Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-16
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ehings."
do you like dogs?" inquired the
crown prince, much interested.
"Dogsl Why, yes. have quite q
number of dogs"
"I should think it would be nicer
to have just one dog, and be very
fond Of it. But suppose they would
eat great deal. Do you believe In
love at first sight?'
"Otto!' said the archduchess, ex-
tremely shocked.
He turned to her alphabetically. 81
was only trying TO find out how many
things he and Milky agreed about,
he explained. "Nikky believes In love
at first sight. He says it is the only
real kind of love, because love isn't
a thing you think out. You only feel
it,
The archduchess met Karl's eyes.
'sYou seer she said.
"But it is sound doctrine" Karl OBJ
served, bending forward and with
slanting glance at Hedwig II quite
agree with him again. And this friend
Of yours. he thinks love is the only
thing in the world, dare Say?"
"Well, he thinks a great deal of it.
But he says that love Of country comes
first, before anything else."
The archduchess glanced at Hedwig
furiously. The girl had closed her
eyes, and was sitting detached and
pale. She would have liked to box her
ears. Karl was no fool, and there was
talk enough. He would hear 1t, OF
course.
TELL US about your pilgrimage
Otto" she suggested.
SWELL, I went" said the crows
prince re1ectively. 1--WE walked lona
time, and it. was very warm. I have
quite a large blister, and the aroh-
bishop had to take his shoes off and
walk in his stockings, because his feet
hurt. No one saw. It was on a cOun-
try lane. But I'm afraid it didn't de
very much good" He drew long
breath.
"No?" Karl inquired.
Suddenly the boys chin Quivered.
He was terribly afraid he was going
to cry, and took large sip Of tea,
which cleared his voice.
MY grandfather is not any better"
he said. Perhaps some one else
should have gone. / am not very
good" he explained to Karl. 1T
ought to be very good person. He
is very SICK"
Perhaps" suggested Karl hooking
~, with glance at Hedwig, 'they
should have sent this Milky Of
yours
Annunciata stirred restlessly. ,Sha
considered this talk Of Milky In
execrable taste.
He is not particularly good"
"Oh, SO he is not particularly
good?"
We'll, he thinks he isn't. lie says
he doesn't find it easy to love his,
country more than anything in, the.
world, for one thing. And he smokes
a great many cigarettes"
Another taste in cOmmonl" jeered
Karl, in his smooth, carefully ironio
tones.
Annunciata was In the last stages
of irritation. There was no installing
the sheer in Karl's voice. His smile
was forced. She guessed that he had
heard Of Milky Larisch before, that,
indeed. he knew probably more than
she did. Just what, she wondered,
was there to know? A great deal, If
one could judge by Hedwig's face.
Il hope you are working hard at
your lessons, Otto,' she said, in the
severe tone which Otto had learned
that most people use when they refeq
to lessons.
I'm afraid I'm not doing very well
Tante. But I've learned the 'Gettys
burg address, Shall say it,"
Heavens. mol" she protested. She
had not the faintest idea what thu
Gettysburg address" was. Shd
suspected Mr.. Gladstone.
The countess had relapsed into silk
ence. A little back from the family
circle, she had watched the whole
scene stonilyy and knowing Karl ad
only woman who loves sincerely and
long can know man, she knew the
inner workings Of his mind. She saw
anger in the very turn Of his head
and set Of his jaw. But she saw more
| jealousy, and was herself half mad
with 1t.
She knew him well. She had hers
self, for years, held him by holding.
herself dear. by the very difficulty Of
attaining her. And now this indiffer-
ent, white-faced girl, who might bd
his, indeed, for the taking, but who
would offer or promise no love, was
rousing him to the instinct Of possess
sion by her very Indifference. He had
told her the truth, that night in the
mountain i'm. It was Hedwig he
wanted, HedWig herself, her heart, ali
of her. And, If she knew Karl, he
would move heaven and earth to get
the thing he wanted. y,
Sle surveyed the group. How nctle
they knew what was in store for them
She. Olga Loschek, by the lifting OF
a niger. could turn their SNUG superb
ority into tears and despair, could ruin
them and send them flying for shelter