The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-11-17

FalSc0 nl9 mana. Inet6 rose IN unison
the old cry:
LONG LIVE THE KING
CHAPTER xxx.
Katharine,
Two were alone once more. two
whom fate had SO strangely cast to.
gether in such scenes The tumult had
ceased. Quiet and order now obtained
within those ancient walls. Those two
were alone In the great throneroom OF
the kingdom, Tor the nobleman had
signifed that such was his wish.
He turned toward her now gravely
and held out his hands. She placed
hers in his. trembling
WAS it true?'' she whispered. did
they indeed and indeed-did they call
you-the king? Or, how can be hap.
py at that. Now. must go back-I
must leave you!"
"You shall never co." said the quiet
voice OF the man who confronted her.
You shall never leave me now
But how? You are the king? It
has been confirmed. The scripts were
true-what we thought was true"
II am the king! Yes, but how shall
RULE alone? You shall cit beside me,
for It's you have taught me how q
king should rule. Liberty and JUS
tice'-those words were strangers to
my ears until you spoke them. Think
you could 90 on in this business now.
this solemn undertaking which must
assume, and miss your counsel in the
future: You shall be 40 much queen
~ ! am king in establishing those
principles In this kingdom"
i But l cannot! am an unknown
woman. ! am Of no birth. I am not
your 8s
7 Asair he laid his fingers upon her:
lips lightly. s,
"Cease!" said he: do not say that
word. Michael, himself, my father,
perhaps ~as OF no lofty lineage so far
as traced kings could be named. He
himself came from where he grew
he seized the Peins Of power-and no
gave the people such liberty ard jus.
tice % then was possible. Am bet.
ter than he! Was he better than you?
Am I? Say no more, think no more
that word which you were about to
NAME"
Again he held ont to her his hands.
and now. in spite Of all she could do.
she could not withhold her own-could
not withdraw them, 80 firmly clasped
were they now. Trembling, weeping,
she looked up into his eyes.
1T is all clear" said he to her at
length. 1T was Grahame, my unfaith-
full bodyguard, who had the knowl-
edge u these things. and who be-
trayed us by that knowledge. He
got the coins from Boris Roleau.
accord him but one item Of
thanks - it was through his treach.
cry that lost the coin ct the time
that / was In your country, on the
errand Of the 0retzhonen loan. He
stole that COIN He must have lost or
pawned half OF it,; or sold 1t. AT least.
that is how you found It. So thank
him, for so much as that
"As for Roleau-the son Of that
faithful servant Of my father-he shall
be honored BY us both. because he
has given loyalty. | myself have
grfeved that once was cruel to him
that I struck him even--after the old
fashion OF our rulers here. Not again
shall that occur. Roleau, your friend.
my servant-he shall be captain of the
Imperial Guard. have told him 80
much as that.
What q curse attends these treas
ures! See now. out Of all these who
have heen about me, two have been
faithful-the son Of that man who
was faithful to our earlier king. and
you! You fought me, yes. but you
fought fair. You kept your word
you honored your own parole----you al
ways will do so. / trust your word
as l trust the beating Of my own heart.
You then shall be-you are--my
queen!p s 3 n
She could not answer. and still he |!
went on slowly: .Ahead Of us is duty. |
responsibility-for both Of US. We !
seryA for liberty and:justice.'' go 49,.
He Fhd her gently $40 tKAs ktsat
threna IF Gretzhoneh. which stood be-
fore + them now Ths, bowed 81 oe a'g
Il gisa you my faith. Katharine"
said be. simply. DO you love me" !,
II do said she. so low he could
scarce catch the words.
And even In these words spoken
there. the one to the other. In the 81
lence Of the great throne chamber Of
the Kingdom. their plighted troth
seemed No the words OF the priest and T
The roar Of the great organ and the
later applause Of the assembled multi
tudes, who hailed them as saviors Of
the land.
He gave her hand now up the +
steps to the great throne itself, and
bowed to her as she dropped back
upon the great seat Of power.
God do 40 to mo and more ALSO"
said he solemnly, 'ifs ever .betray
hem or you" rs Is
L'ENvOt.
Under the sea there sped from the
little kingdom Of Gretzhoffen to the
great republic Of America a message
carried in. the electric spark which
united the world. It was directed to
he editor Of the Daily: Star in Kitty