Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-27
CHAPTER XVIII. Continued,

10 WiiaI ieSSOh 90 you felef!
asked the prince, impressed in
spite of himself, as he gazed at the
glowing face opposite him.
1.-The lesson that never, never
must red lips or bright eyes make
you false to your country or to
your house, wen in thought. You
command that | release these peo-
pie at the moment when | touch
success. And why? Because you
have been impressed with a girls
face"
"1t is a lie!.' shouted the prince,
and started to his feet.
The admiral did not stir, only
looked at him; but there was in
his eyes a frigid anger which
turned the prince cold.
II beg your pardon, admiral"
he stammered. lit may be, in
part at least, the truth. But it is
not the whole truth. Putting the
girl aside, | still think you should
release them. One should not be-
have dishonorably, even to ones
enemies
"They are not my enemies, they
are my country S." retorted the
admiral, quickly; "and | would
point out to you that one can nev-
er behave dishonorably in serving
ones country. In that service,
there are no questions of right and
wrong; there is only one question
our country glory. Amy good
soldier could tell you that! But
perhaps you consider it murder to
kill a man in battle, or theft to
take the enemy's suppliesf"
"No," said the prince. flushing
at the mordant irony; ''but that
is differentiated is war. In time
Of peace"
"There is no time of peace"
broke i'll the admiral, impatiently.
"Only fools believe so. Every
thinking man knows that it is war,
war, every day of every week. We
maneuvcr for advantage, we
build secret defenses, VIC perfect
plans of attack, we prepare night
and day for the onset-.just as we
are preparing at this moment. For
what purpose do you imagine that
Germany maintains this house,
with it's grated windows and steel
lined doors and heavy bolts, as of
a prisoni For just such purposes
as this! For the detention of her
enemies. And it has been used
many times = many, many times!
And now,' he added, i'm a voice as
hard as steel, as a PREPARATION for
your insult, l will ask You to re-
turn at one to the consulate, to 90
to your apartment there, and to re-
main in it until l see. you in the
morning. If you are wise, YOU
will employ the night i'm bordering
carefully what have said to YOU"
White with humiliation, the
prince bowed, and stalked from
the room. A moment later, the
slam of the front door denoted
that he had left the house. Pach-
mann sat for a moment longer, his
lips cirled in a sardonic smile.
Then he touched a bell. A burly
fellow in livery answered it.
HArm yourself said Pach-
mann, and bring your comrade.' .
The man was back again in a
moment, bringing another giant
with him. Each had, strapped
about his waist, an ammunition
belt from which depended in it's
holster a heavy revolver. They
saluted and stood at, attention,
while the admiral looked them
over.
"You will stand guard in the
lower hall tonight" he said, at
last. s'turn and turn about, one
sleeping on the floor at the stair
foot and with the hall fully
lighted. Under no pretcxt,- will YOU
permit any one to enter the house
OF. leave it. In case of any dis
yturbance, of any suspicious cir
sumstance, however slight, you
,sKill summon me at once. You
havs revolvers-do not hesitate to
s,aa them in case of need-even
a~ainat.. woman. You under
Ssndi. Good! Has there some
p6enua.comef