The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-04-06
''There is a BIT more" he said and re-
sumed reading.

There is a bit more" he said and re-
sumed reading:
1.-THE titles conferred upon Hugo shall,
however. remain in allegiance until claim
ed anew by him or by his right heir male.
nor shall the latter be eligible to the
crown unless hereinafter specifically de-
creed so to be. or. in the event of Q vacan-
cy In the royal dignity without such de-
cree having been SO made. then by spe-
cial act OF the house Of mobiles.
HENRY Ill. REX
I'VE 7th September. A. d. 1T5."
The king closed the book. THAT"
said he, lis the record" and motioned
me to sit down.
l obeyed mechanically. Through my
head was ringing those last few words
that made possible the crown of my
ancestors. Under the decree / was. de
! jure, the eldest male after the king. 1t
needed only his act to make me his
successor. A single line sealed with
his seal in that big book just beside
HE and plain Armand Dalberg, major
in the army Of the United States of
America, would be heir presumptive
to one of the great kingdoms of earth.
And Dehra! l could get no further
Crown and kingdom faded, and saw
only a woman's face.
Then the king coughed, and l came
sharply back to life and visions fed.
But even then realities seemed almost
visions still.
l turned to the king. "Will your ma
jesty permit me a few days to consid-
er the matter?" l asked.
"As many as you wish, my boy" he
said kindly.
ut is all 70 extraordinary. 1 am in
no condition to look at it with ever
reasonable judgment"
IL think" said he. 81 can quite un-
derstand."
but there is something 1 can fore
see even now," said L.
The king smiled. "Trouble?"
Eyes, trouble in plenty. May l ask
If the Duke Of Lotzen knows of these
decrees"
THE heir presumptive is always made
acquainted with the laws of his house"
What think you then. sire, would be
his attitude In such an anomalous sit
uation as would follow my presence in
Valera as Hugo's heir?"
You mean, how would he view a
rival for the CROWN"
"weII. that's a bit broader than I In
tended" said i.
The king laughed. There Ia no need
for us to mince words. The matter Is
perfectly evident. Under the law here
1t needs but my decree to make you
eligible to the crown, and that neces-
sarily would displace Lotzen and make
you heir presumptive. How do you
think he would view it,"
How would any man view itT' l
asked.
But what have Lotzen's views to do
with the matterT" Frederick asked
sharply. 81 am the king. Here are
the laws. What Dalberg would dis
pute them?'
but, your majesty, Lotzen might
not be alone In disputing them. The
army and the house of mobiles might
join him. And, assuming that you
would never intend to displace Lotzen
by me, nevertheless, you would be put
into the embarrassing position of SEEM
Ing to be coerced by your subjects"
"Coerced, coerced!' said Frederick,
f1inging his cigar savagely into the
CRATE. do 1 hear a Dalberg fear that
for his king?"
NAY, SIRE" I protested; ST did not
say that"
But the anger had already passed.
Nonsense, lad; l understand you" he
tsaid; "only / know my kingdom bet
ter than you do, yet and he laughed.
But 1 protested again. would it
not be wiser for me to consider the
question only upon the hypothesis that
Lotzen shall not be displaced?"
Don't be a fool, Armand Freder-
lex cut in. 'Of course l cannot pre-
vent your renouncing all right to the
crown, but it will be most displeasing
to me and against my express wish"
Your majesty is very fiattering."
His majesty Is very selfish. Since
he has no son he wants the privilege
of choosing his successor. Well, take
your WI good pleasure, Armand; only
the sooner you come to court the less
time you will waste"
OF course l saw his meaning. az
shall ask but one day at the most"
Good said he. This is Friday.
Dine with Dehra and me here tomor-
row evening. Come by the private en-
trance"
Then he went back to the princess
and Lady Helen. But what a different
life had opened to me in the short alb
sence!