The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-10
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saffron sides cleaning among the green leaves show
cred over them he held the rude basket Of woven
oslers on high "Ecco signorini they good fruit
she heard him pssdingly. Fresh and just gath
cred. VIII. it please you OF your goodness to buy7
only soldo EACH beautiful-most beautifultruly
They are crying out for your teeth Honor heard the
laugh of the maids, and their consultation. They
would do wei for the supper of the princess There's
no fruit left from last nights supply" They gig
gled together and called down from their window
"Can you fly. little one? There other to get
But the child was quick. If the exalted sgnorlni
easy enough. Let them send long. long cord down
Rome" ~ - -
=, The maids. laughed again. and the head Of one
window again Honor watched while one end Of a
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of striking and splitting. Honor felt herself entering
IT reached the window. and landed safely in. The
maids dropped soldi into the basket as they took ne
the, lightened basket swinging ana revolving. TIE
gratefully. his little cap sweeping the dust. Honor
heard the laugh Of the maids. and sympathzed with
that gh9sty old castle even Stie incident Ike that
search for the convenient window after theiT heads
chief fqttered from that open pane would be seen all
When she passed through the vast old pres
emily where the little table was set for two awaiting
the fruit in the center OF the table and stopped TO
delieiOGsookihs aprcots But the older maid Elena
caught the few words Honor Spoke ABOUT TIE baset
and the peasant boy and she came up to the table
did you get apTcos? There are none on the inner
mss Esns dd no
10 think IL clever. after all.
Who was the child, and where did he come FROM"
she asked almost sharply How is one to know that
to set before the princess things that come from any
travel and WE bs o e 5er bebnd n I Rem SanR o
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aprcots off the table. 1t Is better that the princess
her I assure you that It IS so', ''4'
Amidas face fell as the ruthless hand plucked her
siyer basket from amid the gTeen leaves where shs
had Pia1fed it SO prey Honor felt sorry for the
it is good"
But HSaS sHa aaSa apricot the s 3a
be Re sb s PPk 9fe ev 0 sv b0S
stung by an insect they are not Mt for eating There
Two pigeons, with neeks that flashed rainbow col
hutterng and preening their wings and cooling with
all their might Elena walked to the window, and
daq an apTSoI eaTVousK r on the outer s without
them toe Sns Sa'0 0ryY ihey may suspect
Amida did not dare to complain, though she looked
at the older maid Honor thought Elena ridiculous.
ness over her beloved young princess Was it possible
evil eye and in silly obsolete superstltions Of that
yerng Her enlghteHed BrtsR htseot O pe 9n and
2e Elena e an6 bo6B or f ba minute ar Two 1
would suoslde' Inen she went on TO the door OF the
1T, when sharp exclamation sounded behind She
turned to see Elena pointing with shocked forefnger
cry. Madonna
On the sill outside lay a ball Of quivering tumbIed
feathers-a soft-cheeked apricot was close by with
a deep peck in It. One pigeon wheeled and screamed
with terror just above the stone ledge comrads
struggled in sudden As Honor looked poor
little huffed ball OF shaking feathers rolled in its
cOnvusions to the edge of the sill and over
balanced There a swift hutter, drop, and down
on the ground far below lay still and silent little
dead pigeon, while Its mate rent the air with
alarm
Elena picked up the pecled apricot and held II out
TO Amtda with silent look of scorn and
rebuke. 81 thought muchw she said. grinly, and
you would put aprtcots that heaven knova
where the table of the princess Give rest
of the accuTsed FRUIT" She caught each. one w
roughly from among their dainty leaves and hurled
them as far as her strong could carry into
the thick, Shiny water that lay in the
pond below the garden wall.
Don Caesar has failed this timev" she said with
grim fury He has not got his way yeti" Amfda
threw her apron her head, and covered down 70
the floor, bursting into frightened tears and sobs.
49, on you may get up imbecie!" said Elena sharply
Nobody thinks you had hand in it. beyond being
the fool cannot helpF
Honor stood pinned to the window by horror and
inereduty; looking down on the dead pigeon that
only gray and purple speck ground
Polsoned The apricots poisoned! Sent by hand she
and COMMON sense the princess would have eaten
them Like Amida, she. too, hid her face.