The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10
THEGWSE GIRL
IT. a Romantic StoryBy
1HAROLD r1AGGRATF\
author 06
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Continued from Yesterday,
The king turned white. So it ma,
come at last.
Carmichael ran to the rear window
He shrugged. There's half dozen IL
the garden. too
rs there any way to the roors:''
None that would serve YOU"
Mr.. Carmichael" said The king
offering his hand. his handsome race
kindly and without rancor, Il should
be an ungrateful wretch If | did mo-
ask your full pardon. i ana indebted
to you twice Tor my life. little as il
amounts TO. And in my kingdom yot
viii always bee welcome. VIII you a.
cept my hand, rs one man It. an
other"
with happiness. your Majesty And
] ask that You pardon ms own hHyty
words"
&c nix :,
'ile is only young" sighed Lud-
wig,
The king emptlad the drawer, put
tse contents in his PACK, ti"d 1he
strings, and put IL under his arm.
What are you going to d. asked
the uncle, vaguely perturhed.
II am going down TO the soldiers. !
am no longer a winner. ] am king"
And he said this in manner truly
royal
"Gott!' burst from tho prince
regent. "This hoy has nartov in mis-
bones. after ALI"
AS you will find, dear u:.eic. the
day after the coronation, You VIII Of
course. 60 down ~ them with me or
''As | am your uncle. hHt the in
generation will not he long Ltdw ig
grGmhied. There are tea tnousanG
troops on the other side o. ile passes.
and they have been there ever since /
learned that you had gone a @ooias."
Ten thousand Well. they shall
stay there" said 'ae king at,rmigled-
I'm afraid sou do not understand,
~. ~ shall not begin nav reign with
war. ] am ia the wrong; ! had 10
business to be here. Technically t
have broken the treaty. though not In
spivat"
What wili sea do 90
, Tell the duke the truth, He Will
not dare go far.
he will be a good politician. too
said Ludwig. with a smile Of approval
at Carmichael No. bay. there viii
he no war. And yet was prepared
for 1t: nor VAS I wrong In doing SO
Already. but for Her6@cR. there Noufd
lie plenty Of fighting in the passes.
.Achi Gould rou but scc tho princess.
Il have seen her replied the ktiiS.
''ItesAeu would have been kinder hal
seen her months ago"
'Say 10 hts serene tighnssz. th~p.
that .cp are willing tn marry her"
L m afraid Yea do not under5tan :,
slf1ete, the king replied sadly. Il have
the supreme happiness 20 love aud 10
ho loVfd. of thai nothing can rob nc
Md for som" time 80 come, Gucte
mine. shall treasure that happiness
And the Nttle Gretchen
Yes. yes, have been scoInarel"
And the kings ewes grew moist YOU
are happy. MIR. carmichael, you have
no crown TO weigh against YOUR love"
Has ne not - Knocked Ludwig.
That, uncle, is neither kind nor
gaNsnt"
tram that IE4al-a sat t.ts4 Ia
heart warmed toward thc 3ouug
anan whose sorfas> was greater than
his own, For thx king was giving ZIP
the woman who1oved him, while Car
michael was only giving M the WOO
man he loved. which is a distinction.
Il ask AIR. Carmichaers pardon. Sc /
ra1d Prince Ludwig frankly Pat rly
temper has been gladly tried. VIII You
grant me a favor" ."
IF it is in my power" said Car
michael.
Go at once TO our embassy and
Il win do that at nn@e. II only |
could find some way for you to- as-
cape,"
There Is none" said the king
Come, uncle: let Us see what is going
on downstairs"
Carmichae! followed them down.
There they are. men" cried the
su h-chief 'You are under arrest"
Il am the king OF Jugendheit," /
calmly announced Frederick leopold. /
''H'ilI you subject me to public ar +
rest ?"
And T." said the uncle. am I.ud- i
wig. prince regent. Let us go TO prison 4
as quickly as possible. hiockheadsi"
The sub-chief laughed uproariousiy,
and even the disciplined soldiers smif-
ed. The king OF Jugendhtft and the T
prince regent. This vas g good joke. /
indeed.
"Your majesty and your royal high +
ness" said tho sub-chief, his eyes
twfnkling, will do me. a poor SUBJ
chief of the police, the honor of ac-
me to the Stein-schloss."
Lead on. lead on" cried Ludwig.
But wait! ! forgot. There can he
no harm In asking why we are arrest
ed ;,
''you are accused 81 being military
spies from Jugendheit. That Is sutTi-
cient for tho present"
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