Marble Hill press., 1918-05-23

| I rut ~ q nnE at the bottom and took
p1ssessl"a, They're mine"
Really ?" said Prince Ferdinand
william otto quite delighted II~
would never have thought ot such a
tilHs
4 denr ~ iron bars NJ the fao, ~
ihr long nisht u strps-thcr. wcr~
four u them stori open. Here day
| listts which had been gfustng fainter.
sulf,iy erased, And here l,hhy. ha,.
lns frp'ac-i his mask. plae,-i an air
rife u,rr hls shoulder. and lighted q
candle aud hcli 1, out 60 the crown
primo.
"iau can carry a." be said -pnly
innt ir' u drip on you. inu1i spn,l
your clothes Th~re was . falntly
scufufui not. In HI. voice. and F~f,ii.
nand William otto ~as auirk to hear
u.
Il don't care NJ all about my
clothes he protested And Co. prove
u b. deliberately Tilted the candle and
lri thin stream of paFafin run down
b.. short Jacket
You're . rr,i,y rood sport no'hy
observed. And from that time on 10
ailrssssi his ruyai hiehhess a. -oli
slsrt
Whsn they rraehsi the old Dungeon
the candle was about done. Thsrr vas
only time O. fsshlon anoth-r tlsek
mask out % piece ~ cloth that bare
a strange resemblance to a black
vu.s,coa,. The crown primo. donnci
this With Wildly beating heart. Never
Ia all his lie had hc h-ra - excited
Eve caa Set another candle. AMI
cone haek and cook snnsthlne saii
the senior pirate. tying the mask %
With pieces - brown string 1t sets
pretty smoky. bot I eau osnt. you'd
better believe"
- this wonderful boy c1s'i co-rk.
a'sl' Tho croSn pfihcr hal never
mot auy one With - mahy varied a..
taInmeuis. Hc cared through The eye
holes. which Wcrc rather to- far apart.
ln rapt admiration.
As you havcnt g., q hel,.- Rcbhy
saIi generously -T1l give yoa the riss
L,cr bold a runr
"Oh. y~.." said the eruwn prince.
lie I'D NJ, erIlAln that h. had h~~n
iauEh, 10 shoe, on the Ftss range of
his o~n regiment aud hsd woa quite
number Of medals lie prss~s.~i
indeed quite q number Of small bot
sery perfect runs
With the las, gasp of the osnile.
the children prepared to depart The
scnior pirate had already forEoiisn the
two men he had trxilei through The
rsssaEe. and vas eager 10 get oai.
doors.
"Readyi- he said. Nov. rsDembcr.
old sport. ne are rSss Ne quarter.
except TO women ani ohlldrea. ssoo,
every man"
Even II he is unsrnet'- inquired
the crown prince Who had also studied
strategy and tactics. aud felt iaat an
man should he taken prs.
onsr.
Sure. We Cont really shoot them.
silly. Nov. Get 10 step
Then began. for the crown princ,N
such n day % soy "a hs had never
known before. Even the Land ~ 10
!. ght faded before sAis new bliss of
stalking frrm tree 30 tire. Of killing
citizens vho sAt on rugs 4,
IN the ground aud ate sas.ases aud
little cakes. Here and thsrc. whore
4 party had moved on. they salvAsyd |
q BIZ OF food-thc hcci of a loaf one I
4 the small country apples. Shades /
4 the court physicians under whose
direction the crown prince was daily |
FED carefully balanced ration
When they were weary. tAey /
stretched out on the ground. and the |
-ruwu prince. whose bed was nightly |
'ried with a warming pan for fear OF 1
iampncSs. wailowsd hllssfully on
'arth still soft with the melting fros;s
II the winter He grew muddy and
llrty. He had had no hat. Of course.
md his bright hair hung over his fore
read In moist strands. Now aud then
Ne drew a long brrath Of sheer happI-
less.
As dusk descended. the crowd grad
ially dispersed. some TO supper. but
some to gather In the place aud in the
streets around the palace. For the
-umor that the king was dying would
not down.
At last the senior pirate consulted
, large nickel watch.
"Geei it's almost supper time" be
aid.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto con.
luiied his own watch. the one with
he inscription: TO Ferdinand VII.
lam Otto. from his grandfather, on
he occasion Of his taking his FIRST
"why can't you come home to sup
er with mer asked the senior Pirate.
Would your folks kick up q rowr"
Il beg your pardonr'
~wouid your family objectr
There IL only one person who would
lind" reelected the crown prince.
loud. "and she will be angry. anyhow.
do you think your mother will bs
'illingr"
~wiIlingi Sure she wilt My COVER
ess--but I'll fix her. She's German.