The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-06-12

remain with the crown prince" Their
seeing that she still did not compr,
bend, he explained, swiftly. He stood
as many man has stood before, be
tween love and loyalty to his kinl
and he was a soldier. He had n
choice.
1t was terrible to him to see tn
light die out of her eyes. But ever
as he told her of the dangers tina
comprised the child and possibly 9th
ers of the family, he saw that the,
touched her remotely, If at all.
All she said, when Milky finished
was: 81 might have known It. OF
course they would get me, as they die
| the Others" But a moment later she
rose and threw out her arms. "Hov
! skillful they are! They knew about
ii. 1t is all part of the plot. They
made you promise never to desert
Otto, so that their arrangements need
not be interfered with. Oh, l know
them, better than you do. They are
all cruel. 1t is the blood"
That evening the Princess Hedwig
went unannounced to her grandfather's
apartment, and demanded to be al
lowed to enter.
A gentleman In waiting bowed deep
ly, but stood before the door. "YOur
highness must pardon my reminding
your highness," he said firmly, "that
no one may enter his majestys pres
ence without permission"
"Then go in" said Hedwig, in a
white rage, "and get the permission"
The gentleman in waiting went in,
very deliberately, because his dignity
was outraged. The moment he had
gone, however, Hedwig flung the door
open, and followed, standing, a figure
of tragic defiance, inside the heavy
curtains of the kings bedroom.
"There is no use saying you won't
see me, grandfather. For here 1 am"
They eyed each other, the one, it
must be told, trife uneasily, the
other desperately. Then into the
kings eyes came flash of admiration,
and just a CLEAN Of amusement.
$50 l perceive" he said. "Come
here, Hedwig."
A sister of charity was standing by
the kings bed. She had cared for
him through many illnesses. In the
intervals she retired to her cloister and
read holy books and sewed for the
poor.
The sister went out, her black habit !
iragging, but she did not sew. Some
line later she heard bitter crying in |
he royal bed chamber, and the kings !
ones, soothing now and very sad. /
"There is a higher duty than happi- !
less" he said. "There are greater ;
hings than love. And one day you
will know this
When she went in Hedwig had gone,
md the old king, lying in his bed, was
oOking at the portrait of his dead
on.
The following morning the Countess
.oschek left for holiday. She had
he choice of but two alternatives, to
o as she had been commanded, for ii
to that, or to die. The COM
littee would not kill her, in case she
liled them. 1t would be unnecessary.
'nOugh that they place the letter and
ne code in the hands of the author
les, by some anonymous means. Well
nough she knew the chancellor's in
exible anger, and the Archduchess
nnunciata's cold rage. They would
weep her away with a gesture, and
lie would die the death of all traitors.
A week (! Time had been when a
She dismissed the caretaker with a
sture.
Have you any discretion over me?
must you refer matters to those
10 sent your"
Il must refer TO them"
How long will it take to send q
ssage and receive a reply? /,
He considered. Until tomorrow
,ht, madame"
Another day gone, then, and nothing
termined 4
Now, listen" she said, "and listen :
'efully. l have come here to decide :