Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-31
The Daily Story
King Bonverd by F. A. Mitchell
CoUyrfghteo. 1874. Dy Assocfated Literary rsureaB

| PINE anu us roster brother VII.
they were babes. still lived. Thu :.
once visited the claimant 10 tba az a.
and pronounced him an innosto, I'm, ~
was OF dark complexion, while tha ~.
prince was fair. true
Joseph Bernstein was NJ III .
serving with the army and had r,sss
to be colonel. He seldom saw h,s -
ter me her. and she had never revsa,~,
to him the secret Of his birth. fes-,,s
that he would attempt 10 lead =
volt which would surely fan, ana =
stead OF gaining crown he womb L..
his head. Bernstein heard of tba -
tender and espoused his cause M.
ing 1t better that even false nrs
tender should lead the Thungarisns =
liberty than that they should rem.,.
subjects Of their conqueror.
A secret meeting took place betws.,
the two men. Bernstein reported .h..
the corps he commanded was laryal,
composed Of Thungarians and he conf
begin revolt with it. The offer Va.
accepted, and suddenly the viceroy ana
all the Serb civil officers of the gov.
eminent were arrested. The nev.
spread rapidly, and the people sprana
to arms. Not only was SOVEREIGN AZ
hand in the claimant, but a military
chieftain In Bernstein. The army
through long term Of years-a quar-.
ter Of a century-had become largely
Hungarian and only needed a leader
Bernstein therefore found himself AZ
the head of an army almost immedi.
ately.
But force composed entirely of
Serbs was sent to put down the rebel.
lion, and many battles were fought.
at first IT was losing game for the
Thungarians, but under Bernstein's
leadership they held their own until.
gaining strength, they were able to
meet the enemy under more advan.
tageous circumstances. Finally when
their general found himself In a posi-
ton TO strike he sent his adversaries
back in rout, debating terms of peace
in their capital which restored the In
dependence Of Thungaria.
When Bernstein returned with this
treaty at the head Of a victorious
army one of the first persons he met
ing up to the palace, where he was
going to report to the pretender. was
his foster mother.
Hail King BonyerdI" she said,
kneeling before him.
What do you mean, mothery be
asked.
Before the throng that were crowd
ing upon the young victor she told the
story of how she had been his nurse.
how she had put her own son In his
place when the Serbs broke into the
palace and how she had taken him
away and brought him up as her own
;on.
At that moment an old man who had
been a member of King Bonverd's
.abinet came forward to congratulate
he man who had freed his country.
rriving in time TO hear Josepha's
tory. He remembered Josepha and,
ooking from her TO the man she had
aluted as king, dropped upon one
nee and kissed his sOvereign's hand.
ne prominent as a minister OF their
asst sovereign, rent the air with loud
uzzas for King Bonverd IL
The claimant, as became a sovereign,
7as waiting in the palace 10 receive
ne homage of his general. when, hear
lg the shouts, ne directed an attendant
, go and learn what they meant The
ian returned and said:
please. your majesty, they have ac-
aimed General Bernstein king"
The pretender, rising from his seat
urried out and appeared with cloud
I brow before the king and the group
bout him. Josepha threw her arms
.ound the pretender's neck, exclaim-
g:
My son. my son; l believed they
Id killed you. Happy day that both
V children are restored to me! Salute
our king?'
The proof that the blue eyed genera
as king OF Thungaria was so com-
etc that he who had believed hlm-
If king was convinced and gave hiS
Ihesion to the true sovereign. King
)nNeTu MN ulS ~ lAA4S
ID treated him as Il brother. AS lot
sepha, the king had always believer
ut she was his mother and loved her
such. He insisted that she oceup!
arters at the palace and be treated
tn the respect due queen dowaGer.
When the Serbs heard the story OF
W their late king had failed In Ms
tempt 70 thwart prophecy IL De
me universal opinion that "nai
e had decreed it is useless TO oP
Sc
they were very much dissatisneu
tn their own king. and when la'ei
NJ Bonverd. yielding TO his SUP
is clamor for revenge at their ions
Djection. marched Mt the head ol
army TO their country they deciineu
make any opposition. For had ho'
1een foreto!d that he would conque,
fathers conquerors. So BonNeio
cred their capital. took possession
their government and made his los
brother their king. Since t'en
Y sovereign had been brougnt uP
ong them they were well sauSbeu-