The Adventures of Kathlyn (PDF, MOBI, EPUB, FB2, TEXT)
Kathlyn with evasions. Frowning,
he replaced the order in the box, which he put away in a drawer. It
was all arrant nonsense, anyhow; nothing could possibly happen; if
there did, he would feel certain that he no longer dwelt in a real
workaday world. The idle whim of a sardonic old man; nothing more than
that.
"Father, is the king dead?"
"Dead! What makes you ask that, Kit?"
"The past tense; you said he was, not is."
"Yes, he's dead, and the news came this morning. Hence, the yarn."
"Will there be any danger in returning?"
"My girl, whenever I pack my luggage there is danger. A cartridge may
stick; a man may stumble; a man you rely on may fail you. As for that,
there's always danger. It's the penalty of being alive."
On the way to the dining-room Kathlyn thought deeply. Why had her
father asked them if they loved him? Why did he speak of the Big Trek?
There was something more than this glittering medal, something more
than this simple tale of bravery. What? Well, if he declin
