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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-12
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problem having been solved, Pepy the
maid and Bobby had long talk. Pepy
sat In low chair by the tiled stove
in the kitchen, and knitted stocking
with very large foot.
s'What want to know is this, I said
Bobby, swinging his legs on the table:
"What are the terroristsY
Pepy dropped her knitting, and
stared with open mouth. "What know
you of such things?' she demanded.
swell, terrorists killed the crown
princes father, and"
Quite suddenly Pepy leaped from her
cha;-. and covered Bobby's mouth with
her hand. ''Hush!' she said, and
stared about her with frightened eyes.
Then, in whisper: ''They are every
where. No one knows who they are.
nor where they meet. I myself" she
went on impressively, crossing the
place one night late, after spending
the evening with friend, saw line
of cats moving in the shadows. One
of them stopped and looked at me-"
Pepy crossed herself. ut had face
like the Fraulein in there"
Bobby stared with interest through
the doorway. The governess did look
like a cat. maybe she's one Of
them" he reflected aloud.
ooh, for Gods sake, hushl" cried
Pepy, and fell to knitting rapidly. Nor
could Bobby elicit anything further
from her. But that night, in his sleep,
he saw crown prince, dressed In
velvet and ermine, being surrounded
and attacked by an army of cats, and
went, shivering, to crawl into his
mothers bed.
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really needed 20 assistance whatever.
ssYou go up" said the crown prince
eagerly, turning to the countess. I'll
hold your bag, SO you can climb"
He caught her handbag from her,
and instantly something snapped in 1T.
The countess was climbing up the lad
der. Rather dismayed, Prince Ferdi-
nand William Otto surveyed the bag.
Something had broken, he feared. And
in another moment he saw what it
was. The little watch which was set
in one side of it had slipped away,
leaving round black hole. His heart
beat trifle faster.
Tim awfully worr1ed," he called up
to her, as he climbed. 'sI'm afraid I've
broken your bag. Something clicked,
and the watch is gone. 1t is not on
the ground
1t was well for the countess that the
colonel was talking to HedWig. Well
for her, too, that the other officers
were standing behind with their eyes
worshipfully on the princess. The
countess turned gray white.
"Don't worry, highness," she said,
with stiff lips. t"The watch falls back
sometimes. / must have it repaired. Z
But long after the tour Of the RAM
parts was over, after ammunition
rooms had been visited, with their long
lines Of waiting shells, after the
switchboard which controlled the river
mines had been inspected and ex-
planned, she was still trembling.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto,
looking at the bag later on, saw the
watch in place and drew long breath
Of relief.
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man was influential, and by this new
policy of substituting fresh blood for
stale, the government had made many
enemies among them.
The old mans bitterness had been
increased by two things. First, al
though he had been dismissed without
notice, in the middle of the week, he
had been paid only up to the hour OF
leaving. That was a grievance. Sec
ond, being slow on his feet, one OF
the royal motor cars had almost run
him down, and the police had cursed
him roundly for being in the way.
At last he determined to ind
Haeckel, the student. He did not
know his Christian name, nor where
he lodged. But he knew the corps he
belonged to, by his small gray cap
with q red band.
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esq. old now. was In a hospital
once, after battle. And he came in.
He put his hand on my shoulder, like
this"-he illustrated it on the child's
small one-"and said" Consider
ing that old Adelbert no longer loved
his king, it is strange to record that
his voice broke.
''Will he die soon?" Bobby put in.
He found kings as much of a novelty
as to Prince Ferdinand William Otto
they were the usual thing.
'Who knows? But when he dies,
the city will learn at once. The great
bell of the cathedral, which never
rings save at such times, will toll.
They say it is a sound never to be
forgotten. I, of course, have never
heard it. When it tolls, all in the city
will fall on their knees and pray. 1t
is the CUSTOM"
Bobby, reared to strict Presbyterian
ism and accustomed to kneeling but
once day, and that at night beside
his bed, in the strict privacy of his
own apartment, looked rather startled.
"What will they pray for?" he said.
And old Adelbert, with new bitter
ness. replied that the sons of kings
needed much prayer. Sometimes they
were hard and did cruel things.
"And then the crown prince will be
king" Bobby reflected. IF were
king, I'd make people stand around.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-12
CHAPTER TX.
Old AdeIbert.

