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CHAPTER VIII (Continued)

DRINCE FERDINAND WILLIAM
l. OTTO, at the moment OF her return,
was preparing for bed. AT a quarter
TO seven he had risen, bowed to Miss
Brathwaite, said goodnight and dis
appeared toward his bedroom and his
waiting valet. But moment later he
reappeared.
81 beg you pardon" he said, but 1
think your watch is fast"
Miss Bra!thwaite consulted It. Then.
rising. she went to the window and
compared It with the moonliko face of
the cathedral clock.
There is difference of five minutes"
she conceded But have no confidence
in the cathedral clock. 1t needs oiling.
probably. Besides, there are always
pigeons sitting on the hands"
May / wait for five minutes"
what could you do in five minutes?"
well" he suggested, rather pleading
ly, 1--WE might have a little conversation.
if you are not too tired"
Miss Braithwaite sighed. 1t had been
long day and not calm one. and
questions, mostly.
Every WELL" she. said.
I'm not at all Sleepy" Prince Ferdi-
nand William Otto observed, climbing
on as chair. II thought you might tell
me about America"
II suppose you mean the United
States"
I'm not sure, II has New York in
it, anyway. They don't have kings, do
they?"
NO" said Miss Bralthwaite shortly.
She hated republics.
what I wondered was" said Ferdi-
nand William Otto. swinging his legs,
how they managed without a king Who
tells them what to do? I'm interested,
because | met boy yesterday who came
from there, and he talked quite lot
about it. lie was a very interesting
boy"
Miss Braithwaite waived the matter
of yesterday 'In a republic" she said.
'the peop'e think they can govern theni-
selves. But they do It very badly. The
average intelligence among people In the
mass is always rather low"
He said" went on his Royal High
ness. pursuing a line of thought. that
the greatest man in the world was a
man named Lincoln. But that he is
dead. And he said that kings were
nuisances, and didn't earn their bread
and butter. of course" Otto FASTENED
to explain, ''he didn't know thats my
grandfather is n king. After that |
didn't exactly like to tell him. 1t would
have made him very uncomfortable.
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"LONG LIVE THE KING"
csh 1917 by Mary Ledger Company


