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THE SEAFORTH NEWS.
JOAN
of the
wordHand
By S. R. erockett
(Continued frost Last 'Week)'
No indignity had been offered to
her. Indeed, as great honour was
done her as was possible in the cir-
cumstances. Prince Louis had ap-
proached and led her by the hand to
the steed which awaited her at the
ford; of Alla. The soldiers of Court-
land elevated their spears' and the
trumpets of both hosts brayed a
salute. Then, without a wend spoken,
her husband had bowed and with-
' drawn as a gentleman should. Prince
Ivan. then ,approached, and on one
knee begged the privilege of kissing.
her fair hand.
'The traitors of Kernsberg, who
had bartered their mistress for sev-
eral tuns of Rhenist, could not meet
her eye, but stood gloomily apart
with faces sad and downcast,, and
from within the town came the sound.
Of women weeping. Only George the
Hussite stood by with a smile on his
face and thumbs stuck in his waist-
band.
The captive Princess spoke not at
as was indeed natural and fitting.
1—V.—woman conquered does not e'a'sily
forgive those who have humbled her
pride, She talked little even to Alt
Pikker, and then only apart. The near-
est guide, who had been chosen be-
cause of his knowledge of 'German',
could not hear a murmur. With bow-
ed head and 'eyes .that dwelt steadily
on the undulating mane of her white
hark, Joan swayed her graceful body
and compressed 'her lips like one cap-
tured but in nowise vanquished. An•d.
the soldiers of the army of •Cauntland
(those of them who were married)
whi,pered one to another, noting her
demeanour, "Our good 'Prince is but
at the beginning of his troubles, for,
by Brunhild; did youever see such a
wench They say she can engage any
two fencers of her army at one't'ime]"
"Her eye itself is like a rapier
thrust," wh'is'pered another. "J'us't now
I went near her to lo'ok, and she
arched an eyebrow at tie, no more,--:
send lo! 1 went cold at my marrow as
if I 'felt the blue steel stand out at my
backbone."
angle bet wee a the two vdadow's. She,
turned the combs and brushes over.
tvith a contumelious hand.
i°Wlhere is your hand glass " she
cried. "Du not tell ole that younever.
looked in it since you came to Court-
land, or that you can pout up with that
sq'u'inting 'falsifier up there." She
Pointed to the oval framed "Venetian
mirror which was :hung opposite her:
"It `theists your faee all awry, this way
ani] that; like a monkey cracking a
nut"
"1 have never even looked in eith-
er!" ' said the Sparhawk.
Soime subtle difference• in lune of
voice caused the Princess to stop her
work of patting into temporary docil-
ity her fair clustering ringlets, wind-
ing their about lrer ;fingers and rear-
ranging to greater advantage the little
golden combs' which Held her sadly
rebellious tresses in .plebe. She 'looked
keenly at .the Sparhawk, standing with
both iter shapely arms at the 'back of
her head and old'fng a long ivory pin
with a head of .bright green malachite
between her small white teeth.
"Your voice is hoarse -somehow
you are different," she said, ta'kin'g the.
pin from her lips and slipping it
through the rebellious plaits with a
swift vindictive. motion.
have caught a cold riding into the
city," quoth the ,Sp'arlraw'k' hastily,
blushing uneasily under her eyes. But
for the time being his disguise was
safe, Already -]Margaret of Courtland
twos thinking of something •else.
"Tell me," she began, going to 'the
window and gazing pensively out ups
on the green white flecked' pour .of the
Alla, swilling under the beansof the
sununer palace, "how many of your
suite have followed you hither?"
"Only Alt Pikker, my second cap-
tain!" said the Sparhawk.
Again the tones df his 'voice seem-
ed to touch her woman's ear n'ith
some subtile perplexity even in the
midst of her abstraction. Margaret
turned her eyes again upon Maurice,
and kept them there, till .he shivered
in the flowing, golden belted- dress of
velvet which sat so handsomely upon
his splendid figure.
"And your chief captain, Von Or-
sel'n?" The Princess seined to be
meditating again, her thoughts far
from the rush of the Alla ib•eneath and
front the throat voice of the false
Princess before her.
"Von Orseln bas gone to the Bal-
tic Edge to raise on niy behalf the
'folk of the marshes!" answered the
Sparhawk w•aril;y.
".`Their there was—" the Princess
hesitated, and her own voice grew a
trifle ldwer—"the young man who
came hither as Dessauer:s secretary—
what of him? The Count von Loen, if
'I mistake not—that was his name."
"He is a traitor!"
The Princess turned quickly.
"Nay," she said, "you do not think
so. Your voice is kind when you
speak of him. Besides, I am sure he is
no traitor. Where is he?'