Old Adelbert of the opera had lost
his position. No longer, a sausage in
his pocket for refreshment, did he
leave his little room daily for the
opera. A young man, who made ogling
eyes at Olga, of the garde-robe, and
who was not careful to keep the lenses
clean, had taken his place.
He was hurt in his soldiers soul.
There was no longer a place in the
kingdom for those who had fought FOR
it. The cry was for the young. And
even in the first tWenty-four hours a
subtle change went on in him. His
loyalty, on which he had built his
creed Of life, turned to bitterness.
The first day Of his idlenes,s he wan
dered into the back room of the cob
bler's shop near by, where the butter
seller from the corner, the maker of
artificial flowers for graves, and the
cobbler himself were gathered, and lis
tened without protest to such talk as
would have reused him once to white
anger.
But the iron had not yet gone very
deep, and one thing he would not per-
nit. It was when, in the conversation,
one of them attacked the king. Then
indeed he was reused to fury.
Once upon time a student named
Haeckel had occasionally backed him
up in his defense of the royal family.
But for some reason or other Haeckel
came no more, and old Adelbert missed
him. He had inquired for him fire.
quently.
"Where is the boy Haeckel?' he had
asked one day. 81 have not seen him
lately
No one had replied. But sort of
grim silence settled over the little
room. Old Adelbert, however, was not
discerning.
But, that first DAY of idleness, when
he had left the cobbler's, he resolved
not to return. They had not been
unfriendly, but he had seen at once
there was a difference. He was no
longer old Adelbert of the opera. He
was an old man only, and out of work.
He spent hours that first free after
noon repairing his frayed linen and
lis shabby uniform, with his wooden
leg stretched out before him and his
pipe clutched firmly in his teeth.
Then, freshly shaved and brushed, he
started on painful search after work.
With no result. And, indeed. he was
hopeless before he began. He was old
and infirm. There was little that he
had even the courage to apply for.
True. he had his small pension, but
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-12
OLD ADELBERT or THE OPERA LOSES HIS JOB, AN EVENT
WHICH STARTS A CHAIN OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

synopsisThe prince Lvonia Ferdinand William Otto
aunt tires Of the singing ana
the where he makes the acquaintance OF bDDy
palace Night
which
The night the chancellor calls to consult the
The chancellor sug
kingdom the friendship OF the nelgnDong
Princess HedWlg In
Countess Loschek adynWallng
Annuna Hedwigs mother is in love with kng ha
Hedwig HedWig VINO loves
Milky dsmayed when told OF the Plans
Lohek sends secret message 20 ng
of the terrorss ana
dummy Captain Lasch unaware OF the suDs
Inc captain
and exchanges the seet Within the
cigarette On delivering the envelope 20
deception is discovered
Lvonia to karnla ana arranges WITH
Karl for marriage Hedwig Karl ereupn releases Captain
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it came only twice a year, and was
sent, intact, to take care of an invalid
daughter in the country. That was
not his. He never used penny OF
it. And he had saved a trifle, by liv-
ing on air, as the concierge declared.
But misfOrtunes come in threes, like
fires and other calamities. The after
noon Of that very day brought let
ter, saying that the daughter was
worse and must have an operation.
Old Adelbert went to church and
burned candle for her recovery, and
from there to the bank to send by
registered mail the surgeons fee.
He was bankrupt in tWenty-four
hours.
That evening in his extremity he did
a reckless thing. He wrote letter to
the king. He spent hours over it, first
composing it in pencil and then copy
ing it with ink borrowed from the
concierge. It began "Sire," as he had
learned was the form, and went on to
remind his majesty, first, of the hos
pital incident, which, having been for
ty years ago, might have slipped the
royal memory. Then came the facts
his lost position, his daughter, the
handicap Of his wooden leg. It ended
with a plea for reinstatement or, fail
ing that, for any sort of work.
He sent 1T, unfolded, in large fiat
envelope, which also he had learned
was the correct thing With kings, who
for some reason or other do not like
folded communications. Then he
waited. He considered that few
hou~s should bring return.
No answer came. No answer ever
came. For the king was i'll, and secre-
taries carefully sifted the royal mail.
That night, in the concierge's bu-
reau, he was treated to many Incl
dents, all alike. The government took,
but gave nothing. AS well expect
blood out of stone. Instances were
given, heartlessness piled on heart
lessness, one sordid story on an
other.
And as he listened there died In old
Adelbert's soul his flaming love for his
sovereign and his belief in him. His
eyes took on a hard and haunted look.
That night he walked past the palace
and shook his fist at 1t. He was
greatly ashamed of that, however, and
never repeated it. But his soul was
now an open sore, ready for infec-
ton.
And Black Humbert bided his time.
On the day of the excursion to the
fortress old Adelbert decided to appeal
to his fellow ledger, Herman Spier.
Now and then, when he was affluent,
he had paid small tribute to Herman
by means of the camp cookery on
which he prided himself.
"a soldiers mess r. he would say,
and bring in bowl Of soup, or a slice
of deer meat, broiled over hot Goals
in his tiny stove. "Eat it, man. These
restaurants know nothing of food"
Herman could not help him. But
he eyed the old soldier apprafsingly.
He guessed shreWdly the growing I'M
easiness behind Adelbe-t's brave front.
If now one could enlist such a man
for the cause, that would be worth
doing. Among the veterans the old
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-12

