Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
CHATTER XXX tContinued)

NDRIVE ON he said anerily, and
~ the coachman touched his whip
10 the horses. But they only reared, to
be grasped at the brides by hostile
hands ahead
Kari half rose from his seat.
sit still. Majesty" said the Chan
ccllur 1T Is the students. They VIII
talk. that is all"
But IL came pcrilously near 10 being
riot. Led by some students. pushed
by others. the crowd surrounded the two
carriages, first muttcring, then yelling
\ stone was hurled, and struck one Of
the horses Another dentcd the body
Of the carriage Itself. \ man with
handkerchief tied over the lower half Ot
his face mounted the shoulders of two
companions and harangucd the crowd
They wanted no friendship with karnla.
There were those who would Srll them
ont to their ucighbor and enemy, Wcr"
they 10 lose their ,tiOual existence
lie eNhorted them madly through the
handkerchief Others, further back, also
raised above the mob. shriokcd treason,
and called the citizens 10 arm against
this thing, \ babel Of noise, of swinging
back and forth OF mounted police pllsh.
ing through to surround tho carriage. of
cries and the dominating voices or IN"
student -dcuagOgucs. Then at last a
scnblanco ot order low muttcrug. an
escort OF police with drawn rovUlvcrs
around The carriage. ana u moved ahead.
But Karl only raised his eyebrows.
In his rooms, removing the dust Of his
/ journey, broken by the automobile trip
across the mountains where the two rail-
roads would some day meet, Karl rc-
fec,ed on the situation. His amour
/ propre was hurt Things should have
I -
was ineScusablc that Il" had been sub.
iccted to such demonstrations But
aside from IN" injury tc hio rg,de, was
deeper question. If this was the
temper Of the people now. what would il
b" when they found their suepiciOns
justified? Had Olga Ioschck been right
after all. and not merely icaluusr And
II she were, was the game worth the
candle?
But when hr arrived for tea in Tho
ArchduChcS~'s white drawing room he
was urbanc and smiling II"dWig, stand.
.ng with cold hands aud terrified eyes
10y the tea table. dislillrd both his urban.
i'y and his smile. lln kissed the hand
Of the Arohduchess and hcnt over He'd.
wigs with q flash of white teeth
Then he saw olga LORrhelt. ana his
smile stiffcn"d. The Countess came for.
ward curtsiod. ana as ho extended his
hand to her, touched II lightly with her
lips. They wcr" quite cold. For Just
an instant their eyes met,
II was on m" Surfac" an dmiahlo
aud quiet tea party. lilda, in a new
frock. tlrted openly with the King. and
read his fortune in tea leaves iicdwl
had taken M her position by a window
and was ConspiruOuslv silent Benin,
her were the soft ring Of silver aEdius
china. the Countcss's gay tones. KARL
suavc ones. assuming 81 witty as he In
quired for His Majesty; tn" ArChduchcs
Annunciata pretending a sclicitudc sh'
: did not feel And all forced, all arti
! fetal, Olga LosChcli'S heart burning II
her. and Karl watching HcdwiC will
. open admiration and some anxiety.
. GRANDMOTHER" lledwig Whispered
from her window to the austcrr ol'
, bronze figure in the Place, was it lik
, this with you at first? Did You shivc
, when he touched your handP And do"sn
II matter. after II year,
Very feeble" said the Archduch"SS'
voice. behind her, "hut SO braN"--a les
son to us all
'Il,. has had n long and Conspicuou
career Karl observed. "1t Is sad. bu
we must all come to il. hop" h" WI
ho able TO see me.
"Uedwig," said her mother Sharply
), your tea is getting cold"
!! IIedwig turned toward tile ROOM lAS'