The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-08-01


"These things you have DONE" he said
to Milky. "And weak and wicked
enough they are. But, on the other
hand, you found the king"
"Others found him also. Besides,
that does not affect my guilt. sir" said
Milky steadily.
Suddenly the chancellor got up and,
going TO Milky. put both hands on his
shoulders.
Quite to the end now, with the coun-
tess not In her rooms or anywhere In
the palace. With the bonfires burned
to cold ashes. and the streets deserted.
With the police making careful search
for certain men whose names Haeckel
had given. and tearing frenzied p'n-
cards from the walls. With Miss
Braithwaite still lying In her drugged
sleep. watched over by the sisters who
had cared for the dead king, and with
Karl, across the mountains. dreaming
Of bride who would never be his.
Quite to the end. Only word or
two now, and we may leave the little
king to fulall his splendid destiny. Not
a quiet life. we may he certain. Per
haps not very peaceful or untroueled
one. But a brave and steadfast and
honorable one. he sure o. that.
What should we gain by following
Olga Loschek. eating her heart out In
England, Of the committee Of ten, cover.
Ing in Its cellsl They had failed. M the
wicked. sooner or later. Must fail. Or
Karl, growing fat in a prosperous land,
alike greedy for conquest and too In
uolent for battlef
To finish the day. then. and close
with midnight.
Milky first, q subdued and rather
battered Milky. He was possessed by
a desire, not indeed unknown to low
ers, to revisit the place where he and
Hedwig had met before. The roof
no less. Not even then that he hoped
for himself any more than he had
hoped before. But at least II could
not be Karl.
He felt that he could relinquish her
more easily since II was not Karl. A.
II. poor Milky. II would ever make any
difference who II was. 20 It were not
hei
Strangely enough, Hedwig also had
had . fancy to visit the roof. She
could not sleep.
So she had dismissed her maid and
gone through Hubert's rooms to the
roof. Milky found her there.
Hedwig did not turn her head. She
knew his steps. had really known he
must come. since she was calling him.
actually calling. with all her deter
mined young will. Oh. she was shame
lessi
But now that he had come. II was
Milky who implored. and Hedwig who
held of.
MY only thought in all the world, >
he said. "Can you ever forgive mer'
This was .actless. No lover should
ever remind his lady that he has with
stood her.
"For whatf" said Hedwig coolly.
"For loving you So" This was much
better. quite strategic, indeed. A
trench gainedi
do you really love met won
der"
But Milky was tired Of words. and
rather afraid Of them. They we're moi
his weapons. He trusted more. a. hal
been said somewhere else. In his tws
strong arms.
"Too much ever to let you g." h
aaid. Which means nothing unless
we take It for granted that she was II
his arms. And she was, indeed.
The king having been examined ant
given some digestive tablets BY thu
court phymcians--a group which
strangely enough. did not include Doc
tor Weiderman-had been given
warm bath and put to bed.
There was much formality ~ to tn
process now, several gentlemen cling
ing to their hereditary right to ham
around and be nuisances during tn
ceremony. But at last he was lef
alone with Oskar.
Alone. of course. ~ much a. KIM
10 ever alone. which, what with extrI
sentries and 90 on. II not exactly soil
tary confinement.
"Oskarr said the king from bis Pill
low.
Majesty
Oskar was gathering the royal gar
ments, which the physicians had OF
dered burned, In case Of germs.
did you ever eat American ie'
creamr
"No. majesty. Not that recall"
ut u very delicious" observed tn
king, and settled down In his sheets
He yawned. then sat up suddenly
"Oskarr
Eyes. majesty"
There 10 something In my trouser
pocket. I almost forgot II. Pleas
bring them here"
Sitting up In bed. and under Oskar'
disappearing eye. because he. too, wa
infected with the germ idea, KIN
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