The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-06-29


loved him.
Very nearly did he swing the SCALE
in which Olga Loschek had hung her
bargain with GOd-so nearly that in
the intervals of afIiXing his sprawling
signature to various documents, he
drew sheet Of note paper toward him.
Then. with Il shrug, h. pushed ii away.
So olga Loschek lost her bargain.
At dawn the next morning tho
countess, still pale with Illness and
burning with fever. went back to the
city.
3
Thus" said the concierge, frying
onions over his stove-"thus have
they always done But you have been
blind. Rather, you would not see"
Old AdeIh"rt stirred uncasily. $50
long rs l accept my pension"
"Why should you not accept your
pension? \ tritte In exchange for what
you gave. For them, who now i'll use
you. you have gone through HE but
half man. Eut one use obey have
for Us, you and me, ny friend-to tax
us"
The taxes are not heavy" quoth
old Adelbyrt.
There are some who tind them So"
The concierge heaped his guests plate
with onions.
old Adplbcrt played With his steel
! fork 81 WAS a good patriot" he OBJ
served nervously, until they made me
/ otherwise"
81 will make you a better. A patriot
! is one who II Jealous for his country
ana its welfare. That means much.
/ 1t means that when the established
order is bad for Il country, it must
/ be changed. Not that you and | may
benefit. God knows, we may not live
to benefit. But that Livonia may free
her neck from the foot of the oppres-
sion and raise her head among M
tons"
From which 1t may be seen that old
Adelbert had ut last Joined the revo-
lutionary party, an uneasy and I'M
happy recruit it is true, but-a recruit.
If only some half measure, would Suf-
fee" he said giving up all pretense
of eating This talk of rouSing the
mob, of rotins and violence, l do not
Ike item"
Then has age turned the blood in
YOUR veins to water said the con-
cierge contcmptuoUsly. Half meas
ures, Since when has a half measure
been useful? Did half measures win
in your boosted battles? And what
half measures would you propose!
Old Adelbert sat silent Now at,d
then, because his mouth was dry, he
took a sip of beer from his tankard-
The concierge ate, taking huge mouth
fuls of onions and bread and survey
ing his feeble hearted recruit with APP
pruising eyes. To win him would
mean honor, for old Adelbert, decorated
for many braveries, was a power
among the veterans. Where he LED,
others would follow.
make no mistake" said BLACK
Humbert cunningly. "We aim at no
bloodaled. A peaceful revolution, II
possible. The king being dead, will
suffer not even humiliation. Let the
lroyal family scatter where it will. We
have no designs on women. The
chancellor, however, must die"
81 make no plea for him. said old
Adelbert bitterly. II wrote to him also.
when l lost my position, and received
no reply. We passed through the same
campaigns, as | reminded him, but he
did nothing"
"As for the crown prince" observed
the concierge, cycling the old man over
the edge of his tankard, you know
orr plan for him. He will be cared
for as my own child, until we get him
beyond the boundaries. Then he Will
be safely delivered to those who know
nothing Of his birth. A private FUND
of the republic will support and edu-
cate him."
Old Adelbert's hands twitched. HE
is but a child" he said, "but already
he knows his rank"
ut will be wise for him to forget
It." His tone was ominous. Adelbert
, glanced up quickly. but the terrorist
had seen his error, and masked 1t with
. grin. Children forget easily No
! Suiut dll ny ILLS SSNISl hllo"'NN6S -
, yours, old comrade, all can be peace
fully done. Until you brought 1t t.
me, we were, l confess, fearful that
force would be necessary. To admit
the rabble to the palace would 10
dangerous. Mobs go mad at such ND
, ments. But now it may be effected
with all decency and ORDER"
, "And the plan?"
+ ~ may tell you this" The on
, cierge showed his plate away and tnt
over the table. I'VE have set the Jay
. as that of the carnival. On thatiay
, all the people are on the streets. 'ro-
, cessons are forbidden, but the tual
I costuming with their corps colo as
pOmpOns Is allowed. Here and here
, will be one Of US clad in red, acvil,
, wearing the colors of his satan ma
, jeSty. Those will be of our rces,
. leaders and speech makers. WI we
! secure the crown prince, he be
r put into costume until he cam coh-
! cealed. They will seek, If te DO
time, the Prince Ferdinand llllaIn
. Otto. Who will suspect Chi wear
. ing some fantastic garb of car
J nival?"
,