The evening world., 1912-11-20

law forbids It."
IT I were q king" he rstorted. "aii
the lawn on earth shouldn't forbid mo
from marrying the girl I loved"
you say that because You aren't .
king. There's only one thing you oan
DO for me; Say 'ooodrkr" =
oh" ne protested. Il know ! could
And yet you aay / make il harder Tor
you. Why do you say that9"
III I tell YOU" she answered bl6wly.
will You 70 away and not try to see Inc
again"
IF I must--if you want me to-yes."
'@Then," she returned, "you can't help
me. because I've decided What I must
do. And you will make It harder for
me-because I-because love you!"
, princess !" he cried. throwing his
arms forward in adoration.
But she eluded his embrace.
.Remembsr your promise" she warned
him.
And the next moment she was gona
During the next twenty-four hours
Anthony Hamilton Hawthorne OF the
United states army worked harder n an
ever before In all his pleasantly lazy
life. Certain idle queries Of his isd to
unexpected clues. And these clues, with
the help of local newspaper man, he
followed to some surprising conclusions.
lie learned. for INSTANCE. that Prince
Vladimir had not the reff1otest int ton
OF waiting for ISin6 Augustus 10 die be-
fore declaring h4mse.f King OF Borrovina
He learned that by incendiary speeches
and by promises Of money On that bank
rupt community the Prince had won
over most of tho tiny Borrovina army
Gen. Hohenloe and a number OF other
high ofiicials. Also. as Hawthorne
classically Expressed 1t. something wa =
due to break within the next day or
two Just what that Something
might be. the American resolved 70 find
out.
Blake had been reconciled 10 stayins
a little longer in Borrovina by the ar.
rival at the hotel OF Senator Balla r,
and Of the latters daughter Kate, .
wide awake American girl with whom
Blake was hopelessly IN love.
Blake and Hawthorne, with the Bal
lards. were standing on the hotel bal
| cony next morning. For a procession
WAS due to pass the hotel a few min
utes later-the Setrothai procession o
Princess 1rma and Prince Vladimir
| And the street was black with waiting
people. 80
Blake. noting Hawthorne's unwontet
! air of gloom, drew him aside from tn,
rest 90
| whats the trouble?" ne asked hi
chum. Another chap been making Low,
to the little girl in the gardene"
hawthorne. nodded. IN. : J. = ?
''~ut him OUT" exhorted Blake.
cant he done suppose You ma!
as we'll know who she IL. Her Roya
Hlshnes~. Princess yIrma."
"The deuce you say"
And then some" sloom!ly assentet
Hawthorne. IT didn't know. till too
late. There's something's want to de-
Of dough ana go TO Paris"
You don't mean to say you still keel
500. 400 bundled up In a cheap suitcase?'
Sure. Why notH'- Who'd think o
looking for it'thsre? Besides'--
But why not bank it?'
'In Borrovina? II, they knew Their,
was that much money In the countr,
they'd never let It get out. I'll banl
II when we get to Paris TIL them
A blare OF band music cut short hi
words. The procession was nearing tn,
hotel. In front rode a file Of the IAfl
Guards, the only regiment in all Bor
rovina on whose loyalty the King coul'
rely-and, Incidentally, the only regimen
] llldt tNtE GU VNVh "a Ppit'ch VI 10 pa
Next came the royal carriage. In !
sat the King. the Princess and Primo
Vladimir. His Majesty was; stiff an
correct in his gorgeous attire. TIL
Prince was In uniform. frma, AookinI
very much like = frightened little girl
shrank shyly back in one corner OF tn
huge state vehicle. .,......-
We'll we'll" Senator Ballard was de
manding of no one in particular
"where's all the enthusiasm? In Eng
land there's a lot Of cheering when tn
King appears in public. And In Ne'
York when"--
A sound went UP from the crow
below as the royal carriage approacnee
But It had far more the seniblance "
groan than Of applause.
His Majesty doesn't seem exacl
popular" commented the Senator.
"But isn't the Princess beautiful
exclaimed Kate. "See, she's lookin
straight up here. why. Mr.. Hawthorne
IT seems almost as II It were YOU she
looking at p
/ She broke off with little cry. Their
was a SURFING eddying movement In tn
crowd lust beneath them. Then, fror
the thick Of the press around the roya
carriage there came spit OF red flame
puff of smoke and tho crack OF
II pistol Then a melee OF Grass confusion
1.-The King!" hawled some one on tn
balcony. THE King has been shot ~
mo" yelled another voice. "Th
Princess ~
"They have kiiled"-- began an
other shrieking voice amid the babel.
But Hawthorne heard no more. wit
a mighty spring he had cleared the bal
cony rail and had launched himsel
bodily downward into the. STRUGGLING
yelling mass OF humanity that SUI
rounded the royal carriage.