Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-02-26

the Queen stood with a hand half
lifted. arrested Her blue eyes were
alive with the crossing and weaving
Of swift ideas, and then with catch
of her breath she laughed at him
like pleased child Doctor. you are
a very clever man." she said. TO
gether we are going to save the
Prince"
The vivacity of the schoolgirl OF
Madame de Campan flashed for a mo-
ment into her manner, warmed to sud
den life by the joy OF hope. The doc
tor waited, enchanted, bewildered, to
hear his cleverness explained. but Hor-
tense did always the unexpected thing.
I'm not going to tell you" she said.
AT least not till have to-not till
tomorrow at all events. But all today.
as you visit your patients you may
think that you are saving the Prince
from his enemies-and tomorrow you
may know how. Goodby, Doctor" and
puzzled and pleased, the physician
was gone.
Send Fritz to me-" the Queen or
dered. and a moment later the young
man who was for years the confiden-
tial servant of Hortense. who knew
more of the history of her middle
years, perhaps, than any other, stood
before her. Fritz. when does a packet
sail for Corfu?" she demanded.
Fritz Rickenbach considered II his
business to know everything. TO
night" your Majesty"
you will see that the luggage Of
Prince Louis is on board, and that a
carriage is ready to take him there"
she ordered.
But yes. your Majesty" Fritz still
stood regarding her seriously. 1T is
a great happiness to me- your Majesty.
that his Highness is well enough to
travel"
Fritz knew perfectly that there was
complication somewhere, and he
wanted to know what it was. His
curiosity was patent, but his deep in
terest in the affairs of his people
could not be an impertinence. and the
Queen smiled at him
you shall know about It, Fritz"
she said THE Austrians are com
ing. The Prince can not be moved.
II they take him, 1t means death. They
must believe that he Is gone, and II
is for you and me to make them be-
lieve It, Fritz. You must get a pass.
port signed by all Of the authorities
that is easy today; you must engage
his place in the packet for tonight;
you must tell the servants-tell every
one-that the Prince goes to Corfu,
and you must see that the proper lug
gage is on board. It will be known
that | stay, but they will not modest
an III woman. Do you understand the
plan. .Fritz?"
But yes. your Majesty" Fritz an
swered with his face alight.
And so the packet sailed for Corfu.
and all day before the sailing the
servants Of Hortense moved busily
between the palace and the boat. car.
rying luggage and making arrange
ments. And only one or two knew
the secret that Prince Louis Bonaparte
had not sailed In the packet but lay
tossing with fever in a little room
beyond his mothers, carried there for
greater privacy by Fritz and the doc
tor.
Two days later. as the Queen sat
quietly by her boys bedside, she heard
that the vanguard OF the Austrians
had entered the city. and almost at
once Fritz came to tell her that the
palace in which she was staying had
been chosen for the residence of the
general commanding. The probability
Of this had not entered her mind: II
seemed the last straw. The Austrian
officer demanded the Queens own
chamber for his chief. but when the
stewards wife told him the name Of
the lady who was in the rooms which
had not been given up. he bowed deep
ly and said not I" word. II was another