Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-14
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lcalmlv nut, however, unsustaineaA. ~
ltha steadiness of his grave eyes,
was Danilo4 L%esendra's ADMISSION
MichaeYs charge Delights hand5
slinned from his arm; she vturneg
awas and leaned against h, tt runf1
of the vine-wrapped tree.
"Wht< will you do?"Tshe saues as,,.
ed. after s 2 while. eheT ex YS,'s come ne
r reach wba ai'n Will, vow Mn do?
"He has come back, Countess.
am here 10 meet him. . lido no Know
what Michael has said to you-
She moved eagerly tosastell nin1t
clutchiile the hope extended by hM
Ignorance. If he did not know, sure
lly he might yet deny The impetu'
Gus words were at her lips, Wnen .
step echoed on the fagging,
strong, smooth voice forestalled her
You are welcome. Danilo,.7if late,
Stay there: | will come down."
or herself Delight thought not atI
all, nor of what wonder her pres
ence here might cause. D stefan
Balsic she turned as the one stabiX
rock in all her crumblfng worE
turned with passionate relief n
pity almost fierce for the ma WI
came home to- meet betrayal on ~
| 1GdTLU. OAC Ia a SAS" SSFS -
, him, then stopped in the center OF the
"Madame!S exclaimed County,Bali
Isle, with profound establishment
I"Madame?" 1 !
Delight flung back her head, look
ing up at him wordlessly: h was
quite unconscious that She seemecl
like an apparition betweeQ h twol
men, in her shining, inappropriate ate
<:1o f,,,ar11 l,v.,,ino,,c Il. INV - fha vhitAN
light. IT did, not occur totsher tbatI
her position decided xcu yJBut Lest
endra came forward with the protect
tine instinct :! old as g~entlehood,I
throwing down before the girl M>hisy
own last privilege: that Of accusing
himself instead Of being Brought. be-,
fore the bar by force. "a 80.
MADAME is here to meet'you,"" he
stated, his slow tones clear through
brought to her a charge against me.
which in loyalty she was CARRYING to|
|Iyou, SIR Wy. sxpo.
composurc regained as SOON as lost
"who in my house has charges to
bring against Danilo Lesendra? YOU
madame?"
mo-" Delight repulsed the Hn., bur-]
den.. mo, no." 80 |
Count Balsic looked at her with at
tcntion. then fixed his gray glance on|
his officer. Lesendra answered as tu1
"Let me bring it, then..f9ti han
failed in my mission, %4sir."',e
Failed? 1t was not possible
You were sent to carry a report and
bring back an answer"
II have no. answer, sir"
You did not receive it in .Vierfia ri
sr ~o-~;,,ol - 1h,pf r 1,,S.1 i've, ~ \
word not to deliver it to you, sir"
You had no word to give. You'll
were no more than my eye and earl
my volunteered messenger"
Lesendra WINGED before the stern1
.rebuke, setting his teeth in, his lip:1
But he attempted no defense.
only:
hands the task that ended the work.
of years, the task that concerned
your honor and mine> and the peaca(
of this country. Account to me for
it, W. J
Il cannot. sir,9 Lesendra submit!
ed, the words coming with difficulty,
But send another to do what II
should have done; the answe is still
there. can still be brought"
t. LUZ ldIG: LIZ SWalOuAH Idto .yOuu
given a duty which ! supersedes that
you oWeAme?" @
"To Michael Ralsic. sir.''
The name fell heavily, freightedl
with sinister implicatioEy 1t left Les-|
endra's lips a $ il he loathe! it. I'll
changed the character Of Stefan Bal
sizes anger, chilling it as fluid metal
is chilled in a new mold.
80? Twice!" he said, with sting
ing irony. "Is it 50 simple, Danilo 2"
The heavy crimson flowed ever
Lesendra's face, visible. even in that
light. Tie took theSsarcasm as he
had taken the rebuke,- >inn, silence.
slightly bending his head. But in
spite of his passive submission, there
was nc yielding in his attitude. He
meant to keep the word he had givoaol
to Michael. 49,. ~
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