"He is in the place Where he most
wishes to be—with the woman he
loses 1"
The light died .out of the bright face
of the Princess 1•lia'rgaret at the an-
swer, .even as a dun snow cloud wipes
the sunshine off a landscape.
"Tie woman he loves:?" she stam-
mered, as if she could not have heard
aright.
"Aye," said the a']se bride, loosen-
ing her cloak and casting it behind
her. "I swear it. He is with the wo-
man he loses."
But in his heart the Sparhawk was
saying, "Steady, Master Maurice von
Lynar—or all will be oat in five min-
utes:"
The Princess Margaret walked de-
terminedly from the window to rite
fireplace. She was not so tall by hall
a head as her guest, but to the eyes of
the Sparhawk she towered above hint,
like a young poplar tree. He shrank
from her searching glance. •
The Princess laid her hand upon the
sleeve of the velvet gown. A flush of
anger crimsoned her fair face.
"Ah!" she cried, "I see it all BOW,
madam the Princess. You love the
Count and you think to blind nae.' This
is the reason of your riding off with
him on your wedding day. I saw you
ride by his
side You a sent Count t
Mau-
rice to bring to you the four hundred
lances of Ket sherg. It was for his
sake that you left my brother Prince
Lois at the church door. Like draws
to like, they say, and your eyes even
now• are as like as peas to those of the
Count von Loen."
And this indeed could •the Sparhawk
in no wise deny. The Princess went,
her angry way. •
"There have been many lies told;"'
she cried, raising the pitch of her
voice, "hut I ani not 'blind. I can see
through then. I am a woman and
can gauge a woman',s pretext You
yourself are in Iove with the Count
von Loen,` and yet you tell me that he
`is with the woman he loves. Bahl he
loves you—you, his mistress—next,
that .is, to his selfish, self seeking self.
If Ire is with the yeoman, he loves,' as
yott say, tell me her name!"
There carte a knocking at the door.
"Who is there?" demanded imperi-
ously the Princess Margaret.
"The- Prince of Muscovy, to present
other, 1 pray you, and be assured that
no evil or indignity shall befall one
whom I admire 105 the fairest of wo-
men and honour as my wedded wife!"
,Joan tirade no answer, 'bust leaped
from 'her horse without waiting for
the hand of Alt Pikker, which many
-thought strange. Iii'another moment
the arni.s of the Princess Margaret
were about her aleck, and that impul-
sive Princesswas kissing her heartily
on cheek and lips; talking all the while
through her tears.
"Quiekl :Let us get in from all these
staring stupid men. You are to lodge
in my palace so long as it lists you.
My brother hath promised it. Where
are your •women "
"I have 00 women," said Joan, in a
low voice, blushing tneanw•hile; "they
would not accompany a poor betrayed
prisoner froth Kernsberg to a prison
cell!"
"Prison cell, indeed! You Will find
that ,I have a very comfortable dun-
geon ready for you. Hasten—pray do
make haste!" cried the impetuous lit-
tle lady, ,her arm close about the -tall
Joan.
"I thank you," said the false bride,
with some reluctance, "but I ant well
accustomed to wait on myself-"
'Indeed, S do not wonder," cried
the ready Princess; "maids are vexa-
tious creatures, well called: 'tire -
women.' But come—see the .beautiful
rooms I have chosen for yoii1 Make
haste and take off your Cloak, and
then I will conte to you; I am fairly
dying to tack. Ah, why did you not
tell me that day? That was il'1 done.
S would have ridden so gladly with
you. It was a glorious thing to d•o,.
and has made you famous all over the:
world, they say. 1 have been. thinking
ever since what I can ,do to be upsides
with you and make them talk about
me. I will give them a surprise one
day that shall be great as yours. But
perhaps I may not wait till' I am Mai-
d ed
ar-ried to do it"
And ide took her friend by th.e hand
and with. a light hearted skipping mo-
tion convoyed her to her summer pal-
ace, kissed her again at the door, and
shut her in with another i•mperiaus
adjuration to be speedy.
"I will give you a quarter of an.
hour," she cried, as she lingered •a mo-
ment; "then 'I will come to hear all
your story, every word.
"God wot," she murmured; "strange
things to hear, indeed F Sweet lady,
you little know 'how strange 1 This is
ten thousand tines a straiten place to
be in than when I played thus Gaunt
von Loen. Alt, women, women, what
you bring a poor innocent man to!"
,So without unhooking her cloak or
even throwing back she hood, this
sadly bewildered bride sat dawn, and
tried to select any hopeful line of ac-
tion out of the whittling chaos of her
thoughts. And even as she sat there a
knock carne sharply at the door.
