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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1931-11-26, Page 6PAGE SIX THE SEAFORTH NEWS. • JOA of the wordyand' By S. R. erockett' make 'o,f herself a living death—that he may iircrease and fill the mouths of men, /That is love—the love of 'Women as Ihave imagined it. But this love that takes and will not give, send' that hampers ands not forth to congtie , that keeps a man within call like a dog straining upon a leash— plah! that is not the love 1 kn'o'w!" She turned sharpy upon Joan, all her body quivering with excitement, nor yet is it your way of love, my Lady J'o'an!" "I shall never he so tried, like Mar- garet," ans trod Joan,willing to ,change her mood, "I shall never love any man with the love of wife!" "God forbid," said Theresa, looking at her. "that such a woman a's you slsoutd die without living!' OI-IAPPE'R XLIN. (Continued from Last Week)' ed, and the horsemen of Plassenburg, strong men On huge ,horses, trampled "Our Governor, the Princess Joan! in. She held out a hand for the cap - they used to cal] her with pride, But, for all that she found not the same devotion among these easy Courtland ers as among her hardy men of Hoh- 'enstein. To these she was indeed the !Princess Joan. But to those in Castle IKerns'berg she, was Joan' of the 1S -word Hanel. When at last she came to the Bran- denburg gate she found before it a great gathering. of the townsfolk. The 'city guard manned the walls, fretted with haste and falling over each other in their uncertainty. There was yet ao strictness of discipline among these raw train -bands, and, instead of wait- ing for an officer to hail the horse- man in front, every soldier, hackbut- man, and 'halberdier was shouting his loudest, till not a word of the reply could he heard. !But all this turmoil vanished before' the first fierce gust of Joan's wrath like leaves blown away by the blasts of January. "To your posts, every man! I will have the first man spitted with ar- rows who disobeys—aye, or takes more upon himself than simple obed- ience to orders. Let such as are of- ficers only abide here with Inc.'Sil- ence beneath i11 the tower there] Looking out, Joan could see a dark mass of. horsemen, while above them glinted in the pale starlight a forest of spearheads. "Whence come you, strangers ?" cried Joan, in the loud, clear voice. 'which carried so far, "From Plassenburg we are!" came back the answer. "'Who 'leads you?" "Captains Boris and J'orian,oficers of the Price's bodyguard." "Let Captainstoils ,Boris and Jorian ap- proach -psoach and deliver their message." "'With whom are we in speech? cried the unmistakable voice of Boris, the long main. "With the Princess J'oan of Ho'hen- stein, Governor of the city of Court- land," said Joan firmly. "Come on, Blois; those Courtland knaves will not shoot us now. That is the voice of Joan of the Sword Hand. There can be no treachery where she is," "Ho, beloiw. there!" cried Jaan. "Shine a light on them from the up- per sally port." 'The lanterns flashed out, and there, immediately below her, Joan beheld !Boris and Dorian sainting as of old. with the simultaneous gesture which had grown so familiar to her during the days at Isle Rugen. 'S'he a was moved to smile in spite of the sober- ness of the circumstances, "What neves bring you, good en- voys " ' "'The best of news," they said with one accord, but stopped there as if they had no more to say. "And that news is—" "First, we are here to fight. Pray you tell us if it is all over!" "'It is not over; would to Heaven it were!" said Joan. "Thank Gad for th'atl" cried Boris 'and Jorian, with quite remarkable un - amity. 