The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-27
The Sword of Opis
Chapter w

Each brsathed a sigh of relief
when the King left, and Princess
Bemtatza said: Now we must
work quickly, Mok O'Toor, and find
thee a place amoung our servants.
wait here cousin with Mok O'Toor,
and | will endeavor to fndeth thee
a position as private servant to my
father" and saying this the Prin-
cess hurried across the stones to
the door of the Kings room where
her father and King Rudy, Kor's
father were and opened the door
softly said: Father dost thou
not want to see thy own lovely
daughter?" Laughing at the last
two words King Kertzie looked up
and smiling proudly said in his
deep voice. YEA Bemtaza, thy
father always wishes to see thee"
so the Princess softly closed the
door and skipping across the floor
seated at her fathers feet and
lovingly stroked her golden hair
and turning to Kink Rudy said:
Rudy, dost thou not envy me be-
cause of my beautiful daughter?
Yea Kertzie she is the most beauti-
full girl think know of, | always
think she will float away in the air
she is so frail and fair" you
naughty flatterers. l don't think
will stay just for that. Thou
knowest thou will make me vain,"
said Bemtatza blushing. NAY, nay
daughter, but didst thou not want
to ask something of me?".
yea, that l did, father, heard
thee say not more than quarter of
a moon ago, that thou wanted a
private servant, is it not true?"
Il do, and not one can | find,
dost thou know of one?". 81 do,
father, youth, he is poor hand
some and | think has no parent he
looks honest and Kor likes him"
Send him to me if thou thinkest
he is all right" $50 it came
about Mok O.Toor the handsome
youth was the Kings faithful
private servant and was named Tu
bu the King, who knew not his
name and where he came from.
knew only that he liked the young
man well. One thing the King
liked best in his servant was this
he was a wonderful archer, his
arrows always flew 10 the center
of the target and one day Kor
(who came over whenever he got
the chance to see this youth and
his fair cousin and if am not mis-
taken a little jealous of MOk O'ToOr
or, Tu, as the King called him) as
they watched him that afternoon
shoot the arrow straight to the
mark, Princess Bemtatza called
out breathless from excitement:
why thou shoOtest like you said,
Rooer O'the Bow does and Nurse.
Alt said he was a tall, real hand
some youth with hair as black as
yOn ravens wing and that is just
like thee" Kor and the Princess
were both looking at Mok when the
Princess said this and both saw
his handsome face blanch and
grow white, finally he said NAY
fair Princess, how could be Rooer
of The Bow" and saying this he
hurried across the court yard into
the castle. The Princess and
Prince looked at each other puz
zled and finally each went away to
their rooms to think it over.
Next time the Princess saw MOk
he was standing in front of the
stone where the Princes future
was written, his handsome face
looked older and sterner. Prin
cess Bemtatza said quietly. "Dost
thou not think that an odd thing?
pointing to the marble slab. why
yea Royal Princess, | do, was
thinking" what? said the
Princess. 81 wouldn't tell thee
Royal one, it wouldn't be right"
"Why not, | am the mistress and
my father is thy master, so can
take orders to you to be obeyed,
said the Princess, angrilly stamp
ing her little foot on the floor
well, Fair Princess l suppose l
must obey thy orders, but l do not
want to tell you something that
would make thou hate me-" Tell
it, will judge"