The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-21

the great marble staircase. Sentries
saluted. Two fiunkies In scarlet and
gold threw open the doors. A stray
dog that had wandered into the court
yard watched them gravely.
81 WISH" said PRINCE Ferdinand
William Otto, "that I might have a
dog. Yesterday l met boy who has
dog. II sleeps on his bed at night"
Milky looked back. Although 1t had
been the boast OF the royal family for
a century that II corld go about un-
attended, that Its only danger was
from the overzeal Of the people In
showing their loyalty, not since the
death OF Prince Hubert had this been
true In fact. No guards or soldiers
accompanied them. but the secret po-
lice We're always near mt hand. SO
Milky looked. made sure that man
In civilian clothing was close ut their
heels, and led the way across the
square to the riding school.
A small crowd lined up and watched
the passing OF the little prince. As
he passed, men lifted their hats and
women bowed.
II have n great many friends" he
said with sigh Of content, as they
neared the riding school. II suppose
] don't really need dog"
Look here" said Milky. after a
pause. Look here. hlghness, you
didn't treat your friends very well
yesterday"
~ know" said Prince Ferdinand
William Otto meekly. But Prince
Ferdinand william Otto had thought
out defense. II got back all right
didn't II" He considered. ut was
worth 1t. A policeman shoVk me"
(which policeman" demanded Nix
ky In terrible tone, and In his fury
quite forgot the Raging hs had pre-
pared for Otto.
81 think I'll not tell you, II you don's
mind"
Fortune smiled on Milky that day.
Had. indeed, been smiling daily for
some three weeks. Singularly enough,
the Princess Hedwig. who had been
placed on pony ut the early age of
two and who had been wont to boast
that she could ride any horse In her
grandfather's stables. was taking rid
ing lessons. From twelve to one
which was. also singularly, the time
Prince Ferdinand william Otto and
Milky rode In the rinS-the Princess
Hedwig rode also. Rode divinely
Rode saucily. Rode, when Milky wal
ahead. tenderly.
) To tell the truth. Prince Ferdinand
William Otto rather hoped, this morn
ing. that Hedwig would not be there
There was a difference In Milky wher
: HedwIg was around. When she wal
r not there he would do all sorts o
0 things. like jumping on his horse whil'
: It was going, and riding backward II
! the saddle, and so on. He had onc'
$ even tried jumping on his horse as 1
T galloped past him. and missed. ant
n had been awfully ashamed about II
g But when Hedwis was there, Their
was no skylarking. They rode around
0 and the riding master put up jump
q and they took them. and finally He'd
s wig would get tired. and ask Mix,
9 please to be amusing while she rested
Q And he would not be amusing at all
e The crown prince felt that she neve
8 really saw Milky at his best.
q The riding school had been built TO
D. officers of the army, but was now USE
I. by the court only. Here the king ha
IS ridden as a lad with young Mettlicf
IS his close friend even then. The favor
ite mare OF his later years, now oil
g and almost blind, still had stall 4
70 the adjacent royal stables. One of tn
Is kings last excursions abroad had bee
4. to visit her.
r Overhead, up great runway. wer
the state chariots, gilt coaches O. IL
le conceivable weight, travelling carriage
" of the post.chaise periods, sleighs l
It which four horses drove abreast, theI
Is panels painted by the great artists Q
v, the time; and one plain little vehicle
IN very shabby. In which the royal chi
e. dren of long ago had fed from Kal
,e nian invasion.
IN In one corner. black and gold an
ID forbidding, was the imposing hearse
,p which the dead sovereigns Of the couI
try were taken to their long sleep
nt the vaults under the cathedral. Goo,
ig bad, and Indifferent, one after II
h. other, as their hour came, they ha
lg taken their last journey In the ol
catafalque. and had Joined their 70
I (! bears. Many they had been: men {
,r, iron, men of blood, men Of flesh, me
ip OF water. And now they lay In stor
es crypts, and Of all the line only tw
remained