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Show I my prince as I thought, storm through the lists on his white horse. i saw him bare his head and receive the crown of victory. I stood before him, ashamed yet glad, hosed and doublet ed like a boy in the summer pavilion. I heard his gracious words. I loved my prince, who so soon was to be wholly mine. The months slipped past and I was ever the gladder the faster they went. The woman stirred within the stripling girl. In half s year. In twenty weeks In five In one In a day an hour, I would put my hand, my life, into his keeping! Then came the glad tumult of the rejoicing folk, the hush of the crowded cathedral. 1 said, Oh, not yet I will not lift my We stoiv eyes to my prince until ped, I Jifted fny eyes and the prince was not my prince!" There was a long and solemn pause between these two on the old watch-towe- r. Never was declaration of love returned so given and so taken. She went on. Now you know all, Conrad, she . said. Isle Rugen can never more be the Isle of peace. You and I have shivered the cup of our happiness. We can never he We must part. friends. I must abide because I am a prisoner. You will keep your counsel, promising me to be silent, and together we will contrive a way of escape." When Conrad answered her his voice was hoarse and broken, almost like one rheumed with sleeping out . Ui. ' Monj l J0Cd h 5 R: CR.0 CKETTT.Wcr -- I (Copyright, chnjit,? Passw XXIV. Continued. him down from have brought y rt . The Cossacks are'allclose the him. They have put ind men far hack, are binding the k Muscovites - a wooden frame. They have A him to the waist gsed Virgin, they are casting the horses! A Cossack with a whip stands by each to lash to .fury! They are slipping the God In to from under him. introc V lfy ia 19 ) J: Intf s, '. lntrojj'i ' wagon ), ' :i 'nteni1' rtme,a,n ose. acorj, j! what fid a net to taut- 19UU, IAP.TER he loun t !r ISH, Is that? -- ' by S. R. c "TfteRatdcfiy.do Cro-kett- .) through all the land ot Courtland! And that which I would have done shall not be named beside that which I shall do! And he turned and rode after his men, In the midst of whom was Prince Louis, his head twisted In fear and apprehension over his shoulder, and his slack hands scarce able to hold the reins. After this manner was the Spar-haw- k rescued from the jaws of death, and thus came Joan of the Sword Hand the second time to Courtland. But the end was not yet cross-roa- d erto the eyes of the great mul CHAPTER XXV. which on three sides surround-- t been had of execution, place The Loves of Priest and Wife. 'teed a,1 in ward. But now with one ac It remains to tell how these great o'n ter not the were .previa . . gazing, ey things had come to pass. We must US plant) j preparations which were so near return to the Isle Rugen and to the i taxation t! dy consummation, but over the on the spit of sand Alla meads toward lonely grange had bft.grc i which the Baltic from the separates .up of horsemen who were sp- waters of the Freshwater Haft. swift at a, ring Many things have happened there r the lank giant, w as In greater since Conrad of Courtland, Cardinal ever. than t and Archbishop, had awaked to find Peter at do they look at, good by his bedside the sleeping girl who ns Quickly? was his brothers wife. Storms had those woman Is a among ire and battles had been won overpassed no, tdto! They are getting ere these two came riding into Court-lanskirts of the crowd. Men In time to prevent the dread cont lien oj ra t touting and throwing up their summation of the Ukraine Cross and ad Moadrttr j In the air. I cannot tell what to baulk for the time the vengeance ' been sf;r. The soldiers have their hats on of Prince Wasp., use. 0f their pikes. They are On Isle Rugen, where the pines provident-- " grew dense and green, gripping and of the Ini Tjr this time It needed no Peter settling the thin, sandy soil with "The ring was rapidly closing s n Utah gic til about save upon the meadow their prehensile roots, Joan and Conrad found themselves much alone. 2 lnclusiT-swhere a lane was kept open. said Joan, "Happy Isle Rugen! 22, pronThrcnrgh this living alley came a1 drawing a breath like a sigh. Why reservoir ijktl;' t and a lady the latter In riding were we born to princedom, Conrad, Is and and broad velvet cap, the knight and I? much iii wlth his vizor up, but armed from you "I at least was not, answered her fid s unanlEjioad to foot, a dozen squires and Dumb Maxs .jerkin of companion. following a compact little blue fits me better than any robe were making t cloud, and as they came they royal. 