| Show JOAN DM 1 AA B cor 1898 1900 by 8 R n r riak k tt I 1 CHAPTER I 1 the hall of the guard taud loud rang tho the wight laugh I 1 i in n ill ilio hall of the men at arms at if istle K rum berg there hall had comi com an i from the heredi lian us of I 1 ilah last edburg reLent recently rei enily ly blid the throne of aucy tin to tin ouch duch ess esa joan of in till r f that cluba r of hill milli tali li th ih chih I 1 I 1 alad all 1 I bahur mil ind which bi b ill idu i hoi 1 11 11 in th fh or I 1 ili li it a al IF ii 11 1 K rt vald ald also an ail I 1 marl lit I 1 I 1 I 1 move in the tsal hill A aln ambas ambassador sadot orn oni I 1 wn oil des dea a artal nat for lord and anost niost learnt learn iol d councillor of mill alone nith th young duchins I 1 aly a r oiling eating of tao tae hiked itata and drinking thi good up tip tin r n thit but ati aft r all it ia was much don kioa with nith W anor von arst orsbin in all rikkie poti peti r balta and john of thorn though what hat tit alii ate air wits was mostly but plain ox and their drink the strong ule ale native to 0 o th hill lands ellich la is andish V mead oft hii down don captains Ca plana jorian and boris tit oi voting duchess had bad oro com man danl of d loo littig deiy handsome and haughk it in tha file luitte ot or her twenty ow i an ii h I 1 i ight lit strong castles ail li it I 1 i imo i no thousand mm men ready to rist tit nt her ator or I 1 1 down to the hall ath hi re n 3 ill H f r w not nd round the wa was hall if if tit aln N do not treat yo you 11 well i i n coni m if m and t 11 if 11 to roe me good hart had the tha two sol gol ot of th s of turning thoin them about as am it if they had bad been hill on ili ilu lame stick and mith the ho stiff hith giom riom the halt they made fot foi lh ib door hut stay joan of had bad sal aall I 1 ere cro they ra lied hod it hero here fire a couple of rings my father left me one or two much tit ift them upon bour and milen ft hen you return give them to file ho maidens or of conr choice and ditth ath onam upon their lit lie fing the two burly captains went down the bairow stair of castle being arrived at the hall beneath they foon found the he center of a hospitable elide gruff cruff bearde men were cherot of bleers of ho be young duchess not a butterfly Lutter fly youngling oun gling nor a courtly car pet knight among them but men tau tall i i inie of the baula sol jiju liei hit father foraging upon occa slon its HB f fir far ar us its the marli mark in one durec ton on and into ilor alussia in the other moll men and compacted after the hearts of loilyn and norla s it was as small wonder monder that among such society tho the ex men at arms found themselves presently vely much at home scarcely were they seated when lorlan bokan to to bras brag of file gift the he duchess had gwen him for the malden maiden of hla his troth and boris herf here that hulking co bold that liana klapper upon the hon housdo stops ps had well nigh spoiled the jost for when her ladyship asked him a second time in her sapet volca voica for the name of hla his betrothed d he roust must needs lay his tongue to instead ot of datil Kati ln I 1 as aa he had lone done at the first werner von orsell tho the eldest and gravert of fill all glanced round the full fill circle of his mess mesa then he be looked back nt at tho the two captains of tho the em ein bassy guard of plassenburg Plass enburg with it p pitying ity ing glance and you lied hod about your smoot hearts to the duchess joan he be said ila iia hat hal besl I 1 trow yea bortan jovially wine may be dear 1 t but tay stay joan of hohenstern had said but this ring will mill pay the ot of maril man a k 1 iia hat it u ethl ill will it said nyrhe the chief captain rapt aln grimly jr aye truly echoed dorla boris the 44 j mend me to worl work under k y hla his ate sp han ne 9 mit ihla djs