Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-13
CHAPTER Lxxlx.
Katharine.


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, for the nobleman had
signif1ed 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.
Ply at that. Now. l 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 we're
true-what we thought was true"
Il am the king. Yes. but how shall
rule alone You shall sit beside me.
for tbs you have taught NE how q
king should rule. Liberty and JUS
tice-those words were strangers to
my ears until you spoke them. Think
you could 60 on in this business now,
his solemn undertaking which | must
assume, and miss your counsel in the
future? You shall be as much queen
as I am king in establishing those
principles in this kingdom"
but l cannot! l am an unknown
woman. l am of no birth. am not
your"
Again he laid his fingers upon her
lips lightly.
'Ceasys" said he; "do not say that
word Michael himself, my father,
perhaps was Of nc lofty lineage so far
as traced kings could be named. He
himself clma from where he grew
he seized the reins Of power-and he
! gave the people such liberty ard JUS
tioe as then was possible. Am l 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 out to her his hands,
and now, in spite of all she could do.
she could not withhold her own-could
not withdraw them, so 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 of these things, and who be-
trayed us by that knowledge. He
go. the coins from Boris Roleau.
I accord him but one item OF
thanks 1T was through his treach.
cry that l lost the coin at the timoi
that I was in your country, on the
errand of the Gretzhoffen loan. He
stole that coin. He must have lost or
pavned half of it, or sold it. At least.
that is how you found 1t. So thank
him, for so much as that.
LAS 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
grieved that once l was cruel to him,
that struck him even-after the old
fashion of our rulers here. Not again
shall that occur. Roleau, your friend
nv servant-he shall be captain OF the
Imperial Guard. l have told him So
much as that
What curse attends these treas
ures. See now, out Of all these who
have been 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 trust the beating of my own heart.
You then shall be-you are-my
; queen!"
She could not answer, and still he
went on slowly: Ahead OF us is duty
responsibility-for both Of, us. We
serve for liberty and Justice"
He led her gently to . the great
, throne of Gretzhoffen, which stood be
: fore them now. They bowed before
2 it.
;. 81 give you my faith, Katharine,
said he. simply. DO you love me?
! Il do said she, SO low he coult
I 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 o
:, the kingdom, their plighted troll
: seemed as thu words Of the priest ant
!. the roar of the great organ and tn
! later applause Of the assembled mutt
/ tudes, who hailed them as saviors
l. the land. a.
k He gave her a hand now up tn
;. steps to the great throne itself, an
8 bowed to her as she dropped bac
9 upon the great seat Of power.
II God do so to me AMI more also
said he solemnly, III ever l betra
II them or YOU
l, LENvOI.
o Under the sea there sped from til
. little kingdom Of Gretzhoffen to til
Q great republic Of America messae
a carried in the electric spark whiC