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wis<asm In visitiaG Hsss,.ss tuse neW.-
The King ht q ciGsrette.
"Well. AAssty said ~ QUestiosingiy.
lie mustn't CO." gvo~-led she esA -
how.
'Comc. co,o1el yea mean that I
should le in Mr.. kassep<iyirs As,N
r.
'Oh. aye. wrap Il up in the right
way" said salt, hauling 4 great pigs
sst u his pscket
"EnSuxh. sire" said l. "In leave
Ruritania to-day"
Now. by thunder. You shant. and
that's sans phrase. as saJt likes IT,
fW you shall dine with me tonight,
hafFen what will afterwari. Come.
man. you don't meet q new relative
every day"
We dine sparingly tonight" said
Fritz won Tarlenheim.
Not We. with our new cousin for a
R,se~t." cried the king and - Fritz
shrugged his shoulders he ADDED. 'sOh,
I'll renemlsS our early start. Frits"
$50 will Tomorrow morning" SAID
old sapt. pulling at his pipe.
Oh. wise old sapt." cried the king.
Come, Mr.. Rassendyll. BY the way.
what name did they give youf"
''Yoar majesty's," answered, bow
ing.
well. that shows they weren't
ashamed Of u.s." he laughed. 'C0mc,
then. cOasin Rudolf I've got no house
Of my own here, but my dear brother
Michael lends ms a place of his. and
well make shift to entertain yOu
there" And he put his arm through
mine and, signing 10 the others to &C.
company us. walked me oH westerly
through the forest
We walked for more than half an
hour. and the king smoked cigarettes
and chartered incessantly. He was full
of interest In my family. laughed
heartily when I told him Of the por-
traits with Elphbcrg hair In our gal
lerics ana yet more heartily when ne
heard that my expedition to Ruritania
was secret one.
You have to visit your disreputable
cousin on the sly, have you?" said he.
Suddenly emerging from the wood.
We came on a small and rude shooting
ledge. 1t was a one story building. a
sort Of bungalow, built entirely Of
wood. As We approached 1t a little man
In q plain livery came out to meet us.
The only other person I saw about the
place was a fat. elderly woman. whom
I afterward discovered TO he the moth
er OF Johann. the dukes keeper.
well, is dinner ready. josef" asked
the king.
The little servant informed us that il
was, and we soon sat down to q plenti-
full meal. The fare was plain enough.
The king ate heartily. Fritz Won Tar
lenbeim delicately, old sapt voracious-
~. played a good knife and fork. as
my custom H. The king noticed my
performance with approval
We're all good trenchermen. we
Elphbergs." said he But what?-
we're eating dry. Wine. Josef: wine.
man! Are we beasts to eat without
drinking? Are we cattle. Josef?'
At this reproof Josef FASTENED 10
load the table with bottles.
Remember tomorrow! said Frita.
AYE. tomorrow" said old Sapt.
The king drained a bumper to his
cousin Rudolf" as he was gracious
or merry-enough to call me. and I
drank its fellow to the ''Elphberg red"
whereat he laughed loudly
Now, be the meat what it might, the
wine We drank was beyond all price
II
ventured once to stay the kings hand
"What?" cried the king 'Remember
you start before I do. Master Fritz
you must be more sparing by two
hours than I"
Fritz saw that did not understand.
'The colonel and L." he explained.
'1eave here at g. We ride down to
Zenda and return with the guard Of
honor to fetch the king at 3. and then
we all ride together to the station"
Hang that same guarf" growled
Sapt.
'Oh. it's very civil OF ny hro her to
ask the honor for h's re- melt." said
the king. Come. cou lin. n need not
start early Another bD-t,e. man.
I had ano her b1t'le o rather. a
parf of on, Or the laryp- y Travelled