Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-06
7 Il 9 ID a ily
Short Story
THE KINGS VALET
By Ruth Graham

T~g. f-s--- mos 4-.4 .-a -. 49,.
op'e
" cum 6ta Si+e'' Ions iiFe tae hlng
but they did not know which of two
claimants would secure the throne
primo. f.,f1,;s Tho ~a,,sze,.t..+s,..
.-'s "a sat- PUG
the tfo" 2 Prince aaaolpa who had
1ea5 oaHisaed ny ms iat4eF was in
E@its. fe94otFh was the SAolce OF the
op-e, oot rae austrian government
desired 70 place i1a"lg on lhe throne
hudoi On made his preparations 20 go
70 claim ans crown anu he5ng obliged
ga pass Hilt9u=h austrian territory the
sotEi atasat iAed ~ intercept ann.
9ai llt4IH7tS said A4oolpa Dos
ON i4ieh4' -.34H. F-Ehesb '5eIhafl who
pioI'"8ea l' accom- paRy ms sovereign
10 ms eapltalt suggest th5t we travel
as master anu Ealet- 10 oe me mas
le.. : ca me E4lel.
An a0dnltaoie plan sala Rudolph
zs via aoopt ~
aat ai6nl lhe TWO ssaf. ed the count
o-s5 aise4 as pour 6eoi5 merchant RQ-
ooL III a. d 1'eI man g4ist- Inc Two
1lza 1istl pas ven me count en-
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az -i91'4 19A+-'s pun Sc
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q ~ stililteai mas eL- 1o41t ernest De-
ING s1iz htus intimate iEleAa ana
= an .1'. eAlL' looA sure IN CIV
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2'"A4i1 1De st-@hles1 feLllasAess.
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TWO aktiaelea the ATTENTION OBJ i4e Old
Baroness Won Fal1ehaleia ana her
D5s.l. 4-4t "eAtS1lst i'e4 tIla.
me some mock ana soda water. and
Ig1 5peno lne "uoie Gay 8a0pllug
win rae olHet servants 6e q0lek,
rams moved away. ana beftha Won
failehslein. VINO hao looked up from
heF book, east am indignant glance All
eo@ COUNT A3l lh9 seventy OF ms tone.
" men Tue tatet returned "lta lue mock
ana SODA count ernest DeEaleu nlm FOR
having been gone so long Bertha Won
FallensIe-n, indignant a. the counts
abuse called H~ns 10 her and said go
MIN
5o you "1sh 10 leave the service
oI Inc man who treats you so harshly.
Il you do i Will engage you al once.
Bay mother and need bsan servant
THANK you, 1rauleiu atamuered
the astonIshed king 5ac0gniLo. THE
pays ne such good wages that .--
VIII pay You double
The king was in q quandary. Count
Ernest who saw what was going on,
ordered him away on another errand
ana #He1 he was gone said 10 the
goauE lady.
faEaoh me. LFatleln- rms servant
"4oHH Sg4 tnLah lEeal SO UuJu5Ll4
must pc hanlie0 with great severity.
He mas oFerriddeu every master He
mas served 1lll lie came 10 me- and AT
eae eil7aJe5t evidence or Alnahness ne
"oaIa turn upon me win violence.
Ailef JAat Count Ernest seeing 1is
MISTAKE 1a attracting attention nE h-s
-5it74 @EeIiIy' treated ms ENaA-
Tess ii#.t@A5tt. neg "a taets jour
1eys et@alA@ 5Ae spies Dosa OF Prince
IA.t"- y ana tI9 austrian government"
anu ~ 1ast tNloJ-ph louAa HHilsttl st-e
over lae borders OF MS hthgaom- ne
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