Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-28
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I ing. golden spots.
Instantly Darragh knew and
trembled.
But Theodorica of Esthonia had
known him only in his uniform.
As she came toward him, lovely
in her 1.-the and rounded grace, only
friendly curiosity gazed at him from
her blue eyes.
Suddenly she knew him, went
scarlet to her yellow hair, then
white, and tried to speak-but had
lip which only quivered as he took
her hands.
The forest was dead still around
them save for the whisper of paint
ed leaves sitting down from a sunlit
vault above.
Finally she said In a ghost of a
voice: AMy-friend.
IF you accept his friendship.
Friendship is to be shared. . .
Ours mingled-on that day. . .
Your share is-as much as pleases
you"
All you have to give me, them
Take it. . all 1 have. . -
Her blue eyes met his with a little
effort. All courage is an effort.
Then hal young man dropped on
both knees at her feet and laid his
lips to her soft hands.
In trembling silence she stood her
a moment, then slowly sank on both
knees to face him across their
clasped hands.
So, in the gilded cathedral of the
woods, pillared with silver, and
azure-domed, the betrothal of these
two was sealed with clasp and lip.
Awed, a little fearful, she looked
into her lovers eyes with a gaz so
chaste, SO oblivious to all thinss
earthly, hat the still purity of her
face seemed a sacrament, and he
scarcely dared touch the childish
lips she offered.
But when the sacrament of the
kiss had been accomplished, she
rested one hand On his shoulder and
rose, and drew him with her.
Then his moment came: he drew
the emblazoned case from his breast
opened it, and, in silence, laid it in
her hands. The blaze of the jewels
in the sunshine almost blinded them.
That was his moment.
The next moment was Quintana's.
Darragh hadn't a chance. Out of
the bushes two pistols were thrust
hard against his stomach. Quin-
tana's face a behind them. He
Wore no mask. but the three men
with him watched him over the
edges of handkerchiefs-over the
sights of leVeIed rifles, too.
The youthful Grand Duchess had
turned deadly white. One of Quin-
tana's men took the case
from her hands and showed her
aside without ceremony.
Quintana ieered at Darragh over
his leveled weapons:
MY frien' Smith," he exclaimed
softly. $50 it is you, then who have
twice try to rob me of my property!
"Ah! You recollec'? Yes? How
you have rob me of a pacquet which
contain only some chocolate?
Darragh's face was burning with
helpless rage.
MY frien', smith" repeated
Quintana, do you recollec' what ii
was you say to me? Yes? e.
How often it is the unexpected
which SO usually happen? You are
quite correc', Pami Smith. 1t has
happen
He glanced at the open Jewel box
one of the masked men held,
like lightning, his sinister eyes
focused on Darragh.
80" he said, 'it was also you
who rob me las night of my Lrop-
srty. . What you do to Nick
eh?"
'Killed him." said Darragh, dry
tipped, nerved for death. II ought
% have killed you, too, when l had
he chance. But-I'm white, you
AT the insult flung into his face
over the muzzles of his own pis-
OILS, Quintana burst into laughter.
"Ah! You should have shot nae!
You T quite right, my frien'. II
mus say you have behave YER
FOOLISH"
He laughed again so hard that
Darragh felt his pistols shaking
against his body.
80 you have kill Nick Salzar,
continued Quintana with GER
feet good humor. My frien', l am
oblige to you for what you do. You
are surprise? Eth? 1t is YER simple,
my frien' Smith. What l want of a
man who can be kill? Eth? Of
what use is he to me? Voila!"
He laughed, patted Darragh on
the shoulder with one of his pistols.