Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
BY MARY ROBERTS RINEHART

All. here was another viewpoint. Suppose
the Crown Prince had not come back7 What
would happen. with the King dead. and no
nins? Chaos. OF course. free hand to
revolution. Hedwig nehtins for her throne
and inevitably losing It. Then what about
Karl and his dreams or peace?
But that was further than she cared to 90
Just then. She would hnish certain work
that she had set out to do. and then she was
through No longer would dread and terror
grip her in tho night hours.
But she would finish. Karl should never
say she had failed him. In her new rage
against him she was for cleaning the slate
at once. She had IN her possession papers
for which he waited or pretended to wait:
data secured by means she did not care to re-
member; plans and figures carefully COM
piled--a thousand deaths in one, II they were
found on her. She would get them out Of
her hands at once. W
It was still but little after FIVE She
brought her papers together on her small
mahogany desk. from such hiding places ~
women know-the Innings Of perfumed
sachets. the toes of small slippers, the secret
pocket in a mum and having locked her
doors. put them In order. Her hands were
trembling. but she worked skillfuily. She
was free until the dinner hopg, but she had .
great deal to do. The papers In order. she
went to a panel in the wall of her dressing-
room. and, sliding It aside, revealed the safe
in which her jewels were kept. Not that her
Jewels were very valuable, but the safe was
there, and she used, It,
The palace. for that matter, was full Of
cunningly oontrived hidng-places. Some IN,
times OF stress, had held Jewels. Others
rooms these. built In the stone walls and
carefully mapped-had held even royal
refugees themselves. The map was In the
Kings possession. and descended from father
to son, a curious old paper. with two Of the
hidden rooms marked of In colored inks As
closed. Closed. with strange secrets beyond.
quite certainly.
Olga Goes Shopping
The Countess took out a Jewel case, emp-
tied II. lifted it's channels cushions. and took
out a small book. 1t was an indiKersnt
hiding.place but long immunity had MADE
her careless. Referring to the book. 80
wrote a letter In code.
1t was to all appearances friendly Letter
referring to a family In her native town, an4
asking that the recipient see that assietRnc@
be sent them before Thursday Of the follow11x
week. The assistance was specihed NJ
much detail--at her expense to send 20 m4@
blankets, so many loaves of bread. long " y
Having finished, she destroyed. by burninG&
number Of papers watching until the last
had turned from dull red to smoking orG
The code book she hesitated over. but 1t ~
with shrug of her shoulders. she returno4
to its hiding place In the Jewel case ,}I
Coupled with her bitterness was ssnso
relief Only when the papers were destro&
had she realised the weight they had 49,
She summoned Minna, her maid. and dre01
for the street. Then. Minna accompapyi
her. she summoned her carriage and ~
She reached the palace again IN tin1
dress for dinner. Somewhere on that 81
son she had left the letter. TO DO sent t
destination over the border by sspscial
senger that night
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