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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1931-12-10, Page 6PAGE SSX THE SEAFO12TH NEWS. THURSDAY, D,EOEM'BEW.10, 191 (Continued from Last \\Teck)' *, * The Muscovites had dragged the captured cannon in front of the Pias senburg Gate, and now they fired -oc- casionally, mostly great balls of quar- ried stone, but afterward, as the day wore later, any piece of metal or rock they could find. And the crash of wooden galleries and stone machicol- ations followed, together with the scuttling of the Courtland levies front the post of danger. A few of the younger citizens indeed, were staunch, but for the most part the Plassen- burgers and Kernsbergers were left to bite their lips and confide to each other what their Prince Hugo or their Joan of the Hand Sword would have done to bring such cowards to reason and right discipline. "An it were not for our own bor- ders and that brave prince, faith, such curs were best left to the Mus- covite. The plet and the knout were made for such as they!" "Not so," said he who had malign- ed Gretchen; "the Courtlanders are yea -for -soothing knaves. truly; but they are Germans, and need only to know they must, to be brave enough. One or two of our 'Karl's hostelries, with thirteen lodgings on either side, every guest upright and a -swing by the neck—these would snake of the Courtlanders as good soldiers as thy- self, Hans Finck;" But at that moment came Captain .Boris by and rebuked them sharply for the loudness of their speech. It was approaching ten of the clock. Bo- ris and Jorian had already visited all the poets and .were now ready to make their venture with Theresa von Lynar. "No fools like old fools," grumbled Jorian sententiously, as he buckled on his carinated breastplate, that could shed aside bolts, quarrels, and even bullets from powder guns as the prow of a vessel sheds the waves to either gide in a good northerly wind. "'Tis you should know," retorted Boris, "being both old and a fool." "A man is known by the company he keeps!" answered Jorian, adjusting the lining of his steed cap, which was somewhat in disarray after the battle of the morning. "Alii" sighed his companion, "I would that I had the choosing of the company I am to keep this nightl" "And I I assented Jorian, looking solemn for once as he thought of pret- ty Martha Pappenheim, "Well, we do it from a good mo- tive," said Boris; "that is one com- fort." om- fort" "Humph!" said Jorian, as if he did not see much comfort in that, "I would rather have a box on the eat from Martha Pappenheim." "Canst have that and welcome—if her sister will do as well!" cried Anna, as the two then went out into the long passage. And she suited the deed to the word, "Oh! I have hurt my hand ,against that hard helmet. It serves rite right for listening! Marthel"—she looked a- bout for her sister before turning to the elrhere—"see, I have hurt my hand," she added. Then she !made the tears well up in herey eyes , by an t art of the tongue in the throat she had. "Kiss it well,ldarthe!" she said, looking up at her sister as she came along the passage swinging a lantern as carelessly as if there were not a Muscovite in the world. 3ut Boris forestalled the newcomer and caught up the small white hand in the soft leathern grip of his palm where the ring -mai! stopped:. "1 will do that better than any sis- ter! he said. "That indeed, you cannot; for only the kiss of love can make a hurt bet- ter!" Anna glanced tip at him with wet eyes, a little maid full .of innocence and simplicity. Yost certainly she was all unconscious of the danger in which she was putting herself, "Well, then, I love your said :Boris who clid his wooing plainly„ And did not kiss her hand. Meanwhile the others had wander ed to the .end of the p'a'ssage and now stood at the turnpike staircase, the light of Martha' Pappemheim's lan- tern making ditty haze of light .about them. (Anna looked 'at Borisas often as she could. - "You really love .m'e," she question- ed hint. "No, you 'cannot; you have .known' nit too brief a time.,\Besides, this is no time to speak of love, with the enemy at the gates!" "Tush!" said Bioris, with the rough- ness which Anna had looked for in vain among all the youth .of Courtland 'I tell you, girl, it' is the time, You and I are no Courtlanders, God, be thanked! an a little while I shall ride back to Plassenburg, which is a place where men live. Labatt not go alone. You, little Anna, shall come, tool" "You are not deceiving me " she murmured, looking upupon occasion. "There is none at Pdasse'nbung whom you love at all "I have never loved any, woman but you!" said Boris, settling his con- science by adding mentally, "though I may have thought I did, when I told them so." "Nor I any man!" said Anis'a, softly meditative, making, however, a simil- ar