Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-04

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IIh accompaniment Of the
| shower that drove in
great sheets against the house. Shir
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. no
ordinary excuses would explain away
his presence, and as she pondered the
matter it was Armitage's plight. his
injuries and the dangers that beset
him, that was uppermost in her mind
The embarrassment that lay In the al
| fair for herself IL Armitage should be
/ found concealed in the house troubled
/ her little. Her henrt beat wildly as 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 OF the
new order Of things in Vienna.
1.-THE trouble Is" said the anbassa-
dor, that Austria Hungary is not
nation, but what Metternich called
ltaly-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
and create for himself a new edifice-
and stronger one. l speak frankly.
Van Stroebel is out Of the way, the.
| new emperor-king is weakling, and II
he should die tonight or tomorrow
The ambassador lifted his hands and
snapped his fingers.
Eyes. After him, what?"
After him his scoundrelly cousin
Francis, and then stronger than Won
Stroebel might easily fail to hold the
disjecta 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 faint OF democracy, treason. re-.
| bellion."
Judge Claiborne laughed.
81 don't like the combination Of
terms. II treason and rebellion are
synonyms OF democracy, we Americans
are in danger
mo; you are miracle-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 of and die"
"But his ghost walks. Not year
ago we heard of him, and he had a
son who chose his fathers exile. What
it Charles Louis, who is without heirs,
should die and Karl or his SON.
'In 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 a genius
| for gaining information"
II have heard as much and Shirley
4 and the baron smiled at Judge Clai-
1 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 Stroebel's name rang oddly in her
ears, and the curious way in which
Armitage and Chauvenet had come
into her life awoke new and anxious
questions.
Count Won Stroebel was not DEM
ocrat, at any rate" she said. "He be-
1 lieved in the divine right and all that"
$50 do I, Miss Claiborne. It's all
we've got to stand on"
"But suppose a democratic prince
we're to fall heir to one Of the Euro
pean thrones, insist on giving his crown
to the poor and taking his oath in a
frock coat, upsetting the old order en-
tirely"-
/ a. NE WOulu Uc q lOOi anu lAS pCoPAC
would drag him to the block in a
/ week." declared the baron vigorously.
They pursued the subject in lighter
vein few minutes longer; then the
baron rose. Judge Claiborne summon
ed the waiting carriage from the sta
BILE, and the baron drove home.
II ought to work for an hour on that
Danish claims matter" remarked the
Judge, glanclng toward his curtained
den.
"You will do nothing Of the kind.
Night work is not permitted in the val
ley"
/ .'Thank you. hoped you would say
that, Shirley. I believe I am tired,
aud now il you will find a magazine
for me I'll go to bed. Ring for Thorn
as to close the house"
II have few notes to write. They'll
4 take only minute, and I'll write them
here.'
4 She heard her fathers door close, lis
tened to be quite sure that the house
was quiet and threw back the curtains,
Armitage stepped out into the library.
You must GO! You must go!' she
whispered, with deep tensity.
/ Yes; must so. You have been
kind. You are most generous.