The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-22
The Kings Widow
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tH"e eii"V oiioh NoitSl' WISH Le were not in our boat
 Shall l give orders to pitch him over board and tell him to swim back to land?" he asked, half teasing.
 She laughed.
 ''Im afraid Rastitch sets too high value on him for us to venture to waste him; and l see that it would be our only way to get rid of him now. Never mind. It is just my fancy"
 Why didn't you speak sooner?"
 T didn't notice him until after we had started. Oh! See! How fine the cliffs are here. I've never been in these parts before, well as l know the like. l had no idea it as grand as this.''
 The breeze, as yet light, was now blowing very pereeptibly from the northeast Edor ran up his sail which filled at once. and the little craft swept lightly as a bird rounl the shoulder of the rocks, and steered a western course.
 It was not until they were well out from the dangerous lee of the rocky bastion that they saw the racing storm-cloud, swiftly devourng the stars; and the boat Ieaping like hound unleashed, quivered, then StSlHcd tO ", WHlle EQOf gave a klnQ Of howl, and fell forward, his face between his knees.
 Evadne, not unversed in the quick ap- proaeh of the lake storms, turned to the prince in sudden fear.
 "Oh, tel him to take down that sail at onee-please do!' she cried. There's going to be storm, and we shall be in the cur rent in a momentw
 Even as the words left her lips. with long wild whistle, the squall struck the boat which fled before it like a bullet fired from a gun. Theobald, startled, bent for ward, touched Edor, shook him, shouted the order to strike sail into his ear To his rage the man seemed as though he heard not. The sudden shock of seeing what he had done paralyzed brain excited by alcohol Edor knew the lake, he knew the current, and he knew what lay ahead.
 My GodH' he stuttered thicsly, Eve are all dead men!'
 Everyone heard it. Stepan Woronz, in the bow, stopped and silently took off his boots Theobald turned green.
 Strike sail." he yelled. Didn't you hear me? Strike sail, you fool! And you to the SJecTSl1ldll- turn her DedU south, can't you?"
 To which the steersman answered like the voice of doom If try to change he~ course now we shall capsize instantly"
 Its that sail!'' cried Evadne. ''Is EGor mad, or only drunk? In any case, it must come down, if we have to do it ourselves or we shall be in the jaws of the loophole.
 She flung off her cloak, but Theobald, eager to prove himself equal to the stua- tion, anticipated her, and rushed at the rope Edor did not seem to see what was happening until too late. By the time the man had fought the hysteria which was mastering him, the prince had released the sail, but was as powerless to hold it as if he had been a fly.
 Evadne was close behind him, and had cried out some instruction which the shriek ing wind bore away unheard.
 He caught, however, her cry of consterna- ton as the suddenly freed canvas whipped round, was caught by the wind and flung out, roaring and slapping. The launch heeled until the water was almost over the gunwhale, and the boom, catching Evadne on the side of the head, dealt her blow which shot her into the lake.
 Theobald's yell of horror as the Princess was thrown into the lake echoed over the remorseless waters. He flung up his hands and cried to heaven for pity.
 He was so poor swimmer as to 'e con- pletely helpless, and could only shriek out: "Save her! Save her! Any money 70 the man who saves her! She can swim, she can swim! Pick her up, for Gods sake"
 It so happened that at the precise mo-