'Is that all your tidings " 'Nay, we have brought the most part 'of the Palace Guard " with us-ifive hundred gond lances and alt hungry - 'bellied for victuals and all monstrous- ly thirsty in their throats- !Besides 'wh'i'ch, Prince Hugo raises Plassen- burg and the Mark, and in tem days he will be on the march for Court- , hod." ',God send him speed'! I fear me in ten days it will be over indeed," aid Joan, listening far the dull re.' current thunder down towards the Alla mouth, "What, does the 4Ituscovite press so hard?" "'Fie has t'housa'nds to our hundreds, so that he can hem us in on every side." "Never fear," cried Boris confident- ly; "we will hold him in check for you till our good Hugo cotnes to take him :on the flank," Then Joan bade the gates be open - tains to kiss, and ,sent the burgomast- er to assign them bidets in the town. Then, without resting, she wont to the wool market, which had been the wool market, which had. been turned into a sold'ier's hospital. !Here she found Theresa von Lyn'ar, going from bed to 'bed smoothing pillows, anointing wounded limbs, and assist- ing the su'rge'ons in the care of those who had been brought back from the fatal batta'efieltls' of the Alla. Theresa von Lynas rose to melt .oan as she entered, with all the re- spect due to the .city's Gove'rnor.'Sil- ently the young girl beckoned her to follow, and they went out between long lines of 'pallets. !Here and there a torch glimmene'd in a sconce again's':t the wall, or a surgeon with a candle in his hand paused at a bedside, 'T'he sough of m'o'aning came from all about, and in a distant w'indoww-'bay, unseen, 'a 1 man distract with fever jabbered and 'fought fitfully. (Never had Joan realised so nearly the reverse of war. Never had ,she so longed for the .nea'ce of Isle Rugen, She could govern a city. :She could lead a :foray. ,She was not afraid to ride into battle, lance in rest or Sword in hand,' But she owned to herself that she cotild not do what this woman was doing. "Remember, when all is over I shall keep my vawl" Joan began, as they paused and lo'o'ked dawn the long alley of stave dpillows, tossing heads,. and torn limbs lying very still on pal- liasses of straw., Without, some' of the riotous youth's of the city were playing mar'tia'l alis on twanging in- struments. nstrunmen ts. "And I also will keep miner re- sponded Theresa briefly I am Duchess and city Governor only till the invader is driven out,' Joan c:on.tiiiued. "Them. Isle Amgen is to be mine, and your son shall sit iv the seat of Henry the Lion'!" "Isle Rugen shall be' y'oiir 1" an- swered Theresa. n-swered'Theresa. "And when you are tired of Castle 'Kerns'berg you will cross the wastes and take boat to visit me, even as at the first I came:. to you!" said Joan, kindling at the thought of a definite sacrifice. iLt seemed like an atone- ment for her soul's sin. "And what of Prince Conrad!" said Theresa quietly. Joan was silent for a space, then she answered' with her eyes on the ground. 'Prince Conrad shall 'rule this land as is his duty; there shall be none to deny him as soon as the power of the Muscovite is broken. He will be in full alliance with H'oh'entstci'n. 'And when he dries, all that is his shall be- long to the children of Dicke Maurice and his wife Margaret!" 'T'heresa von Lynas snood a mom- ent weighing J'oan"s wards, and: when she spoke it was a question that she asked., "'Where is Maurice to -night?" she asked, "He command's the Kern'sbergers in the camp; Prince Conrad has made him provost -marshal," "And the Process Margaret?" "'She abides in the river gate of t'he city, which Maurice passers often upon his roundsl" A strange smile passed aver the face of Theresa von Lynar. "There are many kinds of love," she said; "but not after this fashion did 1, that am a Dane, love Hevsry.the Lion. Wherefore should a :women hamper a man its his wars?, !Sooner would I have died by his handl" had ;friend's in the city-. And yet they tell me yoe'hare •'beels in 'Courtland. before Sir 'Boris?" "lfaithe," cried Anna Pappenh ami, with vast Ipreten,ee of 1cdignation, 'what has gotten into pan,ugirl? Can you have forgotten that martial car- riage, those' hinbs incomparably knit, that readiness of retort and 'delicate sparkle of 1\Vend;is'ls w'i.t, which Set all the table in a roar,' and yet never once brought the 'blush 'o'f maiden's cheek? For shame, ill erthe 1" "Hal hal" laughed ;Dorian sudden'l'y, short and sh:anp, as if a string_ had. been pulled somewhere. "Hiot ho!" t'h'us '.more isoitorously, Boris. Anita :Pappenheim caught her skirts !n her hand land spun round on her heel on pretence of looking 'be'hin'd her. "Sister, what was' that?" she cried, spying beneath the settles ,and up the wide throat of the 'chimney. "Me- thought a dog 'barked." "Or a grey goose cackled I" "Or a donkey sang!" -"Lad'ie's," said jorian, who, 'being. vastly clis'consp'ose:d, nantst p'erfo'rce try to speak with