Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02

When. that night. hs fell asleep. It
was still clasped In his old hand. and
there was Q look Of grim tenderness
On the face on the pillow. turned
toward his dead sons picture,
Troubled times now. with the carni.
val only q day or two Oh. and the shop
windows gay with banners; with the
committee Of ten In almost constant
session. and Olga Loschek summoned
before II. to be told Of the passage. and
the thing she was to do: with the old
king very close to the open door. and
Hedwlg being fitted for her bridal robe
and for s0mber black at q fitting.
Troubled times, indeed. The city
was s~moldering. and from some
strange source had come a new rumor.
Nothing less than that the royalists.
headed by the chancellor, despairing Of
browning the boy prince. would. on the
kings death, make away with him,
thus putting Hedwig on the throne
Hedwig, queen of Karnia perhaps al
ready by secret marriage.
The city. which adored the boy. was
seethlng. The rumor had originated
with Olga Loschek, who had given It
to the committee as a useful weapon.
Thus would she have her revenge on
those Of the palace. and at the same
time secure her own safety. Revenge,
indeed, for she knew the way Of such
rumors, how they fly from house to
house, street to street. How the In.
nocent. prpclaiming their innocence,
look even the more guilty.
When she had placed the scheme be-
fore the committee Of ten, had seen
the eagerness with which they grasped
Tin this way" she had said, in her
scornful, incisive tones, 1.-THE onus Of
the boy Is not On you, but on them
Even those who have no sympathy
with your movement will burn at such
a rumor. The better the citizen, the
more a lover Of home and order. the
more outraged he will be. Every mar
in the city with a child Of his own will
rise against the palace"
MADAME" the leader had said
"y0u should be Of the committee"
But she had ignored the speech con
temptuously. and gone on to othe1
things.
Now everything was arranged
Black Humbert had put his niece II
work on a carnival dress for a small
boy, and had stayed her curiosity b!
a hint that 1t was for the American
lad.
"They are comfortable tenants" h
had said. "Not lavish. perhaps, a
rich Americans should be, but orderly
and pleasant. The boy has good man
) ners. 1t would be well to please him.
So the niece. sewing in the bac
room, watched Bobby in and out, wit
pleasant mysteries in her eyes.
Now and then. in the evening!
when the Americans were away, an
l Bobby was snug in bed, with Tucke
on the tiny feather comfort at hi
feet, the Fraulein would come dowr
stairs and sit In Black Humbert'
J room. At such times the niece woul
be sent on an errand, and the tw
would talk. The niece, who, althoug
she had no lover, was on the lookor
for love, suspected a romance Of tn
m%iddle-aged, and smiled In the ha'
darkness Of the street: smiled with
touch Of malice, as one who ha
pierced the armor Of the fortress, an
knows Its weakness.
But It was not love that Humber
and the Fraulein talked.
Herman Spier was busy In thOs
days and making plans. Thus, day ;
day, he dined in the restaurant wheI
the little Marie, now weary Of b.
husband, sat in idle intervals behir
the cashiers desk. and watched Il
grass In the place emerge from l
winter hiding place. When she turn'
her eyes to the room, frequently 81
encountered those Of Herman Spie
pale yet burning, fixed OF her. And
last, one day when her husband Il
lame with sciatica, she left the de-
and paused by Herman's table.
"You come frequently now" she Q
served. 1T Is that you like us bel
or that you have risen in the shop3"
II have left the shop" said HERNIA
staring at her. Flesh, in a modera
amount, suited her well. He lk
plump women. They were. II y
please, an armful. "And / come to =
you"
Left the shopw Marie exclaim'
"And Peter Niburg-he has left ala
I never see him."
no." said Herman noncommittal
HE IL Ill, perhaps2"
HE IL dead" said Herman, devo
Ing her with his eyes.
"Dead" She put q hand to !
plump side.
AYE. Shot a. q Spy" He took
other piece Of the excellent pigeon I
Marie. meantime, lost all her loo
grew pasty white.
"Of the-ths terroristsf' she
Oft manded, In 4 whisper.
her 'Terrorstsi No. OF Ksrnia.
was no patriot"
80 the little Marie went back to
ne. desk, and to her staring out over
! place In intervals OF business. Z