The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-07-31
arms, which were treacherou, End
might betray him. After That, not dar-

might betray him. After that, not OAR
ing to look at her, but with his eyes
fixed on the irregular skyline Of the
city roofs, he told her many things,
of his promise to the king, Of the dan
ger, imminent now and very real, Of
his word of honor not to make love
to her, which he had broken.
Hedwig listened, growing cold and
still, and drawing away little. She
listened, even assented, as he pleaded
against his own heart, treacherous
arms still folded. And IL she saw his
arms and not his eyes, 1t was because
she did not look up.
Halfway through his eager speech,
however, she drew her light wrap
about her and turned away. Milky
could not believe that she was going
like that, without a word. But when
she had disappeared through the win
dow. he knew, and followed her. He
caught her in Huberts room, and drew
her savagely into his arms.
But 1t was passive, quiescent, and
trembling Hedwig who submitted, and
then, freeing herself, went out through
the door into the lights of the corridor.
Milky flung himself, face down, on a
shrouded couch and lay there, his face
buried In his arms.
Olga Loschek's last hope was gone.
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On the day of the carnival, which
was the last day before the beginning
of Lent, Prince Ferdinand William
Otto wakened early. The palace still
slept, and only the street sweepers
were about the streets. Prince Ferdi-
nand William Otto sat up In bed and
yawned. This was special day, he
knew, but at first he was too drowsy
to remember.
Then he knew-the carnivali A de-
lightful day, with the place full of peo-
pie I'm strange costumes-peasants,
imps, testers, who cut capers on the
grass in the park, little girls in pro-
cession, wearing costumes of fairies
with gauze wings, students who par
aided and blew noisy horns, even horses
decorated, and now and then dog
dressed as a dancer or soldier.
He yawned again, and began to feel
hungry. He decided to get up and take
his own bath. There was nothing like
getting a good start for gala day.
And, since with the crown prince to
decide was to do, which is not always
a royal trait, he took his own bath,
being very particular about his ears,
and not at all particular about the rest
of him. Then, no Oskar having yet
appeared with fresh garments, he
ducked back into bed again, quite bare
as to his small body, and snuggled
down in the sheets.
Lying there, he planned the day.
There were to be no lessons except
fencing, which could hardly be called
lesson at all, and as he now knew
the Gettysburg address," he meant to
ask permission to recite it to his
grandfather. To be quite sure Of it,
he repeated it to himself as he lay
there:
"Fourscore and seven years ago our
fathers brought forth on this continent a
new nation, conceived in liberty. and dedi-
Gated to the proposition that all men are
created equal"
Late in the morning Milky took him
to the roof. "We can't go out, old
man." Milky said to him, rather
startled to discover the unhappiness in
the boys face, "but I've found a place
where we can see more than we can
here. Suppose we try it,"
"Why can't we 60 out? I've always
gone before"
"Well," Milky temporized, "theyVe
made a rule. They make a good many
rules, you know. But they said moth
ing about the roof"
"The roof!'
1.-THE roof. The thing that covers
us and keeps out the weather. The
roof, highness." Milky alternated be-
tween formality and the other extreme
with the boy.
at slants, doesn't it?' observed his
highness doubtfully.
part of it is quite fiat. We can
take a ball up there, and get some
exercise while we're about it."
AS matter of fact, Milky was not
altogether unselfish. He would visit
the roof again, where for terrible,
wonderful moments he had held He'd
wig in his arms. On pilgrimage,
indeed, like that of the crown prince
to Etzel, Milky would visit his shrine.
So they went to the roof. One could
see the streets crowded with people,
could hear the soft blare of distant
horns.
'"The scenic railway is in that direc-
tion," observed the crown prince, lean
ing on the balustrade. ''If there were
no buildings we could see It,"
'Right here" Milky was saying to
himself. "At this very spot. She held
out her arms, and /"
ut looks very interesting" said
Prince Ferdinand William Otto. "Of
course we can't see the costumes, but
it is better than nothing"
81 kissed her." Milky was thinking.
his heart swelling under his very best