The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-10-31

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now she was pacing the floor.
Hedwig, Of all peoplel
She hated her. She had always
hated her. For her youth, first later,
when she saw how things were going,
for the accident that had made her q
granddaughter to the king.
And Karl!
Even this last June, when Kari had
made his looked-for visit to the sum
mer palace where the court had been
In residence, he had already had the
thing In mind. Even when his arms
had been about her, Olga Loschek, he
had been looking over her shoulder,
as II were, at Hedwig. He had had II
oil In his wicked head, even then. For
Karl was wicked. She loathed him
while she loved him.
Hedwig would marry Karl. She
might be troublesome, would indeed
almost certainly be troublesome.
Strangely enough. the countess hated
her the more for that. To value so
lightly the thing for which Olga
Loschek would have given her soul.
this In itself was hateful. But there
was more. The countess saw much
with her c~uriously wide. almost child
ishly bland eyes II was only now that
II occurred to her TO turn what h
knew Of Hedwig and Milky to account.
She stopped pacing the floor, and
sat down. Suppose Hsdwig and Milky
Larisch went away together7 He'd
wig, she felt, would have the courage
ever for that. That would stop things.
But Hedwig did not trust her. And
/ there was about Milky n dog-like quail
ity Of devotion, which warned her
that, the deeper his love for Hedwig,
the more unlikely he would be to
bring her to disgrace. Milky might
be difficult.
She must try for Hedwig's con-
hdence! But Karli How to reach
himf Not with r%eproaches. not with
anger. She knew her man well. To
hold him OF was the arst thing. To
postpone the formal proposal, and gain
time. II the chancellor had been right,
and things were as bad as they ap-
peared, the kings death would precipi-
tate a crisis. Might, indeed, overturn
the throne.
The king was very feeble. This
affair Of yesterday had told on him
The gossip Of the court was that the
day had seen a change for the worse
His heart was conferred on the crown
prince.
All, here was another viewpoint
Suppose the crown prince had NOT
come backf What would happen. with
the king dead. and no kingf Chaos
OF course. A free hand to revolution
HedwiR lighting for her throne, and
inevitably losing It.
But that was further than she caret
10 60 just then. She would finish Ger
tain work that she had set out to DO
: and then she was through. No Longer
would dread and terror grip her In thu
. night hours.
!. But she would finish. Karl shoult
|, never shy she had failed him. Sh'
had In her possession papers for which
he waited or pretended to wait: dat
\ secured BY means she did not care q
4 remember; plans and figures CAREFUL.
4 compiled-a thousand deaths In one.
= they were found on her. She woul'
a get them out Of her hands at once.
- II was still but little after i've. Sh
brought her papers together on he
small mahogany desk, from such hid
, ing places as women know-the lining
: OF perfumed sachets. the toes Of smal
slippers, the secret pocket In a mum
and having locked her doors, pu
= them In order. Her hands wer
trembling, but she worked skillfull!
She was free until the dinner hou'
. but she had a great deal to do. tn
u papers In order. she went to Q pan'
, In the wall Of her dressing room, ant
% sliding Il aside, revealed the safe !
which her Jewels were kept. Not tbs
q her Jewels were very valuable. but III
safe was there. and she used IT,
The countess took out Q Jewel-cas
emptied II. hfesd it, channels eushion
and took out q small book. II was Q
:" Indifferent hiding place, but long IN
munity had made her careless. n
u ferring to the book, she wrote q lstts
y In code. II was. to all appsarancs
y q friendly letter referring to . fsmil
r. In her native town. and asking IN,
the recipient zee that assistance I
sent them before Thursday Of the 70
lowing week. The assistance vi
specified with much detail-at her O
pense TO send . 70 many blankets,
many loaves Of bread. long III
Having finished. she destroyed.
10. burning, n number Of papers. Wstc