New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-01

D''' wac "Ni''P, III Ilulils uSuIH III
little car In the land Of delight. S
that, turning n corner sharply, he al
most fell out Of bed.
On the other side of the city tn
little American boy was asleep also
At that exact time he was beln
tucked up by an entirely efficient an,
placid-eyed American mother, who fel
under his head to see that his ear wa
not turned forward. She liked close
fitting ears.
Nobody, naturally. was tucking u
Prince Ferdinand William Otto. o
attending to his ears. But, Of cours
there were sentries outside his door
and II valet de chambre to be run
for. n Il number of embrOidcret
engles scattered about on the curtain
and things. and n country surrounding
him which would one day be his, I'm
less
AT any time" said General Nett
Itch, and was grimly silent.
"Well7" inquired the king, after
time. "You have something to sug
spSt. l tnke IT,
The old soldier cleared his throat
sire" he began, ut is said that /,
chancellor should have but one pas
sion. his king. l have two, my king
and my country"
The king nodded gravely. He knew
both passions. relied on both. Ant
found them both Il bit troublesome al
times!
"Once, some years ago, sire, I came
to you with Il plan. The Princess
Hedwig vas a child then, and his late
royal highnrSs waS-Still with us
For that, and for other reasons, your
majesty refused to listen. But things
have changed. Between us and revo.
luton there stand only the frail life
Of n boy and an army none too large,
and already, perhaps, affected. There
Is much discomfort, and the offspring
Of discomfort Is anarchy"
The king snarled. But Mettlich had
taken his courage in his hands, and
went on. Their neighbor and hered.
itary foe was Karnia. Could they
any longer afford the enmity Of Kar-
mia? One cause of discomfort was the
expense of the army, and of the forti-
fications along the Karnian border. If
Karnia We're allied with them, there
would be no need of so great an army.
They had the mineral wealth, and
Karnla the Seaports. The old dream
of the empire, of Il railway to the sea,
would be realized.
He pleaded well. The idea a not
new. To place the little King Otto
IN on the throne and keep him there
in the face of opposition would re-
quire support from outside. Karnia
would furnish this support. For q
price.
The price was the Princess He'd
wig.
THAT IS my plea, SIRE" Mettlich
finished. Karl of Karnia is anxious
to marry, and looks this way. To al.
lay discomfort and growing insurrec-
tion, to insure the boys safety and his
throne. to beat our swords into plough.
shares"-here he caught the kings
Scowl, and added-''tO a certain eX-
tent, and to make us Il commercial
as we'll as II military nation, surely,
sire, it gains much for us, and loses
us nothing"
But our independence" said the
king Sourly.
However, he did not dismiss the
idea. The fright of the afternoon had
weakened him, and If Mettlich were
right the royalist party would need
outside help to maintain the throne.
"Karnia !" he said. 1.-The lion and
the lamb, with the lamb inside the
lion, And in the meantime the boy"
lie should be watched always"
"He has LussIn." Count Lussin was
the crown princes aide-de-camp.
He needs a man, sire" observed
the chancellor rather tartly.
The king cleared his throat. This
%youngster he is so fond of, young
Larisch, would he please you better?"
he asked. with ironic Difference.
"A good boy, sire. You may recall
that his mother" He stopped.
Perhaps the old kings memory was
good. Perhaps there was a change in
Mettlich's voice.
"a good boy?"
None better. sire. He Is devoted
10 his royal highness. He is outside
now"
Bring him In. I'll have a look at
him.
Milky. summoned by a chamberlain,
stopped inside the doorway and bowed
deeply.
Come here" said the king.
He advanced.
How old are your"
"Twenty-three, SIRE"
I'm the grenadiers, I believe"
Milky bowed.
Like horses?" said the king sud.
denly.
Every much, SIRE"
And boysf"
"I-some boys, sire"
"Humph! Quite right, too. Little
ds1ils. most Of them" He drew him.
self up In his chair. Lieutenant
Larisch." he said, His royal highness
the crown prince has taken a liking
to you. I believe 1t IL to you that our
fright today is due"
NIkkv's heart Trimmed. He wont