The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-28

dull red to smoking gray. The code
book she hesitated over, but at last,
with a shrug of her shoulders, she re-
turned 1t to Its hiding place In the'
jewel-case.
Coupled with her bitterness was a |
sense OF relief. Only when the papers
were destroyed had she realized the
weight they had been. She summoned
Mlnna, her maid, and dressed for the
street. Then, Minna accompanying
her, she summoned her carriage and
went shopping.
She reached the palace again In
time to dress for dinner. Somewhere
on that excursion she had left the let
ter, to be sent to its destination over
the border by special messenger that
| night.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto, at
the moment of her return, was pre-
pairing for bed. He washed himself,
with Oskar standing by, holding
great soft towel. Even the towels
were too large. And he brushed his
teeth, and had two. drinks of water,
because a stlflish feeling in his throat
persisted. And at last he crawled up
into the high bed that was so much
too big for him, and had to crawl out
again, because he had forgotten his
prayers.
When everything was done, and the
hour Of putting out the light could no
longer be delayed, he said good night
to Oskar, who bowed. There was
great deal of bowing in Otto's world.
Then, whisk 1t was dark, with only
the moon face of the cathedral clock
for company. And as 1t was now
twenty minutes past seven, the two
hands dropped until Il looked like n
face with n cruel mouth, and was
really very poor company.
Oskar, having bowed himself into
the corridor and past the two sentries,
reported to very great dignitary
across the hall that his royal highness
the Crown Prince Ferdinand William
Otto was In bed. And the dignitary
had chance to go away and get his
dinner.
But alone In his great bed, the
crown prince was shedding u few
shamefaced tears. He was extremely
ashamed of them. He felt that under
no circumstances would his soldier
father have behaved SO. He reached
out and secured one of the two clean
folded handkerchiefs that were always
placed on the bedside stand ut night
: and blew his nose very loudly. But
, he could not sleep.
He gave Miss Braithwaite time to &c
to her sitting room, and for eigh'
, o'clock to pass, because once every
, hour, all night. a young gentleman OF
, the court, appointed for this purpose
!, and dubbed "wet nurse" by jealou:
|, comrades, cautiously opened his dool
! and made stealthy circuit Of th'
: room, to see that all was well.
/. The crown prince got up. He neg
n lected to put on his bedroom slippers
of course, and In his bare feet h
q padded across the room to the stud.
door. 1t was not entirely dark. 4
a night light burned there. 1t stood ol
+, a table directly under the two crosse'
= swords. Beneath the swords, In
burnt wood frame, were the picture
, of his father and mother. Hedwig ha
a given him woodworking outfit q
h Christmas, and he had done the wor
) himself. 1t consisted Of the roya
!, arms, somewhat out Of drawing an
d not exactly In the center Of the frame
and q floral border Of daisies, e1
y, tremely geOmetrical, because he ha
drawn them In first with compass.
n The boy, however, gave the picture
,r only a hasty glance and proceeded,
"a a businesslike manner, to carry
straight chair to the cabinet. On IN
"a top shelf sat the old cloth dog. II
Va shoe-button eyes looked glazed wilt
~ sleep, but its ears were quite aler
to Very cautiously the crown prince vi
to locked the door, stepped precarious
ly to the lower shelf of the cabine
20 hung there by one royal hand, al
Ia lifted the dog down.
At nine o'clock the wet nurse toe
,e of his sword In another room ar
or leaned II against chair. Then
A. examined his revolver, In accordan'
gs with formula prescribed by the o
IN king. Then he Went in and examine
=. the room with a flashlight, and II
ut tened to the crown princes breathin
re He had been croupy baby. And,
Iy. last, he turned the fiashlight on to Il
If bed. A pair Of shOe-button ey
he stared at him from the pillow.
,el "Well, I'm -" said the wet nurs
I'd. And went out, looking thoughtful.
in
at In shop where, that afternoon, 4
he countess had purchased some Lyo
silks, one Of the clerks, Peter Nibul
&C. was free at last. At seven o'clot
rs, having put away the last rolls Of 81
an ON the shelves behind him, and cover
m them with calico to keep off the dus
To- having given final glance of dlsda