The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-05

eountoss OWNED q eood annile. u -
noe necessary 10 Contemplate violoAca.
ThegU are ethse nethods. The boy
eo1lA be taksa ovsr tie border. and
hidden until tie Fspublic 70 firmly ~
tabllshsd. After that, he II unim-
poitAnt."
The countess. still pale. looked at
him scornfully. you do my intslli-
gencs small honor"
where peaceful methods viii avail.
our methods are peaceful. madame"
TT was. then, In peace that you 'mur-
dered Prince Hubertr'
Then, with q new sternness: snake
NO mistake. Whether through your
agency or another. countess, when the
cathedral bell rouses the city to the
kings death, and the people walt in
the place for their new king to come
out ON tho balcony. he will not come" !"
The countess was not entirely bad.
Standing swayins and white-faced BE-
fore the tribunal. she saw suddenly
the golden head Of the little crown
prince, saw him smiling ~ he had
smiled that day in the sunlight. saw
him troubled and foriorn ~ he had
been when. that very evening. he had
left them to 60 to his lonely rooms.
Perhaps abe reached the biggest mo-
ment OF her life then, when she folded
her arms and stared proudly at the
shrouded figures before her.
II will not do It." she said.
But Number Seven remained impas-
sive. "A new idea. countessw he said
suavely. II. can understand that your
heart recoils. But this thing IL In
evitable. a. I have said. Whether You
or ano&her-but perhaps with time to
think you may come to another con-
clusion. We make NO threats. Our
position II. however. one Of RESPONSE
bility. We are compelled to place the
future Of the republic before every
other considefatioo."
'That II q threat"
I'VE remember both our friends and
our enemies. madame. And We have
only friends and enemies. There u NO
middle course. II you would like time
to think It over"
'How much timer She clutchsd at
the words.
"womsn vary" said Number Seven
mockinsiy. "Soms determine quickly.
Others@
MAY I have 4 month";
During which the king may die I
Alas. madame. It II now you who do
N too little honorl"
"A wsekr' begged the counties
desperately.
The leader glanced along the lins.
One head after another nodded slow.
ly.
"A week It is. madame. Comrads
E1vsr
The one who had brought her eaml
forward with the bandage.
"At the end Of one week. madame
4 nacre WILL ~ tonight. b waiting
In the Street Of the Wiss Virgins"
"And these papsesr
~On The day tAe rsp1blic ef Il
vonia u established. madame, thsy viii
bs returned to you."
He bowed, and returned 70 his chair;
Save for the movements Of the man
who placed the bandage over her eyes,
thRS was absolute a1leneo In tn
room.
|s .
Prince Terdinand william Otto Wa
suprsmsly happy. Three quite delight
ful thiass had happsnsa Tirst. Nak.
~ had returned. He saia he fslt psF.
fectly well, but tie crown primes
thought he looked - though b. hAd
been III, and g1anced freQuo0tly ai
Nikky's ciearstts during the fidina
hour. Second, Hedwtg did not eoma
to the riding lesson, and he had NIX
~ to himself. Third. he, Prinel
Ferdinand william Otto, was % tn
eve Of birthday.
This last, however. was not unmixst
happiness For the one day tn
sentence Of exile was to b. removed
20 that he might lunch with the king
and he was to have strawberry jan
with his tea. some that Miss Braith
waite's sister had sent from England
But to Offset all this, he was to ~
ceive Q delegation Of citizens
Hedwig was not at the rdinl
school that morning. This relieved
Prince Ferdinand william Otto. whoss
views A. to Milky were entirely eel
fish. but Milky himself Asd unaecount
ably lost his high spsrss Of tho morn
ing. He played, Of course, - he al
ways did. And even taught the crown
prince how to hang over the edge d
his saddle, while his horse was canter
ing. 20 that bullets would not Strike
him.
They rode and frolicked. yelled {
bit, got two ponies and whacked . polo
ball over the tan bark. until thu
crown prince was sweating royalty and
was glori0usly flushed.
II don't know when have been x
happy" he said. dragging out his hand
kerchief and mopping his face. Alt'l
n great deal Dleaaantoe without He'd