an affectation of being at 'lti sease, "you are pleased to be witty." "H'e'aven mend our 'W'i't or :your j'udgin cn t 1" "And we are right glad 'to be your butts, Yethave we 'beers accounted fellows of some humour in our own country and .a'mon'g men—" "Why, then, did you out stay there?" inquired Martha pointedly. "It was not Boris and I who could' net stay without," retorted Dorian,. somewhat nettled, nod'diug towards the door of the guard -room., "Well s'a'id!" cried' frank Anna. "He had you there; M'arthe. Pricked in the white! Faith, Sir jorian pinked us both, ''for 'indeed it was we who in- truded tato' these gentlemen's .dre's'sing room. 'Our excuse 'is that we are t'irewomcn, and would. 'fain ''pr'ectise' ou'r office when and• where 'w'e can, Our Princess hath been wedded .and needs us' but once a week. .N'ob'1eWen- dish gentlemen, will not you engage us?" .She clasped her hand's, going a step or two nearer !Boris as if in appeal '"Dlo, 'k'inld sirs," she said, "have pity on two poor girls .who have n'o work to do. Think—we a're orphans and 'far from 'homer" The smiles on the faces 'df the scat -- captains broadened. "'Heol h'ol Good!" burst out Boris. "Ha! hal excellent!" assented Jor- ian, nodding, with his eyes on Mar- tha. Anna Pappenheimn ran quickly on tip -toe round to !Boris's back and ,peer- ed 'between his shoulders. Then she ran her eyes down to his heels, "Sister," she cried, "they do it That dreadful noise 'comes front some where about •then. I distinctly saw their jaws waggle. They must of a surely be wound up like an arbalist. Yet 'I cannot final -the string and t'ri'g- ger!''Do came and help nae, good Marche! iI'1 you find it, 'I will dance at your :wedding in my stacking -deet!" And the gay Franconian reached tap and pulled a stray tag of B'or'i's's jer- kin, which hung drown 'his back. The knot slipped, and a c'i'rclet of red and gold, ragged at t'he lower edges, came off in her hand, revealing the 'fact that Boris's noble souhreveste was no more than a fringe of broidered col- lar. 'Hal hal hal" laughed Dorian irre- pressibl'y, 'For 'Boris looked mightily crestfallen to have his m'agnilcence so rudely dealt 'with. Anna Von !Pappenheim clapped her hands. "I have found it," she cried. "It goes like this. You touch off the trig- ger of one, and the other explodes!". Boris wheeled about wit 'hfel'l intent on his face, He 'would have caught the teasing minx 'in his a'rm's, but Anna The Wooing of Doris and Dorian "Dorian," said B'aris, adjusting - his soft underlienkin before putting on his body armour, "thou art the greatest fool in the world'!" "Hold hard, 'Boris," answered Jor- ian. "iilono'u:r to whom ho uour—,thiott art greater by at least .a foot than Il" 'Well," said the long man, "let us not quarrel about the hreadt'h of a finger -nail. At any 'ra'te, we two are the greatest fools in the world." "There are others," said Jorian, Jerking his thumb over his shoulder in the direction of the women's apart- ments, "None so rounded and tun -bellied with folly!" cried Boris, with decision. "No two don'key's so thistle -fed as we —to have the command of.'five hund- red good horsemen. and the chances of as warm' a fight as ever closed—" "That is just it," cried Jorian; 'our .Hugo had no business to forbid us to engage in the open before he should, come," . " `Hold the city,' gnat's he, shaking that great head of his, `I know not the sort of general this prince may be, and till I know T will not have my Palace Guard flu'n'g like a can of dirty water in the face of the Muscovite's. Therefore counsel the, Prince to stand on the defensive till 'I cone.' -"And rightly spoke the sonof the !Red Axe," a'ssen'ted Doris; "only our .go'od Hugo should have sent other men than you and me to command in such a campaign. 1We never could let well alone all the days of us." 