addition, Thus 'Greek_ met Greek, and both were very happy in the belief that their own was the only mental reser- ration$. "But you are going out?" pouted 'Anna, after a while. "Why cannot you stay in the Castle to -night?" "To -night of all nights it is impos- sible," said Boris, "We• must make the rounds and see that the gates are guarded. The safety of the city is in our hands." "You are sure that you will not run into any danger!" said Anna anxiously She remembered a certain precarious- ness of tenure among some of her ore- vious—mental reservations. There was Fritz 'Wench, who had laughed at the red beard of a Prussian baron; I\Vil'heim of Bautzen, who went once too often on a foray with his uncle, Fighting Max of Castelnau— For answer the staunch war -captain kissed her, aitd the girl clung to her lover, this time in real tears. ,Martha's candle had gone out, and the two had perfonce to go down the stair in the dark. They reached the foot at last. "Noce of them are quite like him," she owned that night to her sister. I"He takes s.ou up as if he would break you in his arms. And he could, too, It is good to feel!" "Jorian also is just.like.that-so sat- isfactory!" answered ;Martha. Which shows the use Jorian must have made of his time at the stairhead, and why Martha 'Pappenheini's light went out. "He swears he h.as never loved any wolnan before." "Jol"lian does just the same." "I suppose we must never tell tine'm—" 'Marche—if you should dare, IL will —Besides, you were just as bad!" 'Anna, as if T would dream of such a thing!'" +And the two innocents fell Iinto each other's arms and embraced after the manner of women, each in her own heart art tlti - nkg in how much. she preferred 'the way of a man with a 1n cid at 'l xsttViiat form of it culti- voted by stout war -captains of P1as- senburg. • Without, Boris.and Jorian trampled along through a furious gusting of Baltic rain, which came in driving sheets from the north and splashed its thuanb-board drop's equally 'upon the red roofs of Courtlan.d,'the tented' Muscovites drinking victory and upon the dead hien lying afield Worse .still, it fell on many wounded, and to such even the thrust of the thievish camp- fallower's'tolle-knife was rnerciful. Attired in her cloak of 'blue, with the hood palled low over her face, 'Theresa •von Lynar was waiting for Noris and Jorian at the door of the niarket hoe pital. `1 thank you for your fidelity, she said quickly, "I have sore need of. you. d put a great secret into your hands, !I could not ask one of the followers of Prince's Conrad, t1ar yet a soldier of the Duchess J''oan,' lest when that is clatte which shall be done to -night' the Prince or the Duchess should be held bdanleWorthy, having most to gain or lose, thereto. !But you are of Plass .nburg<and will bear me ;witness!„ Loris and Arian silently signified their obed'ience atnd readiness to serve', her, Then She. gave them. their in- structions. "You wid'1 conduct ine past the city gu'ard's, out through the gates, and 'bake me towlard's the camp' of the Prince of M'ttacovy'There you will leave me, and I shall be met byone in like• an'an9e•er will lead me through the enemy's posts." "An'd when will you return, ray lad'y Theresa?' We ;hold wait for 3001" Tlianrk you, gen!tiean'en. You need not wait. 'Y shall not return!" "Not return " cried Jorian and Boris together, greatly astonished, "No," said 'Theresa very s'lowly .and quietly, her eyes set on the darkness. "Hear ye, Captains of Pliassen,btug—ll ,will give you my naiad.' You are trusty men, and can, as I have proved, hold your own counsel.". Boris and' Jorian nodded. There was no difficulty about that. "'Good!" they said together as. of old. As they grew older it became more and more easy to be silent. Silence had always been easier to them than speech, and the habit clave to therm even when they were in love.. "Listen,- then," Theresa went on. "You know, and I know, that unless 'quick succour come, the ,city is doom- ed., You are men and s'old'iers, and whether ye ni.ake an end amid the din ,of battle, or escape for this time, iS a matter wherewith ye do not trou'b'le your minds till the time cosines. But for nae, be it known toyou that I am Ithe widow o'f Henry the Lion of IKerns'bcrg..My 5011 Maurice is the true heir to the Dukedom. Yet, being bound by an oath sworn to the man who made the his wife, I, have never claimed the throne for him. But now Joan his sister knows, and out of her great heart she swears that she will give up the Duchy to him,' 11, there - lone, the city is taken, the Muscovite will stay my son, slay hint by their hellish tortures, as they have sworn to do for the despite he put upon Prince Ivan. And his wife, the Princess Mar- garet, will die of grief when they. carry her to Moscow to Intake a bride. out of a widow. !Joan will be a prison- er, Conrad either dead or a prisoner, and Kerinsberg, the heritage of Henry the Lion, a fief of the Czar. 