FERDINAND WILLIAM OTTO. crown
@, the srnnS oSs," Ss With
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The heir 10 the throne stealthiiy gains the
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iI%s Il r; ,s otsS sso Pusst sssrss the faet
DrSSsisd don on s;Ss. ssSSant q ;ss GERMS %or or,y
a,s ~s'rs "rcSIelisd as N%sds. Tie Sssssr
a'tf 'GESFRNL 70 oMHEtTTIicH, tIaSceiIc. q
rTRBTSASD r. pTs S2"feT Ws TN ro%n Snnf Prince.
search in vain for the missing hoy. late
sh' cei"es s'r q isrm Wv word Of advice from the
monarch: Then 4 is. after Otto !. sent @ e, to
dangers that hcset the land. Revolution
in Iss , EiEI asss, Sui G%"s %S" :Ss"i s:Sa.s q
nI sSfs Sy ',ntiGr Ms,sn Sys SrS the as sEs
otto. despite his. station In life,. Is Just z
SSy and commits n ofer.c rm,.yns. for which
makes record In special conduct
COUNTEss OLGA LOsCHEK. one of
influence over Annunciate. and toscther
wig and Milky. Their talk Is cut short by
u visit from Mcttlich, who tells Annunciata
that he Is in great trouble.
When the Countess OLGA learns Of the
plans nfoot TO offer Iedwig as a bride to
KING KARI. of karnia. u powerful neigh.
boring kingdom, she sends him u secret
message. Karl and Olga have long been
in love. =, Mettlich and the King hope
aid Of Karnia as an ally and to be able
TO suppress the threatened revolution.
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up into his high bed that was SO much
too big for him and had to crawl out
again, because ho had forgotten his
prayers.
When everything was DONE and the
hour OF putting Nout the light could no
longer be delayed, he said goodnight TO
Oskar who bowed. There was a great
deal OF bowling in Otto's world Then.
whisk II was dark. with only the moon
face of the cathedral clock for company
Ana as 1t was now twenty minutes
past seven, the two nands dropped until
IL looked like face with cruel mouth,
ana was really very poor company.
Oskar, having bowed himself into the
corrldor and past the two sentries, re.
ported TO n very great dignitary across
tho hall that his Royal Highness the
Crown Prince Ferdinand william Otto
was IN bed. And the dignitary had a
ehahce TO go away and get his dinner.
nut alone In his great bed. the Grown
frihCe was shedding few shamefaccd
| tears tic was extremely ashamed of
them. lie felt that under no circum-
stances would his soldier father have
behaved so. lie reached out and secured
one or the two clean folded handker-
chiets that were always placed on the
BEDSIDE stand at night, and blew his
"NsN Wy iOuulN. But ne could not sleep
He gave Miss Braithwate time TO go
to her sitting room. and for s o'clock to
/, pass because once every hour, all night,
young gentleman Of the Court, an.
pointed for this purpose and dubbed "A
wet nurse by jealous comrades, eau
| tiously opened his door and made a
stealthy circuit of the room, to see that
! all was we'll.
| The Crown Prince got up He neg
lected TO but on his bedroom slippers,
OF course. and in his barefeet he padded
| across the room to the study door. II
! was not entirely dark 4 night-light
| burned there. II stood on a table di-
| rectlE under the two crossed swords
| Beneath the swords. in Il burnt-wood
frame, were the pictures of his father
and mother. Hedwg had given him n
wood-burning outfit at Christmas, and
he had done the work himself II con.
| sisted OF the royal arms somewhat on,
or drawing and not exactly in the center
OF tho frame, and n floral border of
daisies, extremely geometrical, because
he had drawn them in first with u com.
pass.
Tie boy, however, gave the pictures
only hasty glance and proceeded. in a
businesslike manner. 20 carry straight
chair to the cabinet on the top Shelf
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Here he yawned, but covered L with
po'ite hand. and Oskar, his valet, came
TO the doorway and stood waiting. lie
was a dignified person in plum-coloreu
livery. because the King considered plach
gloomy for child. 49,.
The Crown Prince slipped to the fioor
and stood with his feet rather w'de
apart, looking steadfastly at MISS bral'h'
waite. II would like very much TO see
that boy again" he observed he was
nice boy, and kind-hearted. II we
could go to the Scenic Hallway wheh we
are out in the carriage, I'D enjoy H.
He saw refusal in her face, for he added
hurriedly, mot to ride. / Just want 10
look at it,"
MISC Braithwaite was touched, but
firm. She explained that 1t would be pet
ter IL the Crown Prince did not see the
boy again; and to soften the REFUSAL
she reminded him that the American
child did not like royalties, and that even
TO wave from his carriage with the So'u
wheels would therefore be tactical er-
ror
Prince Ferdinand William Otto lis
tened, and Oskar waited. And some
thing that had been joyous and singing
in small boys heart was suddenly stlli'
II had forgotten about that, ne Saiu'
Then Miss BralthWalte rose anu '''c
Prince put his heels together win
click and bowed, as he had been taught
to do.
ood-night," he said.
Goodnight, your Highness," replied
Miss Braithwaite.
At the door Prince Ferdinand william
Otto turned and bowed again. Then he
went out, and. the door closed behind
him.
| He washed himself, with Oskar stand
ing by. holding Il great soft towel Even
the towels were too large. And he
brushed his teeth. and had two drinks Of
water, because a stiffish feeling in his
throat persisted. And at last he crawled
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RICHARD ORDYNSKI
ACTS IN FILM PLAY
Metropolitan Opera Company's
Stage Director Succumbs to CAP
peal of Motion Pictures