'Save in the matter df marriage or no marriage!" smiled Boris grimly. "A plague on all women!" growled the little fat man, his ru'bicund and shining face lined with unaccustomed discontent, "A plague on all women, I saga What can this 'Ttheresa von Lynar w'an't in the Muscovite camp, that we must promise to convey her safe through the fortification's, and: then put her into Prince Was'p's hands " "Think you that for some hatred of our Joan—you remember that night at Isle Bogen—or some 'purpose of her awn (She loves not the Princess Mar- garet either), this Theresa would be- tray the city to the enemy?" "Tush!" Ionian had lost his' temper and an'sw'ered crossly. "In that case, Would she have eadl'ed us in?, It were easy enough to find some traitor a- mong these Courtlan'ders, who, to ob- tain the favour of Prince Levis, would help to bring. the Muscovite in, But what, if she were thrice a traitress, would cause her to fix on the two men who of all others would never turn knave and spoil-sport—Ito, not for a hundred vats of Rhenish bottled by Noah the year after the F•lood!" "Well," sighed his companion, "'tis. well enough said, my excellent J'orian, but all this does not advance us an inch. IWWe have /promised, an'd at eleven o' tie clock we must go." Thus in the hall of the hien-at-am't's the, Castle of Courtl'an'd, spoke the. two captains of Nesse niburg, All this time they were Busy with their attiring, Boris in especial ,making great play with a tortaiseshecld comb among his tangled locks. ,S'ome'what Mare spruce was the arraying of our twin -comrades -in -arias than we have seen it. 'IPerhaps it was the thought of the dangerous escort duty upon which they had promised to venture forth that might; perhaps—, "May ave" 'e" come ;in? cried an arch voice from the doorway. "A'h, we have caught you 1 There—we knew itl So said I1 10 :my sister not an hour ,agone. Warren May be vain as pea'c'ocks, but lot- pri'n'ting, dandifying vanity, com- mend me to a pair of 'foreign 'war -cap- tains. 'My lords, you have blacked your eyel'as'hes yet, tou'c'hed up your ;eyebroiVs,`scentted an;l waxed those b'aeutifu1 ;moustaches? !Sister, can you lo'ok'and live ?' ,And to the two 'soldiers, standing stiff as at 'attention, 'with their combs in'the•i'r 'hands, enter the sisters 'Anna and :\'farfha IP'ap'peniteiei, more full of mischief -than ever, and entirely un - sub duod by :the presence of the in- vader at their gates. 'Russ or 'Turk, 'Courtlander o'r Franconian, Jew or dweller in 'Me'sop tamia, all is one to us. So be they arc mets we will engage to tie 'them ab'ou't our little fingers!" 'Why," cried Martha, "whence this grand toilet ? We knew not that you THURSDAY, NIOV EMBER 26, 1931. In this Prosperous estate '.was the. courts'hi'p of 'Franconia, aii.c1 'Pl'a:ssent- lburg, When some instinct drelw the eye's of Jorian to -the door of the a:f' ficers' guard -ro'o'm, which Aetna had ' "n n at her tuts •ince i •r £cull loll ores carefully y 1r order to secure their retreat. The 'Duchess Joan stood there ail - eat avid regardant. "13onisl'+ cried.' jorian • 'warningly, Boris lifted his eyes nrdm the smiling challenge upon Anna's upturned l'ip's, which, after the manner of your war-` captains, he 'was stooping to kiss. Un'w'illins'gly Blois 'lifted' his eyes. The next Moment bot h the late en- rays of-Plas'setuhung were saluting as "She loves him," said Joan, with a new sympathy; "She is a princess and wilful. Moreover, Boit even a woman can pro'phesy what love will make another woman do!" "Ayel" retorted •Theresa, "I ani with you there. tBu:t to help a man, not to hinder., Let her fel'] on the sharp wayside atones that he may march to :victory. !Let her efface her- self that no breath may sully his great nave. Let her die unlcrcown--nay, ,PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Medical a p DR. H. HUGIFI ROSS, Physician nd Surgeon. Late of LondoncHos- ital, London, England. Special attention to diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, Office and resi- deice behind Dominion Bank, Office Phone No, 5; Residence Phone 104. .'DR. F. 3. Bipart IWS, Seaforth, Office and residence, Goderieh street, east of the United Church. C'ononer for theDunt of Huron. Telephone o CP Y No. 46. stiffly as if they had still been men - at -aa nvs; '011l'ti 'Atrn'a and Martha, Clashing divi'ne'ly, were ' .busy with their needlework in the 'corner; as de - ,r sure as eats caught sipping cre'am7. Joan looked at the four for a while: without speaking. "Captains Boris and J'o'riall ," sle said sternly, "'a messen'ge'r 'has come front ,Prince 'Conrad to Sa'y that the Muscovites press him hard, He asks for instant reinforcements. 