Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-22
Nil'llj'ii
MIMiIMMuMI

II am world-trained, English
taught. and my mother was a Rus
sian princess" he said slowly. "But
l am a Montellegrin of the old blood.
DO you 10Y that II one of these
men with me leaves Montenegro, on
his return he stoops down and kisses
the soil that is his? 1t is bad, Miss
Warren, for the one who steps be-
tween Montenegro and Montene-
grin"
What has that to do with me?"
Are o telling me hat you do
rot know to what use Michael will
put you fortune7"
Certainly not" hared the girl,
finging back her head. Nor will i
ask him, ever. What is mine shall be
HIS to use as he chooses. He shall
bid your men draw aside, sir. and
let me go on? Captain Lesendra. L
was told by Mr.. Rupert that you were
an honorable officer, his friend-will
you see a woman detained by force
from her people? Bid these soldiers
let me pass"
Both men looked at her, a straight,
Slim figure standing upright in the
carriage; a very frail figure. for all
its gallantryv against the tire-red sun
set and savage cliffs. DanilO Lessen
-" = rs S0p,@ouN S6oS1S gu III e
ply. Count Balsic answered for him.
Captain Lesehdra is in the pres
.ence of his superior officer, and help
less as yourself, mademoiselle. Nor
do strike you. in this, but Michael.
You may not go to him."
You strike me also" she combat
red. Il love your brother. Sir"
II am sorry for that" he said very
sravely. /.
Delight steadied her lips. She felt
pitifully confused, even a giddy sense
of unreality. If the two men had
been less well-bred, had spoken
roughly or less In the speech Of her
own world, this thing might have
seemed less srotesqusly impossible.
Yet it was true, and not to be put
aside by her. :
You foyce me to turn hack.
then she compelled herself to
speak. Very we'll: I cannot resist. 1
speak no Serv1an; give my driver
The humiliation OF. the surrender
choked her. she sank down on the
carriage seat, turning her o. face
away from the watchers Oh, II she
had only brought Rupert, as he wish
ed! Now b must drive back to the
next village and there spend the
night in the hut of some peasant to
whom she could not even speak. The
next day promised only new en-
she make a second attempt 20 reach
Michael, or must h return to some
city: now alone indeed. without eth
er Rupert or Marthe.
You have not understood me-"
said Stefan, Balsic.
Mo-" ~
NO. I take you with me. And
because there ia no other way YOU
can come with honor. / take you as
my wife"
Delight gave a Low cry. rather of
stupefaction than OF terror. The
proposition was to- monstrous. too in
credible. This was not the tenth
Century, but the twentieth.
h n impossible, You are not
in earnest" she retorted, with all the
dignity she could command. I'VE are
not savages. In my country We do
not play with such subjects. mon.
sieur. have said that I will so
eack-tell my men so and end this
Instead. of complying, he brought
MS horse beside the carriage, 40 that
ne and the girl faced zach other as
ths$ had in the little street in Tours.
water.
Put the idea OF play from your
ia.na Mas Warren" he counsellcd.
What my 'fcrebears woud Have
done without \ second thought. is
hard to me as few duties i have cons
fronted. Yet have no A~nneceasasy.
fear: you viii be-sa prisoner Of war
In MY house. no more"
"In-your-house y!
In my house. because you must
o carry the weapon OF your wealth
to MichaelA'
Why :. she. cried why
He hesitatea.
4 cannot tell you here. Made.
moiseile, this ScSne hexores ny men
can do no good, YoMe hARe. met that
stronger force than yONr own WIN Of
which I WARNED yon IN France. You
mus come With .
She no longer doubted hts serious-
nesst instead despsSAts panic
gyipp4d her.
81 wiM cry ont AZ your rA&n.Y ma
dehNA. cAtchinF the hint conveyed inS
hss fass sneech. an q AmNrt-
can NonNAn-AJ cAnnot ~ treated
20 xheS must help naet