Y hal hal wall b ta E anyta k ja lr the Rhon ts khal 1103 and leg and moll aad as I 1 af chere les ea and many 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I 1 i I 1 i ill flounda hl hll tl if of oli it rs rn I 1 II 11 I 1 I 1 li ill in ill iv to 11 1 I r no now 1 I i in ill 1 li i 1 I pla bu r g h n i 1 bt lan 1 w 1 ta 0 o ou oil that f it t 11 ix a a khi hl h mill i ill not happ it I 1 M ti it 11 out tady lady tonn toan wliam nou on ila ha duft 14 1 I to 10 ui herc and DOB boa I 1 d ol of that von lied and daubl lied to lu lit i I 1 lily lay tny my life and the IN s of 0 tin hi 1001 f I 1 lows loas that the pair of on a would be aan asking ing ft aiom om th h orner gallery of the I 1 ton ion H m tower in sonn som tiling lidd erfle r m jorjan jorian rose to ili to t up lic in ulta cilcy 11 I 1 lot loi IN laa ian no DO k h ru rn of lion it ti it lu in lubit abat v r it liu 4 d ichill over LIOW crow LI OW a La oi it il armi I 1 ot of platt plan a und and a solli I 1 i ut tbt print prim LIS 1 18 H lit ion if 11 tau bl a ili ani i tak bour grinj in our liand boris for we e will MI ao up tip iou and I 1 and ana we will toll ii abi lady dubbs joan that no ia hw thwart of at legal standing and no athlie for any we cli chous us of lir h r into the belief that hat we mould hould bestow lit in r rings upon our bo be outbid in thi roso gardana of 0 plas hinburg c 11 burg thin nie will ail seo see if indeed we shall be in five minutes ready read boils ae thrice halce teady joil coilan aril about then quick marchl march 1 cicat noise of clapping rose all round the hall ball as the two stout sol albro tet let themselves to march up the ase by hloi they had just juet des tended stand to the doors ailed weiner the chief captain do not let them pass stand up and drink a alp cup to ibm to captains jorian and boris of Plass plassenburg enburg bravo brave fel lows iowa bochl waa drunek amid ab outings and handsh akings the men had stopped perforce for tho the doors were in the hands of life lie soldiers Bold lera of tho file guard and the pil 0 points thick in their paths ahoy turned now in ili the direction of the high table fiant which they had bad risen sit town down gentlemen and 1 I also will mill sit bit now hearken well sid werner these good fellows of mine m will ill bear me out that I 1 lie not aou ou have done bravely and spoken up tip filhe men taken in a fault dut but wo 0 will not permit you to go to your deaths draths I 1 or our lady joan god bless her would not take a falbe word ord binm ary no not it if it were A ere on twelfth night or after a christmas christinas aeiry malting making she would not forgive it aiom our old Lorig beard upstairs whose hose business it Is that Is it if she found it out to tho the gallows she would mould say and we why mity we should sorrow for having to hasten the ings of two good men het keap P your rings lads lada and keep also your wits about you when bon the duchess questions you again nay when nhon you yon return to plassenburg Plass enburg iburg be wlee seek out a greathen Gret Gro then toben and a katrin and tie be stow the rings upon them that Is it if ever you dinean again to stand within the danger of joan of the sword in this her castle of Werna bergl are rione so scarce in Plasa enburg I 1 muttered jorunn 1 I think we me can satisfy her ber but at a cheaper pi ailee ice than I 1 n ring of rubles set in goldt CHAPTER 11 II the balting baiting of the sp Spir hawk hians to in the danish and we io will mill clift bl aln ril said weiner we ha have Y e sho shown n our gue guests a a poor en bring in the t bayl through tho the black oblong of the dungeon doorway there came a lad of or eighteen tall alint dark bi owed dimboy ile ho walked between two men at at anna ina m ho bo held his big rista firmly on ither side bide nis hands were chai ed together and from lie be tween them