Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-08

| Nao II ledCner AouuSe.
90, "Who are your"
| A"1 W For this was not
the voice the baron expected to hear.
"My name at present does not mat
ter. The news bring is far more i'm.
portant. His majesty emphatically de-
clines any alliance with the house Of
! Ehrenstein."
"Damnationv' swore the ambassa-
dor.
1.-THE exact word used by the prince.
Now then, what's to be done?"
"This means war"
War! It looks as if you and l.,
baron, shall not accompany the king
Of Prussia into Alsace-Lorraine"
"This is horrible!'
"But what possessed the prince to
blunder like thisY'
1.-THE prince really is not to blame.
Our king, baron, is young colt. A
few months ago he gave his royal I'M
Gle carte blanche to seek a 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 dec
laration Of his majesty that he will
marry any other princess on the CONT
nent."
'eThey will pull this place down."
"Let them. We have 10000 more
troops than Ehrenstein."
you young men are a pack Of
fools!" ,y Y
"Softly, baron"
'Where is the king?'
The carter smiled. Gle is hunting,
they say, with the crown prince Of
Bavaria"
"But you, why have you come dress
ed like this?"
"That is little secret"
"But what's to be done?'
'aTell lies. They will suspend the
catastrophe till we are ready to meet
1t. 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 princes 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. II
any one can straighten out his end Of
the tangle 1t Is he."
''Where Is the pr1nce?'
wherever he Is he is working for
the best interests Of the state"
"There is the Bavarian princess" re-
marked the ambassador musingly.
''Ha! A good thought! But the king
is romantic. She is older than he and
ugly"
"You are not telling me everything"
intuitively.
II know 1t. 1 am telling you all that
is at present necessary"
"You make me the unhappiest man
in the kingdom! I have worked so
hard and long toward this end. When
did the king decline this allianceT'
Evidently the moment he heard it.
have his letter. Listen:
my 1l1ustrious and Industrious Uncle-1
regret exceedingly that at this late day I
should cause you political embarrassment.
but when I gave my consent. to the es-
pousal Of any Of the various princesses
HI liberty surely AZ was uuucTSIOOO I11dI
Ehrenstein was not to be considered.
refuse to marry the daughter Of tho man
who privately strove to cover my father
with contumely, who dared impute to him
q crime that was any mans but my Ia
Tiers. realize TINT certain policies called
for this stroke on your part, but 1t cannot
be. My dear uncle, you have dug fine
pit, and hope you will find safe way
out of 1t. I refuse to marry the Princess
Eildegarde. This is final It can be ar
LA ~. 1,,Y~n
or to yourself Let IL be said that her
serene highness has thrown me over.
shan't go to war about 1t.
FREDERICK.
'tObserve My illustrious and indus
trious unclev" laughed the carter
without mirth. "Our king, you will
see, has a graceful style" He gained
his feet. He was young, pleasant of
face, but thorough soldier.
"You are Lieutenant Won Raden-
steinw cried the ambassador. 81 rec
ognize you now
@Thanks, your excellencyr'
"You are in the royal household, the
regents invisible arm. have heard a
good deal about you. I knew your ia
ther well.'
ASdlu, IuduAS. &NOW, luS IcSCAS uob
heard certain rumors regarding an
American named Carmichael, a consul.
He is often seen with her highness.
Rather an extraordinary privilege"
REST your mind there, lieutenant
This Carmichael is harmless. He can
be eliminated at any time"
'This is reassuring. You will see the
chancellor tonight and show him this
letter."
II WILL
"One word more, and then I'm on.
If butcher or baker or even
mountaineer pulls the bell cord and
shows this ring admit him without
fail. He will have vital news"
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