0 require greeted with the enthusiastic acclaim Faid "Conrad, Joan, suddenly 1 corpora.of all concourse. that mighty erect and looking at the standing ct buslnea Prince Conrad our own Prince young man, "if I were to tell you that ovldlngi .Conrad, he has come back, our true I have resolved never to return to kille-lprincei we knew he was to priest! Kernsberg, but to remain here on - 7 Profit , i tree-studde- d hand-gallo- p. d, Alt-servi- j men-at-arm- . . Courtland forever! Down with Louis Isle Rugen, what would you say? is subjecthe craven! Down with the Musco-son- s "I should ask to be your companion whcvlte! The young man shall not die! said the or, not, your bailiff! 8 'within The shall have her sweet-legrc- e prince-bisho- ,lf princess promptly. ot fceart!"' That would be to forget your holy 8ti6cl And as soon as the calvacade had office! ow, Is I tome within the square the living A certain sadness passed over o provide wave hyoke black over all. Then the the featuresgentle of the young man. l0re?B paries began again. Swords and bare "I leave many things undone for the were fihaken at the grand stand, sake of mine office, he said, "but the neiawat canons of the church do not forbid imistrin. where white as death Prince atill kept his place, nor yet manual labor." ed Wesph About the center platform whereon poverty, He paused as if be had more to say. tractioiyj Hying cross was extended the "Well? said Joan and waited for fawSa2crtt8 grew oppressive and then him to continue. "There is something else," he said. eea aentPanS9roua' from the t Back there you are killing him! "It is It is that I cannot bear to r Back. I say!" leave you! God knows I cannot leave ' men took staves and you if I would! Then strong f and by forco of brawny arms A wave of pity passed over Joan. A 3 truateeralberts' BharP pricking steel pressed the month before she would have withre for ary for PPl hack breast high. The smiths drawn herself In hot anger. But Isle ilio meetwho had riveted the wristlets and Rugen had gentled all her ways. But time and ankle rings were already busy with now Joan was coming to her own ' heir flies. The lashings were cast again. For to pity of Theresa von Conthe Card:009 rom tbe ?rame8- - A hundred Lynar she was adding pity forHohen-steichafed swollen the of limbs, rad Courtlar.d and of white, Joan that?903 ides 4 tail be 1 1 At last all was done, and dazed "Speak," she said, very gently. "Do any eoatrad t'Jnded. but unshaken in his soul, von Lynar stood totteringly not be afraid, tell me all that Is in the pajnli-,:c- e toi to exenpen his feet your heart!" 1.1ft him up! Let us j "Ltrt him up! Then Conrad spoke in a low voice, trill practice Im! If he is dead we will slay very distinct and even In Its modula:rant nodrt: v Louis nnd crucify the Musco-I- t tion. ia aimedlta la his place! "Listen, my lady Joan! I love you las been; "Z h 1 another would cry, "Louis there Is no use in hiding it. DoubtConrad is the less you have already Been it I love by Seua no longer ruler! The vue prince! you so greatly that vows, promises, rrom sc "Zowa with the Russ, the Cossack! priesthoods, cardinalates are no more t paylnJVherrs are they? Pursue them! Kill to me than the crying of the seabirds heal" ) up yonder. Let a worthier man than btlt has k I receive and hold them. a They are 2 ran Hie fierce shouts and as the not for a weak and sinful man. My 9 oaeCTi:ni raised the Spnrhawk high on bishopric let another take. I would plaited hands that all men might rather be your groomyour servitor, e t1 far klrts of the crowd your lacquey, than reign on the seven Le warden V, with iaa f Muscovy, with a bitter smile hills and sit In Holy Teters chair! "You do me too much honor, said warden! ' Joan quietly. "I am weak and sinful. ) 1 990 aj v Or else would I, your brother's wife, listen to such words from any man-l- east of all from you? Nay, said Conrad, "you only listen out of your great pitifulness. But I will not I am no worthy priest. express e . take upon me the yet greater things i more for wbtrh I am unfitted. I will not id lner.U" sully the holy garments with my b bers of Conrad of Courtland, earthllness. a year and cardinal, died out there bishop No. among the breakers. 