The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-02-01
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public square. He approached it
slowly, for two reasons. First, he did
not want TO go back. Second, he was
rather frightened. He had an idea
that they would be disagrecable.
There seemed to be II great deal go
lng on at the palace. Carriages were
rolling in under the stone archway
and. having discharged their contents,
mostly gentlemen in uniform, were
moving Off with a laundering of hoofs
that reached from the vaulted roof of
the entrance. All the lights were on
In the wing where his grandfather,
the king, lived alone. AS his grand
father hated lights, and went TO bed
early, Prince Ferdinand William Otto
was slightly puzzled.
He was very dirty. His august face
was streakcd with SCOT, and his au-
rust hands likewise. His small derby
nat was carefully placed on the very
back of his head at the angle Of the
American boys cap. AS his collar had
scratched his neck, he had, at Bob
by's suggestion, taken 1t off and
solled IL up. He decided, as he waited
N the square, to put ii on agaih.
Miss Brsithwaite was very peculiar
about collars.
Came a lull in the line Of carriages.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto took
! long breath and started forward.
As he advanced he stuck his hands
n his pockets and staggered a trifle.
il was, as nearly as possible, an ex-
act imitation of Bobby ThOrpe's walk.
And 10 keep up his courage, he quoted
hat young gentleman's farewell
| speech 10 himself: What d. you
are? They won't eat you, will theyT'
Prince Ferdinand William Otto stood
n the shadows and glanced across.
| rhe sentries stood like wooden men,
,ut something was wrong in the court
yard inside. The guards were all
standing, and there seemed to be a
great many OF them. And just as he
lad made up his mind to take the
plunge, so to speak, a part of his own
regiment Of cavalry came out from the
| court yard with a laundering OF h0ofs,
! wheeled ut the street, and clattcred
of.
| Very unusual, all of 1t.
The Crown Prince Ferdinand Otto
felt in his pocket for his handkerchief,
and. moistening a corner with his
tongue, wiped his face. Then he wiped
ais shoes. Then. with his hands in
his trousers pockets, he sauntered in
to the light.
The two sentries made no sign
when they saw Ferdinand William
Otto approaching. But one of them
forgot to bring his smusket to salute.
He crossed himself instead. And
something strained around the other
sentry's lower jaw suddenly relaxed
Into "A smile as his royal highness
drew a hand from it's refuge and sa-
iuted. He glanced at one. then at the
otheA rather sheepishly. hesitated be
tween them, clapped his hat OF more
securely, and marched in.
1.-THE young rascal !" said the sec
ond sentry TO himself. And by turn
Ing his head Slightly--for Il sentry
learns to seq all around like Il horse
without twisting his neck-he watched
the runaway into the palace.
Prince Ferdinand William OTTO went
I'm the stone staircase. Here and
there he passed guards who stared and
saluted. Had he not been obsessed
with the vision NJ Miss Braitbwaite
he would have known that relief fol
rr-l ;n I.u xrAI.. Afc-n,VArc ola 4
tered down the staircase TO the cour
yard. Other messengers. breathles'
and eager. flew to that lighted win;
where The council sat. and where fh'
old king, propped up in bed. waited
and rought terror.
His eyes, weary with many years o
ruling, of disappointments and bitter
ness, roted the room. They came t.
rest at last on the photograph of
young man. which stood on his bed
side table.
He was u very young man, in a uni
form. He WAS boyish. and smiling
There was n dog beside him, and it
head was on HE knee. Wherever on
stood in the room. the eyes of tn
photograph gazed at one. The kin
knew this, and because he was quit
old, and because there were few PEG
pie to whom a king dares to speak hi
iniuost thoughts. he frequently spok
to the photograph. The older h
grew, the more he felt. sometimes, n
though it knew what he said.
IF they've got him." he said nov
TO the picture, ait is out of my hands
and into yours. my boy"
Much Of his life had been spent Ii
waiting, In waiting for a son, in walt
ing for that son to grow to be q mar