Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-30

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soldiers marching disturbed the king?"
''The sound of wooden legs annoys
him." observed the mocking student,
lighting q cigarette. "He would hear
only pleasant sounds, such.as the noise
of tax money pouring into his vaults.
Mel can think of pleasanter: the
tolling of the cathedral bell. at cer-
tain time. will be music to my ears y
Old Adelbert stood, staring ahead.
At last he went out into the street,
muttering. "They shame US before the
people," he said quickly.
The order Of the council had indeed
been issued, a painful business over
which Mettlich and the council had
pondered long. For, in the state Of
things, it was deemed unwise to per-
NIT any gathering Of the populace en-
masse. Mobs lead to riots, and riots
again to mobs. Five thousand armed
men, veterans, but many Of them in
their prime, were in themselves q
danger. And on these days Of ami
vNsary it had been the custom Of the
university to march also, Z guard Of
honor. Sedition was rife among the
students.
The order was finally issued.
Old Adelbert was Ill that night. He
tossed about In a fever. His body
ached even the leg which so long ago
had moldered in its shallow grave on
a battlefield. For these things happen.
BY morning he was better, but he was
a different man. His eyes glowed. His
body twitched. He was stronger, too,
for now he broke his sword across his
knee, and flung the pieces out Of the
window. And with them went the last
fragment of his old loyalty to his king,
J Old Adelbert was now, potentially, a
traitor. !,
! On the morning after Adelbert had
turned his back on his king, Bobby
Thorpe rose early, SO early, indeed,
that even Pepy still slept in her mar
row bed, and the milk sellers had not
started on their rounds. The early
rising was mistake, owing to watch
which had strangely gained an hour.
Somewhat disconsolately, he wan!
dered about. Heavy quiet reigned;
From a window he watched the meat
seller hang out freshly killed deer,
just brought from the mountains. he
went downstairs and out on the street,
past the niece Nof the concierge. who
was scrubbing the stairs.
:, I'm going for 4 walk" he told herr
:"If they send Pepy down you might
tell her III be back for breakfast"
He stood for a time surveying the
deer. Then he decided to &c, hunting
himself. The meat seller obligingly
gave him the handle Of floor brush.
and with this improyised gun Bobby
went deer stalking. His dog trotted
at his heels. IA
(. Around the old city gate, still stand4
ing although the wall Of which it had
been part was gone. there was e1-
cellent hunting. Here they killed and
skinned q bear, took dne ivory tusks
from dead elephant, and searched for
the trail OF q tiger.
. The gate was an excellent place for
a tiger. Around 1t was planted an al
most impenetrable screen Of ever
green's, so thick that the ground be.
meath was quite bare OF grass. Here
the two hunters crawled on stomachs
that began to feel trifle empty, and
here they happened on the trail.
Tucker found 1t first. his stumpy
tail grew rigid. Nose to the ground,
he crawled and wriggled through the
underground, Bobby at his heels. And
now Bobby saw the trail, footprints.
It is true that they resembled those
Of heavy boots with nails. But on the
other hand. no one could say surely
that the nAN marks were not those Of
claws. =. III
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