The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-12-12


!, ceuntess OWNED I cold smile. "It II
not necessary to contemplate violence.
There are other methoda The boy
could be taken over the border, and
hidden until the republic IL firmly es-
tsbiished. After that. he II unim.
portant."
The countess, stiii pale. looked at
him scornfuliy. "You do my intelli-
gence small honor"
"where peaceful methods will avail,
our methods are peaceful. madame"
TT was. then, In peace that you muir
dered Prince Hubertr
the ron 81 the past are past"
Then. with . new stcrnness: make
no mistake. Whether through your
agency or another. countess, when the
] cathedral bell rsuses the city 70 tho
kings death. and the people wait In
the place for their new king to come
out on the balcony. he will net come"
The countess was moi entirely bad.
Standing swaying and Whitehead be-
fore the tribunal. she saw suddenly
the golden head Of the little crown
prince. saw him smiling a. he had
smiled that day In the sunlight, saw
him troubled and forler1 40 he had
been when. that very evening. he had
left them to 70 TO his lseely rssms.
Perhaps she reached the biggest mo-
ment Of her life then. when she folded
her arms and stared proudly at the
shrouded figures before her.
~ will not do IT," she said.
But Number Seven remained inpas-
sive. "A new idea, countess I" he said
suavely. Il can understand that your
heart recoiis. But this thing 10 In.
evitnble, as I have said. Whether ysu
or another--but perhaps with time to
think you may come to another rem
clusion. We make NO threats. Our
position Is, however. q Of respossi-
bility. We are compelled 70 place the
future Of the republic before every
other confederation"
THAT Is q threat"
I'VE remember both cur frieads and
enemies. madame. And w have
only friends and enemies, There u 10
middle course. If you would IKE tine
to think II ever"
How much timer" She ciutchsd 1t
the words.
women vary" said Number Seven
mockingly. "Sems determine quickly.
Others"
May I have q month";"
During which the king may Diet
Alas, madame. Il u now you who Do
us too little honor"
"A weekf' begged the countess
desperately.
The leader glanced along the line.
One head after another nodded slow.
~.
"A week II IL. madame. Comrads
F1vsi"
The o who had brought her zane
forward with the bandage.
"At the end Of one week, madame,
q facre will. a. tonight, bs wait1Ag
10 the Street Of the Wise virginia"
"And these papersY'
ION the day the republic Of Ii.
vonia IL established. madame. they viii
be returned to you"
He bowed, and returned to his chair.
Save for the movements Of the man
who placed the bandage over her eyes,
there o. absolute silence In the
room.
.
Prince Ferdinand william Otto was
supremely happy. Three quite delight.
full things had happened. First. Nix.
ky had returned. He said he felt per.
fectly well. but the crown prince
thought be looked as though he had
been III. and glanced frequently at
Nikky's cigarette during the riding
hour. Second. Hedwig did not come
to the riding lesson. and he had Nix.
Ky to himself. Third, he. Prince
Ferdinand William Otto. was on the
eve Of a birthday.
This last. however, was not unmixed
happiness. For the one day the
sentence Of exile was 70 be removed
SO that he might lunch with the king.
and he was to have strawberry jam
with his tea, some that Miss Braith.
waite's sister had sent from England.
But to Offset all this. he was to r.
ceive q delegation Of citizens.
Hedwig was not at the riding
school that morning. This relieved
Prince Ferdinand william Otto. whose
views as to Milky were entirely sci.
fish. but Milky himself had %unsccount.
ably lost his high spirit Of the morn
Ing. He played, Of course, as he al
ways did. And. even taught the crown
prince how to hang over the edge Of
his saddle. while his horse was canter.
Ing. so that bullets would not strike
him.
They rode and frolicked. yelled q
bit, got two ponies and whacked a polo
ball over the tan bark. until the
crown prince was sweating royalty and
was gloriously flushed.
II don't know when I have been 10
happy" he said, dragging out his hand
kerchlef and hopping his face. tits
a great deal pleasanter without He'd.
wig. isn't III"
While they played. overhead the
great hearse was ready at last. Its
woodwork shone. Its gold crosses
cleaned. No feck Of dust disturbed
Its austere m~agnihcence.