The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-08-06


IN accompaniment OF the
N shower that drove Ii
great sheets against the house. Shlr
ley was wholly uncomfortable over the
turn Of affairs. The ambassador would
not leave until the storm abated, and
meanwhile Armitage must remain
where he was II by any chance he
should be discovered in the house, nc
ordinary excuses would explain away
his presence. and rs she pondered the
matter 1t was Armitage's plight, his
injuries ana the dangers that beset
him, that was uppermost in her mind
The embarrassment that lay In the az
fair for herself II Armitage should be
found concealed in the house troubled
her little. Her heart beat wildly us she
realized this. and the look In his eyes
and the quick pain that twitched his
face at the door haunted her.
The two men were talking If the
new order Of things In Vienna.
zoe trouble isl said the ambasca.
dor, that Austria Hungary is not q
nation, but what Metternich called
italy-a geographical expression. Where
there are SO many loose ends strong
grasp is necessary to hold them to-
gether."
"And weak hand" suggested Judge
Claiborne, might easily lose or scat.
ter them"
Precisely. And man Of character
and spirit could topple down the card
house tomorrow, pick out what he liked
lnd create for himself a new edifice--
and stronger one. l speak frankly
Van Stroebel is out of the way. the
new emperor-king Is weakllng, and If
lie should die tonight or tomorrow
The ambassador lifted his hands and
snapped his fingers.
Yes. After him, what?"
AFTER him his scoundrelly cousin
Francis, and then stronger than Won
Stroebel might easily fail to hold the
dlsjecta membra of the empire to.
gether."
But there are shadows on the
SCREEN" remarked Judge Claiborne
There was Karl, the mad prince"
"Humph! There was some red blood
in him, but he was impossible. He
had a faint Of democracy, treason, re.
bellion."
Judge Claiborne laughed.
II don't like the combination Of
terms. If treason and rebellion are
synonyms Of democracy, we Americans
are In danger"
mo; you are a mlracle-that Is the
only explanation" replied Marhof.
But man like Karl-what II he
were to reappear In the world! A lit
tie democracy might solve your prob.
lem"
mo, thank God. he Is out of the
way! He was sane enough to take
himself Off and die"
"But his ghost walks. Not year
ago we heard Of him, and he had a
son who chose his fathers exile. What
II Charles Louis, who is without heirs,
should die and Karl or his SOM
I'm the providence Of God they are
dead. Impostors gain little brief no
toriety by pretending to be the lost
Karl or his son Frederick Augustus,
but Won Stroebel satisfied himself that
Karl was dead. | am quite sure of it.
You know dear Stroebel had genius
for gaining information"
II have heard as much" and Shirley
and the baron smiled at Judge Clai.
borne's tone.
The storm was diminishing, and Shir-
ley grew more tranquil. Soon the am.
bassador would leave and she would
send Armitage away, but the mention
Of Stroebe's name rang oddly in her
ears, and the curious way In which
and Chauvenet had come
into her life awokc new and anxious
questions.
Count Won Stroebel was not dem
,crat, at any rate" she said. "He be-
ieved In the divine right and all that"
so do l, Miss Claiborne. It's all
we've got to stand on"
But suppose democratic prince
we're to fall heir to one Of the Euro
,ean thrones, insist on giving his crown
o the poor and taking his oath in a
rock coat, upsetting the old order en-
irely'-
He would be fool, and the people
would drag him to the block in a
week." declared the baron vigorously.
They pursued the subject In lighter
elm few minutes longer; then the
aaron rose. Judge Claiborne summon
d the waiting carriage from the sta
lie, and the baron drove home.
Il ought to work for an hour on that