The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-07

still, AaHusOFe HfaI, bpleiutasS SSe
up. healthy and vigorous. keen mem
tally, and whatever stuboornness he
pussessed nicely balanced by com
mon sense. He might have been gull
~ In his youth Of 4 few human pee.
cAdIiIoe. but the kingly and princely
excuses OF which at that time were
the scandal OF the world had In no
wise sullied HIS name. Ehrenstein
means stone OF horror" and he had
alwaye Carried the thought Of this in
his heart. Ao was frank I'm his likes
ana dislikes. he hated secrets, and he
loved an opponent who engaged him IN
the open. Herbech often slabored with
him over fhis open manner. but the
mind he sought to work upon was as
receptive TO political hyl,ocrisy as a
wall or granite. II was this extraordi-
narv rectitude which made the duke
80 powerful an Aid To HiaInarck- in
the days that followed The Man of
Iron needed this sort OF character as
q cover and buckler to his own
duplicates.
aerbeck was an excellent foil He
was 40 silent and secreffve rs sand.
He moved, ~ II were. In circles, tnus
always Gliding dangerous corners.
He was stall. angular, with THIN.
by hie gray eyes and straight lips.
He wss born finshcief. with almost
Iinsitisss ambition. thoueh only he
himself knew how far this ambition
reached, Me had not brought pros
perity to Ehrenstein. but he had fortl-
Ilsd and FASHIONED II against extrava-
aancs. and this was probably tne
larger feat of the two. He loved MS
country, and nrooded over 1t az
! a.. AAs. st4Et
hid he saved Ehrenstein from the
dreg-ret I'll war. and with honor. so
be wak admired by father and revered
By mothers.
THE secretary came In and laid a
thin Jacket OF papers on the cnancei-
lor's desk 1T was the packet A. -pur
Hlghness ?"-his fiond stu resting
upton the documents
"Yes. You may go,
= The secretary bowed and withdrew.
The duke stirred the papers angrfly
took one OF them and spread 1t out
with rasp.
Look al that. Whose writing.
ask 20
Hereeck adjusted his glasses and
ecrutfnized the siHntiftg hieroglypfics
He ran over ii several times, a,
length he opened a drawer in his desk.
sorted some papers. and brought eus
yellow tefteF. nis nc anu o""i
beside the other.
yes they are aiilse. Isais viii be
Arnsberg. ButP--rnildiy--"whc may
say that II liz not cunning forgery =
FORGERY" roarea the duke. Head
this one from the late king OF Ja6end
heit 10 Arnsaerg. then. IL you sun
doubt"
HerSeok read slowly and carefully,
Then he rose and walked to the
nearest Window. studying the let'nf
again in the sharper light. Presently
ais hands fell behind his back and
met about the paper, while he himself
stared over into the royal gardens
He remained iFa this attttada for some
sime.
weir said the duke isnpatiensly.
Herbeck returned TO his chair. 4
visit that you had shown me these
long ago"
To what end
'Yon accused the king
Certainly, but he denied II,
In a letter."
Eyes. Here, read II"
Hsrheek compared the Two ~hefs
did yoH And these :"
duke, the anger IN his eyes sivins
place to gloomy retrospection, Arms
berg. my boyhood playmate. the mar
I loved and trusted and advanced Y
rne highest once In my power. Il
that not the way Do We ever trusi
any onn fully without being In ths
enu deceived Wen, dead ur alive,
the duke continued, his throat swell
ing. t.ten thousand crowns to him wink
brings Arnsbcrg 10 me. dead ol
alive. :,
.fie niii never come BACK said
Herbeek.
Not IL he is wise. He was clever
Ho sent all his fortune 10 pAris, ss
/ found, and what centscated wa:
nothing but his estate But % W,
believe ine"-puttink 3 hand AEains
hin ssoinethlGak here tells m,
that some day fate win drag him hacl
and give him into Iny hands =
You arc very bitter.
And have l not eAnae. Did no
my wife die Of broken heart, ans
did not become q broken man? fos
"a NOT know Ill, Hsfbsci. not quit
ali. franE also sought the hand O
the Princess Soiia. He. too. loved hsF
but won Well, his revenge mus
have been sweet TO him"
II But your dau9hter has neen re
stored to her own"
"Due TO your indefatisabie effort
aionc. All. Herbcck, nothing VII
srsr All up the gap between, moth
inx will ever restore the mother" Tn
duke bowed hin head.
IIerbeak studied him thoughtfuils
VI love my daughter and sna love
me, but | don't know what II II,
can't explain IL" irresolutoiy,
what can not your hfShneAs ex
plain?"
perhaps the rap II too wide. per
haps ths separation has been 20
long"
30 more explicit. No opened AnQthe
drawsr and took 1ptth s icux hoo
eyAreaoRer efeesed AAd eaalAd.
Your EIighnefE. hAsq 80 issts
from ths prince rsssns s. 81 sa 4ss r ~
go Hil1exarde Tor hi nsyhAN
Frederick. who will eh0ftly N Crown
"a. M advice u n accept, % y
NhfEQneo be by1cnsS. Il u !,
svvrite me prince tSas l'rsapectfuh
decline" 49,.
nesa Temrorlss; w tAAt you desir
ss,rie tiYns 10 thiiik About the mat
~. You ean chan9e your Mlnd =
any Tina. 4 reply atke tAn eommh
you to nothing, whkreaa your norur
fefusoa Will only wi0An me h{eAehs
.ThA wider tAn 1reech the oestNr.
ssNn. no, yeux HighnckAi the pa
kae 6lntNkhod you. We can AtAr
war, ana IL III pos1tbin thnt we Mign
Win, 0vnu against u9endnasei p9 ~
II tina late 6Ay M0Uld ~ y c0t0ees
h1umaur. Il vltnQFy NouId l4AxA y