Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-28
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OIL the singing and slips away to the park
and there makes tho acquaintance of
Bobby Thorpe. little American boy.
| CHAPTER II-Rcturning to the palace
at night the crown prince finds everything
! IN an uproar Us result of the search for
| him. The chancellor impresses on the old
King, the boys grandfather, who Is very
Ill. the need for better protection of the
| crown prince and suggests that the friend
ship Of the neighboring king of Karpia
be cernented by giving the Princess He'd
Wig in marriage to him. Tho old king
, finally agrees.
1 CHAPTER III-Hedwig herself. who
loves Milky Larisch, Otto's aid de camp,
cisfon.
CHAPTER Iv-countess Loschels. lady
IN waiting to Annunciata, in love with
Karl of Karnia. is Jealous of Hedwig. She
plots to start revolt in Livonia by send
Ing q code. letter to Karl telling him OF
conditions In the country Peter Niburg,
who was to deliver the message, is be-
trayed by q fellow clerk. Herman Spier.
CHAPTER v-Niburg is robbed of the
nissive, and dummy letter substituted;
Captain Larisch, unaware OF the substi-
tuition. holds up Karls chauffeur and SCI
cures the envelope.
CHAPTER vr-Black Humbert, promi-
nent among the Terrorists decides Couri-
tess LoschelS's message with the aid Of a
student named Haeckel. police spy,
whom the Terrorists are holding prisoner.
CHAPTER vII-Captain Larlsch imper-
sonates Karl's chauffeur and exchanges
the sheet within the letter for some cga-
Kar pseb en aes pT5oner ns wem
deception is discovered. Hedwtg's consent
to the marriage forcibly obtained. Nett
Itch, chancellor OF Livonia, concludes tho
for the marriage and leaves
for Wedding, King Karrs hunting lodge.
CHAPTER v1II--on the way to Wedel-
ing Chancellor Mettlich's party finds lSarls
chauffeur, with whom Larisch had changed
clothes, bound and gagged. They release
him and proceed with him to the kings
hunting lodge. The chauffeur escapes
Mettlich and King Karl reach satisfac-
tory arrangement as to the marriage, ard
Karl releases Larisch, after telling him OF
the coming wedding.
CHAPTER Ix-Oid AdeiSert, cr.prls1
veteran, long an attendant at the opera
nouse loses his position and becomes en-
Filtered against the king and the chan
celor.
K CHAPTER x-ccuntess Loschek finds
her room in the palace searched and
discriminating documents stolen. She
also find summons to appear before the
Committee Of Ten. revolutionary tribunal.
She goes, and is ordered to assist in the
kidnapping of the crown prince. under
threat of having her duplicity revealed
to Chancellor Mettlch. She is given q
week to consicvr
CHAPTER XI-~issCyig, in desperation
at the thought OF the marriage with Karl.
urges LarIsch e elope With A. her; he points
leaves Hedwig n despair.
CHAPTER XII NettIich. knowing of
the attachment bctween Hedwig and Cap
tain Larsch. ;soluts out to the latter the
impossibi.sty u his marrying the princess
and secures frcm him promise never 10
desert the crown prince.
z r.r.f--, rst.o sp,orfczr boN
Bobby Ifa, pei finds the secret PASSAGE
way iron. ne palace by which the COURT
plans to escape il the Terrorists make
flight necessary, and takes OLD Aueipert'
now ;eyolutionist. into the secret
CHAPTER xTv-Adelbert informs the
Committee of Ten of the finding OF the
carnival as the time for kidnapping the
erown prince.
(Contiaued from yesterday
They left together, the one striding
out with long steps that were sur
prisingly light for his size, the other,
hanging back trifle, as one who walks
because he must. Old Adelbert, who
had loved his king better than his
country, was tagging patriot that
hight. His breath came short and
abored. His throat was dry. As they
passed the opera, however, he threw
Ibis head up. The performance was
over. but the great house was still
lighted, and in the foyer, struttine
about, was his successor. Old Adel-
bert quickened his steps.
At the edge of the place, near the
statue Of the queen. they took car,
and so reached the borders of the city.
After that they walked far. The scent
If the earth. fresh turned BY the
plough, was in their nostriIs. Cattle,
turned out after the long winter
grazed or lay in the fields. Through
the ooze of the road the two plodded
old Adelbert struggling through With
difficulty, the concierge exhorting him
to haste.
AT last the leader paused, and sur
veyed his surroundings: Here
must cover your eyes, comrade," h
said. 1T is a formality all must com
ply WITH
Oiu AuSADcILl uICW uuth- W. Ao
like your rule. am not as other men
must see where / CO."
Il shall lead you carefully. And, l
you fear I can carry YOU" II
chuckled at the thought. But od Abel
bert knew well that he could do II
knew that he was as child to thos
mighty arms. He submitted to tn
bandage, however, with an i'll grac
that caused the concierge to smile.
ut hurts your dignity, eh, OH
roosterl" he said joviaily. "Others, 0
greater dignity, have felt the same
But all submit in the end.'
He pilOted the veteran among tn
graves with the ease Of familiarity
Only once he spoke. "Know you wher
you are?"
in field" said Adelbert, recent,
ploughed"
AYE, in field, right enough. Blu
one which sows corruption. and raise
nothing, until perhaps great st. Ga
briel calls in his crop
Then, realizing the meaning Of tn
mounds over which he trOd, old AIDE
bert crossed himself.
sOnlv q handful kuow Of This meet