The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-07-13

ain What Can We Trust7"
Ut last stricken by conscience TO q
prayer at his bedside. on one OF her
last visits that was. She got up Ia
find his eyes fixed on her.
Father, can you hear me?'
EYES"
II have been bnd daughter 10
you. | am sorry. II IL late now 10
tell you, but / am sorry. Can l do
nnything?"
otto" he said, with difficulty.
"You want 10 see him?"
"No."
She knew what he meant by that.
He would have the boy remember him
as he had seen him last.
"YOu nre anxious about himT"
'Very--anxious."
Listen. father" she snId, STOPPING
over him. II have been hard and cold.
Perhaps you VIII grant that have
had two reasons for II. But | am go.
Ing to do better I will take care OF
him and I Will do all can TO make
him happy. promise"
Perhaps II was relief. Perhaps even
then the thought OF Annunciata's tar.
dy and certain-to-be bungling efforts
TO make Ferdinand William Otto happy
amused him. He smiled family.
Milky received note from Hedwlg
late that afternoon. II was very
brief.
Tonight nt nino O'Clock shall 20 TO the
roof beyond Hubert's old rooms for air.
HEDWIG.
Milky. who In all his lncurIous young
life had never thought of the, roof OF
the palace, save as necessary shelter
from the weather thing OF tiles nnc
cutters. vastly large. looked rather
astounded.
"rhc roof" he said, surveying the
note. And fell 10 thinking, such mix
ture Of rapture and despair as only
twenty-three. and hopeless, cnn know.
Somehow or other he got through
the intervening hours, and before nine
he wns on his way. He Ind the run
Of the palace. Of course. No one mo-
ticed him ns he made his way toward
the empty suite which 80 recently had
housed Its royal visitor.
Hedwig. In n soft white wrap over
her dinner dress, was at the balus
trade, A very dignIhed fairy. al
though her heart thumped disgrace
fully.
Whatever Milky had intended--of
obeyIng his promise TO the letter. Of
putting his country before love, and
love out OF his life-fnlled him instant
ly. The Milky. ardent-eyed and tender
armed. who crossed the roof and took
her almost fiercely In his arms. was
all lover--nnd twenty-three.
Sweetheart" !" he snld, Sweet.
est heart"
When. having kissed bcr. he drew
back n trf1c for the sheer JOY OF again
her 10 him. II was IIedwlg
who held out her arms to him.
II couldn't bear H." she said simply.
II love you. had to see you again.
Just once"
II he had not entirely lost his head
before, he lost II then. He stopped
thinking. was content for time that
her arms were about his neck, and
his arms about her. holding her close.
"Never let me 10, Milky" she whls-
pered. Hold me, always"
"Always!" said Milky. vallantly and
,bsurdly.
like thisf"
Like this" said Milky, who wns |
Ike most lovers, not particularly |
original. He tIghtcned his strong arms
lhont her.
Then. because she dared not give !
,im time 10 think. she made her plen |
rapid. glrlish, rather incoherent. hut |
understandable enough. They would 20
Iway together and he married. She |
md II all plnnned and some OF II mr.
nnged. And then they would hide
nnd--"nnd always be 80
ether" she finished, tremulous with
nxlety.
And Milky? His pulses still beating
( her nearness. his eyes ON her up
rrned, despnlring young face, turned
o him for hope and comfort, what
ould he do? He took her IN his arms
gain and s0othed her, while she cried
er heart ovt against his tunlc. He
aid he would do anything to keep her
rom unhappiness, and that he would
ie before he let her go 10 Karls arms.
M II he had stopped thinking before,
@ was thinking hard enough then.