Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-03

took q sip OF beer from MS SanKaro'
The concierge ate, taking huge mouth
fuls Of onions and bread, and survey
ing his feeble.hearted recruit with ap-.
praising eyes. To win him would,
| mean honor, for old Adelbert. decorated!
for many ibraveries. was power
among the veterans. Where he led,
others would follow.
make no mistake" said Black
Humbert cunningly. 1--WE aim at no
bloodshed: A peaceful revolution. II
possible. The king, being dead, will
suffer not even humiliation. Let the
royal family scatter where it will. We
have no designs on women. The
chancellor, however, must die"
II make no plea for him." said old
Adelbert bitterly. II wrote to him also.
when lost my position, and received
no reply. We passed through the same
campaigns, az reminded him, but he
did nothing"
aAs for the crown prince" observed
the concierge, cycling the old man over
the edge Of his tankard, "you knew
orr plan for him. He will be cared
for as my own ci.ii;;aa, until We set h:H:
beyond the boundaries. Then he will
be safely delivered to those who know
nothing Of hts birth. A private fund
Of the republic will support and etfu-
cate him."
Old Adelbert's hands twitched. he
Is but a child" he said. "but already
he Knows his rank"
IT will be wise for him to forget
it," His tone was ominous. Adelbert
glanced up quickly, but the terrorist
had seen his error, and masked 1t with
grin. children forget easily" he
said, "and by this secret knowledge Of
yours, old comrade, all can be peace
fully done. Until you brought it to
lme, we were, I confess, fearful that
force would be necessary. To admit
THE rabble to the palace would be
dangerous. Mobs 60 mad at such mo
ments. But now it may be effected
with al decency and orderl"
! .And the planf'
Il II may tell you this" The con-
tcierge showed his plate away and bent
over the table. 1--WE have Get the day
as that Of the carnival On that day
all the people are on tho streets. Pro
cessions are forbidden, but the usual
costuming with their corps colors as
pompons is allowed. Here and there
will be one Of US clad in red, devil,
wearing the colors Of his satanic ma
1esty. Those will be Of our forces,
leaders and speech makers. When we
secure the crown prince, he will be
put into costume until he can be con-
cealed. They will seek, If there be
time, the Prince Ferdinand William
Otto. Who will suspect child, wear
ing some fantastic garb Of the car
nival?"
'.But the king7' inquired old Adei-
bert in . shaking voice. "How can
you set day, when the king may
rally7 thought all hung on the kings
death"
The concierge bent closer over the
table. Doctor Weiderman, the kings
physician, is one OF u.s. he whispered.
'eThe king lives now only because Of
stimulants to the heart. his body is
already dead. When the stimulants
cease, he will die"
Old Adelbert covered his eyes. He
had gone too far to retreat now.
Driven BY brooding and trouble, he had
allied himself with the powers Of dark
ness.
He sat silent while the concerg
cleared the table, and put the dishes
in pan for his niece to wash. And
throughout the evening he said little.
at something before midnight he and
his host were to set out on grave
matter, nothing less than 30 visit the
committee Of ten, and impart the old
soldiers discovery. In the interval he
sat waiting, and nursing his grievances
to keep them warm.
Black Humbeft, waiting for the hour
to start and nlling his tankard repeat
eddy, grew loquacfous.. He limited OF
past matters In which he had proved
his value to the cause. Old Adelbert
gathered that, ishe had not actually
murdered the late gown prince and
his wife, he had been closely con-
cerned in 1t. His thin. old flesh crept
with anxiety. It was bad business,
and he could not withdraw.
eve should have had the child, too," "
boosted the concierge "and saved
much bother. But he had been, un-
known to us. sent to the country. a
matter Of milk, believe"