"It is the hunger and the anger that
have done it," said another; "and, in-
deed, small wonder! She looked .not so
pale when I saw her ride along Court-
land Street that day—the day she was
to be married. Then her eyes did not
pierce you through, but instead they
.hone with their own proper light attd
were very gracious."
"A strange welch, a most strange
wench. responded the first, "so soon
to change her mind."
"Hal" laughed hs coinpattian, "little
do you know- if 'you say sol She is a
woman—small doubt of that! Besides,
is she not a princess? and wherefore
should our Prince's wife not change
her mind?",
his duty to the Princess ' or Count-
land!"
ourt-fand!"
"I do not wish to see hints—•I `
not see hint]" said tire Sparhawk
hastily, vv'ho, felt that one inquisitor
at a time was as much as he could
hope to deal with;
"Euler'1" said the Princess' Marg-
aret haughtily.
,The 'Prince opened the door and
stoocl on the threshold bowing to the
]aches,
"Well?" queried Margaret of Court-
land, without further acknowledgment
net and
the slightest hissaltstation than e s
f s S
otl
chililest nod
fly service to both noble Prin-
cesses," the answer came with • suave'
deference. "The Prince Louis sent me
to beg of his noble spouse, the Prin-
cess )oan, that she would, deign to
receive; him." •
"Tei'] Louis that .th,e Princess will
receive him alt her own time.He ought
to have better manners than to trou-
ble -a lady ,yet' weary from a long
journey. And as for :you, Prince Ivan,
you have our 'leave to go!"
Whilst ,Margaret was speaking the
Prince had fixed his Piercing eyes
upon the Sp'anhawk, as if already he
had penetrated his secret. But be-
cause he was a Aman Maurice sustain-
ed the searching gaze with haughty
indifference. 'The Prince of Muscovy
turned Upon the Priarcess Margaret
with a 'bright smile.
"A41 t'h'is makes an ill lesson for
you, my fair .betrothed," he said, bow-
ing to her; "but—there will be no rid-
ing home ,Duce we have you in Mos-
cow!".
"True,' I shall not need to return.
for I shall never ride thither!" retort-
ed the Princess. 'Moreover, I would
have you remember that I am not
your betrothed. The Prince Louis is
your betrothed, if you have any in
Courtland. You can carry 'hint to Mos-
cow an you will, and cosnfiort each
there,"
"That also 1 .niay do some day,
madam!" flashed Prince Wasp, stirred
to quick irritation: "But in the mean-
time, Princess Joan, does it ,please you
tosignify when you will receive your
husband?"
"No! no] nol" whispered the Spar -
hawk in great perturbation.
The Princess Margaret pointed to
the door.
"Gol" she said. "I myself will signi-
fy to my 'brother when 'he can wait
upon the Princess."
"My Lady MLargaret," the Muscov-
ite purred in answer, "think you it is
wise thus to encourage rebellion in
the most sadred relations of life?"
The Princess Margaret trilled into
merriest laughter and reached back a
hand to take Joan's fingers in hers
pro'tec'tin'gly.
"The homily of 'the most revered
Prince 1 van of Muscovy, upon matri-
mouy; 'Jud'as cottdentniu'g treachery,
Satan rebuking sin, were nothing to
t;hisl't
IWIth all his faults the Prince had
humour, the humour of a torture
scute in some painted Inferno.
"Agreed," he said, smilingly; "and
What does the Princess:Margaret pro-
tecting that pale shrinking flower Joan
of the Sword Hand, remind you of ?"
"That the room of Prince Ivan• is
more welcome to ladies than his com-
pany!" retorted Ivlargaret of Court-
land, still hold the Sparhawk'shand
between both of hers, and keeping her
angry eyes and petulant flower face
indignantly upon the intruder.
Had Prince Ivan been looking at
her companion at that -moment he
might have .penetrated the disguise, so
tender and devoted a flight of love
dwelt on, the Sparhawk's countenance
and beaconed from ,his eyes. But he.
only 'bowed deferentially and with-
drew. Margaret and the Sparhawk`
were left once mare alone.
The two stood thus while the brisk
footsteps of Prince Wasp thinned out
down the corridor. Their Margaret
tuned swiftly upon her tall compan-
ion and, Still keeping her hand, she
palled Maurice over io the window.
Then in the fuller light she scanned
the Sparhawk's features with a kindl-
ing eye and paling lips.
"God in leaven! s -he palpitated,
holding him at a greater distance,
"you are not the Lady Joan; you are
—you are—"
The man who loves youl" said the
Sparhawk whowas very pale.
"The Count von Loen. Ohl Maur-
ice, why, did you risk 11?" she gasped.
