The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-05-30

81 Judged that was what he meant"
said Jasar II tried to get him to tell !
more. but he died too quickly. He |
must have been deceived, for freedom
had alreudy been granted to all the
prisoners without conditions. There
fore. Sir Ncrrall, an enemy has en-
deavored 10 take your life by the hand
of this prisoner"
"And the cnemy?" asked
"The man died before he could
speak," Jasar answered.
"But how did he pass the guards
the head of the stalrcase?'
AS soon as your safety had he
looked after and you had been brough;
here her hlghness sent for the men.
The truth will perhaps never be known.
There was trcnchcry in our midst" ia
sar continued THE whole palace was
awake ut once. aud even in the town
there was little sleep that night Search
was made for the murdCrcrs In vain.
At the council next day her highness
did her utmost to probe the matter to
the root She let It bc understood that
she believed II trcaChcry against her.
.
tended for her. and a shout of loyalty
was the answer. It rang In the rafters
of the council hail and found an echo
in every street I'm the city. Then. Sir
Nerrall-and mark YOU this well-her
highness said that II was you who had
saved the life of the sovereign, coming
near TO your own death in the act.
OIL, Ill Of ~
rail-. Almost q dead silence followed"
"Her hlghncss tried to throw her pro-
lection over me aud failed" said
quietly.
"She failed, yes, even worse than
failed, for the priests attacked you
flercely for breaking their laws. They
held that your advice had been proved
worthless, since one of these prisoners
had attempted TO kill the princess. and
many saw reason In their argument"
Did they say that they had been
mistaken in proclalming me the expect
ed knight?"
1.-THE priests are wiser than that,
Sir Verrall," he answered. "They have
studied again. You were the knight,
but you have broken the laws of Drus-
senland, you have angered the God
who sent you. therefore you have fail.
ed in your mission"
"Wll they dispatch me then and
wait for another knight" | asked.
"There are many ways. You might
go to the mountains Unexpectedly, as
from the mountains you came unex
pectedly. But there is quicker way
death in the market place. They say
the Lady Aldrlda fell in a swoon wher
her woman told her what the priests
had decreed"
"Death will end that folly at least
I answered "And the princess. ar
you her messenger to tell me that tn
peoples voice Is too strong, their wi
too unanimous to resist? Well, l sal
my life was hers when she should as
It. The time has come quickly"
h "My son, Illness has weakened you
o Have you no desire left to cut q pat
through these enemies of yours and {
hersT
Her will is my law" I reptile,
"What is her will?"
k THAT she must tell you. Yo'
u ask why you are prisoner her
n without these walls dangers in crowt
~ stand awaiting you. Only now NJ
IS you regaining strength; only now al
you again becoming the knight wi
1t withstood Count Vasca in the lis
q. and fought so vallantly yonder befo
sr Yadasara. You have been chill
III muttering in your sleep, too weak
III lift an arm to defend yourself.
re for your own safety you have be-
pt a prisoner"
'g "Muttering in my sleep2 What did
speak OFF,
"Of many things strange to me,
some | cannot tell you. But the pri
D. cess chose your nurse. Your wor
are known only to her, to the prince
Sc and to myself"
lg "Tell me one thing" l said as
or rose to go. Spoke l of the prince
ne in my deliriumr
ID eyes. Her name was sometimes
your lips"
re- Ibid the princess hear meT
Ut 81 do not know"
ce AT least she was toldT
20 Perhaps"
ais that why the Lady Aldrida W
a not sent for to nurse meT'
ut was thought that she would =
be so good nurse as the one y
er, had, Sir Verrall-not so patient n
m gentle. / know no more than that.
To Be Continued.
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