Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-29

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, roar like thunder and for al, ri.
great strength rrince Maurice was
| more than one. hurled GREATNESS
| against the wall ~. was making hIs
| way. step by step. 10 IN. uurr~ru
boundary. where a fox watcher.
| were stationed and no system az dc
| Tense attempted. FOR there. a, I.ust
! the town was i,nnrcpn,bl. Tho
walls ovcrhung a great rayin.-,n.r.
| VAS not :, siny!. spv, from when AN
attack could l.. oven a,t.nn,n,I n,,,
! Prince MalIric. took al, his s,,,jnr -,
"a sheltered nook facing , nigh ,nwrr
! and crouchtnv bacx ,m,urs, tn,
| shadows waited
! As the hours uass.d on mi. hrn,v
! became less .lnude, H.. .v.u y.r
turcd to draw :, ,.h 81 ,.Ii.r 81.
! had pccn hateful task, and nom NJ.
! bu, Il stern sens. .f .n,iv 10 hi,. s,,f-
| rc-i,y ,,.C.,.o H.. ,
d.rtake IT, n" nas uJ,~,n m."i no :" u u:,y
/ upon - woman. watching hor houss
! and a woman d.n.ud,,, ,,,,n
| hospitallty-a prisoner .,sn -, hs
unhappy city. No, only this I'm, tho
woman was IN, .,nin,cs
| rull!on the vic of ,ho tr.,rb 49,.
! dent. vino was even now sr.k,nr in
! Paris to win ala for hlm Xn, o,iw
! his. hu; she was tn, y,c,,.,u v.h,,,
| Prince Maur.cc although no ,ynrd -,
! IL had ever passed MS uns vory
! dearly loved
His veins were al,nos; frozen win
! the cold. and MS fnr-, .vcro ,upt.d
| The snow was thick unon hi. ,ni3I,,,ry
| CLOAK and peaked hat n. h;,d b.rn,,,
"a figure invisible, hu,n,, ici.ic
| Yet az the night PASSED on his bcu-,
grew lighter. Death ana ,iisus.c,
could face as brave man shouId
lighting .or mis- propl. ana MS ,in,
|
| blood .rbo di.b,r
whom he worshipod wo,,la b.,,n
been harder hing 10 boa sm -.
| listened 10 the rvay and ,,n.cbca mo
rod fires leap on, into IN. d.rk,css
with tightening heart and .oue,h,,,.
which WAS almost n smile mon nlg
! blu" lips In an hour his vigil wo,,IJ
DO over In an nou- nc would h,r5sf
| forever those vague b,I, hnrritI.
| suspicious
| But before tho hour was n,es.J
! strange things happcnod In in 30
! ,opmos; window ~ tha, tower which
| ne had been watching there rnsneb
! for q moment a faint lirr, :, rs,L
! cred. went out. and rcapu.arcd
| Prince Maurice fcl, MIS- hcart s,o,
beating. ana a cold NOR. dn,,jIy ,hnr
| anything h" had yct fell went sbiv.
cring through MS veins SON. on,
was there waving lam. ana from
the sld- Of tn" rav!nv came thu. an.
sworing signal
He looked no NOR. at tn. window
! but watched IN. dancing irb, COM.
! nearer and nearer \ man c,-rvinr
! II torch-nothing mor.-hu, ., ,r.,c
! cdy in iisclt. Tho light in Inc yv,,,
dow was cxt!nsu.shcd but It's MR.
pose had been accomplished prinr.
! Maurice moved slowly along bv TN.
| side OF III. wall until he stood i'm.
1 al -,
! tower.
soon there came sounds. mans
! footsteps munied in IN. snow
torch was thrown kissing forward
! upon tho ground. mans head ana
| men MS body appeared "a, with Il
| ma! effort. he pulled himself up tho
Sid" of the rhv!nc y tan man
ai,a -" a. ii'hh ana dish"v-
49,, me MnNr e" could hav"
vha-, - in." ms h""E from
,io,io. W. 'h'"'heh mo-
r. N"H ""lt'hE.
,o,t, g. MS h""i upon the
nc c,rt ,''"t c.Sar''t" from
an, 49, nm ne STOOD upright.
tower n. hummod ,rn ~
the snow from ~ ,,H,h
walked r.stI.sslv h,cc,,-I W.,
forwards Al las; h. c,,ma 70 IN"
don s;ands,i,i 49,, - :" Hnn-
ton Of roller hroLo .-a,,
small naii-srudded door a, tho hasc
az the tower had been ononod and
woman was standing there
She held the lamp above har hc,s
ana from where h" stood Primo" Mau-
rice could see her plainly. She wore
'nr cloak which left revealed her
nink satin slippers and her face.
mere yer" diamonds flashing in hrr
Dlack haiT. the hand which held tho
amp was ahlaz" with rings. The
NAN S'cppeh Forward confidently as
'noufh n" would have entered. bu;
Sh" PuSh"d him back
Not tonight. my friend" Prince
Maurice heard her say. and he saw.
too mat wonderfully a!iurIng smil.
upon her Inns which had befoolcd
many men before him.
1T $ not SAFE, DO YOU know tina,
there arc men watching roy h,rac
from the street. and am almost
afraid to come Ia Won for ,y,u MS.
moment See. ! have wrl,tnn down
here VIVA, you wanted 10 know.
have KEEP, my VOID. but am ashamed
OF il. Now go"
He bent ovcr bcr md $50
iirh, fen unn, bis J.ri i', 80.