The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-26
Copyright 1903


Continued from Yesterday
.oh. indeed" said Goldberg, bow
inr with ridicule. Since when did her
serene highness make you her con-
fsdante?'
Her serene highness told me 50
herself" Gretchens eyes. which had
held only mildness and goodwill, now
gparkied with contempt
A roar Of laughter went up, for
the majority OF them thought that
Gretchen was INDUCING ia a little
pleasantly.
..Ho-ho. So you are on speaking
terms with her highness?" Herr Gold
berg laughed
lis there anything strange in this
fact" she asked, keeping nor tones
even.
The winner made a sign to her. but
she ignored it.
STRANGE echoed Herr Goldberg.
becoming furious al having the IN
terest in himself thus diverted. SINCE
when did goose girls and barmalas
become on intimate terms with her
serene htghncss
Gretchen pressed the Nintner arm
To hold him In his chair.
Does not your socialism teaHA taat
ne are all equal
The yintner thumped with hls
stein in approval. ana other initiated
him Goldberg WAS no ordinary fool.
He sidestepped defeat by an ufn p
tton ct frankness.
Tell US about it. II / have spoken
hArshiy 1t Is only reasonable, zen US
under what circumstances you met her
hsghneas and how she happened to
Tell you this very important news.
Every one knows that this marriage
II to take place"
Gretchen nodded Nevertheless,
her highness has changed her mind
And she reeounted pTcturesquely her
adventure in the royal gardens. ana
all hung on her words in a KIND OF
maze. 1t Was all very well To shout,
Down with royalty" II was another
matter TO converse and shake hands
with it.
..Hurraht" shouted the Nintner.
! Long live her highness: Down with
Jugendhelt,'
There was a fine chorus.
And there was d fine tabIeaa not
Gown on the evenings program.
police officer and three assistants
came down the stairs quietly.
LET no one leave this room the
officer said sternly.
The dramatic pause was succeeded
by babel of confusion. chairs
ncraped stems clattered- and The
would iiberators huddled together
like SO many sheep rounded up ny
= shepherd dog.
.'Ho, there stop him you.
1t was the vintner who caused this
rry: and the agility with which he
! Ana4trsf u HEY was s.n inspiration
after him" yelled the othcer
HE is probably the one rare bird II
the bunch.
- But they searched In vain.
Gretchen stared ruefuily at tn
blank window. Somehow this nigh
panied her, somehow II gave her tn
heartache to learn that her idol wa
Afraid of such thing as police
man.
"Dut into the street, every mother
son OF YOU" cried the officer anSrh
4 10 the quaking socialists, "This Is you
last warning, Goldberg. The next tim
you GO To prison fer seditieus teach
anxs. Out with you
The socialists could not have emp
tied the cellar any quicker had ther
been q fire.
Gretchen alone remained. 1t wa
her duty to carry the stems UP to tn
bar. The officer. rather thorough I"
his kind. studied the floor under IN
window. He found a cutting from
newspaper. This interested him
..Do you know who this felln'
was" with jerk of his head to
ward the window.
.He Is Leopold Dietrich. n vintnel
: and are sD0H 10 BIZ married. Finer
was a flaw in the usual sweetness o
her voice
$50? What made him run ava
like this. %
He La new 10 Dreiberg. Perhap
he thought you were going 10 arres
every one. oh. he has done nothln
wrong; / am sure Of that
There Is one way to prove II
"And what is that"
Ask MIN II he Is rot spy from
Jugendheit." roughly.
The stems clicked crisply II
Tsretchen's arms: one OF them fell AM
s broke a. her feet