Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-08-27
''rhe second crown in Jugendheitr'

THE second crown in Jugendheitr
"Your father
Yes. He leaves the matter wholly
in my hands"
1t Is for the good OF the state. A
princess like yourself must never wed
an inferior"
Would man who was brave and
kind and resourceful, but without n
tiue-would he be aa inferiorY'
"Assuredly politically. And 1 regret
TO say that your marriage could never
be else than a matter OF politics"
Il am. then. simply certificate OF
exchanged"
The king OF Jugendheit is young. I
the moment he knows you. Who canT'
And the chancellor smiled.
But he may not be heart whole"
HE will be politically"
Politics. politics-how hate the
word! Sometimes L regret my gar
ret"
The chancellor wrinkled his lips.
viii you consent to this marriager
Would IT do any good to reject itT'
"On the contrary. it would do Eth
renstein great harm"
Give me a week" YEARLY.
a week. There was Joy on the
chancellors face now. unmasked. IN
concealed. "Oh. when the moment
comes that see the crown OF Jugend-
heit on your beautiful head all my
work shall not have been in vain.
There is one thing more, your high
ness"
And that?'
There must not be so many rides in
the morning with his excellency Herr
Carmichael
There was a sinister note OF warning
in the chanceIlor's voice.
The Black Eagle Gum Schwartzen
Adler in the Adlergasse was 200 years
old and had been IN the Bauer family
all that time.
Had the manager. Frau Bauer. or
Frau Wirtin. as she was Familiarity
called. been masculine she would have
been lightly dubbed Bauer VII. She
was widow. She was thirty-eight.
plump. pretty and wise
Tonight the main room Of the tavern
swan IN blue haze Of smoke. which
rose TO the blackened rafters, hung
with many and various sausages.
cheeses and dried vegetables. Dishes
clattered. there was a buzzing OF
voices. a scroping OF feet and chairs.
n banging Of tankards.
Gretchen came I'm. a little better
dressed than I'm the daytime. the
change consisting Of coarse stockings
and shoes 81 leather. Of which she was
corTcspondngiy proud
"Will you want me. Frau Wirtiu. FOR
a little while touightt" she asked.
It'll O. Half a crown as usual"
Gretchen sought the kitchen and
found an apron and cap. These half
crowns We're dne things 90 pick up oc-
casionally, for 60 was only upon occa-
sions that she worked az the Black
Eagle. In an obscure corner sat the
young winner. His face frightened
as he saw the goose girl In the very
corner itself was the mountalneer who
possessed a Swiss watch and gave
golden coins to goose girls. He was
busily engaged IN gnawing the leg OF
a chicken
Carmichael was often visitor at
the Black Eagle Later he stepped
into the big hall 90 his evening clothes.
Good evening Frau WIrtin."
Good evening. your excellence
She was quite duttered when this lne
vVuHrs sse. ~r-i-- e. t..s. lsVOn,at g. 80,
your mindT
MANY things" He saw Gretchen.
The goose girl" he murmured sud
denly. is Gretchen one Of your wait
ressesT'
"She comes I'm once in awhile. She's
a good girl. I'm glad TO help her"
Gretchen saw Carmichael and nod.
ded.
81 shall be az yonder table," be said.
indicating the vacant chair Carmi-
chael made his way TO the table.
Across the room he had not recognized
the vintncr. but now he remembered.
He had crowded him against a wall