and in haste the
girl mas not been seen to leave the place. the prince
is still here, there be end of ALL Look round
this room-she may be hiding somewhere Search, and
not to waste" Honor. watching from the
kind awe they started searching pulling aside
% .ae9liS rougilI3 from tne autSisE wal 2pG bna5
II seemed SO Impossible that they should not see heT'
could almost touch them.
seemed TO her strained hour she could hear
their mufed curses as they found nothing to reward
Then the prince called them off as if they had been
dogs. Basts! osSta! There is nothing here. A mouse
had passed out of the castle. Come off you,
9b we ourselves sha be eaug pney vent toWaFd
she looked to see them pass out of the door with It's
wall beside it seemed to part and all three vanished
Almost at the instant the sound of approaching
ee ana voices made h her turn her eyes
and in there came little string of people Honors
three or four Of her maids The old woman was pre-
princess looked pale and ' grave anu
Honor with difficulty restrained herself from
ing out in her giadness But she hushed herself What
bronze statue in friends voice. The little
sion went across the long hail. and through the door
enemy had just minute before. Honor was left
alone in the silent room, where the lamps hickered
dows; and the sitting heat inside the statue was
growing too much for her strength. She just
wondering what would become of her, If the old
from the castle and left her there all
night. when RELIEF came il the appearance OF the
peasant herself.
she o@Ing; il breattless and hurried, and ran down
with your she whispered she stood under the
statue and looked anxiously up See have touched
You can come out for the prince has gone and will
IA tonight
Honor crawled down quickly, feeling with one foot
after the other for the rungs OF the ladder below She
covered with dust and her hands begrimed,
she came out again into the dimy lit room.
The with many muttered explanations,
went slide back the opening IN the floor Then she
came back to where Honor stooG, trying to rub off
the that sticking TO her. "Signorina, you
must STAY hare now til in anV she
said. There is going in out. I will put
you in little where you will be safe and quiet.
the princes orders now that is to leave
castle come into il. He thinks you went long
ago For me- shall be allowed to return my little
down in the valley; but must come here again
till the princess goes. II you hungry, I
will bring you bread and wine and fruit More L
for you This has been an unlucky night for
She would not listen to Honor's questions or pro-
tests She led the way from the hall through a net
signorina will pardon if I leave her in darkness
while go for the food she said; Il dare risk nothing
away shutting the door after her. but Honor heard
sound lock. It absurd, and it irritating,
to feel herself under the same roof with her princess
yet kept from her by senseess behavior like this
The struggling slowly up. 1t shone through
the old attced window high in the WALL by
its pale light Honor could see that she was In