SLanu AROUND
But has the crown prince only a grand
father, and no father?"
s'He died-the boys father. He was
murdered, and the princess his mother
ALSO"
Bobby's eyes opened wide. "Who
did it?"
.'Terrorists," said old Adelbert- And
would not be persuaded to say more.
That night at dinner Bobby Thorpe
delivered himself Of quite speech.
He sat at the table, and now and then,
when the sour-faced governess looked
at her plate, he slipped a bit OF food
to his dog, which waited beside him.
There's q very nice old man up
stairs he said. "He has fine sword,
and ring doves, and a wooden leg.
And he used to rent opera glasses to
the crown prince, only he turned them
around. I'm going to try that with
yours, mother. We had sausage to-
gether, and he has lost his position,
and he's never been on the scenic
railway, father. I'd like some tickets
for him. He would like riding, I'm
sure, because walking must be pretty
hard. And what want to know is
this: Why can't you give him job,
father?'
"What sort Of job, son? A man
with one leg!"
He doesn't need legs to chop
tickets with"
The governess listened. She did not
like Americans. Barbarians they were,
and these were Of the middle class,
being in trade. For scenic railway
is trade, naturally. Except that they
paid fat salary, with an extra month
at Christmas, she would not be there.
'He means the old soldier upstairs.
said Bobby's mother softly. She was
gentle person. Her eyes were wide
and childlike, and it was sort of re-
liglon OF the family to keep them full
of happiness.
This also the governess could not
understand.
$50 the old soldier is out Of work"
unused the head of the family. Head,
thought the governess! When they
wound him about their fingers! She
liked men of sterner stuff. In her
mountain country the men did as they
wished, and sometimes BEAT their
wives by way OF showing their author
ity. Under no circumstances, she felt,
would this young man ever beat his
wife Hn was w04Klinp.
The weakling smiled across the
table at the wife with the soft eyes.
"How about 1t, mother?" he asked.
"Shall the firm of Bobby and I offer
him job?"
81 would like it very much" said the
weakling's wife, dropping her eyes to
hide the pride in them.
Suppose" said the weakling, shat
you run up after dinner Bob, and
bring him down. Now sit still, young
man, and finish. There's no such hurry
as that"
And in this fashion did old Adelbert
become ticket chopper Of the American
Scenic Railway.
And in this fashion, too, commenced
that odd friendship between him and
the American lad that was to have
so vital an effect on the very life it.
self Of the Crown Prince Ferdinand
William Otto Of Liv0nia.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-12

Countess Loschek is summoned
to appear before the Committee
of Ten, leaders of the terrorists,
where she is confronted with a
terrifying demand. The next
instaIIment tells of this startling
development.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-12
GRO BE CoNTINUED.)

