Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-06-14


Quite to the end. Only a word or
two now, and we may leave the little
king to fulfill his splendid destiny. Not
a quiet life, we may be certain. Per-
haps not very peaceful or ~untroubled
one. But a brave and steadfast and
honorable one, be sure of that.
What should we gain by following
Olga Loschek, eating her heart out In
England, of the committee of ten, cover
Ing in it's cells? They had failed, as the
wicked, sooner or later, must fail. Or
Karl, growing fat in a prosperous land,
alike greedy for conquest and too in
dolent for battle?
To finish the day, then, and close
with midnight.
Milky first, a subdued and rather
battered Milky. He was possessed by
a desire, not indeed unknown to low
ers, to revisit the place where he and
Hedwig had met before. The roof
no less. Not even then that he hoped
for himself n more than he had
hoped before. But at least it could
not be Karl.
Strangely enough, Hedwig also had
had a fancy to visit the roof. She
could not sleep.
So she had dismissed her maid and
gone through Hubert's rooms to the
roof. Milky found her there.
Hedwig did not turn her head. She
knew his steps, had really known he
must come, since she was calling him,
actually calling. with all her deter
mined young will. Oh, she was shame
lessl
But now that he had come, 1t was
Milky who implored, and Hedwig who
held off.
"My only thought in all the world"
he said. "Can you ever forgive me Pr
This was tactless. No lover should
ever remind his lady that he has with
stood her.
"For whatT" said Hedwig coolly.
"For loving you So" This was much,
better, quite strategic, indeed. A
trench gained!
"Do you really love me? I won
der"
But Milky was tired of words, and
rather afraid of them. They were not
his weapons. He trusted more, as has
been said somewhere else, in. his two
strong arms.
'Too much ever to let you go,"'he
said. Which means nothing unless
we take it for granted that she was in
his arms. And she was, indeed.
The king having been examined and
given some digestive tablets by the
court physicians-a group which,
strangely enough, did not include Doc
tor Weiderman-had been given a
warm bath and put to bed.
There was much formality as to the
process now, several gentlemen cling
ing to their hereditary right to hang
around and be %nuisances during the
ceremony. But at last he was left
alone with Oskar.
Alone, OF course, as ---~A r-s7o
Is ever alone, which, what with extra
sentries and so on, is not exactly soil
tary confinement.
"Oskari |" said the king from his pill
low.
Majesty !"
Oskar was gathering the royal gar.
ments, which the physicians had or
dered burned, in case of germs.
"Did you yer eat American ice
cream?"
"No, majesty. Not that I recall"
SIT is very delicious" observed the
king, and settled down in his sheets.
He yawned, then sat up suddenly
"Oskar!"
Eyes, majestyi'
''There is something in my trousers
pocket. I almost forgot it.. Please
bring them here"
Sitting up in bed, and under Oskar's
disappearing eye, because he, too, was
infected with the germ idea, King
| Otto the Ninth felt around in his small
pockets, until at last he had found
what he wanted.
"Have I a small box anywhere, a
very small box?" he inquired.
'The one in which your majesty's
seal ring came is here. Also there is
one in the study which contained
c%rayons."
SRI have the ring box" said his
majesty.
And soon the Lincoln penny rested
on a cushion Of white velvet, on which
were the royal arms.
King Otto looked carefully at the
penny and then closed the lid.
whenever I am disagreeable, Os-
kar," he said, "or don't care to study,
or-or do things that you think my
grandfather would not have done, ]
wish you'd bring me this box. You'd
better keep it near you"
He lay back and yawned again.
ibid you ever hear of Abraham Lin
coin, Oskar?" he asked.
Ell have heard the name, maJes-
IT," Oskar ventured cautiously.
"My grandfather thought he was u