Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-07
sent them before Thursday of the fol-

specified with much detail-at her ex-
pense to send SO many blankets, So
many loaves of bread, long list,
| Having finished, she destroyed, by
burning, number Of papers, watch
| Ing until the last ash had turned from
dull red to smoking gray. The code
book she hesitated over, but at last,
with shrug of her shoulders, she re-
turned it to its hiding place in the
jewel-case.
Coupled with her bitterness was
sense of relief. Only when the papers,
were destroyed had she realized the
weight they had been. She summoned
SIinna, her maid, and dressed for the
street. Then, Minna accompanying
her, she summoned her carriage and
went shopping.
She reached the palace again I'M
time to dress for dinner. Somewhere
on that excursion she had left the LETT
ter, to be sent to its destination over
the border by special messenger that
night.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto, at
kthe moment Of her return, was pre-
pairing for bed. He washed himself,
with Oskar standing by, holding a
great soft towel. Even the towels
were too large. And he brushed his
teeth, and had two drinks Of water,
because stifflsh feeling in his throat
persisted. And at last he crawled up
into the high bed that was so much
too big for him, and had to crawl out
again, because he had forgotten hist
prayers.
| When everything was done, and the
hour of putting out the light could no
longer be delayed, he said good night
to Oskar, who bowed. There was al
great deal Of bowling in Otto's world.
Then, whisk! it was dark, with only
the moon face Of the cathedral clock
for company. And as it was now
twenty minutes past seven, the two
hands dropped until it looked like
face with a cruel mouth, and was
really very poor company.
Oskar, having bowed himself into
the corridor and past the two sentries,
reported to a very great dignitary,
across the hall that his royal highness,
the Crown Prince Ferdinand William
Otto was in bed. And the dignitary!
mad chance to 60 away and get his
dinner.
But alone In his great bed. the,
crown prince was shedding few!
shamefaced tears. He was extremely
ashamed Of them. He felt that UNDER
no circumstances would his soldier;
father have behaved so. He reached
out and secured one Of the two clean,
folded handkerchiefs that were always;
placed on the bedside stand at night
and blew his nose very loudly. But;
he could not sleep.
He gave Miss Braithwaite time to 60
to her sitting room, and for eight
O'Clock to pass. because once every
hour, all night, q young gentleman Of
the court, appointed for this purpose,
and dubbed "wet nurse" by Jealous!
comrades, cautiously opened his door
and made q stealthy circuit Of the
room, to see that Oil was well.
The crown prince got up. He neg,
elected to put on his bedroom slippers;
of course, and In his bare feet he.
padded across the room to the study
door. It was not entirely dark. A:
might light burned there. It stood on;
table directly under the two crossed
swords. Beneath the swords, In a
burnt wood frame, were the pictures
of his father and mother. Hedwig had.
given him woodworking outfit at
Christmas, and he had done the work.
himself. It consisted of the royal
arms, somewhat out Of drawing and,
not exactly Il the center of the Frame:
and floral border Of daisies, ex-,
tremely geometrical, because he had
drawn them in first with compass.
The boy, however. gave the pictures
only hasty glance and proceeded, in
"a businesslike manner, to carry a
straight chair to the cabinet. On the
top shelf sat the old cloth dog. It's
shoe-button eyes looked glazed with:
sleep, but its ears were quite alert.'
Very. cautiously the crown prince I'M
locked the door, stepped precariously
to the lower shelf of the cabinet,
hung there by one royal hand, and
lifted the dog down.
At nine o'clock the wet nurse took
OF his sword in another room and
leaned 1t against q chair. Then he
examined his revolver. In accordance
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