Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-05-05

wide view of the town and the broad
Danube shining in the morning sun.
while upon the walls OF the sombre
apartment with its floor Of polished
oak and antique furniture covered
With crimson plush, was portrait Of
Peter and several full length paintings
OF dead and gone statesmen.
His Excellency Is engaged for a
lew moments with the Turkish Mini
ster," exclaimed frockcoated secre-
tary in French. But he will give
M sleur audience almost Immediately.
His Excellency was going to Pirot,
but has remained in order to see you.
He received your telegram from Bud
apest''
And so Charlie Rolfe remained, gaz-
ing out Of the window upon the quaint
eastern town, watching the phantas-
magoria Of life up and down it's prin-
cipal thoroughfare. A company of in
fantry, headed by their band, marched
past, hot and dusty, on their return
from the early morning manoeuvres
Which the King had attended, as was
MS daily habit; and as it passed out
OF his old personal friend Mr. Stat
and he was ushered into the adjoining
room, the private cabinet of his Excel
lency the Premier, and elderly, pleas
ant-faced old gentleman with a long
gray beard, who rose from his big
Writing-table to greet his visitor The
meeting was a most cordial one, his
Excellency inquiring after the health
OF hisold personal friend Mr. Stat
ham.
Then, at the Prime Minister'S in
v1tation, Charlie seated himself, and
explained the nature of his mission
Monsieur Pashitch heard him with in
terest to the end. Then he said:
only yesterday his Majesty ex-
pressed his desire that we should at
tract British capital into Servia,
therefore all that you tell me is most
gratifying to us. Mr.. Statham, on his
last visit here, had audience of his
Majesty-on the occasion Of the loan
and l think they found themselves
perfectly in accord. The development
of the Kaopanik has long been desired
and | will this afternoon inform his
Majesty Of your visit and your pro-
posals."
Charlie then produced certain docu-
ments, reports of two celebrated min
ing engineers who had been sent out
to Kaopanik by Statham Brothers, and
these they discussed for long time.
by the way, your Excellency, have
you heard of late anything from Doc
tor Petrovitch?"
"Petrovitch!" exclaimed the old
statesman, starting quickly. "Petro
witch? MOI" he almost snapped.
"He has been living in England
quite recently, but of late-well, of
late I've lost sight of him. know
he went on, that you and he had
some little difference of opinion upon
the Customs war with Austria"
eyes, we did," remarked the gray
bearded old gentleman, with a smile.
1--WE differed upon one point. After
wards, however, l found that my ideas
were unsound, and l admitted it in the
Skuptchina. I heard that Petrovitch
was in London. The King invited
him to come to Belgrade about six
months ago, as he wished to consult
him in private, but he declined the
invitation"
"Why?"
II think he feared on account of a
political conspiracy which is known to
have been formed against him. AS
you know the Opposition are his bit
ter opponents
"And they are opponents of his
Majesty also," Rolfe remarked.
"Exactly-a fact which for the peace
of Servia is most unfortunate"
Then you have no idea where
could find the Doctor?"
mot the least. But" and he paused
thinking for a moment.
| "Well?"
eff | remember Alright my wife told
me that she had met his daughter
Maud at dinner at the British Legation
one night recently
"Then she's herein Belgrade!"
Rolfe cried
''I'm not quite certain. l did not
pay much attention to what she told
me. was preoccupied with other
things. But will ask her, and let
you know. Or you might ask the
wife of the British Minister. You
know her, of course?"
EYES," Rolfe answered, excitedly 81
will call upon her this afternoon. I'm
sure I'm very much indebted to your
Excellency for this information"
And his spirits rose again at the
thought that his sweetfaced well-be.
loved was safe and well, and that, in
all probability, she was actually in
that CITY,