The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23
YOlanda, Charles Majors Famous Novel, Has
Been Created Into Super Motion Pic
ture by Cosmopolitan Productions.
Directed by VignOla; Settings by
Urban; Scenario By Luther
Reed.
SCREEN VERSION NOvELIzED
By Jane Mclean.
CONTINUED from Yesterday

one, began to twinkle costly
through the cleaning. All day
long drizzling rain and splitting
snow had blown in our faces like
lance points down the wind
straight from the Icy Alps. We
were chilled to the bone: and in
ssll my life have never beheld a
sight SO comforting as the home
lights OF the quaint old Swiss city.
Franz. soon found g. wherry,
and, after crossing the Rhine. we
j marched slowly down the river
street, ducking our heads to the
blast. Within half an hour we
and found ourselves snug in tie
haven Of our merchants court
yard. Even the sumpter mules
7 rejoiced, and gave forth chorus
Of brays that did ones heart
good. Every tone of their voices
spoke Of the warm stalls, the
double feed Of oats, and the
great manager Of sweet hay that
awaited them. Before going into
the house Max gave to each mule
q stroke Of his hand in token Of
affection.
led Franz to speak Of Bur.
gundian affairs and he contin-
ued:
Surely this good automaton Of
Hapsburg was growing lowly in
his tastes. In other words, ma.
ture had captured his heart and
was driving out the inherited con-
Ventiona of twenty generations.
Five months of contact with the
world had wrought greater cure
than / had hoped five years
would work. was making a
man out of the flesh and blood
Of Hapsburg. God only knows
when the like had happened be-
fore.
Max and were conducted
by > demure little Swiss maid
to "a large room on the third
floor of the house, overlooking
the Rhine. There was no luxury,
but there was every comfort.
There were two beds, each with
q soft feather mattress, pillows
of down, and warm, stuffed
coverlets of silk. These were
not known even in the dukes
apartment at Hapsburg Castle.
There we had furnished gold cloth
and ancient tapestries in abund.
Z ance, but we lacked the little
comforts that make life worth
while living. Max learned another
lesson concerning the people OF
this world. The 1owly Swiss mer.
chants unknown guest slept more
comfortably than did the Duke
OF Syria.
When he went down to supper.
I could see the effort 1t cost
Max to sit at table with these
good people. But the struggle
was not very great; five months
before it would have been i'm.
possible. At Hapsburg he sat
ct table with his father and
mother only; even had never
aat with him in the castle.
At Basel he was sitting with a
burgher and burgher's frau. In
Syria he ate boar's meat from
battered silver plate and drank
sour wine from superannuated
golden goblets; in Switzerland he
ate tender, juicy meats and tooth.
some pastries from stone dishes
and drank rich .Caunstadt beer
from leathern mugs. His palate
and his stomach Jointly attacked
his brain, and the horrors of
life in Hapsburg appeared in
their true colors.
On the morning of our second
day at Basel, Franz invited us to
be his guests during our sojourn
In the city. His house was large
having been built to entertain
customers who came from great
distances to buy his silks.
Max and had expected tt
leave Basel when our wound:
were entirely healed, but we
changed our minds after I had
talked with Franz. The CONVEX
sation that brought about thii
change occurred one morning
while the merchant and wer'
sitting in his shop. He handeC
me q purse filled with gold, say
ing:
Here is twice the sum
agreed to pay. I beg that you &C
cept it since l shall still be II
your debt
knew by the weight of IN
gold that 1t was a larger sun
than / had ever possessed. di'
not like ,totaccept 1t, but coul'
not bring myself to refuse
thing so important to Max,
I'VE should not accept thi
from you, good Franz. but-but--
1.-THE boy saved my life an
my fortune" he interposed, IAN
am really ashamed to offer yo
90 small a sum. You should hav
half Of all my goods"
protested and thanked hir
heartily, not only for his gift, bu
also for his manner in giving
Then / told him of our intende
Journey to BurgHiidy--of cours'
MT mentioning the princess--an
usked IL he knew of any merchar
who would soon be travelling this
way. TEs
There are many going dow
the river from Basel to Stra
burg" he answered. and you ma
easily. fall in with one any da,
But there will so nobe an oppo
tunity for you to travel all Il
way to Burgundy. ] know the vel
man for your purpose He
Master George Castleman Of Pc
rome. ne CUIlCS GNCAy spring,
there is peace along the roa
to buy silks. We now have peac
though fear 1t will be Of sho
duration, and am expectiI
Castlemanl early this season. /
will probably be here the. first
May. He Is a rich merchant, az
was one of the. councillors
Duke Philip the Good, father
the present Duke OF Burgund
years ago Duke Philip bu
Q house for him abutting h
walls Of Peronne Castle. II
called The House under q
WALL and Castlenian still lives