Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-05-22
aufnTHBgHpE1IllIHInIIIEi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
iCopynghs. 1914, By the Selig Polyscope OoO
CHAPTER /.

Godva, the Shepherds Daughter.
was dressed in the simple frock Of
the shepherds daughter, My name
for the time being was Godiva, And
! was about to enact the first scene In
the photoplay by James oliver Cur
wood, entitled The Story of the Blood
Red Rose" The director who was pro-
duclng the play came to me, saying;
Why not take your pen in hand and
turn this play into a novel;"
Maybe / WILL" replied. But first
I must see whether it develops a story
with sufficient material In 1t to make
u novel"
And then we began putting the scene
"on"-I playing the leading part of
Godiva, the shepherds daughter,
whose story ! shall set forth here.
Whether this story developed sufi-
Cient Of poetry, romance. adventure
and tragedy to make novel, you who
read shall be the Judge,
Godiva, the shepherds daughter,
emerged from the pool in which she
had been swimming. 1t was pool In
the forest glade, and only the eye Of
nightingale and thrush and robin had
access to TINS bathing place of Godiva,
the shepherds daughter. Just now
the nightingale had ceased its song
and 1t was the turn of the thrush and
the robin to entertain Godiva as she
emerged from her morning ADDITIONS.
For just now the sun of three hundred
years agone was rising over the king
dom Of Urania.
Even as Venus rose newborn from
the foam-crested wave Of the sea, so
row came the lovely Godiva from the
limpid pool in the forest of Urania-
dripping. flushed, blushing, vigorous,
happy, On the moss-carpeted bank
GodiTs threw on her frock of white
homespun, low-throated and held to
her supple figure by cords of cotton
that served as girdle. A shake or
two Of her loosened hair that was as
golden as the rising sun-and the tot
let Of GodiVa was made.
Through the forest aisles she sDed
now till she reached a cottage that
stood in the shadow of great oaks and
willows and elms, and facing the far
reaching plain wherein grazed her ia
TIERS sheep. Far down the plain Co
diva could see the hillocks where the
young shepherds, Biento and Machere.
assistants to Riyarre, the father Of
Godiva, watched the flock by night
and day And beyond the flock Godiva
now could see the frowrirg, battle
mented walls Of the royal palace. the
nome OF King Leofric and Queen Dull
cinea Of Urania.
beyond the palace. as Godiva could
see the sun was now gliding the min.
arets Of the monastery of St. Francis
AND as GOdiva viewed the monastfc
pie beyond the kings palace an ex-
cted' eager light of Joy came into her
eJes-eyes as blue as the sky of LON
Dardy-and she cried out in sheer ex-
utauon:
Before the sun again gilds yonder
monastery towers l shall belong to
Faulo-my Paulo!"
FOR this was to be Godivas wedding
cay She and Paulo, the youne and
mighty hunter. had planned to go this
Nay TO yonder monastery, where a holy
Irlar would unite them.
FROM within the cottage came now
Iie sound Of the patter of wooden
Suoes on wooden floor. And Godiva
Sus~ That her father had finished his
oI9@AIast and was preparing to 90
'oFlh To the plain to view his fIocks
a-o commend his assistants, Biento
TDu Machere, for their watchfulnese
of Il was the kindly way of Rivarre
'47 sheep raiser, to encourage with
L'aIse the good work of those who
"alched his focks.
4odlva bounded into the cottage
oeod lame RiVarre, her mother. greet.
lat your millet and milk nv
-a1sater' she said, and then to
' 59'[ spinning wheel. For there is
much TO do this day"
~, WARE. the girls father, chuckled
s.- VI lofget good wife," he said. our
:. daughter Godiva this day JOURNEYS to
'-g Monastery with Paulo."
As. It's as you say, Rivarre" the
mother retorted, but not ~, n,s ~,
-. IS qodiva's nuptiaI hour Where.
,-.s IS there not time for her to
"a. Az this time Codiva was busy with
Ger MIX and millet, till nov She cried ID
- mother, my father! Think Won
we holy men of the monastery iii
se2-a girl Of twenty for being &c
q-lpy as 1? Were mon bapnv than
e.. "a. Gear dears. 1 think-4-welIf--T
.-A / would be almost wicked -
,,- zen ursprang. Godiva and added
60, -. mother mine, hot Tor me is the
s,o, ''.ls wheel today. / could not sit
zen for so long as to spin one
81 - q goader frock l am goiog int5
d. crest 70 meet my Paulo. Two
7 has he been hunting--to n-o-
Ve2isea befttfng -, .slt-