New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-20
CHAPTER Viu-Continued.

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The quay receded. red carpet and all
Only the blare OF the band followed
them. and with the persistence Of
sound over water, followed them foI
some time.
II was Hedwig who showed the mos
depression on the trip, after all. early
that morning she had attended mass
In the royal chapel. All the household
had been there. and the king had been
wheeled in. and had sat in his box
high in the wall, the door of which
Iopened from his private suite.
Looking up. Hedwig had seen his
gray old face set and rigid. The court
had worn black. and the chapel was
Idraped in crepe. She had fallen on
her knees and had tried dutifully to
pray for the dead Hubert. But her
whole soul was crying out for help for
herself.
SO now she sat very quiet, and won
dered about things.
Prince Ferdinand william Otto sat
Thy the rail and watched the green
banks flying by.
When no one was looking, he broke
ia flower from the bouquet and flung 1t
overheard. He pretended that it was a
boat. and was going down to karnia,
filled with soldiers ready to fight.
But the thought of soldiers brought
Milky to his mind. His face clouded.
'It's very strange about Milky" he
lyoSJ sVIn 10 yya cnnrnu,hnrn xyich
lhe had sent word he was going"
Hedwig looked out over the river.
The a%rchduchess glanced at Miss
1Braithwaite. "There Is no news?" she
asked. in al undertone.
"None," said Miss ~BraIthwaite.
A sudden suspicion rose in Hedwig's
mind. and made her turn pale. What
nc they had sent him away? Perhaps
they feared him enough for thatl If
that were true, she would never know.
lShe knew the ways Of the palace well
enough for that. In a sort of terror
khe glanced around the group, so COM
IfOrtably disposed. Her mother was
hooking out, with her cool, impassive
gaze. Miss Braithwalte knitted. The
countess. however, met her eyes, and
there was something strange in them
triumph and a bit of terror, too, had
she but read them. For the countess
had put in her plea for n holiday and
had been refused.
The new fortress faced the high road
der. It stood on n bluff over the river,
and was. as the crown prince decided,
mot so unlike the desk. after oil, ex-
icept that 1t had a around it.
Hedwig and the countess went with
the party around the Notifications.
THE archduchess and lss Braithwaite
had sought a fire. Only the countess, |
however seemed really interested.
Hedwlg seemed more intent on the dis
tant line of the border than on any,
thing else. She stood on a rampant
and stared out at 1t, looking very sad.
Even the drill-when at a word all the
great guns rose and peeped over the
edge at the valley below, and then
dropped backed again as If they had
seen enough-even this failed to rouse
her.
Il wish you would listen, Hedwig,"
said the o. prince, almost ~fretfully.
Its so interesting. The enemy's SOL
fters would come up the river in boats,
and along that road on foot. And then
we would raise the guns and shoot at
them. And the guns would drop back
again, before the enemy had time to
aim at them"
But Hedwig's interest was SO evil
IDENTITY assumed that he turned to the
countess. The countess professed
smiling terror, and stood a little way
back from the guns, looking on. But
Prince Ferdinand William Otto at last
coaXed her to the top of the emplace-
There's a fine view up there" he
urged. "And the guns won't hurt you.
There's nothing In them" {
To get up 1t was necessary to climb
iron ladder. Hedwig was already I
there. About q dozen young officers I
had helped her up. and ruined as I
many pairs of white gloves, although
Hedwig could climb like a cat, and
really needed no assistance whatever. I
"You 60 up," said the crown prince
turning to the countess. "Il q
hold ycur bag, so you can climb" t
He caught her handbag from her, c
md instantly something snapped in It. 1
me countess was climbing up the lad c
der. Rather Asmayed Prince Ferdi- 1
nand willia., Otto surveyed the bag. r
had broken. he feared. And ?
another moment he saw what Il t
The little watch which wal set r
one side Of 1t had slipped away, =
q round black hole. His heart 3
,eat q tn11e faster. Y
I'm awfully worried" he called - q