| Show boffi IV fy 5 fl 0 cac tcp C I 1 p j ikall highl I 1 1 I 0 b 9 a I 1 k CHAPTER continued how 1 1 0 IV could he be demanded doen landed toan loan the soldiers lere dashti r sharply ho he van a on duty duly vell inell answered Maiga rei still le ie fitful and lic he would not have done hat before we me woe mar tried and it ft is in the first da 1 we e have lein ben together lether to too sime since and all burled buried tier her head bead in tier her tier lier chief fac rhan came a ln oKIng at tho the door anter 9 cried joan impel loudly loi ialy yet not a little glad of the I 1 werner vori von stood BOOI in tile tho por tal all M lady ho he said A will III you bid the count von I 1 ichen nen kave have his work and take bomp rest rbt find and ile he chirls of nothing hut but his drill oil oh les 3 es lie he does cited the prin cess margaet Marga iet how ame you say it fellow lie of met me wit wh even now DOW slie she looked once moio out ot of tho the window a smile ulon her face in stanlly sho bho farn lit in her head again slid and sprang to bpi apt ff pt oh lie be la gree riuo ica I 1 cannot finot ree him akym dipre 1 ahe crid and I 1 never so much as hoard heard thern bot 0 o joan I 1 rill am going to find total him lie should not nat haio hae gone away any without bidding we ina rood good bye it was waa ruel she flashed out of the alie room and without wait liiK for tiling filing maid of 01 cov tirier slit i tan nil domn dreshek as she was in tier light mummer attire limn tood litoni IL a moment silent looking tier her with PS in lied a tender lender light I 1 ei einer tier von orocia ninilee broadly the ho arv hinlle of an all ancient war nar captain m who bo puth pula no bounds to 0 o the file vagaries garles a of bonin it was as an e smile TIK well act for Kp insberg rny my lady vald werner rii Tily that ou oil aro are liot liol tile the princes margaret and why aby wald maid joan a little li im khe did ill not like con ind s sister it to be fiatte lightly ever even ly liy hoi her oki albain all ali love luve love maid knerner erncr tr ncr nod ding hla his licad it lc Is m veil ell that I 1 ever trained i wu oil up tip to tu care car e for none of things teach a maid to feme feike nil and hr honor nr nf in m no cham I 1 lon ion give her sword cunning cunn liiK and ou ell lep tier her from making a fool of her self about the first man who mho croshen lier path hr wrist teach lr to lungo and part ian a and rill you nitten hor her head hut flut you do credit to bour 3 our instructor 1 vm I ilane never rouble 1 about ile follies of it ji love are ne e joan of tile the S word sword hind joan sighed anothy hah vry viry soft boft 1 this time arid and her pea eps being fit cuned ne I 1 ali nay fly froni from von couspin w wio i 0 soft all and indefinitely hay haty yes ye bhe I 1 nm nin jonn joan of tho the sword hand I 1 la id and I 1 luver think of these things aon on valued otili lah a face ex e as aa it a stone htone its marcha to the door tinned a third time and ia saluted and with heavy footsteps tie de the plairs at tho the out outer er door prince coni ad was dismounting the two taci men saluted each other la Is the duchess loan within said bald conrad hla his eager eagerness rites un nn lr dar l r tile hauteur ma natural to ft a prince 1 I have just loft left her ans answered I 1 the lie thief captain VS 11 a word conrad sprang up ali tile aters three thiea at a time wt warner turned about and matched tile the young nian mans a inn title ilauro till it hall barl ills dla ftp pearl cl fill I 1 it of saint Antho anthony 1 he murmured I 1 I 1 am I 1 light I 1 glad our lady carch not for imp it if she did and it you bad tint not bian a aall there might have been ti tio uble CI CHAPTER 1 APTER the broken bond above in tile tho dusk light of the up per hall conrad and loan stood told hold trix lug inch others lands hands it was the X I 1 k 14 death alone shall turn me back this hk A atrel time ors t me they had bad 1 been alone together nce tha day dal on which they had bulked along I 1 the sand duties dunes of ru itu r incel lhea they to have gro A flose lose together