Mrs. Despard, a sister of General
French, is said to have refused more
than 500 applications for newspaper
interviews after her return from visic"
Ing her brother Vi aAA 'front.' ~
Evening star., 1918-02-23

.COLORED PORTER-Experi-
enced, who can ride wheel; per-
manent position. Apply, at once,
Whites, oIo F st. NV.
Evening star., 1918-02-23

0ALESNAN, for motor trucks and truck spe-
eialties; All part time. Motor Truck Unit
Co. 72S llth ss NV 23s
wANTED-Successful commercial travellers who
can furnish reference: none others need apply.
Angola Rubber Co., Mutual Life bldg, Buffalo,
~.
Evening star., 1918-02-23

|COLLECTOR-Salary or COM
mission; must have wheel. Apply
Singer Sewing Machine Co., 1880
18th st. NV.
CoLoRED MAN for kitchen helper. $50 sth St.
NV. 25s
Evening star., 1918-02-23

NEW PLAN RESTAURANT. 70 ~
Stock for sale in largest restaurant IN cf4s
Good food at popular prices. CentFal l1cst3sa.r
Big returns Investment. Investigate at eoeag-i
Shares, 500 each. Address Boz 162-A. Stag eGcas
Evening star., 1918-02-23

A YOUNG MAN to work in lunehroom and {
tend soda fountain W., B. A. Q35 9th W.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
.COLORED delivery boy and por.
ter. Apply, at once, 1913 F.

COLORED CONDUCTORS for passenger eieva
tors: Apply Immediately. Woodward & Lothrop.
employment ONCE.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07
NOVEMBER !, 1913.


Germany dreamed only OF military but also COM
mercial world-supremacy When she wakes up to what
has really happened may wish she had died i'm her
sleep.
Before the she controlled the dye market the
potash supply. great expectations sugar and coal and
OF drugs and glass and fine steel products She pos
sessed mining interests n Australia and America
whence came much Of the raw material needed for
the manufactures which SO important a part Of
her foreign trade She factories land and dock
space of enormous value in the States alone.
Now where does she stand? She has lost the dive
market her processes have been discovered and
America not only makes her own dyes but supplies
Germanys former customers We make our own glass
end drugs Potash fields have been found here. while
the German supply in Lorraine will
revert to France. Teutonowned property interests in
this and other countries have been conascated and
sold Probably the most cruel blow to Germany is the
loss of the North German Lloyd and Ham burg-Arer-
lean docks in the United States dock space in our
Atlantic almost unobtaina BILE and now Ger
manys cherished holdings TO her competitors
When after the close Germany tries to re-
enter the commercial world she will herself hated
her foreign holdings gone. demand for her wares
greatly diminished and materials difficult to OBJ
her will hesitate do business on anything but cash
basis. being suspicious credit: and Germany
saddled with debts war indemnities will not have
cash.
Truly rude awakening from her dream Of empire.
10 appear beggar and desDsed when she had thought
10 rule but Germany had it coming
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07

There is great dearth Of scoutnasters in the land
The number % boys who become scouts is CON
santly increasing But the scout-masters have
zone war.
There are still plenty Of possible left at home
men with dependents with slight physical defects
which kept them OF the strain of the army
hut which would prevent them from helping boys
10 learn manly sports and principles The reason why
more OF these. men do forward to act as
scout masters is perhaps found faulty training
of the generation which preceded of the scouts
these men did not i'm youth learn the things which
to be taught They cannot swim. They cannot
stand long tramps They cannot cook over camp fire
They do not know how camp or to strike camp
neatly AID effectively Many of them haven't even sense
enough TO see that picnic thoroughly put out.
some Of them cannot keep clean and speak the truth
But there is hope ahead. When the erown-up boys
begin TO come back from the war or just from the
cantonments where they military life what
masters they viii make They know the real things Of
pfs in the open They viii have 10 learn things.
as the Indians did from sheer necessity.
How straight they viii stand How strong they viii
be! What far light there will be in their eyes, And
how many interesting things they will know and what
interesting tales they win have to telIt
/ Cheer up scouts. There's good time coming
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07
THE MELTING POT
+Come Take Pot Luck With Us"
BOBBIE AND HIS PA.
By william +. Kirk.

