The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-15

! HUl " WI illt itbllillllltt PNIlpcIS,
he said clvilly. ANA with Il relief Tint
was not lost on her "Wlth mndnmos
Intelligence. 80 try * to succeed.
Nevertheless, he left her well
guarded E,cu Mlnnn, slipping Oft for
an evening hour with village sweet.
heart, wus steallhly shadowed. Be.
/ fore This, llnc lndlcs had changed gar.
mcnis With their maids and escaped
| from divers npleasnntnesses.
! Al the end Of two days the countess
was able 10 be up. She moved
languidly about her room, still too
weok TO plan.
| And on the fourth day came the
crown prince OF Livonln on II pill
gIimnge.
| Tho nnnncr of his coming wns this !:
There nrc more ways llnn one Of
renclilng The Hearts of IN uncusy poo
pie. Remission of taxes IL II bad one.
II nrglirs u mistake In the ppst, In ex-
ncting such tlthcs. Governments may
mnl,o errors, hut must not ncknowl-
edge them. There IL the freeing Of
political prisoners. hut that. too. TX
dangerous. when such prisoners
breathe sedliion to the very prison
wills.
Aud there ls the appeal To sentiment
The government, plnuing all It's hopes
to one small boy, would further endear
him 10 the people. Willy statesman
that he was, the chancellor had HIT
on this to Offset the rumors OF He'd.
wigs marriage
"a pilgrimage - said the king. when
the matter was broachcd 10 him. For
what? My recovery? Cannot you lei
your servant depart In peacef"
"Pilgrlinnges, observed the clnncel.
lor. "have had marvellous results, sire.
do not insist that they perform
miracles, ns some belleve,"-he smiled
falntly-"but as matter of public
feeling and a remedy for discord. they
are sometimes eilicncous."
~ see" snid the king. And lay siIll
looking ut the ceiling
"Can II he done safelyf' he asked
at last.
"The mnddest traitor would not
threaten the crown prince on a PHI
grimuge. The people would tear him
limb from limb
Nevertheless. should tuke Mi pre-.
cautions" said The king. "a madmaD
might not recognize thc--er-religious
nature OF the nffnlr."
The same dny tile chancellor visited
Prince Ferdinand Wlllinm otto, and
found him returned from his drive and
1T is almost done" he said. u
slipped over In one or two places, but
II Is not very noticeable. Is ltf'
The chancellor observed II judlclally.
and decided that the slipping over was
not noticeable AT all.
otto" snid the chancellor ernvcly.
II want ,o talk 10 You very seriously
about something | would like you 10
do. For your grandfather"
"I'Il do anything for him. sir"
1--WE know thnt. This is the point.
Tie has been III for u long time. Very
M"
The boy watched him With tro,i.
bled face. "IIe looks very thin" lac
said II get quite worried when see
him."
"Exactly. You have heard Of Etzel?'
Prince Ferdinand William OttO's
religious instruction WAS Of the best
lie had, indeed. heard of Etzel lie
knew the fnmous pilgrinnges In order.
and could say them rnpidly. beginning,
the year % our Lord 9i5-the Emperor
Otto and AdelheId his spouse; the
year of our Lord 100, Ulrlch, Count
of Ruburg; and so on.
when people are ~" he said sage
~, "lheX go Ia Etzcl to'bc cured"
"Irecisely, But wien they cannot 90
they send some one else, 10 pray for
them. And sometimes, II they have
fulth enough, the holy miracle happens
and they are cured"
The chancellor was deeply religious
and although he had PINNED the pill
srimngc for political reasons for the
II, after all. this clenr-eyed. clean.
hearted child could bring this miracle
Of the kings recovery? II was a
shrine, and stranger things had
been brought about by less worthy
agencies.
II thought" he snid. Tint II you
would 20 TO Etzel, OTTO, aud there pray
for your grandfnther's recovery, it.
II would be u good thing"
The meaning of such u pilgrimage
1nwned suddenly on the boy. His eyes
nlled, and because he considered II un- |
manly 10 weep, he slid from his chair |
md went 10 llle window.
I'm afraid he's going TO die" he
said. In n snothered voice.
The chancellor followed him to the
and put nm arm around his
shoulders. Even that would not be
80 terrible ntto" 10 said death. |
20 tnc oid, Is not terrible. II IL IN
open door through which they go glad
y, becnnse--bccnuse those who have
gone nhend are. waiting just beyond
T."
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