to Kether to lea 1 ad luw teemed much mote moie e om a taya I 1 I 1 auho ant agho il tho lovel her rho 1811 n oie I 1 ahan lie tin ba abee been lie dah alaa i T tr iwo I 1 1 1414 liay J b 4 ti I 1 adry j n li S j jor 14 4 11 n J in r v or alss pig i b act ariga h a rim zach los 3 aih hoi had ad azer seen k 0 A rqn abr I 1 lot V I 1 th t I 1 afef bellid h hair of I 1 opol I 1 von am bamma bas or of ilabe knurr per eer almori ijo fhi minutes the stood thus hns without their loan onn drew away it IK r handia oil m fortl ih h laid sin singling fling that hat aali ian in thi bund laa my aly lady ay li lit mill was w a not the bond for ible linden alone title wo me are comrades com raden in lie unite we must tave have our fath rland I 1 have laid aslet my ir if I 1 live five I 1 dball appeal to the holy r to lo loom look wu file wholly holly from my vows smilingly title put lint him bin eat eaga r ment ly by it was our of an anollia ollir biow ow I 1 spoke I 1 am not the lot 1101 lither wilher anti and for this ahl I 1 will not give von volt absolution we are coni comrades fl 11 lit IB true that find and no more To tomorrow morro I 1 ride to kerns berg whore where I 1 will muster every man call cal town down the from froin he ills and be bark back with von iou by the hf alla alia he be fore the iho muscovite mum covite can attack joil 11 I 1 join of the iho amord hand promise it she d lir fot halt half in coin cain est and half in inacker of life iho honor bonor ous ona name by wilh she khe wis nis known I 1 would rather you acro joun joan of I 1 lie grange ul fit THI HIIRI it and i nour mur haing ht h wool thul that on oil might bake the lit bi ad conrad still sail loan il laking tiR hor her bead mich i at an not wise fol foi joll ion and me to 0 o baiar we must stand aland to our oui dig nitle now when lien the itie 1 threat ns and tile ho people pi ople need us its fill au it if us UH we may step alep down tog torether ehor joan halo bald C verv ver to do not fear for roe me I 1 liae have timed ones front from a cadier I 1 never hofe dath alone shall ahall turn in rne e 1 bick i c it time irne I 1 knew it she answered I 1 benr doubt doii lit lid 1 l it iluf but what hat shall at w do N it if this llila pool pooi lovesick bi ills of ours 9 arid she told hini him of tier her interview intel Inte view iview that morning with his sister hiter conrad laughed gently let iet with sympathy me ilia von arid and do vou volt take the hie young man said euld coniado corn ad men Ma Ala maraat rait raitt will mil RO go with loll 1011 u will mill angly all and gladia ill hut site bile will mill want to that Is iq it if Ni alllice omes too ton lale isle Rug l R 1 I send sour ten tell nun men who nho know the road mail it they out donld carry off joan of lio hand fail they sho rho ild have no difficulty with mith liftee margait of bollt land joan clipped tier hands with pleas ure tire an aal relief all unconscious that till im med mediately lately 1 ellend bellind lur hr Ala martinet hall had softly all and now stood ai rested by lie sound round of hei bpi own name oh they will mill hae tie no lo will they not filio alto said lit in tier her own heart and singled isle ruren chank you my lily very liar atar trolliet brol tiei liet arid and you would pet get ltd ild of me Bc parate roe me front while he Is fighting for your precious princedoms prince doms donis nhat VI hat la 19 a coun try lit la comparison with a hubband I 1 NN would not rate caie a dolt which country I 1 b longed to so BO long as I 1 had maurice with nw die A moment or two conrad and joan discussed the details ot of the capture while mote moie softly than bufore mar liar garet retired to the door she would have slipped slapped out altogether but that something happened just them which fickie liei lei to the spot A arii trumpet in pet blew without once twice and till hi lee ice lit in short and stirring blasts hardly had the echoes died away nhen she bhe hearil heard her birther say adieu boat best belov beloved eoll it la Is the signal which tells tell tile me that list prince ivan to la within a days clays march of courtland Co I 