The allurement of moving pictures Is
illustrated by the announcement that
Richard Ordynski. recently engaged stage
director Of New York city's famous Met
ropolitan Opera House. plays opposite
Theda Bara in 1.-THE Rose of Blood" a
new. film production.
Mr.. Ordynski, who has three new
operas on his producing list at the Met
ropolitan this coming season. has the
leading male role in the photoplay, and
is also the author of the story, which is
Russian in character.
Mr. Ordynski was in Los Angeles while
"Cleopatra," which William Fox is pre-
senting at the Lyric Theatre in New
York, was in the making. Interested
always in art and having heard of the
elaborate settings used in the production,
Mr.. Ordynski paid a visit one day to the
Fox studios in Hollywood. just outside
Los Angeles. The result of.that trip was
his writing of a histrlonic contribution
to 'The Rose of Blood"
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CONTINUED TOMORROW
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ones poverty. is one thing. But there
was more to II. Peter made mis- money
go Amazingiy far. II was Peter. for in
stance. who on name-days had been able
to present the little cashier with n nose
gay. Which had, by the way, availed
him nothing against the delicatessen
offerings of the outside rival. When,
the summer before. the American Scenic
Railway had opened to the public. with
much crossing Of flags, the national em-
blem and the Stars and Stripes. IL was
Peter who had invited the lady 10 an
evening of thrills on that same railway
at a definite sum per thrill. Nay. more.
as Herman had seen with his own eyes.
tIkon her afterward TO n coffee house,
and shared with her liter OF wine. \
liter, no less.
Herman himself had been TO the
Scenic Railway, but only because he oc-
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wnsp1 VI
and Is. Certain Wof<1 ~
program were ordered from Ns
several weeks ago and shippp4
press to this city. but owing
freight congestion they have -
delivered.
The Scandinavian program. wi!I
nish features, which Mr.. StoX
has arranged. includes the sym
in II minor Of Christian 1l
a tone poem. "En Sago." OF oiQ
two short works by Grieg, the 4
phonic Dance No. 2 and the IA
stemning" tEvening Solitude) fro1I
Lyric Suite the very popular a
ludium" of Jarnefeit and the =
Triste" OF Sibelius and The Nor0|
Rhapsody of Svendscn. W
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ORCHESTRA TO GIVE
SCANDINAVIAN BILL

The Philadelphia Orchestra has been
obliged TO postpone the performance of
the English program which was sched-
uled for tomorrow afternoon and Satur-
day evening of this week and to substi-
tute for 1t the Scandinavian program,
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sat the old cloth dog. Its shoe-button
eyes looked glazed with sleep, but its
ears were quite alert. Verys cautiously
the Crown Prince unlocked the door.
stepped precariously to the lower shelf
of tho cabinet, hung there by one royal
hand and lifted the dog down.
At . o'clock the wet-nurse toolSof his
sword in another room and leaned IL
against a chair. Then he examined his
revolver, in accordance with formula
prescribed by the old King. Then he
weht in and examined the room with a
flashlight and listened to the Crown
Princes breathing. He had been a
croupy baby. And. at last. he turned the
flashlght on to tho bed. a pair OF shoe
button eyes stared at him from the
pillow
We'll I'm damned" said the wet
nurse And went out, looking thought
ful
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cupIed aysrpsil room IN The houss where
the American manager lived
The manager had given tickets to
Black Humbert. the concierge. but Hum
bert was busy with other things. and
was. besides. chary OF foreign deviltrles.
SO he had passed the tickets on.
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CHAPTER IN
a FINE NIGHT

Tn A shop where, that afternoon. the
i Countess had purchased some Lyons
silks, one of the clerks, Peter Niburg
was free at last At I o'clock. having
put away the last rolls Of silk on the
shelves behind him and covered them
with calico to keep off the dust, having
given final glance of disdain at the
clerk in the linens, across; having
reached under the counter for his stiff
black hat of good quality and his silver
topped cane having donned the hat and
hung the stick to his arm with two
staggering gestures having prepared
his offensive. so to speak, he advanced
Between Peter Niburg and Herman
Sper, of the linens, was fcud, Its
source. in the person of IA pretty cashier,
had gone, but the feud remained. 1t
was OF the sort that smiles with the lips
and scowls with the eyes, that speaks
pleasantly quite awful things. although
it was Peter NiburE who did most ot
the talking. Herman Spicr was Il moody
individual. given to broodlng. y man
who stood behind his linens and hated
with his head down.
And he hated Peter. God, how he
hated him The cashier was gone, hav-
ing married Il restaurant keeper, and
already she waNcd fat. But Herman J,
hatred grew with the days. And busi-
ness bad, most OF the time he stood be-
hind his linens and thought about a GER
tain matter, which was this:
! How did Peter Niburg do Il?
They were paid the same scant wage
/ Each. Monday they stood together. Peter
smiling and he frowning, and receiving
/ into open palms exactly enough to live
| on. without extras. And each Monday
| Peter pocketed his Cheerfully and went
/ back to his post twiring his mustache
as though all the money of :ho realm
/ jinGled in his trousers.
TO accept thJ inevitable. to smile over
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A Human Story OF Child-Desirc, Court
Intrigue and Love. the Latest Novel
BY MARY ROBERTS RINEHART
The Dickinson press., 1917-01-27
AGREE TO
PRODUCE RECORDS

