The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-09-09

wa" ohc VI lllo lndNHnS by winch the
chancellor guided his own actions,
though he did not give it away for the
benefit of Others and he had made the
most Of that prudent policy today.
He had told his emperor no lies. even
through the telephone where forget
fulness may be pardonablc, but he had
arranged his truths rs skilfully ns he
arranged his pawus on q chcssboard.
1t was said by some who pretended
to know that Count Won BrcitStcin had
had Jesuit for tutor; but, be this
MS 1t might, IT was certain that when
he had goal to reach he did not pick
his Footsteps by the way. a flower
here or there was apt to be troddcn
down, small life broken, Il rCputa-
tion stained, but what Of that when
Rhaetia's standard was to be planted
upon the mountain top?
SuppOslng he had said to the en-
peror after his promise of plain speak
ing: "Iour majcsty's Journey today Is
wild goose chase. ! happen to know
that those you seek are still at their
hotel I'm KrOnburg When heard from
my brother Egon that they were lcav.
ing Schloss Lyndalbcrg suddenly and
burg ana called upon The ladies My
intention was to frightcn thcm away
by telling them that the fraud was
found out and they had better disap-
pear dcCently of their own accord I'M
less they wished TO bc assisted over the
frontier. They actually dared refuse
to see me- alleging us an excuse the
sudden illness of their companion,
which had prevented their leaving
Kronburg, rs they intended. Willie was
awaiting this answer | learned that
some person was tclcgraphing from
the railway station TO the hotel man
agcr inquiring If the MowbrnyS had
gone. ] guessed this person to be your
majesty and VcnturCd to use my in
fuence strongly with the manager, so
successfully that ! was permitted TO
dictate the reply ana obtain his prom
ise that the matter should be strictly
confidential. | Judged that your maj
eSty had meant to take the Orient cX-
press, but had missed ii. and, rs YOU
telcphoncd from the station, | had no
doubt that YOU intended TO follow
either by the next train or 10y Il special.
Soon learned that no special had been
ordered by any ono. | aSccrtaincu the
time of the next train and sought your
majesty ,u n Irod INN, oIonunTno t,n,
nrovoilo1 win ..o,, sL,u,1 h,,.,',, meal
your rnturn with mo ,rd rus ,.,r
wouId bovc honn sroroI tho rsoioss
iournov IN I7oIoorLo yo, ro,noirol
ohstInotnlv faithful bov,ovor c,r.
sidercl nvscIf fort,notn 10 b,vo ,.o,,
out ne the ,vov sn th,t co,ll h,i,,.y
bocl, and unhomncrcd Inv vour sus-
nIcions snt about Inornir,, etuI r,oro
focts to Miss NIovhrov,s discrodit o,.
invent,nc 81 row - II, ,oeo which ,r.
doubtedly existed coula not bc unnorth.
cd i'm time"
sunnos,ro u,o+ Corut ,or pr,;,.
stcin,s hoootod r,.onl.no,., ro1 ,o.I I,i,,
10 r,ol,o thoso c,,,n,, - :; ,,,n
hIe thot Rbocti, ,yomII not lnr,t h,,,
,oioiood tn . oho,,o,,,,,. Co., ,,i, ',,,,1 90
soIf eocrifciro
II wac vol oro,cI, ro,. tho or.l ,,,,,,
70 dooIorc b,s yyi,Iinrross 10 rnt;,, ~
bis moetor dos;,o1 # i,,t mo hoI co,,,.
oil os noonIo who ,iyr, al cg, ,,r,,t
onds Lo count an nor hoi,o i,l,,.r ~
his word IIe lovnd novnr hccou.n bo
hod olwovs hod # onl witborf mower
life Womb not hc worr, tbc iiviro
but it was bouostIv FOR +,o couu+,.,,s
sake md for Toonold's sake rothor
thon hts own thot hc drsircd IN hold
md I;eoD his HIGH nosition Without
his stronr hond IN scizn thn holm
should IeopoId's rou for some cornInss
instant he conscjentiouslv believed thot
the shin OF state would be lost
He hod done his hnst IN disiIIusion