Putnam patriot., 1910-08-19

 .Who are your. ~ho ARE ioe' For this was not the voice the baron expected to hear My name at present does not mat ter. The news bring is fur more im- portant. His majesty emphatieally de- eiines any alliance with the house of EhreHsteip. "Damnationr' swore the ambassa- dor.
 The exact word used by the prince. Now then. what's to be donef" This means var ~war, II looks as if you and l.. baron. shall not accompany the King of Prussia into Alsace- Lorraine This Is horrihleF' But what possessed the prince to blunder like thisY' The prince really is not to blame. Our king. baron. Is q young colt. A few months ago he gave his royal un- ele carte blanche to seek q wife for him. Politics demanded an alliance between Jugendheit and Ehrenstein. There have been too many years of useless antagonism On the head of this bolt from heaven comes the dee laratien of his majesty that he will marry any other princess on the eonti- nent"
 They will pull this place down. "Let them We have 10000 more troops than Ehrenstein.' You young men are pack of feols!s
 Softly. baron" Where Is the kingg' The carter smiled He is hunting. they say. with the crown prince of Bavaria
 But you. why have you come dress e6 like this?" That is little secret" Hut what,s to be.doneT .~Teii lies. They will suspend the catastrophe till we are ready to meet it. The marriage is not to take place till spring. That will give us plenty of time After the coronation his majes- ty may be brought to reason. This marriage must not fall through now. The grand duke will not care to be come the laughingstock of Europe The princess advice Is for you to go about your affairs as usual. Only one man must be taken into your conf dence. and that man is Herbeck. If any one can straighten out his end of the tangle 1t Is he
 "Where is the prtncer' "Wherever he is he Is working for the best interests of the state"
 .sThere is the Bavarian princess" re- marked the ambassador musingly. .Ha. esod thought. Butrthe king is romantic She is older than -he and ugly"
 .-You are not telfing me everything" ]" iutuitively.
 .I know 1t am telling you all;that is at present necessary.
 s'You make me the tnhappiest man in the kingdom. have worked go hard and long toward this end. When did the king decline this atliancer' .sEvidently the moment he heard lft have tfs letter. Listen.
 My iiitistrious and Industrious rncie--l
 
 should cause you political embarrassment but when 1 gave my consent to the ss- rossal of any of the various prineesssz 2 at liberty surely If was understood that Fhrenstein was not to be considered. l refuse to marry the daughter Of the man who privately etreve 10 cover fsF father with cortsf,nely who dared innpute to him a crime that WAS any mans but my fa- fhef's l realize that certain policies called for this stroke cu Your part. but fl cannot be My dear uncle. you have dug fine
 it sxsd ] so},a you VIII find a safe way out Of it { refuse to marry the Princess Hiiderarce This ls final It can be ar ranged wffh1ut any dlscredit 10 the duke CT To yourself Let it be said that her ferene hi-Enexs has thrown me over. I shan't go 10 war about t.
 FREDERICK
 eObserve My fiIustrtous and indus trions unele-" laughed the carter without mirth. -Our kfng. you will see. has a graceful styier He gained his feet He was young. pleasant of face. but a thorough soldier.
 You are Lieutenant yon Raden- sfeinw cried the ambassador. Il rec ognize yor now"
 Thanks your excelleney-
 O1 afe HI tHf TUB Ai loorrupt1--his~ regents invisible arm. have heard good deal about you. I knew your fa- fher well"
 Again. thanks. Now. the regent has heard certain rumors regarding sn American named Carmichael. eonsui He Is often seen with her highnesa Rather an extraordinary privilege"
 
 Rest your mind there. lieutenant This Carmichael is harmlesa- He can be eliminated at any time"
 This is reassuring You win see the chancellor tonight and show him this 'efferr
 T will
 -Oae word more. and then Tn sa- IT . p=fcner or . baker cF esen . m0ussain~er pulls the bell cord and shows this ring admit him without fsti. He will have vital sewa" For half an hogr tse smoassados ~ naipe1 staring at the candlesftckA as wanted % dinner He rang for hls hat and cOst. and twenty minutes iassr he vas ip ths ckancellcr's cahfnSt