Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-26

who did 30 lnucn eVM WOMB nave ess
capped, Il MI. Rupert 2 not called
when the two partiessswere passing i'm
the dark night, 10 that they were ALL
captured and punished. Was 1t not
then we'll that he did so; n that the
King was>in P%odgoritza when your let
tor came, and Q with the soldiers,
:; ,Sot that h, he , understood \ gave ~
"Mr: Rupert is all you say, 1renya;
more than any OF us can fnd words to
tell. Indeed he was Danlio's good COM
Crade and our friend. Come, we will go !.
down."
castle that would always be home to
Delight. However far she and Stefan
wandered, wherever diplofnattc fife,
his Russian and her American connec-
Tlions led them, this must be home. !
In the arched hall Count>Balsic and
men smiled at the graceful picture
made by the two who came hand in
hand. but there wal a touch of per-
plexfty in the expression Of Irenya's
guardian. {
Come answer for yourself, 1renya,."
he greeted her with his grave kind
ness. II think you know what MI.
Rupert and I are discussing 2" e
1renya lifted her small chin, half
closing her long blue eyes and glanc-
ing aslaht ut Rupert with the provoca-
tive challenge and occurrences Of her
kitten-look. 4
Mr. Rupert knows my respect for,
him and my willingness to give him
the wife Danilo has already given. But
it is right that should say to you,
Irenya, that my kinswoman might
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had arranged n for you with DAM
10 Lesendra- You may have 4 foreign
title, If YOU hoose 1t, or bne OF your
own countrymen h holds a high.
place! / do not speak against Mr.. Hup-.t
ert; 1 ask you to think, and decide
Shall we give you time, little cousin p.
1renya's bosom heaved. she drew
the yellow braids across as If che
would have sheltered the cream.and-,
rose face she only succeeded In franz
ing with gold. But her eyes glinted
sapphire lights Of determination as
she made her salute to both men.
Certainly l need no time, with all
her never-failing placidity. with Mr..
Rupert I will go, to that America
which is for women. And l will watch
mir in those automobiles and ma
chimes which fly, and there is no mar
riaSe more brilliant since he has such
ISVAA0SO Nl1AAA d1Os &AlSV, N Sn0 CUrne0 a
glance aside to the American, 81 shall
ri look straight at him with eyes that
meet. andsI shall not kiss his hand"
Il guess mott" Rupert clenched
equality, stepping beside her in tri-
. ufnphant possession. His black eyes
/: resoiute, he nodded perfect amity and
3 understanding to the other man. IT
Amt denying you were right in show
ing her both courses. She'll ride the
81 long run with me; and I'm qualified
n to drive it straight, or I wouldn't take
Q hAr. And I amt likely to forget,
e either, that she might have had Le-
e sepdra. II his car had turned over on
ktstayfng q day in Cetinje to see Josef
gets hung, then I'll take her to New
York. Wen stop of in Paris to buy
e ner All the clothes,I can see.". His dark
race %lightened. And when 1 get her on
Broadway, the town will sit up to see
e Mrs. Jack Rupert! 1 amt running an
advertising bureau, but there u nc
such blonde hair in my city. No, SHE
have a title. but queen she is and
queen she stays"
Coun Balsic held out his hand
lrenya turned a rosy face Of beatitude
70. her lover. n shamelessly ignored
etiquette by allowing him to take her
out Of the room.
The two who were left turned to
leach other with the d certainty OF
q confidence deep as life, smiling sym.
Ia Epathy with the meteor of young love
IN which had blazed across their snath on
. way of its own. Stefan Balsic nut his
s. arm about his wife and drew her ou1
to the balcony, in the fresh evening.
1 n I planned all this or mine
Is M the dream of the great Tsar
81 should descend to the children OF
Danilo and Irenya," he unused, after j
while. -. %.
IS "she will be happy with her Amer.
lean, Stefan"
,e1 Yes; and our kinsman is. But
Z shall call my first son Danilo."
Delight colored exquisitely. Will
ID him she looked across the splendid
lofty hills wherh the castle rested like
a a little boet among the land billows
a across to the Albanian mountains rec
In the sunset beyond the plain where
ut a CLEAN Of silver showed Scutari LAKE
le as a war-shield thrown down between
IN the gladiator nations.
al I'VE will teach. him the Dream
err she answered softly. III. we dolnot SCI
ut it realized, he may. If 1he does not, he
Is. will teach. it to the next"
n. They stood together, watching thu
evening crimson fade to;delicate viole
Id and gold. The violet deepened; JUS
h, before the light went out they saw the
vetMontenegrin> peaks wrapped in purple
like the fairy raimept Nof an unrea
I'd empire still to be WIN. yet glimpset
Of across the dark.
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