San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-23
Terrified Out Of His Senses, Fall
con Realized That His Vision
Was Coming True.
"Frantically He Begged Aurora to
Help Them, But She Continued
to Play With Her Butterflies
"Clasped in Each Others Arms,
Husband and Wife Sank Down.
Down Until the Mire Closed
Over Them. Thus Perished|
the Last of the Won Gotmarks. y

solemn tones now beloved and should
you prove false beware of the spirits of the Harz Mountains
She moved behind Falcon as she spoke, and when he
turned sharply round to ask her what she meant she
nowhere be As he stood looking around everywhere
for her. night bird croaked, and the rising wind sighed
rowfuy through the distant foliage The sky also became
overcast heavy clouds throwing dark omnous shadows his
feet Greatly depressed and full of of impending
trouble Falcon beat his way homeward Arriving there, still
alarmed he told Bahezzar all that had happened
Bahezzar babe him ride off the following morning to the
castle of the Count Feufelsberg.
"The count" he explained, "has lovely daughter the
lady Hdegard AMI the sight of her should destroy at al
your wild fancies for that evil spirit of the Goldborn
like cannot pledge yourself in marriage to phantom
like her, 1t is absurd mpious."
So when the morning came Falcon sadded his big black
eed and rode away the Count Feufesbergs castle.
of the building before the door opened and he standing on
5 s 1s a II % dark az g Of
table2p at the GSdbom u She was the Lady adsgasd
father had been detained nsig6Souring town on bushes
and it was late ere he returned Falcon was charmed,
rode away imagining himself very much IN oVe What
dssa aS ao%ps e
ferrous Aurora, and not until Falcon felt sudden
p es ss fe a hs % r he
But he put thoughts Of Aurora 20 out Of his mind and II
naptals over and hjs bride hsrst and Sc
many WRere they intended Spending their Roneymoon
IL. way Hidegard suddenly observed me ring on he
her asns and
becoming jealous, he told her all about Aurora
To his intense modification and she burst
laughing "Whatl Make love to spirit bogeyP she cried
"Oh, Falcon, thought had But 1t can't be
have only invented the story to deceive Some
one else gave it to you. Confess"
Falcon shook his head sulkly at is true" he said 1T
spirit who gave it to me-"
"Then the spirit take it back" Hidegard exclaimed
taking it from Falcons finger she threw to the ground
The moment she did their horses suddenly seemed seized
with terror their nosr quvered and all at they wheeled
and tore off through the wood
After wild they burst out into open plateau
where they abrupt halt Falcon sprngng from hi
horse found himself opposite the Godborn the spot where
had first Aurora and where he had subsequently pghte
his troth to her.
And then suddenly the mist he the beautiful Aurora
herself She did not to him. She only interested
butterflies which utterng about her and aghtn
and then upon her outstretched hands,
Then, terrified out of his Falcon realized that the
of his vision coming true. His feet steadily sink
ing the SOIL The soft peat land had been converted into
actual morass Gin past ages it had been one).
At this uncture Hdegard jumped from her horse, down
beside Falcon And to his horror she also began to sink into
the ground Francay Falcon begged Aurora to help them
But hear be of their presence
only continued to play with her butterflies.
Them struggling desperately casped in each others
husband and wife sank down, down. down. until the sloppy
finally closed them and they disappeared forever
Thus persisted the last of the Won Gomarksa victim to-
the Of the spirits of the Ha Mountains The spot
hcwever is still haunted and people living it that
certain nights of the Aurora yet visits the Godborn
pitcher in hand sparkling her white hand Those who
see her invariably meet with bad luck.