The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-19
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cHAPTGR xll-centinued.
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But leag aftse Milky had gone he sat
In IT, dasAnnA He felt old and tired
and . l1po0tts. TAs boy would not
1se.sE - b hinssaf had not foggot-
tea.
Rsese Nlbury was shot at dawn the
nAKt Doga1Ag. He went, Q coward. 10
- dsath. hid between two guards
aAA Nying pitsously. But be died .
heavo nan. Not oaes In the long houEs
q ~ inHsessgatioa had be bsnaysd
- nans e ~ Counties LoseAsk.
ne OsoWn Prines Ferdinand Wu-.
Ham OGto e Lvonia was having .
h6tAday. Now. . birthday for q crown
Ds1Deo Il Lvoaaa u not natter oe .
eako W1tA candles On IT. and having
- eaxs pal1sa snes for eaeA year and
- aktxa ane % erow o.. Nor oe Q
Aa11ay fseA le1Deas. and psenac N
aVgang weeds. Nor . party. witA chi.
lken fEuaieAi1g and scratching the bssf
1uEnat1EA.
h II 0Est paacs. As was waksns4
at dawn and taken to early service IN
- chapel. solemn fanction. with u
ssurt asssmblsd and slishtly s'ssgg.
ne crown prince. who was trying 10
leok his a6dlt1ooal dignity Of yeafs.
ut and stoed a. erect - possible. and
yawDed ooly coce.
~ e2svsn O'Clock came word that ths
hing Was TOO III TO have him to
luneheso, hnt that he would 80 hin
1er q fsw msmsnts that aftsfneoo.
Prince Hsedinand william Otto. who
was liagzsmmins ths ssntsnce. "Abra-
Aam Lancoln ffsed tie dawes In Amer
~" and doing It wrong. looked up in
61may.
sra hks to know what's tAs ~ ef
Aaytag . btrtA@Ay." hs declared -
NJ king ~ 1T appeovs of birth
AU eafts. - tAsre were No gifts.
Nona. tat 4, unta tie riding hour
enme, and Nihky. Subvsrtsf Of all dis
llD1l4A Ne I'D brought . ns lady,
Wf106ed n paVR. t-,r 4s go
sN,b suits frsaA," he said. a. thsy
vafhoA tnGstA9 across the Daace.
IN elvs II 10 yeu when We get to TIE
Isdng scAeel I saw the woman ~
soaf tnko It cut of hsf baskse. b 1t
- - geezns On 4.
That aftaenoea, attirsd In his uni
tern At ths guards. ths crown peiAee
xoeeevea the dalagnt1oo Of eltissnss IN
the exsat audience chamber Of tie PAL
aee. q solitary Nttle figure, Standing
- ~ red cazDst bsfeeo The dais ut
- 90. Xhe cAanes11os Stood nSaf
- ~. nopssnAsnt % ks 6ress uni-
lem 4 Me- rlbbpa across his shirt
Appk over whacA Nathilde bad taken
hours. He WAS The Nsttlich Of the
nuhac svo now. hard Of features, TN
passive. inMsxibls.
He had stased TIE afEair well. The
eEvvn prince. standing alone. 20 small.
= appealing, against his magnificent
beeaaxoand, wes picture to touch the
haraoet. Not for nothing had 4ettich
uendaed ths people. read their ESSENTIAL
almplidty, the1r answef to any appeal
10 De heart. Thsee men were men o.
fnmay. Surely no father Of q son
eouId SO that looely child and not
OTTER him loyalty.
WITH the aams wisdem. he had Given
- hoy sail Instruction, and no
U0DDS0 O4 t08& 49, sAAAAs ~ 49,
eecnae into his Asad." Nsttllch bad
reasousd. ~x Win at least b
apontn>eous and boyiah."
The ant 6osmalities ovsr. and u
eruvn pefnce having shaken HANDS
nine t,nes. ths Spokesman stspped fsF.
vard. He had hsought long. vrtffen
moech. wAaeh I'D already bssn gwen
% ~ newapapss But afeer z. NO
nanx's heaitation b folded It up
~Your royal AigansaA." he said. look
~ dovn. r have hsfs . long speech.
~ an that It eontalns I can cay braa-
=. Il y your birthday. highnsss. We
eeuee. rspesssaung many others. TO pre-
eept 10 20 esr csaaratulatioos. ard
De lsve Of your people. II = our
Aops'-hs pauiod Emotion and a.
atemsnt were estt1ng the better of
Nau-sour hspa, hisARess, that yoa
wsn have mAny AAppt years. 10 fu1.
ehar that AeDs. W are here to-day .
say dat ~. fspFesoat1nS Al ciasse4
efo ySar most loysl sshjecta We have
fSasht fse hls 1aaesty the king ana
n necesoaxy ~ Wfn 0ght for yo9r
a saanesd bsyond IT, eAild at ~
oeunejl, aAd ~ tsoe was struog- 80
fmuasslsasd. ~Dut tp0ay W. are huN
1T = spsak e vak. but to preeee
- - eur esngFatn1gtieoA ~or -
vpe3sa, - ~ 1ogu1ly.s "
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