| Show M GIF d i 40 B R 0 7 W d 1888 1898 1900 by S it R CrOL crockett kett CHAPTER continued she clasped her hands about hils bis arm will ioui au she said again looking up beseechingly at him the father stood smiling a little down upon her mote moie with lids his eyes ees than with nith him lips apa they will ft kill 1111 him and marry ou on if I 1 do and moreover pray till tal me little one what will they do to me he be said father they would not dare daire to meddle with mith ou lour your sanctity italy holy mother church it herself e if would protect ou it conrad woe 1 0 here he be would 10 lo do it for me I 1 am sure he would marry us and aou ou boung masquerader said bald father clement turning to the awk what ft hat say you to all this I 1 guht know all before I 1 consent to put my neck into the halter 1 I will do whatever the princess wl wishes ashes tier her will A ill Is mine do not make a virtue ot of that boung man said the priest smiling the will of the princess is s also that ot of boht copla with ith whom she conics comes in contact vali ever since she ehe was bo a alloi lie indicated with his hand I 1 declare the minx hath set bet her own oin p penances n a aceb and dictated her own akimo lotions the Spar hawl dropped on one knee and bent his head bead ah that Is better said the priest making the sign of benediction above the clustered raven lochs lacks rise sir air I 1 would speak with ou oil a moment apart my lady margaret will ou on please to walk on the terrace there clale I 1 ininger with the lady joan according to the commandment ot of the prince As he spoke the last art words he be made a little mo movement em ent towards the corri carrl dor w with I 1 lh hla his hand at the same moment elevating his voice the princess taught caught ills hla meaning and be fore fare either of her companions could stop her she eha tiptoed to the door set met her hand softly to the latch and suit bud denly flunk flung it open prince louis stood without with head bowed to tell the princess into a little peal of laughter I 1 drother brother louis louie she cried lapping clapping her hands we me have caught you ion ou must restrain our youthful ardent affections aur 1 bride Is about to confess the prince glared at his debon nahe sister as if lie he could have slain her on the spot 1 I returned he said formally speaking to the disguised maurice to inform the princess Prin cesa that her ra rooms OMs in the main palace were ready for her whenever she delgas deigns to occupy them I 1 1 I thank 3 ou on prince louis return ed cd the f false also princess bowing 1 in his character of a woman oman betrayed an and d led prisoner the was spar ing of his bis words and for other rea sons bons as well come brother your arm said the princess you and I 1 must not in trude we will mill leave the good father and his fair penitent come dear brother comet come and with one ga glance shot back ward aard at the halt half over her shoulder tho the lady margaret took the unwilling arm of her brother and ow swept ept out verily as father clement had said she was wag a royal minx CHAPTER YX the princess margaret Is in a hurry the priest waited till their footsteps died away down the corridor before going to the door to shut it si F agn 41 4 1 X 1 11 41 4 1 I 1 prince louls loul tood stood without with head bowed to listen then te re turned and fauld the spar hawk with a very different cou counte nto nance to that which he had bent up upon oil the princess margaret and now sir said the priest abruptly who may aou ou be I 1 father I 1 am a servant to the duchess joan of hohenstern arid and Kerns kern berg aberg maurice von lynar Is my name and pray how came you so like the duchess that you can pass mul mua ter for her I 1 I 1 hat I 1 know not it Is an affair upon which I 1 was wan not consulted ilow how came the princess to love you well for one thing I 1 loved her for another I 1 told her sol so ane joints are well ell bakan but of themselves theana elvea insufficient smiled the so also iaac others batter equipped by fortune to win fri her favor than you what else then with mith a certain shamefaced and sulky pride the awl told lather kather CIti nent all tho the tale of the mission of the duchess joan of court land of the liking the princess had taken to her in her secre attire of the lilas kiss upon the dark rivers bank the fragrant nemory mory of which ba had it drawn him bark back to courtland against his bla m alil III it la is a pretty tangle ou have made between you said father element clement when maurice finished 1 I know imam not tiow how you could more completely have twisted the skein every one Is somebody else and the devil la is hind hard upon the hindmost or prince ivan which Is the einie thing 11 I 1 ahe be priest now withdrew 4 in his turn to he could watch matell the alla alia curving its back a little in midstream as the summer floods gushed seaward from the hills to it tine tie courtl nd folk its lery ery bubbles brought counsel as they floated down donn towards the baltic let me seel see let tile me seel acel I 1 he mur inured sticking ills his chin tren ten after a long pause Is 1 e turned again to lite hie you are of fortune to maintain the princess as becomes her rank 1 I anil aai not a rich man an answered sered yon von lynar but by the grave grace of the duchess joan am I 1 a poor one blie halh bath bestowed bes tomed on mo me one of her br fathers father s titles with lands to match so paid eald the priest but will ill prince I 1 outs and the muscovites give lou 3 oil leave to enjo them the estates are on the tha borders bordera of g said maurice I 1 and I 1 think the prince of Plass plassenburg enburg for his own security will ill vide any muscovite invasion PrIn primes Lea are arc but though I 1 grant the executioner Execution ers s son la Is a good one ans answered the priest well better to 0 o marry than to burn baeth holy VI I 1 lit it I 1 will mill marry you and thereafter betake me to the he abbey of wolgast whore here dwells my very tood friend the abbot tobias for old sake tie he will 1 cep me safe libie there till this thing blows over with my ileria I 1 thank vou mi 1113 father said