Show K MM J J QUEER QUIRKS i A A 4 IN HUMAN 5 f Y i DESTINY X X t 2 t 2 A X by HARRY R CALKINS k MK the fateful cup of r NT mindedness and a 21 capacity apa absentmindedness ABSENT eity for passionate love combined to start alboan a german prince on a career of conquest that resulted in founding the state ot of lombardy lit in italy and the blending of teutonic blood with latin blood in tho the sixth century A D this son of kins king audoen king of the lombards bombards Lom bards Long bearda beards killed son of the king oi of the but in the heat beat of battle forgot to seize ills arms as trophy of victory alboan was disciplined by his father for tills this neglect and determined to repair it by demanding thu ris monds arms of his father the king of the a punctilious warrior grunted granted the request while at the court of the saw rosamond granddaughter of the king and fell in love ills his request for her hand was refused so made an attack on her honor war followed and the were defeated rosamond was won the victory spread the fame of now king ot of the lombards bombards Lom bards and when he announced a plan for the conquest of a fertile country in italy volunteers flocked to ills his standard including saxons germans bulgarians Bulga rians and ians fans the invasion succeeded and the lombard kingdom was set up in north ern italy in ggs A D but the strange career of of the Long beards wits was doomed to a tragic end one night at a banquet he brought out a wine cup made from the skull of Ro slain father and after drinking from it he commanded that the queen do likewise burning with shame at the humiliation rosamond obeyed but promised herself revenge it if she had ever loved her rude lord this offense estranged her hel bichis michis armor bearer of the king kine was enlisted by the queen in a regicide plot Helmich ls ts bribed Per edeus a strong swordsman to assist in the murder for the king was a valiant opponent rosamond secured the kings sword before the attack and he was slain in ills his bedchamber queen Ro ending was no less tragic she married Helmi Helmich chis ls and they sought sanctuary at the court of ravenna Ka venna where the greek governor longinus became enamored of her beauty rosamond sought to rid herself of Helmi chis by poisoning him in order to wed longinus but Helmi chis discerning the poison in ills his wine compelled her to drain the glass and both died |