0 tlo Wf "He will never go to Rome, never I U'Biotory kneel at the tombs of the Apostles. i no. bin He will from this day forth he a serviinlsdow tor, a servant of servants In the train onces of N of the Duchess Joan." bills by The He paused, almost smiling. and had renunciation ot his grown the picture ; imtuwuSi real to him even as he spoke. But ime of 9 Joan did not smile. She waited a Doaf, space to see It he had aught further ; 1 week to say. But he waa silent, waiting for her answer. e" bills r Conrad." she said very gently, t week that I have listened to you and that iy Runner i and Conrad found themselves I have not been angry may bo deadly correct much alone, to exist' Yet I cannot be sin for us both. loo court m : s face, gathered together bis angry. God forgive me! I have tried JuhUc horeemen. and I cannot be angry. " Prince I.oul8 In your midst and "Yet because you have dispensed or your lives! he cried. "To bad psm bread, and 1 have knelt before holy 1 1 r wight where hides the army of the altar as a bride, we must keep ufuecd. Tte c ar! faith, you and I. We are bouud by ndar W9' V.: k a flash of pennons and a toss our nobility. It we sin, let it bo the le progtwng r? horses heuds they obeyed, but greater and rarer sin the sin of the Ivan hlm8,'lr ufon th0 spirit only. Conrad, I love you. Nty, tanoe op rf a Utile swelling rise nnd looked stand still where you are and listen ck toward the Alin hank. to me, Joan, your brother's wife. For A huusef "It Is your day. Make the most of I, too, will clear my soul. I loved you undo for te muttered. "In three days I long ere your eyes fell on me. I came apart oui'rin come bark! And then, by Mich at Dcssauers secretary In the city of u91 fI determined to see the Archangel! I will cruciry one Courtland. at vrr fiwslded foftier and man I was to wed. I siw the prince n, prohlt p n. ISeami' t 1 MiUng -- Eighty-Seve- "I would rather be your lacquey than reign on the seven hills!" on a winters night. His words whistled In his windpipe, flying from treble to bass and back again. Joan, Joan! he said, and the third And for the moment time Joan! he could say no more. "'True love, Bhe said, and her voice was caressing, "you and I are barriered from each other. Yet we belong you to me I to you! I will not touch your hand, nor you mine. Not even as we have hitherto done. Let ours be the higher perhaps deadlier sin the sin of soul and soul. Do you go back to your office, your electorate, while I stay here to do my duty." She smiled upon him with a peculiar trustful sweetness and continued "And once a year, in the autumn, you will come from your high office. You will lay aside the princely scar let, and don the curt hose and blue jerkin, even as now you stand. You will gather blackberries and help me to preserve them. You will split wood and carry water. Then, when the day Is well spent, you and I will walk hither In the high afternoon and teh each other where we stand and all the things that have filled our hearts In the Interspace. Thus will we keep tryst, you and I not priest and wife, but man and woman speaking the truth eye to eye without fear and without stain. Do you promise? For all answer the prince-cardinkneeled down and taking the hem ot her dress he kissed it humbly and reverently. (To be continued.) FIRST OF EARTHS ARCHITECTS. Laid Down by Greece Not Improved Upon. Our architecture came In the first place from Greece. Egypt, Assyria, Persia, India and the far east have had but slight Influence upon it, com pared with that wielded by the small, arid, mountainous country, where, nearly 3,000 years ago, men made In tho domains of art and thought Investigations and experiments which are of Immediate and direct value to us even says the Philadelphia Record. One cannot reflect upon this without a feeling of astonishment. It shows us tho closeness of our connection with the people of dUtant ages, tho community that exists, In spite of seeming differences among the human species on our planet. Principles to-da- A experiment performed at one spot on the earth and In one hour of time ran be of use to the whole world and through all ages. The Greeks ot the fifth and sixth centuries 1). C. made such an experiment as this when they thought of certain form ot temple with columns and laid down certain rules for Its And wo of the twenconstruction. tieth century turn to tho Greeks ot 2,400 years ago, when we have to deal with a problem In architecture and want to know how to solve It with elegance and precid subtlo-mlnd-e- sion. Up All Night "The boss asked ms what made me look so tired." sold Galley, the clerk, "and I told him 1 was up early this morning." "Huh! snorted the bookkeeper, you never Rot tip early In your life." I didn't say t got up.' I said I was