The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-06

! to nave the same laSleS-ao"uL fdAAooS
things"
do you like dogs7~ inquired the
crown Vrincc, much interested.
Dogs Why, yes. l have quite a
number of dogs"
Il should think it would be nicer
to have just one dog, and be very
fond of it. But l suppose they would
eat great deal. DO you believe In
love at first sightr'
"Otto!" said the archduchess, ex-
tremely shocked.
He turned to her alphabetically. e
was only trying 80 find out how many
things he and Milky agreed about,
he explained. Milky believes IN love
at first sight. He says II Is the only
real kind Of love, because love isnt
thing you think out. You only feel
it."
The archduchess met karFs eyes
, "You sect" she said.
But II Is sound doctrine" Karl Oh
served. bending forward and with a
slanting glance at Hedwig. II quite
agree with him again. And this frien0
Of yours. he thinks love is the only
thing In the world, I dare sayT
"Well, he thinks C great deal Of It.
But he says that love of country cOmeS
t first, before anything else"
J The archduchess glanced at Hedwtg
] furiously. The girl had closed her
e eyes, and was sitting detached ana
| pale. She would have liked to box her
| ears. Karl was no fool, and there was
talk enough. He would heat it OF
= course
Tell US about your pilgrimage.
Otto" she suggested.
P well. l went" said the crown,
prince reflectively. Eve walked long
s time, and 1t was very warm. l have
(. quite large blister, and the aroa-
e bishop had to take his shoes off AKA
" walk In his stockings, because his fees
!. hurt. No one saw. 1t was on coun-
y try lane. But I'm afraid 1t didn't do
d very much good" He drew a long
O breath.
"No?" Karl inquired.
q Suddenly the boys chin quivereo-
{. He was terribly afraid he was going
, to cry, and took large sip Of tea
which cleared his voice.
n "My grandfather Is not any better.
J. he said. perhaps some one else
g should have gone. l am not very
n good" he explained to Karl 1T
g ought to be very good person. He
ID Is very sick"
4 Perhaps" suggested Karl hooking
n ~. with a glance at Hedwig. they
=. should have sent this Milky OF
n yours"
~ Annunciata stirred restlessly. She
70 considered this talk Of Milky In
q exeCrable taste.
70 HE is not particularly good"
m "Oh, so he Is not particularly
20 good?"
or well, he thinks he isn't. He says
70 he doesn't find 1t easy to love his
10 country more than anything in the
world, for one thing. And he smokes
,o great many cigarettes"
- Another taste In commonW jeered
=. Karl, In his smooth, carefully ironic
;. tones.
Annunciata was in the last stagea
, of irritation. There was no mistakinS
| the sneer in Karl's voice. His smile
was forced. She guessed that he had
4 heard Of Milky Larisch before. that,
indeed, he knew probably more than
\ she did. Just what, she wondered
IN was there to know? A great deal, II
Y one could Judge by Hedwigs face.
n II hope you are working hard al
Y your lessons, Otto,' she said. in the
severe tone which Otto had learned
n that most people use when they refes
to lessons.
y I'm afraid I'm not doing very well
n Tante. But I've learned the 'Gettys
4 burg address, Shall 1 say it?"
g Heavens. nor she protested. Shf
4 had not the faintest idea what tn
Z Gettysburg address" was. Sht
A suspected Mr.. Gladstone.
I'M The countess had relapSed into sill
X enca A little back from the famil!
|ti circle, she had watched the whole
" scene stonily, and knowing Karl a
A only woman who loves sincerely ant
long can know a man, she knew tn
inner workings Of his mind. She saw
anger in the very turn Of his hea'
/ and set Of his jaw. But she saw more
" jealousy, and was herself half MAJ
with 1t.
u She knew him well. She had hei
~ self, for years, held him by holdin
herself dear, by the very difficulty o
~ attaining her. And now this indifel
ent, white-faced girl, who might b
ack his, indeed, for the taking, but VIII
would offer or promise no love, wa
"a rousing him to the instinct of posse:
~ sion by her very Indifference. He ha
-, told her the truth, that night in To
- mountain i'm. 1t was Hedwig b
- wanted, Hedvtg herself, her heart. a
49, of her. And, If she knew Karl. b
would move heaven and earth to e
the thing he wanted.
49, She surveyed the group. How list
49,. they knew what was in store for them
She, Olga Loschek, by the lifting {
W. niger. could turn their SNUG super
49, ority into tears and despair, could rui
them and send them flying for shelf,
10 to the very ends of the earth.
a But when she looked at the lit