Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12

maid to call her at three.
The elderly Frenchwoman whom Joan en-
ployed as compendium of all the domestic
virtues was scandaized by the Fostering she
had already undergone at the hands of the hotel
employees. They wanted to know everything
about her mistress as soon as they were told
that she not Poluskis wife, and the stad
Pauline was at her wits end to parry the ques-
tions showered on her in bad French. Felix adj
vised her not to understand when spoken to-
and relieved her manifest distress by the state
ment that the hotel would see the last of them
in day or two.
Then. anxious himself to be rid of Pauline, he
Strolled out into FIrst Michaelstrasse, entered
the hotels public restaurant by another door,
and sat there. musing and alone
Thus far Joan and he had passed through the
simple vicissitudes that might beset any other
strangers in the capital of kosnovia. Though
the little man expected developments when
Alec heard of Joans presence, he certainly did
not look for squalls forthwith; vet he had not
been smoking and hurnming and slipping a cup
of excellent coffee more than minute before
he became aware that the sunlt street was
curiously alive.
THE hottest hours of hot day might we'll
have driven the citizens. of Delgratz indoors;
but some powerful inducement was drawing
loiterers to Furst Michaelstrasse 1t was evil
dent that the attraction whatever it might be.
was not supplied by the thoroughfare itself:
Men lounged along the pavements or gathered
in groups and Poluski noted that few women
We're present. Soon a regiment of soldiers
marched up. formed into two ranks, and lined
the street on both sides.
Felix betook himself to the door, where his
compatriot was busting the marble topped
tables with an apron that. under other con-
ditions, would have soiled them.
Does the King arrive earlier than four
o'clock" he asked.
John Sobiesk looked around furtively before
he answered. No" said he in a low tone, the
crowd is gathering to see the regcides Their
trial ended to-day and they are being taken to
the Old Fort to await sentence.
Found guilty."
IL should think So indeed monsieur They
gloried in their crime. They claim that they
cleared the way for Alexis Ill. by removing
Ferdinand. Some people say the King cannot
really be severe on them, though it was he who
brought them to Justice
Have they many sympathizers?'
The waiter. palid creature. flicked a table
loudly to cover his reply. Some of our GUS
TONERS talk big: but it is strange thing that
the authorities allow the men of the disbanded
Seventh Regiment to remain in DelgratZ.
There are hundreds of them in the streets at
this moment.
1T reminds one of Warsaw"
A sudden moisture glistened in John Sobie-
ski 5 ewes. All Warsaw" he muttered. shall
ever see my beautiful city again9 But it is
different here, monsieur. Even though they
quarrel among themselves, they have at least
got rid of their conquerors.
A OCICkENING of interest the part of
the mob. general craning of necks. and
Il sharp command to the soldiers showed that
the criminals We're en- route from the law courts.
y squad of cavalry trotted into sight followed
by eight closed carriages. An armed policeman
sat near every driver. and another stood on the
step outside each door. Mounted soldiers in
single file surrounded the dismal procession.
and a second strong detachment guarded the
rear.
1t was doleful spectacle, and Felix was
puzzled by the absence of anything in the ma
ture of popular demonstration. He had been
led to believe that Delgratz abhorred these muir
ders committed in the name of progress and he
naturally expected an emotional people to be-
tray their feelings. He listened in vain for a
yell of eXecration. Aqueer murmur ran through
the crowd-that all, murmur that was
omnous. almost sinister. He scanned the faces
of the crowd, trying to pierce their stold
aspect. Some of the bvstanders obviously be
longed to the mutlnous regiment but he
looked in vain for any sign of anger or regret
Skilled conspirator that he was, PoluSk
seemed rather to discern IA deep laid purpose
behind their unnatural phlegm; vet his sus-
pcions died away when the street began to
empty as soon as the prisoners vehicles and the
escort had Gathered past. The foot regiment
marched off. and within ten minutes Felix was
back in his nook, smoking and coffee drinking
and thanking the chance that left Joan uncon-
scious of this grim episode. since her bedroom
windows looked out on the garden in the rear
of the hotel