Evening star., 1909-05-30

lowed my fathers favor to you to turn me against
YOU I'll go to my sister at She will thank you
quite as warmly as do for the timely help you gave
me to-day and assure you 1t will never be forgotten
by either of us
The Crown Prince threw his dressing gown to the
floor. donned his military coat. and, boylke. ran inn
petuously to tell his sister of the incident at the
harpschord
W/fIEN the Prince had left the ROOM katt turned
w to Fritz Henry and asked. You, are newly
arrived at court ?" katt fine. manly young
gaglng, ~
Henry
"You doubtless have already enough to con-
vince you that a sad condition exists in the palace.
said katt. The King cruelty hates Prince Frederick
and Princess Wilhelmina. though there IS no cause
for his hatred save the Vaccinations of Grumkow
Everyone at court except his Majesty knows that
Grumkow and Seckendorf are here in the interest
of Austria but the King is SO stubborn and violent
that no would dare tell him the truth for he
would not believe it from the lips OF an angel from
Heaven
father and son is this: The MaTgrave OF SChwedt
who is guest in the palace. is the first Prince
of the Blood and if Prince Frederick dead, and
the Margrave married to the Princess Wilhelmina
no power could keep Schwedt from the throne of
Prussia Grumkows desire. prompted by Austria
/ believe is to foster hatred between the Crown
Prince and the King
"Grumkow desires. If possible, to drive the Crown
Prince to do some act that the King in his madness
will call reasonable. and if Prince Fritz falls into
the trap GrumkOW Will induce the h1nS 10 Oruer a
courtmartial. and the court will be composed of the
minister's tools The King will be worked upon
that he will allow the law to take its course. and
predict that the Crown Prince will meet his death
on the scaffold unless is prevented by uprising
of the Prussian people.
If Grumkow fails in his purpose to bring the
Crown Prince to the block. believe the old devil
will cause Fritz to be assassinated. tell you. the
life of friend is in hourly peril, In of his
death Princess Nina will be forced to marry this
beast from Schwedt and the old Kings days will be
numbered; for he will fall a victim to Grumkow.
When the King dies. Schwedt will become King
in name but Brandenburg and Prussia will soon
become part of the map OF Austria.
81 cannot help believing you wrong. said
Keith "A terrible state of affairs exists: but can
not believe that all you say will come top pass. While
poor Schwedt is madly in love with the Princess and
desires above all things to marry her he Is still
honest fellow at heart and more of man than you
would believe. II you knew HIM as well as do you
would agree with that he has the soul OF gentle
man. and the tender, kindly heart of child. Not
all the crowns OF Europe would induce the Margrave
imagination has conJured up.
''Of course not' cried katt DO you suppose
Grumkow and Austria would intrust Schwedt with
knowledge of their plans He is but their tool and.
as he is madly in love with the Princess. you will
know of these fine days that have just uttered
a true prophecy Nina will fall into his arms-and
/ pray to God she may die before the hour comes!
You may be right. answered Keith: but bad
as Grumkow is | hardly believe a heart really
beats that is bad enough to hatch SO helish plot
Surely there is no heart evil to work upon the
hafrnad brain of King for the purpose of induc-
ing him to kill his SON.!
Il tell you Keith" answered katt who
growing excited II tell YOU Grumkow would muir
der his mother strangle his own infant. if by
doing SO he could put money into his purse grasp
power in his hands He has already caused the
death of scores of innocent who have stood in
his way and his of murder has hardly begun!
katt trembled in his excitement. His face
flushed his eyes glared with WlldnesS that seemed
to have a touch of madness in it. He stood gazing
vacantly at the ceiling, his hands clenched and his
arms outstretched.
Il do not to be a prophet of evil, he