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Updated: June 13, 2025
Is it worth the trial? or shall she live and burn slowly to her death, with the unquenchable fire of the Spark?" "Ah! let her, at the least, try for that perfect life," said Queen Lura. Then the Fairy Cordis drew from her delicate finger a ring of twisted gold, in which was set an opal wrought into the shape of a heart, and in it palpitated, like throbbing blood, one scarlet flash of flame.
Gregory grasped the rail of the engine-house and braced himself for the shock. The next instant the foremost of Mascola's boats struck the Pelican a glancing blow on the bow. The heavy fishing-boat quivered from stem to stern from the impact. Then the powerful Diesel engine came into play. The drunken skipper of the Lura felt his craft being shunted to the side.
"I can give the Princess a counter-charm, Queen Lura," said she, "but it is not sure. Look you! she will have a lonely life, for the Spark burns, as well as shines, and the only way to mend that matter is to give the fire better fuel than herself.
Lita nearly dropped the baby, in her great relief of mind; but Cordis caught it, and looked at its brilliant face with tears. "Ah, Head of the Fairies, help me!" murmured Queen Lura, extending her arms toward Cordis; for she had kept one eye open wide enough to see what would happen while she fainted away. "All I can, I will," said the kindly fairy, speaking in the same key that a lark sings in.
Queen Lura shrieked; but Anima stretching out her wand, a snake of black diamonds, with a blood-red head, touched the child's eyes, and from the serpent's rapid tongue a spark of fire darted into either eye, and sunk deeper and deeper, for two tears flowed above, and hung on Maya's silky lashes, as she looked with a preternatural expression of reproach at the Fairy. Now all was confusion.
"The younger officers discovered my woodland home, and often stole out to reconnoitre my calm. Among them was Captain Le Noir, who, after he had discovered my retreat, picked acquaintance with Lura, my attendant.
It was worth while to know a man like that. Mascola watched the progress of the burning Florence from the deck of the Lura. His blood-shot eyes gleamed red in the glow from the burning vessel and the lust of destruction surged into his heart. He was losing one of his best boats. Somebody must pay. In the light of the fire he saw the vessels of the defense scattered.
Queen Lura tried to faint, she knew it was proper, and the grand-equerry rang all the palace bells in a row. Anima gave no glance at the little Princess, who still sat upright in Mrs. Lita's petrified arms, but went proudly from the hall alone.
What was the loss of the Florence in comparison to the destruction of a dozen or more fully equipped fishing vessels, laden to the water-line with their valuable cargoes? Repairing to the cabin of the Lura, the Italian refreshed himself with a drink. A shout from without brought him hurrying to the deck. Bearing down upon him at full speed came the cannery fleet. His vessels were broadside.
He says some thinks the moonshiners have taken him in mistake for a revenuer; and some believe it was robbery for his watch and money; and Mr. Hardwick is blaming it on the Groner crowd that raised up such a fuss when Lura Dawson died in the hospital here. Gid says they've searched every ridge and valley this side of Big Unaka. He Johnnie, he says he believes Mr. Stoddard suicided."
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