'There is 110 help in any. Your Prince would succour, but it takes time to raise the country, and long ere he can ,cross the frontier the Russian will have worked his will in Courtland. 'Now I see a away—a woman's way. And if I fall in the doing of it, well—(I but go to meet him for the sake of whose chil- 'dren' hil-'dren' I 'freely give my life. 'In this bear me witness." "Madam," said Boris gravely, "we are but plain soldiers. We pretend not to understand the great matters of State of which you speak. 13•ut rest assured that we will serve you with our lives, bear true w'itnes's, and in all things obey your word implicitly." Without difficulty they passed through the streets and warded gates. Werner von Orseln, indeed, trampling the inner rounds, cried "Whither away?" Then, seeing the lady cloak- ed between them, he added after his manner, "By my faith, you Plassen ;burgers beat the world. Rang me to a gooseberry bush if I do not tell ltlnna Pappenheim. of , it ere 10- : norrow's sunset. As I know she will forgive inconstancy only in herself!" They plunged into the darkness di the outer night. RAs soon as they were beyond the gates the wind drave Past theta hissing level. The black trees roared overhead. At first in the swirl of the storm the three 'could see nothing; but gradually the watch fires of the Muscovite came out thicksown like stars along the rising grounds of both sides of the Alla, iB'oris stnode on ahead, peering anxiously into the night, and a little behind Jorian gave IT4ie•resathis hand over the rough un- estten ground. !:A, pair of ranging stragglers, vultures that accompany the advance of all great armies came near and examined the party, but re- treated promptly as they caught the glint of the firelight upon the armour of the war -captains. Presently they began to descend into the valley, the iron -shod feet of the Mere clinking upon the stones. Theresa walked si lently, steepedin thought, laying e hand on arm or shoulder as she had occasion, 'Suddenly tall Boris stop- ped dead and with a swet?p of his arm halted the others. "There!" he whispered, "pointing up_ war d ,And against the glowthrown from behind a ridge'they could see a pair or Cossacks tiding .to and fro cease- lessly, dark against the ruddy sky, "Gott, would that'I had my arbal- ist I l could put gimlet holes in these knaves!" 'whispered Jorian over +Bnr- is's shoulder, "Hush;" muttered Boris; "it is lucky for '31stflra Pappenheim that you left it at home!" "Captains "Bbris and Jorian," 'Tlier- esa was speaking with quietness;, rais- ing her voice jitst enough to snake herself heard over the roar of the wind overheard, for the nook in which they presently fotnel them- selves was sheltered, "I bid you adieu —it may be,farewell. You 'b•ave dont nobly and like- two v'ali'ant cnrapt•ains w'ho 'w'er'e fit' to wan with 'H'ey tine hoot. I thank 'yau. You will bear me faithful witness .in ;the things of which T 'have spoken to you. 'T'ake this ring frlom me, not in recompense, abut in ine.mory. 'Iit is a'batnble Worth. any lady's acceptance. And you this d'ag- ger," .She took two 'front within her ntlantle, and gave one to, Jorian. "ht is good stent and will not fail you. The fellow ' of it 'I 'will keep l" 1Sbe motioned thein backward with her (nand, "Albide there among the bushes till you see et n1'a'In cone out to une'elt line. 'Then depart, andtill you have good 'reason keep the bast 'secret of Theresa, wilfe golf !Henry .the !Lion, Duke. of Kerns'berg and 'II'olh'enste'ini" (B'o'ris and Joscfan bowed themselves as 'low as the straightness pf'their ar- mour would (permit, , "We thank you, madam," they said; "as you have commanded, so will we de 1" And as they hiad been !bidden they withdrew into clump of willow and alder whose leaves clashed together and snapped like whips in the wind. "Yonder woman is 'braver than you ou 'I, Jorian," said Saris, as crou'oh'hitg they watched her climb the ridge. "Which of us 'would do as much ler any ort the earth?". "After all, it is 'for,' her sot. 11 you had children, Who can say—?" "Whether 'I ni'ay ,have children or no concerns you not," returned Boris, w"ho seemed unaccountably ruffled, "I only know that I would not throw away my life ,for :a baker's dozen of therm!" Upon the skyline 'Theresa von Lyn- ar stood a moment looking backward to make sure that tier late escort was. hid'de'n. Then she took a whistle from her gown and blew upon it sh'riliy in a :lull of the storm. At the sound the war -cap'ta'ins ,could see the 'Cossacks drop their lances and pause in their unwearying ride. 