Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-03-28

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his shoulder and glanced down ~
Would like to be . p~rinceliu.. ,hs.,
No worry. No trouble. AIways Ma.
play!" he gripped the boys khoulss.
Look. lad. At the Window shor.
That b what II IL to be a n1ns~
Wherever you look. what do you -,
Stablemen3 GrO0ms: Bah. &C.,.
agents. watching that no ssssss,s
such perhaps as you and / lnrr
about" wA
He stopped and stared. wiplps n.
glass clear that he might See be,,s,
Milky without his cap. disheyeled ana
flushed with exertiOn. was making a
frantic shot At the white bali. rol,,,.
past him. Where had he seen spch ?
head, such a flying mop Of hairi All,
He remembered. 1t was the Av,n.
young devil who had attacked him and
the others that night in the by.stree,
when Peter Niburg lay stunned
Miss Braithwaite had q bad head.
ache that afternoon, and the crown
prince drove out with his aunt. Tho
Archduchess Annunciata went sbo,-
ping. The crown prince sat in tho
carriage and watched the people. Tho
man beside the coachman Sat with
alert eyes, and there were others who
scanned the crowd intently. But I,
was q quiet, almost an adoring crowd
and there was ever a dog, 70 Princa
Ferdinand William Otto's huge do.
light.
The mar who owned the dog, seeing
the child's eyes or him, put him
through his tricks. Truly a wonderful
dog. that would catch things on In
nose and lie dead, rousing only 10 a
whistle which its owner called Ga.
briefs trumpet.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto.
growing excited, leaned quite out Of
the window. "What is your dogs
name:' he inquired, in his clear treble.
The mar took of his hat and bowed,
Toto. highness. He is OF French
origin"
He is a very nice dog. I have al.
ways wanted a dog like that. He
must be a great friend"
"A great friend, highness." He
would have expatiated on the doc, but
ne was uncertain of the etiquette Of
the procedure. His face beamed with
pleasure, however. Then a splendid
impulse came to him. This dog, his
boon companion. he would present 10
the crown prince. 1t was all he had.
and he would give it. freely, even
though 1t left him f~riendless.
But here again he was at q loss.
Was 1t the proper thing? Did one do
such things in this fashion, or WAS
there a procedure? He cooked an eye
at the box of the carriage, but the two
men sat impressive, immohile.
Finally he made up his mind. Hat
in hand, he stepped forward. High.
ness" he said nervous!y, "since the
dog pleases you, IL would presen,
him to you"
ITO meg The crown princes voice
was full Of i%ncredulous joy.
"Yes, highness. II such a thing he
permissible"
Are you sure you don't mind"
"He is the best l have, highness. I
wish to offer my best"
Prince Ferdinand william Otto A.
most choked with excitement. II have
always wanted one" he cried. III
you are certain you a spare him, I'll
be very good to him. No one" he
said, sever gave me a dog before. Id
like to have him now. II / may"
The crowd vas growing. 1t pressed
closer, pleased at the boys delight.
Truly they were participating in great
things. A small cheer and many
smiles followed the lifting Of the dog
through the open window of the car.
riage. And the dog was surely a dog
to be proud Of. Already 1t shook
hands with the crown prince.
Perhaps, in that motley gathering,
there were some who viewed the scene
with hostile eyes, some who saw, not
a child glowing with delight owe a
gift, but n Of the hated ruling fam.
lily, a barrier, an obstacle in the way
Of freedom. But II such there were.
they were few. It was, indeed. as the
t~errorists feared. The city loved the
boy.
Annunciata. followed by an irritated
Hilda, came out Of the shop. Hilda's
wardrobe had been purchased. and
was not to her taste.
Good heavens" cried the arch.
duchess. and stared into the carriage.
"Ottow
HE IL mlne," said the crown prince
fondly. HE IL the cleverest dog. He
can do all sorts Of things"
PUT him out"
"But he Is mine," protested Ferdi.
nand William Otto. "He Ia a gift.
That gentleman there, in the corduroy
jacket"
PUT him out" said the Archduchess
Annunciata.
There was nothing else to do. The
crown prince did not cry. He was
much too proud. He thanked the
donor again carefully, and regretted
that he could not accept the dog. He
said 1t was a wonderful dog. and just