1 bid ou good be and it it if we ue should never meet again do not for foigel get that I 1 loved you loved you as none else could love level lie he held out his hand jonn joan stood rooted to the spot her lips moving but no words coming forth then alion mar garet heard a hoarse cry break from her who had contemned contemn ed alme I 1 I 1 cannot lot let ou go thus she cried I 1 cannot keep the vow I 1 it la Is too hard for me conrad I 1 am but a weak roman after all and in a moment the princess mar garet saw joan tho the cold joan of the sword land hand joan duchess of kerns keram bac and in the arms of her brother whereupon not belne being of set purpose an margaret went out anil and shut the door softly tile the lovers had neither heard her come nor go and the wife of von lynar was mas smiling ver ven sweetly as sno ane went but in tier her es lurked nit mischief conrad descended the atair front from the apartments of the duchess duchovs joan dl di bided vided between the certainty that hla his alps ha I 1 tasted the he unutterable joy and the fear lest ills his soul had benned binned the unpardonable sin A moment joan steadied herself by the window with her hand to her breast as aa if tv tc batill the flying pulses ot of her heart she rho took a step forward thal she might look once nuna upon him ere he went ment but cha aging her purpose in the biery liery ery act 1110 turned about find and found hersia face to face with tho the margaret who aho was ass smiling subtly you have granted my reque request at she said softly joan commanded herolt hero hers lt if mith dim culty i tw t W what hat request she for ehe had forgotten tha maui ice and alii I 1 should first KO go with a ith to and afterwards to Ilas lenburg T 1 l zoan muir inui aured think I 1 ang aloud I 1 canno cannode de 1 to kerns berg bw bigand gand still laie e him n ah t 41 k I 1 V akaran ul b t 1 a 1 db y I 1 u t d a n 0 L i ai it IV do you know said bald joan that ivan and his muscovites are within a day j march ot of courtland arid and that has haa already gone forth to mc inel t them har tiled tied margaret within a da days ys march of tho the city I 1 must go feo and find nn nil wall said aid joan I 1 see res my way your aubr it shall come hither sli sh ani nl to 10 tte tre door and clapped hi r hands send put I 1 hither instantly fernr von bibin alt and the count you von I 1 oen cien blie bite waited with alth the he latch laic li of the door in tier her hand till she heard hard th their ir e foos leps upon the stair they en ea tot add d doiel h r stiff and saluted habited ent lemn said bald joan the earm tr Is at the aate alc of lit he cita alt we me shall aviv man who will ride to Kerns beig arid and bring back sueca your highness said werner weiner ion on orsin ii it the enemy lie be HO near and it battle imminent the man Is no hot her A who ho A would out m willingly Illin gly le be absent hut but we me tire aie our servants ber choose ion one ne to RO go or it if it seem rood good to oil moie alan tl an one hid bill u ui KO go and on our heads it shall be to escort ion babin to ond and ring luck the come caroe closer to joan and a hand into heis von I 1 mini inai shall go bald joan maurice held down domn lit hi 4 I 1 lk A wan man must not be hampered by at af faction in the hour of dangers dan clan gerl liend mai Mui acci claird hot li i bind li ands sand and tho the other I 1 lo 10 0 st I 1 to M I 1 nil fill ily awaiting ns its becalm heir pogi position tion at ac clial four conr lit in 11 1 depart m mi gald anid now so soon boon a nou can get the horses really nut dut our bour giace must like time to make lur latr I 1 am not going to 0 o I 1 aay hie said loan sta tint a fact V on oil orsell va just going out of tile tho dour door confiding to alt 1 hill hat as ai soon as lie saw I 1 ho file princess put tier her land hand in their lai bladl i h knew they hey wr atre re safe at the sound of loan it a cords lie he was slait ltd into out ht at the kami lini ann lie fact about tile the fromn rn n liln ills faco face which he voie more aben lie he con coil atil nil an lit in the lanks to ile bo continued |
