The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-19

was an imperturbable knaVery.
| raised myself and sat upon the edge
of the bed, and cogitated. There was
truly something reasonable in what he
said. | remembered the horSeleSs car
rage, which l had imagined an ordi-
nary coupe, from which the horses had
been taken. l remembered the luXuri-
| BUSINESS of it, and how | had appropri-
ated it and fallen asleep, under the in
ftuence of the turkeys drug. The
| man, according to his own account, had
been in the palace but three days, and
was a stranger to his majesty. 1t might
well be that he had really made this
egregious and laughable lAunder and
brought me to the palace in lieu of the
king. But, pshaw. 1t was too prepos-
ferrous. | could not believe it,
While | had been medtating, Gott-
fried Johannes had not remained idle,
but had busted himself about my per-
son; and now found myself incased in
| suit of pale blue pajamas of India
| silk, marvelously embroidered in an
| endless repetition of old gold, with the
| royal crown and arms. l arose. and,
crossing the chamber to an open win
, dow, thrust out my head, that l might
reconnoiter the surroundings. There
| vas a Dedulll VI puDut SuIuen lilllneul-
ately below me, and, on either side OF
my window, extended the carved and
| polished walls of magnificent and
kingly structure. | knew it at a glance.
| for | had before visited and admired
| it. 1t was, in truth, the royal palace,
| the new residence, constructed by Max
imilan II. l also perceived that the
| chamber which | occupied was in that
part of the building devoted to the pri-
vate uses of his majesty. | now began
| though much against my will, to be
| convinced of my Wallets story. But,
what had become of the king himself?
| Was he still in Baireuth? Or had he
| returned and was he at his very mo-
ment in the palace, spying upon me,
| through some peephole, and convulsng
| himself with laughter at my perpleX-
| ity?
My first impulse was to get away
| But now was | to do sO in my present
| costume? Paiamas, though sky blue,
| would dc very well in the streets of
| Calcutta, but would cause rito, at
least, in the thoroughfares of Munich.
"Gcttfried," said |; what have you
done with the clothing which you re-
moved from my person yesterday"
Your majesty will pardon me if
! remind your majesty that today is the
! day Of the month upon which, by your
majestys orders, all of your majesty's
wardrobe is divided among your maj
| eSty'S retainers in the palace and among
| the reduced gentlefolk of the city This
act Of largesse was performed at eight
| o'clock this morning, and it now past
! two in the afternoon, The garments
| which your majesty mentions, which.
by the by, We're somewhat travel
stained, We're included in the distri-
button. The articles and the money
which your majesty had upon your mai
esty's person, l have placed yonder, in
the upper drawer Of your majesty's es-
| critOre.'
While Gottfried Johannes was speak
ing, my gaze CHANGED To rest upon his
trousers. They were of a gray tweed,
and l recognized them Immediately as
| my own. 1t was thus, that the rogue
had prohted by the largesse of the king.
You rascal" | exclaimed. DO you
mean to say that | have nothing but
these pajamas?"
God forbid, your majesty! / will
Immediately bring your majesty the
catalogue of your majesty's wardrobe
! for the present month"
Saying this he bowed himself out of
a door at the further end of the apart
ment. | now took the opportunity tn
| open the esCritOire. ana to ascertain il
| my property was safe. 1 was relieved
to find that my money was Intact. The
| papers OF julius Waterbury We're also
| there, and among them, a photograph,
the photograph OF the king, which had
been shown me by Won Dunkelheim, and
which bore such a striking resemblance
to that individual l now noticed that
the expression of the face was some
what different from that arch rascal s,
1t was a preoccuped and speculative
expression, quite different from his look
when we had met; and while gazing al
the picture, a new light broke suddenly
upon me, l saw it all in the tenth part
of a second; 1t was Imi Won Dunkel-
helm who had been kidh 0ed by Cuni-
gunde. 1t was the king.
| To be Continue