The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-09-01

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6ncd Heegnet1e
ely. S6f ha48yOu aFreSteQt4s spies.
PfeSentfSs6e l0Sed carriage Will convey
y6n to the frontler and the uniortu-
nste Incident VIII be ended And when
crGSssIhR frontierit would be wise
to dEsperse the troops waiting there
Tor you
Prince IudwfE smiled. cit was only
an army Of Defense. The duke had
nearly 10000 men Mt the mnneuTefs, l
have no desire for war; but. on the
other hand. I am always ready for f.
.sThere will never be any war be-
tween u.s." prophetically. The duke
grows impatient at times, but ! q al
ways rouse his sense of Justice. You
WIZ OF course. pardon the move J
made There viii be no publicity
There viii be no newspaper notortetY.
for the Journalists Will know nothing
OF what a really happened"
aFor that consideration your excel
lency has my deepest thanks" replied
Prince Ludwig.
81 thought It best to let you go with
nut seeing the duke. The meeting be
tween you two mlghtSbe painful"
.Srhat also is thoughtful Of your ex.
~celIency." said the king. Il have no
desire to see or speak to his hiGhness.
There is. however, n favor
should like to ask" said the prince.
"Can l grant it?"
.'EasIly. / wish to leave a sum Of
money In trust to be paid to one
Gretchen Schwarz. who lives in the
Krumerweg. She is ambitious to be-
come a singer. Let nothing stand be-
tween her and her desires"
"Granted.'
The a of the King at the sound
of that dear name suddenly expanded
ma stiaed him. The stiffness went
out of his shoulders.
@Ah. this little world OF ours! The
mistakes and futile schemes we make
mon itr' The chancellor dallied with
his quill pen. ct was n cynical move
Of fate that your majesty should see
the goose girl first"
.Enough"' cried the king vehement
~. Let us have no more retrospec-
tlon, IL you please. Moreover, l saai'
be obliged 10 you II you will summon
at once the rIrringe which Is to take
us to the froa.ier. The situation has
been amicHbly and satisfactorily ex-
OlaL0GQ. 5eS III SASO1 VAL
should be Detained any longer"
"Nor IT. added Prince Ludwig Il
am rather weary OF these tatters. l
should even like a bath"
The three of them were Immediately
attracted by a singular noise in the
corridor. The door swung in violently,
crashing against the wall and shiver-
ing into atoms the Venetian mirror.
The king, the prince and the chancellor
we're instantly upon their feet The
king clutched the back of his chair
with a grip of iron. Gretchen? Her
highness? What was Gretchen doing
here? All, could be have flown:
The duke came in lrst. and he wait
cd till the inside. Then
he shut the door with lesser violence
and rushed over to the chancellor.
"Herbeck. you %vIllainE'
The chancellor stirred Mt the gypsy.
Mt Won ATnsberg. at Grumbach.
.Herbeck. you black scoundrel!'
cried the duke. ''Can you realize how
difficult it is not to take you by the
throat and strangIe you here and
now?"
"He Is mad.' said Herbeck. bracinE
himself against the desk.
yes. / am mad. but 1t is the sane
madness Of a terribly wronged man.
Come here. you gypsy The duke
seized Herbeck's hand and pressed 1t
down herceIy on the desk. Look at
that and tell me IL 1t Is not the hand
Of a Judas!"
'"That is the hand. highness," said
the gypsy without hesitation.
The duke flung The hand aside. AS
he did so something Snapped in Her
beck's brain. though Mt that instant
he was not conscious of It.
"It was you-you: It vas your hand
that wrecked my lIfe-yours: Alb. is
there such vIlaIny? Are such men
born and do they live? My wife dead.
my own heart broken, Arnsberg ruin
ed and ~dIsgraced! And these two chill
dren. which is mine? Villain, what
have you to say7 What was your pur-
pose?"
How many years, thought Herbeck,
had he been preparing for this mo
ment? How long had he been steeling
his heart against this very scene? Flu
tile dream! He drew himself together
with a supreme effort. He would face
this hour rs he had always planned to
face It. Found out! He looked ut his
finger. touched it with an impersonal
curiosity. He had forgotten all about
such a possibility. A little finger to
have stopped the wheel of SO great a
scheme: Irony!
your hIghness." he said, his voice
soft and strangely clear. II have been
waiting for this hour. So 1 am found
-, - -huk God