up." IrlE GARDEN. Years n But Has Old, Sound Back, ikmwicm T. VALENTINES Day perhaps Is the least understood of all the days of the year that have special significance. It is popular, It Is observed. Swains a legion make It the occasion for sending tokens to their lady loves, yet not many know why. Everybody knows what Christmas means, or Inday, dependence day, Thanksgiving Easter, but the origin of St Valentines day, or even its meaning, Is a riddle but few have solved. It Is one of the oldest of the holidays. Only Christmas and Easter go further back into antiquity. These days have been observed ever since there was religion. But all the rest ot the holidays are but Infants beside the February occasion when belaced, befringed and beflowered love tokens Si are sent on their sentimental jour- neys. -- i WORKS IN , St. Valentines day began somewhere about the opening of the third century. It is a quaint combination of religion and sentiment It represents the dual worship of a great man of the church and cupid, the mischievous patron and saint of love. It was a queer beginning for a . great holiday that people should have united on the same day to honor SL Valentine and Cupid. No more dissimilar deities could be found. SL Valentine was an early day martyr. He died for the church, and in commemoration of bis goodness and piety the Holy See set aside February 14 as the day on which the faithful should do honor to bis memory. On this day It became the custom to hold a love feast, which became known as the Feast of Lupercalla. It was at first a peculiarly religious observance modeled somewhat on the love feasts that are still held In many churches, In which members of the congregation break bread with each other, as a sign of peace and good fellowship. Eventually the young folks passed from the purely religious feature of the holiday, and began to give It a somewhat secular tone. From loving your sister as a fellow believer In the tenets of the church was not a far step from loving her with the sort of sentlmetft that usually leads to the altar. So in place ot merely breaking bread together, according to the simple form of old, the young men Inthe custom of sending augurated beautiful gifts to the women of their hearts. It was easy to do this without fear of reproof, for custom prescribed that no one could of right refuse that which came on SL Valentine's day, with all the gentle sentiments of love and Christian brotherhood that the festival inspired. Thus In a gradual way Cupid had come to usurp the place that St. Valentine had once held all alone, and what was originally a time of prayer gradually transformed Itself into the season when love sent out Its messengers and pleas. The wise old fathers of the church fought this merging of the religious with the secular, hut the idea had taken a firm hold on the people, and was not to be easily abolished. For a long time the worship of the day was fairly divided between St Valentine and Cupid. First, the people would send up a prayer for the martyr. Then, this duty discharged, they would assemble in the public squares, the maids forming In line, and youths standing by in laughing eagerness. One by one the girls would file up to a huge wooden box affixed to a pole and drop In the opening a slip of paper with her name written thereon. When every girl had deposited her slip, the youths would file up and draw each one a slip. With palpitating hearts would they read the names drawn, for to the maiden thus given to them by good St. Valentine they must be faithful fur one year. Frequently the girl thus drawn, known as a valentine, became the wife of the man to whoso lot she had fallen before the expiration of the year of service. The custom lasted through many centuries. 8L Valentine gave the excuse for these sentimental exchanges, but Cupid reaped the actual profit In point of antiquity, Cupid was far the seulor of St. Valentine, though the latter la also pictured In the dignity of a gray beard, while Cupid Is a mere sprite of a boy, with bow and arrows. SL Valentine's era was some 20 centuries back. Cupid reaches Into the dimmest mist of the antiquities. In fact, there never was time when Cupid did not exist The little god himself sent the first valentine ot which there is any record, though It wasn't the kind of missive that now comes through tho malls In a big square envelope. The first valentine was a rather crude sort of love message, for It gave pain, but Cupid had an excuse. He larked other means of renchlng ' the affections