Evening star., 1909-05-16

O'Clock for the Margarine, and she slept sweet
ly, soundly, noisy.
1t was near the hour of three for Adolph also,
though he was blissfully unconscious of the fact
that the clock had struck for his mother so he
rolled about in his great armchair, chucklng.
laughing, and talking to audience composed
of his sleeping mother and himself.
" You marry the Princess, mother" said the
Margrave, chuckling softly and laughing at the
thought She's more apt to take you than
me. You marry her, mother mean you
marry her, not her mother Think of you
marrying her mother!' Adolph laughed softly
and continued as if speaking to himself, Never
would do-never would do Don't marry her
mother: marry Stumpy, the old King" 1t
rapidly approa. hing three o'clock. Let
Nina marry Stumpys mother. 4eh, tush!
don't know who's going to marry who and /
1-don t-care-a-a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
kreutz-" Neither did he care. His head fell
forward, his chin rested on his breast, and the
clock struck three for Adolph, Margrave of
Schwedt.
THE conversation, brought to an untimely
end at three o'clock, was resumed next
her belief that the Princess Nina could and
would soon learn to love him Poor Adolph,
than whom there was no gentler, klndl1er soul
on earth, believing that his mother. beng a
woman, knew more about woman S heart than
any man could know, at length felt the weight
of hope she threw to him, and, after much sober
reasoning pro and con. began to see the situa-
ton as she and he wished to see it.
But he wrong in his premises NO wo-
man knows a wonans heart as man may
knowit Awoman judges other women by her
self. and in all the world there are no two wo-
men alike A woman never sees all of another
woman's heart. That high privilege IS left for
some fortunate man Beyond few general1-
ties and certain small particulars, woman IS at
hos incl frPn1lpnflv
herself If she would know the truth. she must
appeal to man of experience. and even then
she will not learn much
Adolph had no experience to draw upon. He
had gained no knowledge of the other sex that
would help him in the present case; but down
in his heart he feared that his mother was wrong,
and doubted if it was possible for man ever to
win a woman's love. An instinct born of his
gentleness seemed to tell him that it was thing
she must give, and that it must not only be
given willingly, but because she could not help
giving
THE Margravi had not thought it necessary
to tell her son that she had recently re-
ceived letters from Prime Minister GrumkoW
and from Field Marshal Baron Won Seckendorf
asking her to bring Adolph to Berlin with
view to hasty marriage with the Princess
Wilhemlina These two men, though high in
the councils of Frederick William, were secret
agents and spies of the Emperor of Austria,
who sought to absorb Brandenburg and Prussia
and hoped to use Adolph of Schwedt in his ne
farious scheme The Emperor and his agents
considered the Margrave little more than half
witted fool They knew he was in love with the
Princess Wilhelmina, and did not doubt that he
would eagerly marry her. and then would be-
come willing tool in their hands
This history will tell whether they were right
or wrong in their opinion OF him.
1t is great pleasure to argue with one who
wishes to be convinced. and, conversely, it is
delightful to be convinced along the lines of
ones own great desire. SO the ardor of the Mar
gravine and the heart of the Margrave pre-
vailed, and within few days they started for
Berlin to be present at the explosion that
Grumkow had said would soon take place be-
tween King George III of England and Frederick
William, the stormy King of Prussia and Bran
denburg
To be continued next Sunday