The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-04

peeEed knight
We must talk of TINT mother tim e X
he ansW ered wish a smile. Now we.
have other matters Ia hand. You are
right, Sir Yerrall. You have not fallen
yet, but there are those who think
you have
;sYou mean I began
mark you, Sir verrall, you were
unwise tonight"
TO plead for those wretched pris-
'onersgt
! NO For that l honor you. II was.
the action Of a true knight. The law
Is disgrace. quarrel mot with
your pleading. but with the manner Of
it"
1T was the only way
There you are in error" he an
swered sFirst you should have come
alone. To associate Lady Aldrida
with the request was to court failure.
Then You should not have asked for
an immediate answer. Her highness
cannot make and break laws at her
pleasure. Your Importantly made her
resist you"
Made her doubt my loyalty said
bitterly "Had a man 80 accused me
| would have cut out his lying
tongue"
you gave the challenge, Sir Yer
rail, and since none dared to answer
It you had the advantage. But you
did not use It. You turned to sheer
at the princess. Think you any wom-
an can bear that3'
ed"
"True. have found Il SO. You
should learn to read women, Sir Yer
rail-, and then You would know how to
use your advantage. The princess,
after all, is a woman
l looked at him, trying to discover q
deep meaning in his words, but Jasar's
face was not easy to read.
II used the weapons to my hand" ]
said
"And used them badly-your last
weapon worst Of all. 1t was bravely
done, but it was madness just then"
II am no courtier where the lives OF
men are at stake"
when you should be the couruer
most. Yet you do yourself an injus.
tice. I marked you play the courtieE
well enough to the Lady Aldrida, and
the princess saw 1t also. / can read
on the Lady Aldrtda's face what the
man who whispers to her talks Of.
saw well that you talked Of love-"
"And i'll did2"
was 1t wise, think you, to produce
the princess token when you had
proved how lightly you esteemed itT'
This was an argument could moi
find ready answer to without show.
ing this priest, OF whose friendship
had no guarantee, that thought more
of the princess than l cared to &c
knowledge.
"she denied the gift" he went on
"She could truly do so, for 1 saw the
manner in which it was given. You
could expect nothing else but her IN.
ger and the Punishment she pro
nounced."
II have fought and lost, as many
another man has done before me-
you have not lost yet, Sir VERBAL
was tonight sent to the priests by
her highness. The sacrifice Of the
prisoners is delayed for the present"
Thank heaven!" / exclaimed.
so far you have succeeded. 1t is
possible may, probable that the prin
cess viii send for you. Be humble
1t will serve you best. OF my coming
here you must not speak"
II thank you for coming"
"For the present the prisoners are
safe. You may save them altogether,
but in doing so you must be content
to put yourself in.danger. know not
how her highness will treat YOU,
whether she will forgive you or no,
but of this warn you-if you save
the prisoners the priests will he your
enemies. They are powerful- more
powerful even than Count Vasca to do
Won harm. ! know you to be fearless;
I believe you to be true. But mark
well how you go after sunset. And
StA@ A4AOlS AALlES hSll v el Eull--LudhG uuI
other enemies. A foe in steel or even
in priestly robes may be met and CON
quered, but woman-she has weap-
Ons that a man is i'll fitted to guard
rgainst. seek no confidence; only
advise Beware of the Lady Aldrida
There is whole armory Of danger in
that fair woman"
"You wrong her. dare swear that
you wrong her"
She had stood by me. could do no
less than protect her.
II have given my advice" he said
calmly. "Itis for you to use 1t or not.
as you will Good night When am
gone make fast the door again For
you danger turks in every shadow.
at some other time we will talk OF
that country of yours. 1t should be
good land whose knights are fearless
and true and yet gentle as you are,
Sir Verrall-a good land, indeed"
CHAPTER XII