of the obdurate Psyche, and when maidens resist a zealous suitor they must expert summary alo had all the power of experiencing to the full that other passion that so frequently comes with love-jeal- ousy. she , , The green monster was stirred In her breast by the acclaim that greeted the youngest daughter of a certain king and queen, a maiden known as Psyche. All men raged to possess the hand of this beautiful young girl, and Venus, unable to see her complete dominion even disputed, called to her aid Cupid. My son," she said, punish that beauty. Give thy mother revenge. Infuse In her bosom a love that shall be unrequited, so that her eventual mortification may be as great as her triumph now. Thus It was that Cupid set out to woo Psyche, not with real love, not with a right motive, but animated by the base desire to feed a mother's Robert Scollan, 87 years old, of 58 Garden St., Seneca Falls, N. Y., a fine, sturdy old gentleman, who works In his own garden, gives thanks to Doans Kidney Pills for his sound back and kidneys. Mrs. Goctchlous, his daughter, "Father says; bad a severe at- tack of kidney trouble and lumbago, which caused him much suffering. He began taking Doans Kidney Pills and was soon cured. We always keep them on hand. My husband was cured of bad pains in tho back by taking; only part of a box. Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-MllburCo., Buffalo, N. Y. n Used Him as Eraser. The late Dr. Henry Martyn Field some years ago related at a Williams alumni dinner a rather amusing Incident of his freshman days at college. Being only 12 years old when be entered he hnd not reached the point where the natural friction between the hatred. big boy and the small boy ceases and In Venus' gardens were two foun- be was at particular feud with one of tains, one of sweet, the other of bit- his fellows, a stalwart country youth ter water. From these Cupid filled freBh from the farm. One day young two amber vases, and suspending Field went early to the classroom and them from his quiver, hastened to the the big bluckboard a very chamber of Psyche, whom he found put upon caricature of his enexasperating asleep. He poured a few drops of the emy, with his uanie beneath. When' bitter liquid on her lips, then touched the aggrieved party saw what had her with his arrow in the Bido. been done he said not a word, but Love has queer ways of working out bis outhful tormentor, h Its destiny, and even the god of love catching up used him as an eraser and after rubwas not exempt from Its perils. bing out the offensive picture quietly Psyche awoke, and in his eagerness took bis seat. to escape, Cupid slightly wounded himself with his own arrow. A Big Bargain for 12 Cent Postpaid. The year of 1900 waa one of prodigal Instantly he himself became stirred with the throbblngs of tenderness, plenty on our seed farms. Never before vegetable and farm seeds return such and knowing only the motive to re- aid snormoua yields. he the had he damage done, pair Now we wish to gain 200,000 new cuspoured all of tho sweet water over tomers this year and hence offer for 12o the startled maiden, and being Invis- font paid 10c Garden Oity Beet ible himself, was able to escape be- 1 10c Earliext llipe Cabbage fore she could compreehnd what had 1 " Earliest Emerald Cucumber.... 15c 1 La ( ronee Market Lettuce 15c happened. 10c 19 Day ltadinh. The two waters and the touch with ! 15c the quiver may be accurately termed 1 " Blue Blood Tomato lOo Juicy Turnip the first valentine of which history 1000 kernels gloriously beautiful flow15d affords record. The valentine of toer seeds day represents the desire of the suitor 8L00 Total to win the lady of his love; so did the All for 12c postpaid in order to introwaters and arrow of Cupid. duce our warranted seed, and if you That his first motive was base will send 10c we will add one package of makes little difference, for afterwards Berliner Earliest Cauliflower, together our mammoth plant, nursery stock, he came to love Psyche with genuine with vegetable and farm seed and tool catalog. loyalty, and against the wishes of his This catalog is mailed free to all intending purehanem. Write mother, married her. John A. Salzer Seed Co., Box W, La Cupid, being a god, and Psyche Crosse, Wis. only a mortal. It was not possible that tbe union should bo of the earthly Saved by a Song. kind. Psyche went to the mountain, A boy was amusing himself by conducted by the Zephyr, and was set watching the birds that were flying down at tho palace of Cupid. around