the kneeling nna do not thank me rather thank the breit insistency of your mistress let it Is only bringing you both one step nearer destruction walking upon egg fuchella Is child s play to this but I 1 never could refuse our sweetheart etheart either a comfit or an all my daa to my shame bhame as a servant of god I 1 say it I 1 will go call her in ile he went to the door with mith a curious smile on his him face ile he opened it and there close by the threshold waa wa tile the Pr princess InLess margaret her ees full of a bright blight mi mischief yes I 1 was listening she cried shaking her head def defiantly lanti I 1 do not care you are going to do what we wish I 1 know sou are I 1 heard you say may so BO to maurlee maurice now begin nay be patient we must have a witness chome head on his shoulders beyond the risk of prince louis halter or prince lyans ivan s ausro efte ite dagger what say you to the nigh high councillor of plassenburg Plass enburg von dessauer lie he to Is here on art an embar by the clapped her hands yes aes PS ile ho will do it ile he will wa keep our secret ile he also likes pretty girls I 1 will go and summon des del sauer myself she went ent on 1 I will run so quick I 1 cannot bear to wait abide t e abide ye my daughter said father cc clement I 1 lot let us do even this folly deonly arid and in order the day Is far spent let us its wait malt till darkness dark nebs comes then when hen you ar arc 0 rested and lie he looked towards th tho 0 the la laly ly joan also I 1 will return with high councillor dessauer who mho without observance or suspicion nia ma pay his despi respects ets to the princesses ui ill on his arrival I 1 nut hut father I 1 cannot wait cried the impetuous bilde I 1 something might happen long before then my brother might come prince wasp n night ight find out rhe castle itself might fail and then I 1 should never be married at till all the holy father r looked at her a moment and turned his cyca to mau mall rice von lynar then he shook his head gravely at that proximate bride grocer as one who would eay any it if you oil I 1 be neither hanged nor yet burnt here in courtland if you get kafel out of this with bour our bride why then heaven have mercy on your soul d it was ana very quiet in the he river parlor of the summer palace A shaded lamp burned in its niche over the desk of prince conrad there was no one in lip lif greit room rave the youth whose masquerading was now well nigh over the rhe listened in bently footsteps were approaching as thought he be threw himself upon a couch and drew about him a light cloak or woolen cloth lined with mith silk milk the footsteps stopped at his door A hand band knocked lightly the Spar havOc lid did not answer there was a long pause and then footsteps ie treated as aa they had come the spar hawk remained motionless tired with anxiety aid ad the strain of the day the auth passed from mus ing to real sleep and the he stream ot at unconsciousness will milb a iona swirl like libe that hat of tho the green water mater rut cut tilde side among the spilt pila s of the i palace I 1 ore him itu awa ile he took longer breaths sighing in his h sa s1 albai bars like a happ tired child again there came footsteps quicker and lighter this time then tho crasp rustle of aicken skirts a warm breath of scented and the door was wa closed again aln no knocking this time it was wait someone who entered its AS ol of right tho the princess margaret sat iown down by the ho couch of maurice von lynar and after this manner of which I 1 havo have told her heart was moved within her As she bent a little over the he youth and looked into his Ble sleeping face the likeness to joan the duchess cam out more strongly gl than ever emerging almost startlingly as ao a raco race stamp stands out on the features of the dead she bent her head still nearer the slightly parted lips then she drew back no she bho murmured smiling at her intent 1 I will not at least not now I 1 will wait malt till I 1 hear bear them coming she stole etole tier her hand under the cloak which covered the sleeper till her coot cool fingers rested on maurices maurice s hand band lie he stirred a little and its ills lips moved then his eyelids quivered to the lift ing hut but they did not rise the ear of tho the princess was very nery near them now maurice she whispered wale wake dearest they are coining he m would hoe haie answered onam anam am ered hut but could not the greetings wern viero soon boon over th the 11 f 11 the marriage of princess margare and the count von loen tale had bad already been told to von dessaur by father clement the pair stood up tip under ane golden glow ot of the smi swinging nging seher lamps it was a strange scene for surely never was wall marriage more wonderfully celebrated on this earth than this of two fair maidens for so they still appeared tithing taking hands handa at the bidding of god gods a priest and vowing the bolean owa aws in tho the pre presence of a princes chancellor to live only for each other in all the world presently the bolean let no man put asunder was said the blessing pronounced wd nd leopold yon von aca fatter tame came forward with his usual courtly grace to salute the newly made countess count Coun tesa esa yon von loen he would have kissed her hand but with mith a swift sift gesture she offered her cheek not hinds today to day good friend she said I 1 I 1 am no mat moie e a pi ancess but in my y husbands husband a w wife ife the cainoy part parl us now can they high chancellor I 1 have gotten my wish dear lady tile the chancellor ot plas pla denburg answered gently I 1 I 1 am an old man m an and I 1 have observed that anun Is the tha most of the devint t les ills his omens go mostly by cop trat railus iss where much to Is expected lit tie Is ia when till all men speak well ell oi 01 a wedding and all the prophets tB prophesy smooth things mi tear fear la is great hut but bo be of good cheer though ou oil have hava chohon the rough road the perilous venture the dark night the deep and ford you will yet come out on a eltin gladness into a day of sunshine and at the eventide reach a home of content to bo be continued |