New York, Jan. 24.-Confronted with
a threat by the house rules commit
tee in charge of the "leak" inquiry to
force the production of brokers' rec
ords If they were not produced volun-
tarily the board Of governors Of the
New York Stock exchange requested
every member Of the exchange to make
available for the committee the desir-
ed data. ,
The records sought cover the period
from Dec. 10 to Dec. %, during which
time, it is alleged, persons In posses
sion of advance information on the
presidents peace note made huge
profits in the stock market.
The action of the board followed no
tice given the, rules committee that
action on the committees request for
the production Of the brokers' &C
counts, including the real Names"
had been postponed.
Attorney Whipple said that he was
willing the real names should be given
the chairman of the stock exchange
clearing house committee In, sealed
envelopes to be opened only = devel-
opunents In the inquiry appeared to
make their examination material.
The Dickinson press., 1917-01-27
AUTOMOBILE LICENSE MONEY.

The present law provides that there
shall be paid for each automobile in
the state an annual registration fee
of SO, the proceeds of which, after the
necessary expenses have been deduct
ed, shall be returned to the counties
from which it was derived, to be ex-
pended in the maintenance of high
ways under the direction of the coun-
ty commissioners.
Under the federal road law there
will be some $4,000 available to the
state Of North Dakota as federal aid
in road construction. provided an e.
quail sun is appropriated by the state
or within the state, and the work is
done in accordance with provisions
laid down in the bill. A bill which is
to receive consideration by this legis-
lature proposed the creation Of a
state highway commission which, in
conjunction with the state engineer
and the federal authorities, shall SUI
pervise road constructions undertaken
in pursuance of the law. 1t is provid-
ed that of the sum to be paid by
the state or it's subdivisions, the state
shall bear half the cost of all such
work, and the counties in which the
work is performed the other half. AS
a means of raising the revenue which
the state will need for this purpose
it has been proposed that the registra-
ton fee be changed, and also the dis
position of the fund derived therefrom.
The proposed plan calls for a grad
uated license fee ranging from SIS to
SIS a year, to be levied according to
value or to horse power. This payment
to be in lieu of all other taxation on
the machines. The resultant fund is
to be retained entire by the state, to
be expended under the direction of the
highway commission.
The county auditors of the state, at
their session at Minot, declared unan-
imously against this change. Among
the reasons advanced against it are
the following:
The proceeds from registration fees
should be applied to road work in
the general vicinity of their origin,
The Dickinson press., 1917-01-27
MAKING ECONOMIES

The high prices prevailing this
| winter would not have worried oul
| grandparents much. They were
schooled in making economies. It
was second nature for them to consid-
err each penny and nickel. They would
| spend half an hour to straighten out
an error Of a cent.
1t was conservation of resources
and they attended to it seriously and
thoroughly. Nowadays if people
spend more than they expected, "they
are going to make it up somewhere
else" But they don't. All appropria-
tions are exceeded and they cheerfully
consign the January bilfS to the
waste basket.
The housewife may decide not to
spend more than so cents on her meat.
But she finds those cheaper cuts, about
which the woman S page told her, all
gone. Perhaps she could get them at
the next store. But she dislikes to
seem too frugal. Or she sees some
of the most appetizing relishes and
corrections put up in just the neatest
and prettiest looking boxes. So the
SO cent dinner costs her a dollar.
Of course some people can't afford
to bother. While they were saving a
dime, they would be losing a dollars
worth of business. Most Of US aren't
in that class.
Wise administration of household
involves spending some time
at the butchers shop. 1t is astonish-
ing how much you can learn from the
Man with the Cleaver. You can't
get it over the telephone. Also in
the kitchen. Servants and economy
are two different propositions.
And it means watching for bar
gains and scrutinizing the newspaper
advertising. 1t means testing the less
expensive foods to make them go
farthest and taste best. The man who
buys an automobile may not be the
one who is most successful in bust
ness. 1t may be the one whose wife
is the best planner.
The Dickinson press., 1917-01-27
which is done very satisfactorily un-
L.. ALo -~ooo,& ,ro ronnonf