him. At length a beautiful Then he came to her in the dark- bobolink perched on a rough bough of ness, proclaimed her his wife, and an apple tree near by. fleeing always before the dawn of The boy picked up a stone, and got so maneuvered while that day, Psyche to throw It at the bird. . The was filled with love of him and the ready bird's throat swelled, and forth came joy o his presence she hud never the song: bobo-llng- , a llnk, been able to see him. bobolink, Her envious sisters played on her I know It, I know the husband ot dont throw It, throwit,It, throw It" feelings, told her-thher choice, whom Bhe had never seen And the boy did not throw the might be some dangerous monster, stone, but dropped It on the ground. who, having fattened her to his liking, Why didn't you stone him, my would eventually feed upon her. boy ? You might have killed him and So they persuaded Psycho to, the carried' him home. plan of stealing upon him as he slept, The little fellow looked up and reand knife In hand for protection, to plied, "Couldnt cos he sang so." gaze upon his features. ' Puck. Psyche followed out this program, Professor Jones to Retire. but just as she discovered that her Prof. George W. Jones, head of the husband was no monster, but the most beautiful of gods, she was un- department of mathematics of Cornell fortunate enough to spill a drop of university will retire at the' end of oil from the lamp. It fell upon his the present year. The board of trusshoulder and awakened him. Sad- tees will ask the Carnegie endowment dened and angered, Cupid, after re- fund for a pension for him. Prof. buking her for her curiosity, van- Tones went to Cornell as the head of ished. the department of mathematics Iq Psyche wandered alone and forlorn 1877 and has occupied that place ever for a long time, but eventually Jupi- since. He Is one of the oldest men In ter made her Immortal, and she was point of service on the Cornell faculunited to Cupid for all time.. ty. He Is the author of several - - to-da- "A-lIn- at EMBARRASSING! treatises and textbooks. Valuable Relics Unearthed. Jerusalem papers report that on the opening of graves at Pergamos a number of rare relics were brought to HghL In one grave lay a golden rosary. In two other tombs wreaths were found, representing artistically-madgold imitations of oak loaves. A wolfs head in gold was discovered, ss well sa various farming utensils, swords and other weapons. The antiquities were sent to tho Museum of e Constantinople. GUIDES CHILDREN. Experience and a Mothers Love Make Advice Valuable. Mrs. Neerslte I found this horrid comic valentine In the coal hod! I suppose some Idiot sent It to Bridget? Orville Muggo Er. beg pardon, but, or, thats my photograph! Er, I mailed It to your daughter yesterday. Valentine Baskets. An Ills, mother writes about feeding children: ' If mothers would use Grape-Nut- s nore for their little ones, there would be less need for medicines and fewer loetor bills. If those suffering from Indigestion tnd stomach troubles would live on Drape-Nuttoast and good milk for a short period they would experience more than they otherwise would believe. Our children have all learned to know the benefit of Grape-Nutas an appetising, strengthening food. It I every evening, with few variations., like this: Mamma, lot's have toast and Grape-Nutfor breakfast; or, let's have never forgeteggs and Grape-Nut- For the Valentine day luncheon oranges make pretty buakcls. To make them cut a slice off one end of each orange about a third of the way down to Its circumference. Remove all the pulp of the orange from tho basket and with a sharp knife scrape out the bitter white lining. Throw both the basket and its cover Into lee water, and put the orange pulp In the Ice ting the latter. box. When ready to serve, stand the One of our boys In school and 15 buskets In a pretty glass dish, prop- years ot age repeatedly tells me hie treatment ping them up against the sides with mind Is so much brighter after having ' Cupid was the son of Venus, herself the circular plocea cut from the ss a part if not all his top. Grape-Nutthe goddess of love; hence by Inheri- Fill each orange akin with ptnk lee breakfast." Name given by Postuiu tance he had a right to expect to cream nnd lay a red candy heart on Co Battle Creek, Mich. Road the litknow all shout the tender pnsslon. each buHket, tie with red ribbon with tle book, The Road to Wellvllle," In But while Venus was queen of love, A red heart attached to each ribbon. Okas. "There's a Reason." s s s |