'Th'ere is net a man ft or duty with the city saving your command, IW'il'i' you take them to the Prince's a'ss'istance im- mediately? Werner van .Orselni fights by his side. Maurice and 'my, rKerns- bergers are already on their way." 'The countenances of the two P'la's- sen'burg captains fell as the ,screen drops across a door through whi'c'h the evening sunshine has been stream- ing. "My lady it is heartbreaking, but DR. C. MIAIORiAY.—C. Mackay, honor graduate of Trinity University and gold medallist of Trinity Medical College; member of the College of Physicians and . Surgeons of Ontario.. DIR. F. J. R. PIOHSlTHR—Eye, Ear Nose and Throat, Graduate in Medi- cine, University of Toronto 1897. Late Assistant New York Ophthal- mic and Aural Institute, Moorefield's Eye, and Golden Square throat hospi- tals, London, England. At Comm- ercial Hotel, 'Seaforth, 3rd Monday in each month, from 11 a,m. to 3 p.m. we 'c'ann'ot," said 'Boris dollefully. Lord Prince 'Hugo bade as keep the. city till' he should arrive! "But I am Governor. IT will keep the city," cried 'Joan; "the•wo:nien avnll mount halberd and carry pike. Go to: the Prin'cel Were Hugo of ?tassels - burg 'here he would be the frost to march! 'Go, I order you! ,Go, I beseecch you!'" But still 'he shook his 'h'ead. "Pix is certain that if Prince Hugo were here he:wou'ld be the first -to ride to the rescue. Bat 'Prince Hugo is not here, and my coinr'ade and I- are. soldiers under orders!" "Co:wards!" flashed Joan, "I will go myself. 'Dhe ,cr:ip•p'lea, the 'halt, acyl' the b'lin'd shall fallow inc. Thorn of Bornilreim and these maidens there, they shal 'follow me to the rescue of their Prince. Do you, brave men of Plasseniburg, cower behind the walls while • the A4•uscov'ite overwhelms :all and the true Prince is slain!" '.And at this 'her voice broke and she sobbed out, "Coward's! cowards! co- wards! 'God o-wards!'G'od preserve me from 'coward- ly men'" Boris looked at J'orian. Dorian look= ed at 'Boris. "No, madam," Said Boris gravely; "your servants are no coward's, It- is true that we :were commanded by our master to keep his 'Palace Guard with- in the oity walls, and these moist stay, But 'vise tat are in some sence . stili Envoys Extr'aordin'ary, and not strict_ ly of the Prince's !Palace 'Guard, As Envoys, therefore, charged with a free conttmissi'on in the interests of peace, we can without w'rongdoin'g accom- pany you whither you will, Eh, Jor- ian "Aye," quoth Jorian; "we are at her Highness's service til! ten o' the clock." "A•n,d why till ten?" ,asked Joann, turning out. • "Oh," returned jorians "'t'here ' is guand-changing and other matters to see to., But there Ss time for a wealth of fighting before ten, Lead on, mad- am. We follow your Highness!" (To Be Continued) skipped round behind a chair and threatened him ,with her finger. "Not till you engage us," she cried, "Hands off, there! We are to array 'you --not you to disarray u+sl" Whereat the two gamesoine South - lenders stood together in ludicrous. im'itation of 'Boris and J'orian's mili- tary stiffness, folding their hands meekly IY 'and casting- their eyes down- ward. „own -ward, 'Then Anna's voice was heard speaking with almost incredible 'h'u mili''ty, "Will my lord with the 'hook nose so great ,and noble deign to express a preference w'hic'h of us shall be his' handmaid?" .Bet they had ventured an inch too far. The string was effectually putted 0dw, "I will have this one—she is 'so perry!" cried solemn' Boris, seizing Anna Pappenheim about the w'ais't. "And I this! She p'retendeth melan- choly, yet has tricks'like a monkey!" said Jorian, quickly follo'w'ing his ex- eniryle, The girls fended them gal- lantly, yet, as mayh'ap they desired, their 'case teas hopeless. "Hand's off! T will not be called `this one,' ",cried Anna, though she diel not struggle too vehemently. "N'or i a monkey! Let me go„ great \Vend'! chimed 'Martha, resigning herself as soon as she had .said it. DIR. W. C. SIPIRIOA'T.,Graduate of Faculty of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London. Member. of College, of Physicians and Sur- geons of Ontario. Office in rear of Aberhart's drug store, Seaforth. Phone 90. Hours 1.30-4 p.m., 7.30 -9 pmt. Other hours by appointment. A writer says that mien 'with deep- set eyes and 'broad jaws always 'po's- ses's dominant personalities. 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