The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-07
CHAPTER l.
THE sCElFTER wfuCu WAS A
STICK

CHAPTER l.
THE seEpTER WHICH WAS
sTicK
Kias leopold sat In his sum,
garden under tAe paims opaaslu
him sat The pritish nlulpter. an,
between them on the gfavelcd natt
lay The ministers white huildoa. a.
rshd ~ block of aafbie. u seem
81 Ca the Aias lhsg sh#ss was a r.
semhianee between tho SOS and hi.
master. rhs same heavy jaw. tbs
Same Fearless ewes. the nAHv ndsu.
table via
AWap Is the south. behipd the blue
Inc q the fhalian Al laF ths
duchy aud theve aahtsd ths Red
Duke the enemy Of the King
THE kings eyes were ttrwd be ass
weary q ths part BE had bcrn east
10 play. Ne vas uet . kreat kinE and
be knew his paft Waa al pislea
As faf iseapaid. a efaNn had ueau
thrust Oh hls hsad aad aeaetsf
lntg AIS haua, aua. eafly -nt.kg. hs
must aFas lae vsfs sba wtet,s tAs
etncr,
las klnaiom Vas gateway
WalSa aaeasa thC reaa o. tbs ~ ieuE
ana = sssealaa atast ~ placea taefe
v 10 Nuasd o. alTainat SO lnr mss4 o.
49, aawuta AnNE - Be- rAy tAp
ETtNsfa wanted 4 runfinL ana In
Gscopasa they tuuud a drfAMlaf.
whlcu safsul a. weA liz euaau
Nas sf straw afa ais essptsr a asfek
atr lousea 90 usfn aAck. gsf aiz
hSars hk1 IA his wtsa lHnu cloaa &C.
kls castle kvcl 'u rs beloved little
4eeAf x estis. hut 5ha aay tAsa
Nss csaasA 80 HH permitted MS
ministers e Fuie MS ainxauia sad
gave hlfHs#lf ur Ca dreams he haa
bfEH h41 a nu4aia e lha iate ksHz.
whereas the duSe hal heeu a bsath.
81, ktot aeuksu josef eaa Iatasasaesl
~ led hsif. aAa q tsuipef ehIch ~aa
fsaAef ef5iA ana sareriatise vii
oen1snk g uene.
he would have reea a king q The
~ ~ haa tssfy halE. sa4 q waa tar
th.s trFY re4sn ghat MS appeals fag
tuHsice 4na he rights tel on an
heedins ears Fhv confederation q
Eowefa feared JOSEF. therefore theY
txfuset the crown aud save Il faI
leopold shsir the HE'D Duke ~
treatei sulienly 90 his 8achy anl 81
has nails ana ptNttet IN silence
The ttHliAaA Nt@istHf harn hsa 81
PEARS uEHfET he aas big uuf8d
cool au1 sslrrud - q yrara hs
hAd efessa ais coantry. a prince q
diplomacy.
h bad not tsau seat here 70
uatch shsa finy kiagaam ffs aaa
seuchinE a deeper lsatsrr9ffanf /
which heEsn az ~. Frtarsburs aszsa /
raoNri toward Cenirai Asa. TurevY /
ard trdias And naw his TASK - a.
aeus. and suathef Nas 70 tska his
piace, 10 - a pHrEsf afsenE pap
pits lie haa BAT aee Nraxn~sm
Z. lags g . $50 - a.a..g =. -. -,
tEe afmTs ahen q fine 8sriasazs1e
tArr-r hsa ben naannssi-a sfnlH
trinz bat &c sufffcst ENeu naM a
~utd ffafa an hurhta5 rftae uoa11
have rHuslse1 father ard asm bot
,ssJh rsfaeed to speak the word
The iirinfuat xaEst &c the kIns
ard hts thaHEhta ran back 90 TIE
Jays when hs first bs.frfsnird thia
lonriy prince. VITO had cagrss o. EuEs
lard g learn the tauEsaKa. " bat
Aeesn hanAsoFne grnaNn In thuNn
asys this Leopold ~ elsfha. cay and
rnwTr ard fhe widest stretch OF
tancy Veslit never hsxe placed him
b. this unRFst throne. suFreuratesi /
~ sueruf=s. nnsuaref - ats adopted
espris. fssaefiess ard ignorant -
ssafeeFnr
The men Eas On silence Fsr tisus
M then tna klnE siz sea - be SAL
An. ois frtena ! zfn an anhapps
nan a ssrsffr eauhta = a rfnNn. |
udeed at : distance u - Tine
itsuk % scar ous To- 8r@1sn. ftaf
b possesses pne and ~ sNsf u Say kr
saw with ne s'nrrnt fear ~ laying
4 isWn and fonwstftnr where ruu
put n. Or that others POT - steal =.
y that ~uu wear II tish0ussfiT
aeii w~il there are verse fhinEs
han q heKEsF's crust
No ore = bonert ~ this World.
lswr The brute HatA the dipirrsaE.
ipachffx fhe dog effh his fassf
as knows no written ians. Yes yau
sear yefr crown Gishomsstiy. bat
= wildly Has n any cruan wpru /
s0nsstlgf sire. yotn great fault. IL ]
a4y apsah. - that yuu haveut era
inued 70 De dishonest You have Z
let nltet fas4r private Golfers. Tea
toaia have Increased tnxati1u Dat 9
soa have dlnniniAhed - yoa should /
ave forced fsur enesnYs hand four )
.rArs aEu when yan aaeeudra TIE I
hrpne bat sou did not ami noW I
- - yss1 sss~ As- hsHa arst ~ :
% strouE- Poor. honest ktng
ipar ministers pirf AMI profit se-
ind ypur back I beg your maj I
sfv's pardon but you have always Z
sqRtsted that should speak plain {
The kinR laughed he eujoyed thi. .
rant friend .
eAh shall b. sorry 70 have you
o toruorroN- said he. for I be- J
eve n roB stayed here ionE epouah .
GA would truly make king % g
You are cufy a." said the IN )
iishran. you are young 2
Ny friend. replied the king. I'm ,
ae last four years I have lived -. o
odAy fsei very old avn weary =
: bsing a king I arm handler Wifh ,
book thar wiss n seeptaF - Z.
sfher - q man fhan a uanlarf ard .
pappst am. who cares Cor me-
ons. save the archblshsp. Who ysf Z
Rams ~ making . kinE Of me
hsse are net my people am an y
"Ah. sire. n only You would b. a
I'D. anfrfsndsy ayartcfous. re
one and rule with q ROD ~ iron .
Iaks the people fear you. since they q
fuse ~ lore YOU" Ia
The king booked acrsss the lawn
here. followed hv a maid. q slim ri
Jung Gin vas cutting the hardy
sraniuus. dahlias and seed pop
e. ri
s.ss.ss ss.ss= 7ss.ss h. tssaey VS.. -
-
~ il for yuu 10 make u. sire" n
Both men continued 20 watch the 81
RI At length she came toward
EN- She was At the are Of TO- q,
tn q beautiful. serious face. Her b,
,ir was dark. shining ike coal and
irpie. and Russanler IN is finsneas
n skin had the blue whiiensss Of n
tx. while from under her long
Ack iashea two luminous brown n
'es looked thouRhtfuiiy az the ~
srif Che smiled AZ the king. who ae
"a hrr fgndlg, and sHvs Der hand
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