yure own price, sed Pc. for any
thing YOU rite.
I hoap so. sed Ma, I have been
worrying about Boobies future
ever since he sed the other mite
that wen he grew up he WI be a
Republican, Senator. sed Ma.
He will be a crate ritter. sed Pa.
thare is no dout of il. sum news
paper viii oe after him, sed Pa.
/ hoap he wont be a newspaper
man, sed Ma, at leest until he has
all his habits formed, sed Ma
Thare only Idol is Speed, sed Ma.
Thay are always two 90 jumps
ahed
Yes, sed Pa. but thay are the
CRATE Pi-neers which blaze the Trale
Of Progress down the ages yet un-
horned, sed Pa.
Most of them certingly leeve a
trail behind them, sed Ma. a traii of
smOak like a racing ottomobeel.
wud rather Bobbie took up the law
or meddisin. sed Ma.
Everybody is talking up the law
now. sed Pa. Every yeer about a
milpun yung men cum out of col
lege & hire law offs & wait for
sumbody 10 git in trubbel & cum
running 10 them, sed Pa. & beeing
a docktor in these days. sed Pa, is
dangerus & dedly.
Well. sed Ma. I guess we have
enuff 10 think about without wor-
rying about Boobies first job. Ma
sed. Thare is just three things for
us 10 do now. sed Ma, smile. work &
saiv.
Yes. sed Pa, smile. work & saiv.
& buy War Savings Stamps. sed
Pa. newer fergit that.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07

Our teacher asked us il we cud
rite a essay about what this Nashun
wud do Wen the war is oaver. This
is the essay witch 1 rote & red 1t 20
Pa & Ma last mite.
Wen this crule war is over thare
Will De a better < briter wruld on
which the sun can shine on. The
drums Will be Mufeld. the Soards
Will be Sheethed. the last Gun will be
put away q the last Hun will Quit
Coald. Fair wimmen x braiv men
will walk hand in hand down the
Pathway OF the Yeers & thare will
be no moar children's teers Of sor-
row or winners feers Of tomorrow.
That is fine, Bobbie. sed Pa. YOU
certingly know ware 10 find yure
essays. Pa sed. remember onst
wen was littel sed Pa. rote the
saim kind Of a essay the saim way
you rote yures. / COPIED il out of
my fathers Libary, sed Pa. The
teecher marked me % on it. sed Pa
instead OF loo. & I got a call down
from her besides, sed Pa
Surely sed Ma, you are not ack-
using our littel child of not riteing
this essay hisself, sed Ma.
Well. sed Pa. ] dOant like TO say
that BObbie stole his Gethless lines
out of book. Pa sed, but il doesn't
sound like the riteing Of a child
/ rOte il myself. / sed TO Pa.
Bobbie, sed Pa, if you rote It
yuresef ! beg yure parding. You
have a crate future ahed Of YOU
If you rote that essay yureseIf. Pa
sed. a crate futsre. Ten yeers from
now you will be abel TO ask & git
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07
PROGRESSIVE PEACE-MAKING.

Ii fine thing for the allies that our enemies
yielded "A time beginning with the weakest and
ending with the strongest. was much easier to
handle them that way As Washington diplomat re-
marked when the German armistce terms were being
arranged:
we have been getting great practice We
think of something put
armistice we write The TO Germany is
bound be a finished work of art"
SO it is no doubt The experience of the allied gov
with Bulgaria. Turkey Austria Hungary.
not only taught them the necessary technique but gave
them idea how much the enemy would
stand and What demands necessary to impose in
clinch the allied victory insuring
carrying of peace program.
Peace-makng. like any other activity naturally inn
proves with practice If had another enemy to deal
with, could dictate armistce terms in sleep and
put them into before breakfast next morning.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07
EIGHT HOLIRS

One OF our largest employers of labor Henry Ford,
acting umpire for the national war labor board
has come cut fat for the eight hour-day principle
He is not for the eight-hour basic" day-that is
eight hours taken basis for reckoning day $
though the working day itself may be longer IL
is good poos, he insists to give what may seem
a fair days for the first eight hours and then
keep the employe working on top Of that for time
anda- half for overtime double time Sundays and
holidays" Eight hours is enough. and the pay should
be based that absolute fact He explains
MY experience. and also my reason teaches
that very few emergencies ever exist i'm
manufacturing business justifyiug the prac-
tce of exceeding eight working hours per
DAY. The strain of eight hours is enough and
the hours should never be increased except
under the most extraordinary circumstances
cannot dwell too much on this. For the good
OF the for the good of the employer and
for the general results I would admonish
those interested adhere the straight
eight-hour day"
The public is inclined TO agree with AIr Ford-in-
GLIDING some newspaper men, but with them OF course
what's the use.