Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-19

I stopped, remembering how I had
come to Drussenland as the long ex-
pected knight.
1--WE must talk Of that another time"
he answered, with smile. ''Nowtwe
have other matters in hand. You are
right, Sir VERBAL. You have not fallen
yet, but there are those who think
you have"
"You mean began.
MARX you, Sir Verran, you were
unwise tonight"
ITO plead for those wretched pris-
| onersT'
mo For that 1 honor you It was
the action of a true knight. The law
is a disgrace. l quarrel not with
your pleading, but with heimanner of
it."
"It was the only way"
There you are in error" he an
swered. First you should have come
alone. To associate Lady Aldrida
with the request was to courts 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 so 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 sneer
at the princess. Think you any. wom-
an can bear thatr'
my knowledge of women is limit
ed"
'"True, 1 have found 1t 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"
looked at him, trying to discover a
deep meaning in his words, but Jasars
face was not easy to read.
81 used the weapons to my hand"
said
"And used them badly-your last
weapon worst of all. 1t was braveIy
done, but it was madness just then"
"I am no courtier where the lives of
men are at stake"
when you should be the courtier
most. Yet you do yourself an injus-
tee marked you play the courtier
well enough to the Lady Aldrida, and
the princess saw 1t also. / can read
on the Lady Aldrida's face what the
man who whispers to her talks Of I
saw wen that you talked of love-"
"And If did?"
"Was it wise, think you, to produce
the princess token when you had
hr,xu -
This was an argument / could not
find ready answer to without show
ing this priest, Of whose friendship I
had no guarantee, that thought more
of the princess than / cared to ac-
knowledge.
'She denied the gift" be went on.
''She could truly do so, for 1 saw the
manner in which it was given You
could expect nothing else but her an
ger ana the Punishment she pro-
nounced-"
Il have fought and lost, as many
another man has done before me"
You have not lost yet, Sir Verrall. |
was tonight sent to the priests by |
her highness- The sacrifice of the |
prisoners is delayed for the present"
Thank heayenF' exclaimed
SO far you have succeeded Il & /
pozsibie-nay, prebsble-tf7 the prin- |
cess win send for y0H- Be humble: /
1t VIII serve you best OF nay coming |
here you must not speak"
Il thank you for coming"
For the pressnt the prisoners are |
safe You may save them altogether, |
but IN doing 50 Jon EIust be content 1
To psIt yourself In danger. I know not /
hOE her higiness VIE treat you,
whether she WIN forgive you or No,
bnt Of this warn J0u-h you save
The prisoners the priests win be your
enemies They are p0weafuEEnere
powerful even than Count Easca 70 DO
you harm know you 70 De feaT3ess>
believe yoz 10 be true But marx
wen how y0u go after sunset And
one more thing, Sir TeFraIEmalke not |
other enemies A foe IN steel or even
IN In3esGly r9bes may be met and con
QueEed, hut a woman-she has weap-
ons that a man is 81 fitted to guard |
against ] seek no confidence; 7 only
ADVISE Beware OF the Lady -A1drada.
There is a whole arusory OF danger in
that fair woman"
you wrong heE. / dane swear that
you wrong her