'They appeared to l'i'sten eagerly, and upon the whistle being repeated one of then; threw up a hand. Then between them and on coot t'he watchers saw .another man stand, a dark Shadow against the w"atahfires. The sentinels leaned down to speak with him, and then, lifting their 'lance's, they permitted him to pass between theta. He was a tall man, clad in a long caftan. which flap- ped about his !feet, a sheepskin pos•teen or winter jacket, ,and a round cap of fur, high -crowned, and Rat -topped, upon his head. !He cane straight towards Theresa as if he expected a .Visitor, 'The two men in hiding s'aw him take her hand as a host might that of an 'hoiyenned ,guest, kiss it reverently, and then lead her .up the little hill to Where the sen'tine'ls waited motionless on their ,horses. So soon as the pair had passed within the lines, their fig- ures and the Cossack salute momen- tarily silhouetted against the watch - fires, the twin horsemen resumed their monotonous ride. IBy this time J'orian's head was above the bushes and his eyes stood well nigh out of his head. "Down, fool!" growled !Boris, taking htm h`y the legs and pulling him flat; "the Cossacks will see you!" "Boris," gasped Jorian, who had descended so rapidly that the fall and the weight of his plate had driven the wind -out of hien, "I know that fellow. I have seen him before. It is Prince !Wasp's physician, Alexis the .Deacon. +I remember ;nim in 'Courtland when .first we came. thither;" "Well, and what of that " granted IB'oris, staring at the 'little deta'c'hed tongues of willow -leaf flame' which were blown upward from the Muscov- ite watch-firee. "What of that, man?" retortecl 'Bor- is. "Why, only this. We have been duped. She was a traitress, after all. This has been planned a long while." "Traitress or saint, it is none of our .business," - S Cs>," said •BOT1Srim; g Y We had 'better get ourselves within the walls ,of Courtland, and say nothing to any of this night's work!" "At any rate," added the long man as an afterthought, "I have the ring. !It will be a dare gift for $Anne." Jorian looked ruefully at his dagger, holding .it between the rustling alder leaves, so as to catch the light Iroin the .wwatclnfires. The red glow fell on a jewel in the hid11 'Tisa pretty to'y enough, but how cant I give that to Mantle? It is not :a fit keepsake for a lady!" 'Well," said Boris, suddenly ap Peased, "T will 'swop You for it. I anti not so :sure that my pretty spitfire would not rattier nave 'it than any ring I could' give her, :Shall we 'ex- change?" "Burt we promised to keep ,them as souvenirs?" ,urged Jorian, whose con- science ,!note him slightly. "One does not tell lies to a lad y—at Inc(east where "it 'depends upon the ladyl'." said !Boris practically. "Yost can tell yoirrl 3'Iartlte the truth.' 3 wi'l'l please my-' self with Anna: ,IIandover the crag- ger." So wholly devoid of senfinnent are wtircagi'ta.ins when they deal with keecsa'kcs. (To Be Continued) PROFESSIONAL 'G.ARDS. Medical DR. 11. 'I3UIGII3 ROISIS, Physician and Surgeon. Late of London Etas, pita;, London, England. Special , attention to diseases of the eye; ear; nose and throat. Office and read- ` �+ M_ y dente behind Dominion Bank. Office �DS�B9�r�� fo t3fl�fd Chaldr n • Phone No. 5; Residence Phone 4tA4•. 60 GOLLEHE ST., TORONTO 2 (111otheroratt Centre, Toronto) (Country Brandy Thistlotown) December, 1001. Deal Mr. Editor: Last year the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, through the gener-, osity of friends. In every line oft publicity, was enabled to Impress- upon the parents of Ontario that any; crippled or ailing child was equally; entitled to the unexcelled service for; which this Hospital is world famous.: It wis .also mentioned that If the "Sick Kids" — as the Institution 1s. affectionately called—were to look after more youngsters, it would need moremoney for their maintenance. What happened in 1931 was that more children came to the Hospital, but aleo about $10,000 less money to maintain them. I spare you tate statistics; but I cannot alter the fact that, If the Hospital for Sick Children were not a provincial charity, its debts would not be as burdensome as those under which It seems fated to enter 1922. The Hospital's immediateneighbor- hood (Toronto and Rork county) has kept up close to its average subscrip- tion per patient. But outside that area there has been a - sad drop. What should be done?. The Hospital for :Sick children Is not a local concern: Its aim is that no Ontario youngster shall go haitdi- capped..'through life either because of deformity or disease. That cannot be accomplishedwith a cash -box full of overdrafts.. Tet that is the position to -day and it is not one which can everlastingly continue. So, Mr. Edi- tor, will you nit invoke your readerb to lend us a helping hand? Not one of them, I venture,' could care to see the "Sick Bids" with a mortgage over their heads.. lhttthfully. , yours. IRVING E. ROBERTSON, Chairman of the Board of Trustees. 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