Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-26
CHAPTER NNNyii-continued

DCT the balcony outside the dead
- Kings apartment rcmaia d empty
The curtains at the loug windows were
drawu. save at one. opened Tor air The
hrcc2c shook its curtains TO and rto,
hut no small childish figure emerged
The cries kept up. but there was
sNarl in the note now
The King Long live the King
Where l., hc"'
\ man in red costume. near old
Adclhcrt lcap,d on box and lighted a
flaming torch "Ayo." hc yelled, "call
Tor the li.,lc King. where is he? What
have they done with him.
old Adclhort pushed on. The voice VI
the rcvoiut!onist died behind him, In a
chorus OF fury. From nowhere, ap-
par"utlr, came lighted bpN-Oauners pro.
claiming the Chancellor's treason ana
demanding republic SON" of them IN
structod the people 90 gather around tn"
Parliament, where IL was II ted. leading
citizens we're already forming a republic
some. NOR" violent, suggested an ad-
vance On the palace.
tn" crowd AT first ignored them. h'jt
as time went on. It grew ugly. Ry al
precedent the new King should lee now
hctor" them. what. then. f. this ruuol
was true Whcrc was the little King
revolution. now, IN the making. \
flame ready tn blaze. Hastily. ON the
outskirts ot the throuR, u delegation
formed to visit the palace and learn
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glow, Nurses gathered at the windows
thoir uniforms ana faces alike scar'c'
in tn" glar", and whispered together.
one such group gathered near tho
d
T his lethargy. Ills body had gained
strength, SO thIt he was clothed NJ times
I 10 wander Jimlcsslv about the ward. Eui
( he he'd remained dazed. Now and thcr
/ the curtain Of the past lifted, hut for a
moment only He had forgotten his
name. lie spent iuug hours struggling
10 pierce tho mist.
Dut mostly 10 lay. or sat. as now
beside his bed, band 'gc still on hi
head, clad in shirt aNd trousers, bare
4 feet thrust into worn hospital slippers
3 The rcd glare had not reused him. MOI
vet tho beat of tho drums Eut a worc
or two that one Of the nurses spoi,
caught his ear and held him, lie looked
up. and slowly rosc TO hla feet Tn
steadily he made his WY to- a window
holding to the sill to steady himself.
old Ade,bcrt had been working hi
way impatIcnty. THO temper OF ,l
mob was growing ugly. II was Suspi
c!Ous, frightened. potentially hanGer"u'
The cry or To the palace SIr.'e'
his ears aS he finally emerged oi''t''eS
from the thr"nE.
lie stepped boldly To- the old ston
archway. and faced Il line Of soldier
there. II would see the ,hancel'or,' u
, gasped, and ga,utcn.
TIL" captain OF th" guard stepped on
, "Nhat - IL you WANT nc u''l!"uu'u'
, 9TH" Chancellor he lowered his Noic
- have news OF the crown Prince.
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