Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-06-18

one hair Of her head come to harm.
the dungeon along with the girls
man, now rotting there"
Sancha trembled. Here, indeed.
were contrary commands. For the
queen, to gain her favor, he was to
bring the maiden's heart. If he failed
in this, he. Sancha. would be banished
from the palace and from the favor
of the queen. For the king, on the
other hand, he was to bring the maiden
alive. And II he failed in this. II the
maiden suffered one least little Of
harm. then he. Sancha. would die mis-
erably. Was ever court chamberlain
in dilemma more puzzling?
go now, Sancha," the king said. in
dismissal, "and execute my commands.
And remember-the demoiselle must
be brought to me alive!"
AS darkness descended over Ura-
mia Sancha took aside six of the kings
retainers. And to them he said: This
night we go upon an errand for the
king to bring back maiden alive
remember-alive!"
And later this same Sancha, cham
berlain to the king, took six other re-
tainers of the king and to them said:
This night we go upon an errand
for the queen. And it shall be our
duty to bring back the heart of a
maiden. Remember-the maiden's
heart!"
Thus. upon giving conflicting orders
to two different groups of the kings
retainers, Sancha hoped now to play
his game with some showing of sue
cess. II the maiden were brought to
the castle alive he would go to the
queen and declare that the kings men
had seized her. And If the heart Of
the maiden were brought to the pal
ace, he would go to the king and de-
clare that the queens minions slew
the maiden.
Meantime, Godiva, heartbroken and
cast down with sorrow over the i'm
pending fate Of her lover Paulo. sought
the privacy of her bedchamber in the
cottage Of Rivarre. the shepherd.
In the kitchen Rivarre and his good
wife sat by the fire bemoaning the
fate that had overtaken them and
changed their daughters wedding
night into night Of mourning. And
presently Rivarre. hearing unaccus-
toned sounds without. peered from
the window, then turned to Mistress
Rivarre in deep alarm.
MANY men are approaching" he
whispered. What new tragedy comes
now?"
With that the door burst open and
six of the kings retainers entered.
"Hail. Rivarre." one said. "The
queen wishes to speak with thy daugh-
ter Godiva for which purpose has her
majesty dispatched US to escort the
maiden to the palace"
Thus spoke cunningly the spokes-
man for the six retainers whom San.
cha had told to execute the queens
command and bring the heart of the
maiden.
Rivarre ard his wife walled in dis
tress when they heard these words,
for they felt instinctively that harm
was impending for Godiva-else why
should the queens retainers come for
Godiva at this unseemly hour of the
night? Rivarre pleaded with the men
to depart in peace and leave their
daughter to enjoy her sleep.
This information was what the men
sought. Godiva slept. Then Godiva
was surely in yonder sleeping cham
ber. They hurled Rivarre to the floor
when he attempted to intercept them.
And they brushed the wailing mother
aside. And into the sleeping room Of
Godiva the six men darted.
Godiva. awakened from sleep, sprang
up in great alarm, as the six men
rushed toward her couch. No time had
she to cry out, for paralysis seized her
as she saw. cleaning in the hand of
one of the men. dagger that men
aced her heart. BY rough hands was
she seized and held now, as the man