Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-11
obbs-NerriH Compdnv.

we nave heard so much about? Are we,
then. afraid of Jugendheit?''
NO" roared his auditors. banging their
stems and tankar6s. The vintner Joined
the demonstration. banging his stein as
Justify as the next one.
Have you thought what this marriage
will cost us in taxes?'
"What?"
Thousands OF crowns. thousands. Do
We not always pay for the luxuries Of the
rich? Do not their pleasures grind us SO
much deeper into the dirt? Yes. We are
the corn they grind. And shall We SUBJ
init like the dogs in Flanders. to become
beasts of BURDEN
No no.
Il have a plan, brothers: it will show
the duke TO what desperation he has
driven us at last. We will mob the jug
endheit embassy on the day of the wed
ding: We will tear it apart, brick by
brick stone by stone
'Hurrah"' cried the noisy ones. They
liked talk OF this order. They knew it
was only here that great things hap
pened,. the division of riches and mob
rule. Beer was cheaper by the keg.
The noise subsidized. Gretchen spoke.
Her serene highness will not marry
the King Of Jugendheit.''
Every head swung round In her direc-
ton.
What is that you say?" demanded
Herr Goldberg.
Gretchen repeated her statement. 1t
was the first time she had ever raised
her voice in the councils.
oh. indeed said Goldberg. bowling
with r1dicule: Since when did her serene
highness make you her confidante?"
Her serene highness told me so her
SELF. Gretchens eyes. which had held
only mildness and goodwill, now sparkled
with contempt.
A roar OF laughter went up. for the ma
jority of them thought that Gretchen was
indulging in a little pleasantly.
Hobo! So you are on speaking terms
with her highness?" Herr Goldberg
laughed.
rs there anything strange in this
fact?" she asked. keeping her tones even.
The vintner made a sign to her, but she
ignored 1t.
Stranger" echoed Herr Goldberg. be-
coming furious at having the interest in
himself thus diverted "Since when did
goose girls and barmaids become on in
innate terms with her serene highness2"
Gretchen pressed the winners arm to
hold him In his chair.
Does not your socialism teach that
we are all equal?"
The vintner thumped with his stein in
approval. and others initiated him. Gold
berg was no ordinary fool. He sidestep-
ped defeat by an assumption of frank
ness.
Tell us about 1t. II have spoken
harshly 1t is only reasonable. Tell US
under what circumstances you met her
highness and how she happened to tell
you this very important news. Every
one knows that this marriage is to take
place."
Gretchen nodded. Nevertheless. her
highness has changed her mind And
she recounted picturesqueiy her adventure
in the royal gardens, and all hung on her
words In a kind of maze. 1t was all very
well to shout, Down with royalty!' 1t
shake hands with it.
"Hurrah.' shouted the vintner. Long
live her highness! Down with Jugend-
heit!"
Or
And there was a fine tableau not down
on the evenings program. A police ofn-
Ger and three assistants came down the
stairs quietly.
Let no one leave this room.' the ON
Ger said. sternly.
The dramatic pause was succeeded by
a babel OF confusion. Chairs scraped.
| stems clattered, and the would-be lib
sheep rounded up by a shepherd dog.
"Ho. there. Stop him, your
1t was the vintner who caused this cry.
and the agility with which he scrambled
was an inspiration.
AFTER him. yelled the officer. He is
probably the one rare bird in the bunch"
But they searched In vain.
Gretchen stared ruefully at the blank
window. Somehow this flight panied her;
somehow it gave her the heartache to
learn that her idol was afraid of such q
thing as q policeman.
of you." cried the officer. angrily. to the
quaking socialists. This is your last
warning, Goldberg. The next time you
go to prison for sedtious teachings. Out
with your
The socialists could not have emptied
the cellar any quicker had there been q
fire.
Gretchen alone remained. 1t was her
duty to carry the stems UP to the bar.
The officer. rather thorough for his kind.
studied the floor under the window. He
found a cutting from a newspaper. This
interested him.
do you know who this fellow was?"
with jerk OF his head toward the win
dow.
He is Leopold Dietrich, vintner, and
we are soon to be married" There was a
flaw in the usual sweetness of her voice.
80? What made him run away like
this?'
HE is new to Dreiberg. Perhaps he
thought you were going to arrest every
one. Oh, he has done nothing wrong:
am sure of that
There is one way to prove It..
And what is that?'
ASK him If he is not a spy from
Jugendheit," roughly.
The stems slicked crisply In Gretchen's
arms; one of them fell and broke at her
feet