Grand Forks daily herald., 1916-04-17

King Peter salutes the simple folk
who love him.
plains, "and they try to tell me that
wordless way. They have great
hearts. sir-like the people Of your
country; plain people. as L am a
plain man."
you are wrong, Sire" says Jivoin
Balougdgitch. the Serbian minister to
Sss ea,ers Ee for masy year: rho:.
simple folks stand uncovered. not
out of pity, but out OF admiration.
They aren't sorry for you-they re-
spect you"
The monarch puts his arm around
the companion of his years of exile
IN Switzerland.
"Ah. Balougdgitch, Old friend, al
ways the CHEEKY. brave word" And
then to Balougdgitch's son, ser,
come from Corfu as q messenger:
And thou. my boy. art thou too a
socialist like thy father. who has
faith in kings"
I'm some kings. Sire" says the
diplomatist.
at the waters edge. full in the
warmth Of the declining sun. AS the
fishermen's boats pass on their way
to the wharf the men doff their caps
and the king salutes them in return.
The king and the correspondent,
seated on the bench. look out over the
Gulf Of Eubea.
Like Lake Geneva" the sovereign
says. waving his hand at the water
and the distant mountains. Here
we are at Ouchy. and over there is the
Jura and France He sits a while
in silence and then takes up again.
aloud. the theme OF his thoughts.
How much she has done for US
for all the world. Now she is taking
our children to her deep bosom, to
keep them safe for US until after the
war, that the race Of Serbs may not
die out.
For there, in Serbia. 1t is ex-
termination, starvation, death. The
women and the children who are the
living future Of our dreams-all we
after the war-soon they will all be
gone. Make no mistake-war is a
brutal business here in the Balkans
We all Of US learned our war-making
under the Turk, and the women and
children have little chance. don't
anything like that. though that too
has happened, But I refer now only
to the fact that there is little or no
provision for ncn-combatants. no or
ganization to look after them.
When the Austrians made their
first invasion of Serbia a year and
half ago, they had no sanitary pro-
visions for their own men. Most of
their own wounded died, because
Of How much relief could an army
like that afford to a. starving civil
population. like the population of
Serbia today
mo. it is only your compatriots
who can help US in this hour Of our
need. And they are doing it, God
bless them! But there is need OF so
head sank on his breast. His .s eyes
closed wearily. 1t was as If his soul
had left the bent. worn. pain-racked
body and flown over the far noun
tains to his own people.
IF only they had come a little
sooner. our allies!" he went on. II
used to tell my men: Hold on! Just
little longer! They have said they
will come and they will come: And
they believed me and held on.
You know. we couldn't even SEQ
the Germans! 1t was all artillery
machine made war! My men used
to grind their teeth and the tears
would run down their poor. thin faces
and they would say: If only we
could just get at them! We would
show them
And then. as I rode by their lines,
could see them sharing their heads
and nodding at me ard whispering
among themselves, Poor cid king!'
They we're saying: He still believes
the allies will come in time to save
us'"
Suddenly the king gave little,
hoarse. inarttculate cry. His hand
went up to his throat. His head fell
back. His body collapsed in a limp
with a bottle in his hand. Colonel
Todorovitch lifted the fainting mon
arch in his arms like a child fallen
asleep.
Slowly consciousness returned.
King Peter drew long breath and
looked about him. dazed with his
two arms he gently pushed away the
doctor and the soldier. Turning to
the correspondent. shyly. as one
ashamed OF his weakness, he gasped:
dom sometimesIaometikmess etk s9Ir think RIls
I am not worry strong He rose
slowly. painfully. Leaning on the
arm Of Colonel Todorovitcf. he made
his way to the hotel. At the TOP az
the steps he turned, drew up his
slight body to its full height. snnote
his heels together SO the spurs
clicked. and raised his hand smartly
to the visor Of his cap.
country, Sir, that Peter Karageorre-
Witch salutes them!"
It Is wonder that some of cupfd's
victims haven't turned and put him