The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13

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his sADirstisa sse tAs lovely daughter
passion aaA desire 6or naiA % exauis-
its. that ~ disaosnted that ~ might
tie bsttes view her iAconparahIs love
linsss. AID PssIo trenbled with rage
at sight Of this ktasiy covetossaess.
And Oe1iva herself vas AlIeA With
stTanss alarms.
"'Tis ~ 1giy vsaeh.. saiA fhold.
the jsstsr. close to tAe ear of ths king
80 ugly. sire. that thos haAst better
qua6 the milk she proAers and Ay
hence. Isst she take thee with her hos-
ribls syslids."
"Silence-fool!" the king replied
Homage thou shalt pay to beauty 20
rare. BY ny halidome. thou shalt
make obeisa1es to yoader maid n to
. queen. Gfovel. say. Grovel At her
feet. Thold. and kiss not more than
the toe Of her sandal. the which being
the total Of her person thou art fitted
to look upon"
And in awful fear. Thold. the Jester.
groveled dutifully At the feet Of Godiva
and kissed the toe Of her sandal. And
the king qua6ed the milk the maiden
pro6ered. And the gentlemen Of the
encourage drank deeply also Of the
goats milk till. much refreshed. they
waited fer the further commands Of
their august sovereign.
Thy nams!" said the king, speaking
directly now for the first time to the
object Of his newborn admiration.
"Godiva!" the maiden replied. cour-
tesying.
"Ay! 'tis . name most betting thy
form and face" the king said. Thou
art named after the lovely Lady Godiva
who. 400 years ago, rode through the
market.place of Coventry on q white
horse, with naught but her black
tresses to cover her perfection of per-
son. I would ws}k with thee, Godiva
lin yonder wooded aisles. I would
word with thee away from all profane
ears. Might 1t please you. Godivs. to
venture hence under my protection?"
A request from the king was . COM
mand. Paulo was nettled and fearful
ly he trembled with rage at the bold
ness Of the king. But rage most i'm
potent was that in Paulo's breast; for
what could one huntsman do to check
the encroachment Of . king who had
at his beck and call full fifty archers
and sundry varlets. No, Paulo was
obliged to view In passive rage the
going Of Godiva and his majesty into
the forest. the going Of his dear love
with the king against whose evil heart
they had been warned by Hagar. the
witch.
Nevertheless. Paulo slipped away
from the cottage unobserved by the
kings men who loitered there awaiting
their sire's return. And through the
forest Paulo slyly and silently crept in
the wake CT Godiva and the king.
Presently Paulo saw the king stop
by = great oak, with Godiva by his
side. And more than this Paulo be-
held. He saw the king suddenly take
the form of Godiva in his arms and,
though the maiden struggled valiantly
against the kings advances. his majes-
ty again and again pressed burning
kisses upon the blood-red lips Of
Godiva.
Tho lover lives not, then nor now,
who inactively can behold such desc
Grafton Of his lady-love. Paulo dashed
forward and seized the king by the
throat and felled him to the ground. It
was but the natural resource Of the
outIaged lover who had witnessed the
outraging of his dear love. But Paulo
had struck the sacred person of the
king. And he knew full we'll that his
act would be deemed . crime and that
now was the moment Of the beginning
Of his life's tragedy.
Fly. my Paulo!" cried Godiva in
great alarm. Run away" she urged.
See. even now the archers come run
ming to take thee. Oh, what hast thou
done! I would have suffered thou
sand struggles with his majesty rather
than that thou, shouldst have brought
this calamity upon us. See, the king
is too weak to rise. Fly, my Paulo-
hy!"
NAY, Godiva!" protested Paulo II
did but what chivalry would have de.
manded of any man, most Of all of one
to whom thou hast plighted thy troth.
I will remain and suffer what punish.
ment is in store"
"For my sake, dear Paulo!" ex.
claimed Godiva. For my sake, fly.
Look! The archers are coming in
full force. Fly-for my sake"
For your dear sake. then, Godiva-
30 shall 1t be-"
And Paulo. the huntsman, darted
away. leaping through the forest with
the swiftness of a deer. And the
archers came pellmelling to the spot
where Godiva stood transfixed with
fear for the safety Of her lover and
where the king was getting upon his
feet.
AFTER him, varlets," shouted the