The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-05-18

There are other methods. The box
could be taken over the border. anl
hidden until the republic is firmly rs
tahIi>hrd. After that, h. is uuila-
portant."
The countess, still pale, looked at
him scornfully. You do my intcll-
gcnce small honor"
where peaceful methods will avail,
our methods are peaceful, madame"
1T was, then, in peac, that you muir
dcred Prince Hubert?"
THE errors of the past are past"
Then, with new sternnesS: Make
no mistake. Whether through your
agency or another, countess, when the
| cathedral bell rouSes the CITY to the
! kings death, and the people wait in
the place for their new king to come
out on the balcony, he will not come"
The countess was not entirely bad.
| Standing swaying and white-faced be-
fore the tribunal, she saw suddenly
the golden head of the little crown
prince, saw him smiling rs he had
smiled that day In the sunlight, saw
him troubled and fOrlorn as he had
been when, that very evening, he had
left them to go to his lonely rooms.
Perhaps she reached the biggest mo-
ment Of her life then, when she folded
her arms and stared proudly at the
| shrouded figures before her.
81 will not do It," she said.
But Number Seven remained impas-
sive. "A new idea, countess!" he said
suavely. Il can understand that your
heart recoils. But this thing Is in
evltable, as have said Whether you
or another-but perhaps with time to
think you may come to another CON
clusiOn. We make no threats. Our
position Is, however one Of RESPONSE
bility. We are compelled to place the
future of the republic before every
other consideration"
THAT is a threat"
I'VE remember both our friends and
our enemies, madame And we have
only friends and enemies. There is no
middle course. If you would like time
to think it over"
How much timer" She clutched at
the words.
women vary" said Number Seven
mockingly. Some determine quickly.
Others"
May l have month";"
During which the king may die!
Alas, madame, it is now you who do
US too little honor!"
desperately.
The leader glanced along the line. |
One head after another nodded SLOW |
ly.
"a week it is, madame. Comrade
Five!"
The one who had brought her came
forward with the bandage.
"At the end of one week. madame, |
a fiacre will, as tonight, be waiting
in the Street of the Wise Virgins"
"And these papers?
ION the day the republic Of IL
vonia IS established, madame, they Will
be returned to you"
He bowed, and returned to his chair.
Save for the movements of the man
who placed the bandage over her eyes,
there was absolute silence in the
room.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto was
supremacy happy. Three quite delight
full things had happened. First, Nix
Ky had returned. He said he felt per-
fectly well, but the crown prince
thought he looked as though he had
been i'll, and glanced frequently at :
Nikky's cigarette during the riding
hour. Second Hedwig did not come
TO the riding lesson, and he had Nix !.
~ to himself. Third, he, Prince
Ferdinand William Otto, was on the
eve Of birthday. =,
This last, however, was not unmixed
happiness. For the one day the
sentence Of exile was to be removed
so that he might lunch with the king,
md he was to have strawberry jam .
With his tea, some that Miss Braith, .
Yates sister had sent from England.
But to offset all this, he was to re-
'eive delegation of citizens. :.
Hedwig was not at the riding ),
chool that morning. This relieved
Prince Ferdinand William Otto, whose
Jews as to Milky were entirely sell
iSh, but Milky himself had unaccount-
bly, lost his high spirit Of the morn
lg. He played, of course, as he al
Ways did. And even taught the crown u u
rince how to hang over the edge Of
is saddle, while his horse was canter-
ng, so that bullets would not strike II
i'm. q
They rode and frolicked, yelled a
1t, got two ponies and whacked polo
all over the tan bark, until the n
rown prince was sweating royalty and 7
as gloriously flushed. j
II don't know when have been so
appy," he said, dragging out his hand A
erchief and hopping his face. "It's
great deal pleasanter without He'd CT
'ig, isn't it7' n
While they played, overhead the d.
reat hearse was ready at last. Its tt
oodwork shone. Its gold crosses Sc
leaned. No fieck Of dust disturbed II
S austere magnificence. dl
The man and the boy who had been
orkin9 on Il stood back and sur III