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

oet necessary to contemplate violence.
There are other methods. The boy
could be taken over the border, and
hidden until the republic 10 firmly e.
tablished. After that. he u unim-
portant"
The countess. still pale. looked 1t
him s%cornfully. You do my intelu.
gence small honor"
"Where peaceful methods will avail,
our methods r peaceful. madame"
ut was. then. In peace that you muir
dered Prince Huberti"
THE errors Of the past are past"
Then, with u new sternness: "Make
no mistake. Whether through your
agency or another, countess, when the
cathedral bell rouse the city to the
kings death. and the people wait in
the place for their new king to come
out on the balcony. he will not come"
The countess was not entirely bad.
Standing swaying and white-faced be-
fore the tribunal, she saw suddenly
the golden head Of the little crown
prince. saw him smiling as he had
smiled that day In the sunlight. saw
him troubled and forlorn as he had
been when. that very evening, he had
left them to 60 to his lonely rooms.
Perhaps she reached the biggest mo.
ment Of her life then, when she folded
her arms and stared proudly at the
shrouded figures before her.
II will not do It," she said.
But Number Seven remained impas-
sive. "A new idea, countess!' he said
suavely. II can understand that your
heart recoils. But this thing Is in
evitable, as l have said. Whether you
or another-but perhaps with time to
think you may come to another con-
clusion. We make no threats. Our
position is. however. one Of RESPONSE
bility. We are compelled to place the
future Of the republic before every
other consideration"
That is q threat"
1--WE remember both our friends and
our enemies, madame. And we have
only friends and enemies. There is no
middle course. If you would like time
to think 1t over"
slow much timer" She clutched at
the words.
women vary" said Number Seven
mockingly. Some determine quickly.
Others"
MAY l have a month";"
During which the king may die !
Alas, madame, it Is now you who do
US too little honor!"
"A week." begged the countess
desperately.
The leader glanced along the line.
One head after another nodded slow.
ly. r..
"A week it is, madame. Comrade
Wvep
The one who had brought her came
forward with the bandage.
AT the end of n week, madame,
q fiacre will, Is tonight, be waiting
in the Street of the Wise Virgins"
And these papersT
ION the day the republic Of Ii.
vonia is established, madame. they Will
be returned to you"
He bowed, and returned to his chair.
Save for the movements Of the man
who placed the bandage over her eyes,
there was absolute silence In the
room.
. .
Prince Ferdinand William Otto was
supremely happy. Three quite delight
full things had happened. First, Nix.
Ky had returned. He said he felt per.
fectly well, but the crown prince
thought he looked as though he had
been i'll, and glanced frequently a,
Nikky's cigarette during the riding
hour. Second. Hedwig did not come
to the riding lesson, and he had Mix
Ky to himself. Third, he, Prince
Ferdinand William Otto, was on the
} eve Of a birthday.
} This last, however, was not unmixet
happiness. For the one day thu
sentence Of exile was to be removed
SO that he might lunch with the king
and he was to have strawberry jan
with his tea, some that Miss Braith
. waite's sister had sent from England
But to Offset oil this, he was to 70
celye a delegation Of citizens.
j. Hedwig was not at the ridini
school that morning. This relieved
: Prince Ferdinand william Otto, who's
views as to Milky were entirely sci
] fish, but Milky himself had unaccount
ably lost his high spirit Of the morn
Ing. He played, Of course, as he al
E ways did. And ever taught the crow
prince how to hang over the edge o,
( his saddle. while his horse was canter
ing. 80 that bullets would not strik,
khim.
E They rode and f%rolicked. yelled
: bit, got two ponies and whacked a pol,
t ball Y e the tan bark, until tn,
= crown prince was sweating royalty an,
was gloriously flushed.
u don't know when I have been q,
:. happy" he said, dragging out his hand
t kerchief and hopping bis face. "lt'I
II great deal ~pleasanter without He'd
. wig, isn't itw
While they played. overhead thu
!, great hearse was ready at last. 1T
woodwork shone. Its gold crosses