Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31

rather red. A palace is a most difficult
place to have a secret in.
"well?" she repeated. with rising
infection. IL was clear that she had
not noticed the handkerchief incident.
us there to be no riding lesson todsy?''
II don't know. Milky has not come -
Where is he?"
Here the drop of nicotine got in its
deadly work. I'm afraid he is ILL.,"
said Prince Ferdinand william Otto.
He said he smoked too many cigarettes,
and"
"Is Captain I.arisch ill?" Hedwig
looked at the governess and lost some
of her bright color
Miss Braithwaite did not know and
said So AT the very least" she went
on, ''he should have sent some word.
do not know what things are coming to.
Since His Maiesty's illness. no one seems
to have any responsibility. or to take
any"
But OF course. he would have sent
word" said IIedwig. frownng. "I don't
understand II. He has never been so
| late before, has hep
lie has never been late at ALL" Prince
Ferdinand william Otto spoke up
quickly.
After a time lledwig went away and
the Crown Prince took off his riding
clothes. He ate very small luncheon
swallowing mostly glass OF milk and
lump in his throat And afterward he
/ worked at the framA for an hour,
/ shading the hearts carefully At three
| o'clock he went for his drive.
| There were two variations to the
daily drive: one day they went up
/ the river---alnost as far as the mon.
( astery: the next day they went through
| the park. There was always an eN-
citement about the park drive, because
the people who Spied the goldwheeled
carriage always came as close as pos
sible to see If II vas really the Crown
4 Prince. And -nen, AS sometimes hap
pened. 1t was only Hedwig or lIilda
and Ferdinand William Otto had beer
kept at home by n cold, they always
looked disappointed
/ This was the park day. The horse,
moved sedately. Beppo looked severe
and naughty. a strange man. in tht
piace OF Hans. beside Beppo watched
the crowd with keen and vigilant eyes
! on the box between them under his
hand the new footman had placed re-
volver. Reppo sat as far away from
, il as he dared. The crowd lined up and
B Silllleu anu CnPeTtu. ana 1Tlntt fPTul'
nand William Otto sat very straight anC
bowed right and left. smiling.
, Old Adelbert. limping across The parl
10 the Opera, paused and looked. Ther
he shook his head. The country wa;
indeed come TO a strange pass will
only that boy and the feeble old Kine
to stand between il and the things o,
which men whispered behind their hands
! He went on with his head down. 4
strange pass indeed. with revolution
abroad in quiet places and a caba
among the governors of the Opera &c
sell the operaglass privilege TO the high
est bidder,
lie weV on, full of troubles,
Olga, the wardrobe woman, was alsC
on her way to the Opera. which faced
the park. She also saw the carria ge
and at first her eyes twinkled. II wa'
he. OF course. The daring of him But
as the carriage drew nearer, sho ben
forward. lie looked pale, and there
was wistful droop TO his mouth
They have punished him for the littl,
prank she muttered. THAT tight.
faced Englshwoman, OF course Th,
English are hard race She, too
went on
CONTINUED TOMORROW