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Show -t·:ootob,~r Issu~ - - - ~--- ·_____ ~- _ _j f': 1~,U!Df~·:",,_~"''--T____--_·_ - _--_-_--·. ,. c. ,;""'.... :~ _~....~-....3....4...,.'--' - -~a-b. - •.-U-t_;a_h___ _ t Y.:EY COUI.,DN ' T IT BE - ---.. ---#· - ---- -· --------·----·--------· A short , short sto r y by ,T . Eo ar anc. G. Bell * \~ I I I * * At t e n o ' cl0ck that mo r ning I was gently awakened fr 0m my p eaceful slumber by sw'3et st r air..s of 1m sin wafte'.3. fr om the violin played by the incomparable master of syr..co p ation , l\,1aestro Baker . I lazily oponed my eyes to view my boudoir tr.at was b'.3deckeJ. with tr.e co stl;v draperies o f silk, studC.ei with diamonus . l1;y butlers , Rotr~ ar:d Boushay inforrr..s ,l mo tb:i.t my 'c e,:cL of scented water-s wate r s was awn.i t i.. ng . Stappin g out onto tr.e r.eo.vcm ly c a f p ct or~ U :o floor , I was gontly assis ted into my priceless b&throbo and oscortoj t o t r_J s:r:,ad.ous sunken pool which was :rr.7 bath . Lismissin g my s ,J r v o. r.ts, I dis r obe; and ens0d mys9lf into the scented waters . After 1$.zi l y indulging in peac .J ful roJ.azat ion.,. a huge Chi "3SO cymbal rang ou.t, summon ing mo t.o my morning mG a l ., Ag o. i ,1, as i.f O'J.t of r..owhe r 'J , :rw otr.or trustee'. valets , Pet r one and J ns onp appearoc~ to osJo r t mo to t.ho "Elu o Room" . As l or.tor-:od its' porta.:'..s, thl.l od:est r n lin g,,::r·e :. ovor tho st r ains of the "Morr:v Widow Waltz" After partakin g of trrn c1.c1licious moul of caviar., I riad my s0ryants op•:m a fresh bottlo cf C:: atoo.u I .a Pano 100.. I t wa s whilo tr_o folioious liquid trioklod down my throat , tr.a t my broatr,less cm; rior, 11 '.I'iny" informdd :r..o that ~h-, ~: orgeo.nt of the Royal Guar d a.wdted with out . 11 S r.ow tto kno.vo in and bogono , 11 I oxclaimod. impatiently. It was but c. fow -:-.omonts until So r genr. . t yrolcott quavrJ rGd bofo r e mo . thi:hnt woulc.st - tr.oo , thou cur , 11 I sco,N"lod , 11 dost thou r.ot knov10 s t baJtter than to de r icon :!1.Y port2..ls with tty l umbwin11; hulk and awkwar d· gait? 11 "Bu t, siro---, " t o trorr.blod. 11 ~ .rl~l ," I ttun.d::rod , "woul ~.;i~st t'r1ou ct. . nnce to l os G thy wa gging t ongue . Yfb.8.t '.:\/Ouldst thou with me? H 11 Ifave patien'JG wi t'b. mo, mo lord , I rr.oroly c o:ino to roc.d t e thy impo r io. l Lighnoss , tho contm,.ts of yo scroll . " Witt U-,::c t , tLn rcunriest kna v0 of all s ,i ur-vy kno.vos , unfurlo'1 tho massive parchment te our".'iod bonouth th3 folds of his royal rob0 of d mp brown, an:'. dron o j on thusly. "Honr ye; Eo c.r yo, by order of tho higr. cou rt, by autr,ority contained in Fo.ro.. 4 1 bullot'.n 4-;,4,l., TI . F . T·.l'. ; Soctioi: ')C,C½ , P rti.Jlo :XQ93 und Jrlined: It to.s boon dooreod, thnt your mos t g r acious hi ~hco ssJ ha st b ~o n chosen by your royal heri tngo ;i to sGr-ve thy country : rd t ny P 'J ur,lo, p r osed.bod in tho o.bovo Eiuthorizod dooroo, in tho ill'.J.s-' rious l osi tion of Gun::: c. of p_ Lo. Lo.trino , 11 111.Vtero gotts ttou tha t goos J look, 11 I oxpostub.tm:, "jost ttou in tho depths 0 f -t-r.y stupidity t:-dnke st th t I --voul::1 n.ccopt Slh ~h a rr.ission as tb:-ct which thou wou lclst b:)Stow upon rr,o. No.y~ A tr.ous nd -1:;imos no.y , wouldst I c.osoond into suer; rbpths of iniqu ity, Tr:ou lookost like fln ablo kno.vo, wi tr.al thy fo.'.J.l ts :mcl ou-1:;wurd o.ppz:rn. r unoos o f u Lo. Go01,.. Ta ko tho p osition thyself and begone." Ani:: wi t L t hr t :· t .rra d to my f0ast, ut r: ouce with tho worldo 1 - -- ------ --- - -- -- ··- ··· -- -- --- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - ·1 |