which is done very satisfactorily I'M
der the present arrangement.
While the advance from SO to SIS
for the cheaper machines would per-
haps just about equal the sum of the
license fee and property tax which
the owner of such a machine now
pays, the payment 6f $12 additional
would by no means be equivalent to
the property tax which Ile owner of
the costly machine now pays. The
change would affect the owner of the
small car only slightly, if at all, but
it would work a material reduction in
favor of the owner of the costly car.
While the proposed plan would aug
ment the state road fund very materi-
ally, it would withdraw a correspond
ing amount from the general fund
which is now paid in the form of a
property tax, and this would neces-
sarily be made up by increasing the
tax on other property, as funds must
be derived from some source.
The plan would be Unfair and dis
criminatory in that it would place
the entire burden of this particular
kind of road construction on n class
of property, whereas good roads are
directly beneficial to all persons, To-
c~alities and classes of business.
The commissioners are heartily in
favor of the cooperation of the state
| with the federal government in good
road work, but they believe that the
necessary funds should be raised by
direct general taxation.
The Dickinson press., 1917-01-27
GROWTH OF THIRD DISTRICT

Congressman George NJ. Young has
recently pointed out some very inter-
esting figures in regard to the con-
gressional districts of the state. A
great many people have realized that
the third district was growing much
more rapidly than the other two dis
tricts. There is nothing particularly
strange about this fact because there
has been more room for development
in the western portion of North Da-
kota than in any other section, but
the figures IN the population of the
three districts almost astonish one,
and are as follows:
1913 1916
First district ......-2O5,391 215,965
Second district ......202,287 217,OO6
Third district .~---....169,378 212,466
At the time the present congress
sional division was made it was be-
lieved that the third district would
grow more rapidly than any other
district and the result has borne out
that belief. 1t would be difficult to
find three more equally divided dis
tricts in any state.
The cities Of the western portion of
the state have added to their popu-
lation during the last three or four
years and certain communities are be-
ing built up that some day promises
to be fairly large centers. But of
course the great growth in western
North Dakota has been the farm
population. immigration into this
state has been, during the time speci-
fled and will continue to be, mainly
to the western tier of counties. The
chief reason for this is because there
is more room for development in the
west, and the man of limited means
who wishes to start in business or on
the farm can do so. Less competition
exists in the cities Of the west and
the price of farm land is still at such
| q pO1llC C11dG q 111dll Sd1l Ouy a NudI Vel
section Of land without mortgaging
himself up for life.
We would not be surprised if an
other four or five years would see the
third congressional district with a
larger population than either of the
other two districts. That may be a
broad assertion but then conditions
will continue to be more favorable for
growth in this section. A few more
years of comparatively cheap land
will see a large part Of the specula-
tive land pass into the possession Of
Farmers that will occupy it and the
settling up of the farm lands will
have a tendency to increase the
growth of the cities at q much more
rapid rate than in the past.
The Dickinson press., 1917-01-27
PEELER'S CASH MARKET
FREE LUNCH AND REST
ROOM FOR FARMERS

Peeler's Cash Market was again
opened to the public Tuesday morn
ing after the necessary repairs had
been made following the fire about
four weeks ago. The room has been
entirely remodeled and enlarged to
accommodate the increased amount of
stock now carried by the firm.
The manager, Chas. Peeler, has
inaugurated a novel plan which he
will put into effect beginning next
Saturday. He will establish a free
lunch and rest room Tor the farmers
who come to town to do their trading
on Saturday and from 10 a. m. to 2
p. m. will serve hot coffee and lunch
free of charge in his rest room.