The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08

everything WAS forgotten when your eyes
lighted on hs nose II was the most
prodigiouH nose that vivian had ever /
seen or heard Of BE seated, bnlh ms /
parsonage. In no unplcaSlng voice ana ne
pointed TO II chair opposite him Be
seated, ana, whoever you are, he wei |
come Know YOU that We are children /
Ot the Rhine and are met Tor GlAIths /
his most glorious liquors II Was WEI
night they had For vivian had stumbled
across the castle of a hard drinking,
hard hunting German baron OF the old
type
It ended In drunken row from which
vivian WaE only cNtricated by IN" "a
dress Of EsspeT George who came 10 MS
assistance and IN ten minutes after the
row began Essper and vivian were hEalh
upon their horses backs and galoIlng
through the star-lt woods
II was .he hour before the laboring
be, had l'ft his golden hive not yet the
blooming day buds IN the golden east
Nut yet has the victorious Luol'cr chased
from the egry sky the faint splendors OF
the starlight
4 canter by somewhat clearer hight
than that which had carried them 10 the
C,tln Of the drunken baron brought
n rrn 10 plain upon which they emerged
from IN" dark woods By heavens,
Ess per- said Vivian, 1--WE cannot reach
the town this morning \ curse upon
those drunken rcyeers ! am fairly eK-
hausi'd and could. ~ this, moment iall
from my saddle See you no habltatiOn.
my good fellow. where there might DE
chance Of hreakfdst nnd a few hours
. OF TcAi7 Oh, surely, there is smoke 0ris-
Ing from d chimney behind those pines
4 Etsper rode before T. r"couuoiter ana
sl2WlIed his master io com" on. They
aughtcd az a ucHt Cottuge where the guod
VIE COVE them breakfast and little
rest ana AT an hour before noon the
d travellers. after their weird adventures,
mounted their horses again and pursued
their journey Their road again eptefed
90" i3rcst The huntsmen were abroad
ana the sound ut their brgles rang upon
th' air and this inspiring music made
NlNlnn forget his late fntigues.
ina must be a true e-hearted hunts
. man said vivian Hs a tugle note rarR
out ! never hoard one played with more
spirit Hank how Il dies away In the
wood, fainter and clearer. II must now
D." halt mile distant I hear moth
ing 80 wonderful said Essper. and
putting two fingers iUto his mouth he
sounded note exactly In imitation Of
the hugle cali they had heard For a
moment Vivian imagined that the hunts
man was at his side
Thou art cunning knsve TO do that" "
snid vivian: do IL again" And Esspo5
maze the WOOD, ed,,ds rns In three minute.
grass lie was dressed In green uni
form and a gilt hugle hung by his spear.
which showed that he was out hunting
the Wild boar When he saw Essper and
Vivian he drew up his horse In astonlsh-
men
/ thought thot his highness had been
here said the huntsman 40 one has
passed, en- said Vivian II could have
sworn that the hugle sounded from this
very spot We heard bugle to the
.rlEN cir Thanks, my friends" lie
was about 10 gallop of when Vivian
sild, May | ask the name Of his high
ness We are strangers In the country .
liis serene hlshness, the Prince Of Lit
tie Lpplput II my master said the
Ihun'smau II have the honor to be Jagd
Junker or gentilhomme de IN chasse &c
his serene highnesS"
, ~" rode away and Essper George agair
, whietled In imitation OF the hugle Tn,
. lhuutsman again rode IN
, ! am AFRAID his serene hishness mus
) be In distress" he said The Who'll,
suite Ia of the scent Tn. regulation
!, ot the forest are that M ons bu
his highness sounds that call" An,
away he galloped The travellers cam
ing strangers riding through their lands
. ran at them They would undoubtedl,
= have been overpowered and dragged from
Z their horses. but that Essper Georg,
I made the sound OF every bird and behs
a % action, which so terrified them tina
= they fled and. In their flight the herds
. man dropped pike which Esspcr picket
y lup and handed to Vivian, saying. u boa
Z spear. II Judge right
A IL was Wild fantastic sort Of expert
ence, but vivian was getting used L
that sort Of thing lie took the boa
o 'pear ana rode on They had not pro
a coeded far when they heard n sound q
n distress from the woods TO their right
- Who calls" said Essper 4 shou, wa
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