The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-07-26

hands. and brushed 1t with his lips.
"welll" he said. "And again,
Olga"
"Once again."
She looked up at him. Yes, he was
changed. The old Karl would have
taken her in his arms. This new Karl
was urbane, smiling, uneasy.
There is nothing wrong, is there?"
he said. "Your note alarmed me. Not
the note, but your coming here"
II vas anxious. And there were
things | felt you should KNOW"
what thngs2'.
'The truth about the kings condi-
ton, for one. He Is dying. The bulle"
tins lie. He Is no better" -
$50" said Karl uneasily. "But the
chancellor assured ME" He stopped.
1t was not yet time to speak of the
c~hancellor's visit.
1.-The chancellor! He lies, of course.
How bad things are you may judge
when ], tell you that a hidden passage
from the, palace has been opened and
cleared, ready for instant flight"
1t was Karl's turn to be startled.
He rose, and stood staring down at her.
Are you certain of that|"
Certain" She laughed bitterly.
'The Observation-Disclosures, they
call themselves-are everywhere. They
know everything, see everything.
Mettlich's agents are Disappearing one
by one. No one knows where, but all
suspect. Student meetings are pro-
hibited. The yearly procession of
veterans is forbidden, for they trust
none, even their old soldiers. The
council meets day after day In secret
session."
"But the army"
"They do not trust the army"
Karrs face was grave Something
Of the trouble in LivOnia he had
known. But this argued an immediate
crisis.
'O1 the kings DEATH" the countess
said, "a republic will be declared
THE republic of LivOnia! The crown
prince will never reign"
$50 you came today to tell me thisT
She glanced up and catching hi
eyes, colored family. These arr
things you should know"
He knew her very we'll A Jealous
woman would 60 far. He knew nov
that she was jealous. When he spok'
1t was with calculating brutality. "Yo'
!, mean, in view OF my impending mar
riageT
So It was aTrangedI Finally Al
ranged. Well. she had done her best
He knew the truth. She had told ]
fairly. II, knowing it, he persisted
it would be because her power owe
him was dead at last.
y eyes. l do not know how for VOC
t arrangements have gone. You hau
s at least been warned"
But she saw, by the very way m
drew himself zp and smiled, that d
understood More than that, u
doubted her. Me questioned what Hh
: had said. The very fact that she ha
told him onay the truth added to he
resentment
"You will sae," she said sullen1y.
9 Because ne thought he already saw
q and because she had given him a ba
o moment, Kanl chose to be d~eliberatel
cruel. Perhaps" he said. "But .yO
e leave out Of this discussion the on
+ element that. / consider importan
Hedwig herself. If the Princess Het
wig were tomorrow to be without
country, / should still hope to mari
her"
z. She had done well up to nOw, ha
& kept her courage and her temper, ha
y taken her cue from him and been 4ui'
+ and poised. But more than his word
j his cruel voice, silky with friendshi
Is drove her to the breaking point
Bitterly, and with reckless passio
u" she flung at him Hedwig's infatuatic
for young Larisch, and prophesied n
l. dishonor as q result of it..
" In the end she grew quiet and 81
looking into the fire with eyes full
!. stony despair. She had tried 81
!. failed. There WAS one way left, On
one. and even that would not brln
him back to her. Let Hedwig escaE
IL and marry Milky L~arisch-still whe'
u was she? Let the %terrorists strif
q their blow and steal the crown prime
Arain-where was she?
Il Her emotions were deadened, q