New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-05-21
/ Princess Sasette
And the Sentry
By HARRY g. CARR
800. Copyright. 1902. by the
s. S. Mcclure Company
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
By HARRY G. CARR

AuIse anu Stoou peekluS OUT cur1OuSlS
into the great world beyond the gates
The children of the lodgekeeper were
making mud pies in the creek thai
skirted the palace grounds. The Prin
cess Susette wished that she, too
might make mud PIES
The fash from the sentry's sabeI
caught her eye. The Princess Susettf
meditatively sucked one little pint
thumb and surveyed him with round
eyed wonder. He looked big and ter
rible on his great gray troop horse
what makes you do thaty' inquired
Princess Susette plaintively, for the
long saber at present arms was glim.
mering with little hot flashes of light
Because you are princess" said
the sentry briefly. !
A wave of discomfort swept over the
face of the Princess -Susette
II don't want to be a princess she
walled. "They won't let you do nossin
when you are princess"
The sentry sat in frozen silence.
The eye of the princess wandered
back. to the lodgekeepers children
making mud pies by the creek.
II wish could make mud pies" said
her highness wistfully.
The Princess Susette came timidly
out from the gateway and touched the
sentry's huzzar boot with a tiny dim.
pied hand.
''Mr. Soldier" she said softly, 81
wish l could make mud pies"
1.-THE orders are that nobody can pass
the gate" growled the sentry.
The sweet lips Of the Princess Su-
settle quivered, and the big blue eyes
Of the Princess Susette filed with
tears.
ooh, Mr.. Soldier" she sobbed, 'I'm
such lonely little girl! wish / had
some one to play wiz"
The heart Of the Princess Susette
overlooked with woe. Her highness
leaned heavily against the shoulder OF
the big war horse and wept bitter tears
on the saber tache of the sentry. The
boot Of the sentry was sreaked with
w Oh SCdA .. anu IuC O4ClSh 11O1l1 IuC sell
try's stirrup strap begrimed the face OF
the princess
The sentry glared straight out to the
front and center through a strange mist
that dimmed the outlines Of the gate
post opposite.
The gray troop horse bent his head
and softly nozzled the plump, heaving
shoulders Of the unhappy little Prin
cess Susette.
The light Of an inspiration came into
the tear stained face Of the princess
She sat down in the middle Of the roal
and peeled off her shoes and stockings
The little barelegged maid in stiff
white lawn presented queer figure
of princess as her highness padded
back TO the sentry.
"Mr. Soldier she began tentatively
but the speech died on her lips. She
had just discovered that making fig
ures in the dust with ones bare toe Is
the most fascinating amusement ii
the world. She was recalled from hel
absorbing occupation by the distant
rattle Of pony hoofs. Her nurse was
in pursuit.
The princess looked up eagerly at the
sentry.
"Mr. Soldier" she said.
The sentry looked straight out to the
front and center and paid no heed.
"NIr. Soldier!" this in a breathless
panic.
Still the sentry would not look, so she
gave his leg a vicious pinch.
The sentry's saber flashed again to
present arms" p :
Can go now?" asked the Princess
Susette.
Nobody can pass" said the sentry
grufiy.
The princess looked up at him slyly.
"Mr. Soldier, nursy wouldn't let me
go barefooted because she said only
little nobodies went barefoot. I'm no.
body now" = ~, =
And the Princess Susette held up her
shoes and stockings for him to see. 8
On one side the sentry could hear
the hoofbeats growing louder, and
through the shrubbery he caught q
glimpse of pony cart driven hard. On
the other side he heard the splash of
water and the happy shout Of the
lodgekeepers children. The lips of
the lonely little princess were begin
ming to culver again when the sentry's
saber flashed a defiant CLEAN as it rose
in salute. p 2.ss,e
s'Passv' said the sentry shortly.
The Princess Susette, barelegged, ran
down the road and shyly made her
way into the bakery business with the
lodgekeeper's children. The sentry
glanced out Of the corner OF his eye to
the right Of him. to the left Of him.
No one was nigh.
Then he called cautiously after the
Princess Susette: aBuild a dam across
the creek. That's more fun than max.
ing mud pies"
When the pony cart came dashing up
In hot haste, with q groom and a fright.
ened nurse, the sentry, without q trace
Of expression In his face, was staring
at the gatepost opposite.
Where Is the Princess Susette7r
gasped the white faced nurse.