dangled a spiked ball that clan clanked led heavily on oil the floor ns as ho he forward bornard rather thin walled walked into tho the room ito ho had black hair that kaied fron from hla his Ilot in ft a backward a nose of slightly roman shape which together with ith his bold eagles a gios had obtained him the name ot of the spar or warner von orsola turned to his ruesta and said maid ibis Is a darle darlee daneo e took look on our dinst foray to the north it Is a only in that dirce alou nae w e can loud lead tho foray since you have gifun so law abiding and strong in ana nl the mirt uncles were RII nil ilia defense of 0 casta cynar on we kimy anoil Ano tl b let police io also taji th thelam flam 0 f f fabb fatherhood atoil a e in t had a aaman rolan r jtb ju aland sand du build a zan a 13 but better cavit tai to ll not pay he ilear n ur henr si tb lion coaloa sma aa we went sent to castcel cau lynar and made an end save of thin spitting ting whom born our master mante would not let us kill and whom now we keep with itil 1 lipped winge for out our sport alln lad listened v ath reeled had h ad ind haughty hai lighty eyes 0 to o the tale but li lingered s ered not a word ord now C bild 1 of W rn rill i with his bla cut cui I 1 in lit hi hand baud nut ild h lil bent tho youth dan tor us as as you ou usa usi d upon th ill ha ahn it the maids came in fresh from ahli tiring and the newest kluht i i flonni donn 1 d I dance I 1 sav lav fout foul it il for ou lit lift I 1 tin la a I 1 mail Maii tic ilc on oil alnar stool ith his old ves upon ills his torman 1 I cut cm A t bo rus ru ia lie ile sald said at ai li il I 1 i in ph that miah 11 i 1 YOU maa ma v ill ili soul out of a I 1 it 11 I 1 r biliman lih fill out uin i toil ion N ni it in na a donni hi loll loli wit but III I 1 ill I 1 I 1 ili r b fit to suriel up I 1 I 1 ni in ill I 1 hit aall i b th ih 1 it 11 ol 01 dian it ru ill 11 him to it II if I 1 ilij 1111 ill ron con I 1 m a ship or to il 1 a 11 lit with it b hini him I 1 is if f ill sty it ii ar ninn man iv in man mail ol nt ou ncnds ada i I 1 bors b ors nd md ill n lin hin 1 k t nt lemn ilaw tink lift this hp rinald s I 1 i 1 kiy V arl ah said alo W nor at tip the I 1 worl 0 r the it e n man till laid don hl hi i artisan and wild tie ball high be I 1 iw n his two tao hands now dancel dance commanded werner j T 4 14 C I 1 j k A pigs of the sty you ire man by mail mai of youl von dance the danish milk maids coranto or I 1 will tild bid them drop it on your tops toes doest m vant ant them jellied man i I 1 drop and be cursed in our low lowa born souls cried the lad flere cl my handa bandl aud alid let leanne roe loos loop with a bardt arda char 0 oil the floor and by saint magnus of th the isles I 1 will mill disembowel any three of yontl you you will mill not dance said werner nodding at him I 1 will mill see you yon fry in hell bell fire first I 1 down with the ball liana ilana Irenc kl cited werner ile he that will not danco dance at castle bernsdorf Kerns dort dorf must learn at least tn in jump ware koes toes cried the soldiers sold lera I 1 in but at that mo anent suddenly kIc kicking kling out as aa fer far as his chains allowed the boy took the lout on the face and in continently widened Ald ened the superficial area of his mouth ile he went ON ocr or on his back arnld amid the uproarious laughter ot of his follows fellows the fellow rose spluttering splutter ing angrily hold hla his lags some one he be said ill maik hla his pretty feet for him lie ile shall not kick so free another time A couple of hla his corni antons took 1001 hold of the boy on either side so BO that lie he could not moe his limbs and hans again lifted high the ball now then for mai mairow row and mn mashed shed trot trotters teral he be cried spitting the blood from the split coiners conners of his hia mouth halt to bo be continued |
