The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-04
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CHAPTER XIV.

whom you have transferred your al.
legiance."
"For your sake" he answered. do
not forget that"
For my sakeT
SYou are a princess in Drussenland.
You would be queen. As your knight
I could but draw a good sword In your
service: as king I can give you my
hand to help you mount the throne you
covet."
II have ceased to covet throne. To.
morrow die"
"Never by my will. am here to
save you. BY the kings permission
am here. II can win your consent to
be my wife he has promised you life
and freedom. Even so far is Count
vasca powerful. But ! have q far
greater aim. Consent, and we will
leave this dungeon and the city. Be-
fore nightfall tomorrow 'Yadasara will
be in our hands. the king our prisoner.
1t wants but the sharp note Of a trum-
pet to call half the city to my banner"
"Then let the trumpet sound at day
break. Revolution will shake the city.
and shall. be saved"
| He paused a moment.
1.-THE fortress is not yet in my hands.
else had | not been forced to gain the
kings permission before came to
| you. | cannot save you unless you
come with me. From this dungeon
the king protects us. afterward my
friends-your subjects"
"And Sir Verrall?"
| Him | cannot save. would have
done so IL could. but 1t is impossible
My followers demand his death, as
they do the death of all those who
have been brought into this land to
| fight for, hire. He Is a Foreigner
brave man. gront-still, a foreigner
yet. YOU will be king tomorrow, so
you tell me- te g. ~ -
Aye, as surely as that torch begins
to burn low and shows that time clam
Ors for your answer"
He spoke in a different tone. per
ceived that his patience was nearly
exhausted. st,t =
my answer is no." she said firmly.
THE rack Is a cruel companion.
princess Were the greatest villain
In Drusscnland. yet should be n gen
tier comrade than the rack
1.-The rack kills the body villain
would break my heart"
Thine Is meaningless when in the
racks embrace" he answered Every
second Is an hour when agony thrills
Through every nerve. You may live
lfor hours. and hours in such a case
mean a lifetime" r,seyev 80
! "Yet shall die honestly. loving q
true man Can a lifetime, be It OF
hours or years. be better spentY' 4 -
you love this foreign dog?"
"As my own soul"
I She rose TO her feet as she said IT,
My time had nearly come. Cautious
ly ] felt that my sword was loose I'm
Its scabbard, ~
Tho torch burns low. Think once
more II JpA H
! Wondered how he intended TO take
her without her consent. as o'Isyan
had said he might do. Would he at
tempt to drug her? Suddenly he drew
his sword Was he about to wound
her and thus secure her? He stirred
the torch into brighter fiame with
the point Of his weapon. y X " n
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