"They will kill you, tear you to
pieces without remorse, when they,
find you out. And it ie a thing that
cannot be kept secret, Why did you
do it?"
"For your sake, beloved," said the
Sperh•awk, coming nearer' to her; "to.
look once more on, your face—to 'be-,
hold once, if no more, the lips that.
kissed me in the dark by the river
brink!"
"But -but -you may forfeit your
life]"
"And a thousand lives!" cried the
Sparhawk, nervously puling at his
woman's dress as if ashamed that he
must wear it at such a time. "Life
without yott is naught to Maurice von
Lynar t"
A glow of cons'cious.happiness rose
warm and pink upon the cheeks of
They entered Courtland, and the
flags flew gaily as on the day of wed-
ding. The drums beat, and the popu-
lace drank from spigots that foamed
red wine. Then Louis the Prince caste
with hat in hand, and begged that the
'Princes Joann would graciously allow
besidethrough the
him to ride re her
streets.
Hespoke respectfully, and
Iran could only bow her head in ac-
quiescence,
Thus they came to the courtyard of
the palace, the people shouting be-
hind then. There, on- the steps, gown-
ed in white and gold, with hare ,hea'd.l,
over-ruti with ringlets, stood the Prin-
cess 'Margaret among her w'ont.en.
And at sight of -her the heart of the
false Princess gave a mighty ballad, as
'Joan of the Stvord Hand drew her
,hood closer about her 'Face, and tried
to remember in_*hat fashion a lady
dismounted from her horse.
"MY lady," said Prince Louis, stand-
ing hal is hand before her bath, "7
commit you to the care of lily sister,
the `Princess Margaret, knowing the
ancient friendship that there is be-
tween you two. Site will speak for me,
know ng all my 1i1 and being i eo
herselfsh'ordy contracted in marriage
to my good friend, Prince Ivan of
!Muscovy, Open your ',hearts to' each
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1931.
the Princess- Margaret..
"Besides," added Maurice, "the cap
tains` of Kern'sberg considered that:
thus alone could': their mistress ` be
saved."
The glow paled -a little.
"What! by sacrificing yon? But per-
haps you did it for her sake, and not
'wholly, as you say, for ovine]"
There was no such thought fn her
heart, but she wished to hear him
deny it..
"Nay, any 'one' lady," he ans'w.ered;
"I was, iutdeed, more than ready to
come to 'Courtland, but it was because
:i m
of the hope that surged through y
heart, as flame leaps through tow,
that I should see you and hear your
voice]"
The Princess held out :her hands im-
pulsively and then retracted them as
suddenly, ' '
Now, "eve must not waste time,"
she said; "I must save yiou. They
would slay you on the least suspicion.
13111 I will match thein. W'oul'd to
JGold that Conrad were here.. To him I
could speak. I could trust 'him. He
would !hap us. Let me see! Let me
see!" '
She befit her ahead and walked
'slowly ,to the window. Like every true
Countlaiider she thought best when
site cotii'd wate'lt the swirl of the green
Alla against its banks. The Sparhalwk
took a step as if to follow her, but in -
Stead stood still Where he was, drink-
ing in her pt'oud and girlish beauty.
To the eye Of any spy they were no
more than two' noble ladies who had
11 1 the smaller and slighter of
C.H A!PTEiR XXX.
Love's Clear Eye.
"And no -w" cried Princess Marg-
aret, clapping het 'hands together ,im-
plusively, "now at last I shall hear
away, and
youwen w
r thm���. \\ h t
rtey,
y >
who gave~ you up, and about the fight -
ng. 1 gal the traitors, to betray you
after all! 1 vvottld have. their Ireads
off—and all to save their wretched
touti and the lives of some score of
fat hurghersl""
So far the Princess 'Margaret had
never once looked at the Spanh•awuk in
his borrowed plumage, as he's'to'od
uneasily enough by the fireplace -of tube
summer palace, leaning an elbow on
the inantelslulf• But now she turned
quickly to her guest.
"Oh, I -love yowl" she cried, running
to Maurice, throwing her arms about
her false sister-in-law in an impulsive
Tittle hug. "1 think you are so brave.'
Is my hair sadly tangled Tell me
truly, Joan. The wind hath tumbled
it about mine eyes. Not that at mat-
ters --with you 1"
She said tate last Words with a little
sigh.
Then the Princess Margaret tripped
across the polished floor to, a dressing
table which had been set out in t'h.e
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taller!
They were in the same position still,
and the w^bite foam fleck Which Mar-
garet was following with her eyes,
had not vanished from her sight, when
the door of the summer palace was
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(To Be Continued)
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