Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-12-26


plilud eat every draacr inspected
gx,r, iacn 81 the old ptccc % mrnt
iur,' Ulfh serupulous care. In vain ~
iast W. Mas compelled to ackuovi
edsc himself defeated The wire end
rs someN here In thv Wood but unless
ne could hrrak the ehirouicr into
intimate pieces he could discover moth
ing further
Morning daWned after What SEEMED
an eternity breakfast Was served
20 Paul In hts room About ten ocloct
Ven GrabclaAr made hts appearance
and invited Paul to accompany The
child princess and himself upon q
morning stroll
So the day wore away At Eix
O'Clock all Wcrr gathered IN the
queens boudoir to await the expected
tclephenic message from tho ambas
sador ii nerlin
AT six thirty the telephone rang with
a sudden shriilness that started all
aud set them upon their feet From
his chair the old minister arose liz
walked slowly toward the instrument
slowly. not because he WAS the less
anxious but because he was tho more
fearful tie listened then. after a
moment he hung M the receiver
Madamoiselic and Gentlemen" me
said 4 have the honor 20 announce
10 you her majesty has ratified the
treaty and LET, Herlin ten minutes ago
accompanied hy hla royal highneaa the
prince consort
For nill half minute nobody spoke
Then Clothildc came forward
"Myuhccr =" she began
4Grntlcmon. said Non arohslaar.
Her royal hlghness Intends To ccle
hratc the joyful news BY playing the
national anthem upon thu harpStchord
of William Of Orange
They trnopcd down thr grand stair
way the Princoas Juliaua Ia tho lead.
WhoopinK cxultnntlS AN she raced
along
There WAS not one wrong note Tho
prtnccaa played With I'D bad execution
and her ringers instiuetlyoiy Cclt for
and found each separate key And
What had begun a. prank ended dif
forently. for thu setting Of the scene
wrought itself upon the imagination ~
all present. so that each eye was moist
even Won Grobeiaara aud Mt the
end he WAS swallowing hard Paul
saw Clothilde turn her head away he
touched hor lightly upon the shoulder
and Hhe started violently
You taught her All thlu yourae!f1t
he asked
She stared al him like madwomnn.
and suddenly. brushing him aside
broke through the crowd, gained the
passage outaide and ran down the
corridor. Hobblng violently Paul
turned TO Won GrobclaAr
u think that IL tho last We shall see
OF Mademoiaello." ho said
why" asked the minister quickly
The crowd had dlHycrued outside the
door. whittier they had been attracted
by the Princess ClothtldsH behavior.
and they stared after her curionHly
The little princess whH teaontfnllY
complying with the admonltiona OF
the head nurse concerning retiring
time. Paul led Won Grobolaar to the
harpaichord and showed him this new
wire
! didn't understand said Von
| Grnbrlnnr. looking ~ Paul with the
vague mir Of one absorbed In some
abstract coEithtIon. "no You know +
he continued. that the sight Of her
little hghneaa there made ms feel
/ like M old faol7 when think how
many such princeanca have grown up
10 b. men aud women
I beg your pardon. said Paul Did
/ You notice that wira2'
/
what OF it7t
= WINS here Inst night when the
palace was asleep
Then. nir. you we're grossly femlaa
in your duty. You should have re.
manned In your room"
Possibly. answered Paul drily
but the fact remains that that sirs
runs out OF this harpaichoFd and
through that statue and into my
room ?"
What"
Won GrobelaRr turned on him = face
yellow with fear lie tutfsred and
seemed about 10 fall
4 didn't haar you. my friend You
spoke about some wire
THAT wire" repeated Paul lndul
gently. connects with the chinonieF
In her maicstyu -"
My Cod yelled the minister. and
he dashed for the door Along the
corridor he ran. Paul hurTying after
him. Hut. agile ~ he NRH. paul could
not catch the old minister until he
came upon him ut the door az his own
apartment Won Orobslaar did not
seem 10 notice him With one sweep
81 the hand hs consigned the ehif
fonisr cover To TIA, Moor. with pAui'a
hair. brushes keys collar boz and var
ioua small articles OF baggage Ht
pressed a thnmb.nAil 70 this polished
surface and tapped once The We.
neered top Slid back. disclosing al
ivory button on Nhieh vac printed
In Tiny type. GFoninRen
lilo stared II u and turned on PAU
like a mailman
II la all gone he yelled eiIol
land u gone dead drowned andai
the waves That button connects with
the military defense works bsalds ths
dykes A touch blows Hollands bull