Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-30

| spring. For Milky knew the temper
of the people, knew it as did Mathllde
gossiping in the market, and even bet
| ter; knew that a crisis was approach
/ ing, and that on this small boy in his
/ charge hung that crisis.
/ So Milky trusted in his own right
arm and in nothing else. The very
size of the palace, it's unused rooms,
it's long and rambling corridors, its
rambling wings and ancient turrets,
was against its safety.
Since the demonstration against
Karl, the riding school hour had been
given up. There were no drives in the
park. The illness of the king furnished
| sufficient excuse, but the truth was
that the royal family was practically
| besieged, by it knew not what.
| Milky, summoned to the chancellors
house that morning, had been told the
/ facts, and had stood, rather still and
| tense, while Mettlich recounted them.
"Our very precautions are our dam
GER" said the chancellor. "And the
king He stopped and sat, tapping
his fingers on the arm Of his chair.
"And the king, sir?"
"AImost at the end. A day or two"
Karl, with Hedwig in his thoughts,
had returned to mobilize his army not
far from the border for the spring
| maneuverS, and at q meeting of the
kings council the matter Of mobiliza-
! ton in Livonia was seriously consid-
| cred.
Fat Friese favored 1t, and made an
| impassioned speech, with sweat thick
on his heavy face.
| 81 am not cowardly," he finished.
IT fear nothing for myself or for
those belonging to me. But the duty
| of this council is to preserve the throne
| for the crown prince, at any cost. And,
| if we cannot trust the army, in what
| can we trust?'
| "In Cod said the chancellor grim
".
In the end nothing was done. Mobil-
there was always the fear that the
army, in parts. was itself disloyal.
The king, meanwhile, lay dying, Doc
! tor Weiderman in constant attendance,
/ other physicians coming and going.
His apartments were silent. Rugs
| covered the corridors, that no football
disturb his quiet hours. The nursing
sisters attended him, one by his bed
side, one always on her knees ct the
priedfeu in the small room beyond. He
wanted little-now and then a sip of
water, the cooled juice Of fruit. In
| jections Of stimulants, given by Doctor
| Wefderman himself, had SCARED his
old arms with purplish marks, and
we're absorbed more and more slowly
as the hours went on.
He rarely slept, but lay inert and not
unhappy. Annunciata came, and was
at last stricken by conscience TO a
prayer at his bedside. On one Of her
| last visits that was. She got up to
find his eyes fixed on her.
Father, can you hear me?"
EYES,"
II have been bad daughter to
you. I am sorry. It is late now to
tell you, but am sorry. Can I do
anything?"
"Otto," he said, with difficulty.
"You want to see him?"
"No."
She knew what he meant by that.
He would have the boy remember him
as he had seen him last.
"Y0u are anxious about him T.
ssVery-anxious."
Listen, father" she said, STOPPING
over him. II have been hard and cold.
Perhaps you will grant that I have
had two reasons for it. But am go
ing to do better. will take care Of
him and will do all can to make
him happy. I promise"
Perhaps it was relief. Perhaps even
then the thought Of Annunciata's tar
dy and certain-to-be bungling efforts
to make Ferdinand William Otto happy
amused him. He smiled family.
| Milky received note from Hedwig
| late that afternoon. It was very
! brief:
Tonight at nine o'clock I shall go to the
! roof beyond Huberts old rooms, for air.
HEDWIG.
Milky, VINO in all his injurious young
| life had never thought of the roof Of
| the palace, save as necessary shelter
from the weather, thing of tiles and
CUTTERS vastly large, looked rather
astOunded.
"The roof" he said, surveying the
note. And fell to thinking, such mix
ture of rapture and despair as only
twenty-three, and hopeless, can know.
Somehow or other he got through
the intervening hours, and before nine
| he was on his way. He had the run
of the palace, of course. No one no.
ticed him as he made his way toward
| the empty suite which so recently had
housed it's royal visitor.
Hedwig in soft white wrap over
her dinner dress, was at the balus-
trade A very dignified fairy, al
though her heart thumped disgrace
fully.
Whatever Milky had intended--of