Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-05


are always just little late with yorr.
information, Kaiser"
Something like malice showed Ia the
agents face. '"Then you also know.
sire. that it is this Captain Lar1sc0
| with whom rumor couples the name or
the Princess Hedwig." He stepped back
a pace or two at sight of Karrs face.
you requested such information, sire.
For answer, Karl pointed to the door,
For, some time after he had dis
missed the agent, Karl paced his
library alone. Kaiser brought no un-
verified information. Therefore the
thing was true Therefore ne had had
his enemy in his hand, and now was
pledged to let him go. For a time,
then, Karl paid the penalty of many
misdeeds. His triumph was ashes In
his mouth.
What if this boy, infatuated with
Hedwig, had hidden somewhere on the
road Olga Loschek's letter.? What,
then, if he recovered it and took it to
Hedwig? What if
But at last he sent for the prisoner
upstairs, and waited for him with both
jealousy and fear in his eyes.
Five minutes later Milky Larisch
was ushered into the red study, and
having bowed, an insolent young bow
at that, stood and eyed the king.
ST have sent for you to release you,"
said Karl.
Milky drew a long breath. Il am
grateful, SIRE"
"You have been interceded for by
the chancellor of Livonia, General
Mettlich, who has just gone"
Milky bowed.
Karl fixed him with cold eyes. "But
before you take leave of u.s. he said
ironically, 81 should like the true story
of the night before last. Somehow.
somewhere, a letter intended for me
was exchanged for a blank paper.
want that letter"
ST know no more than you, sire.
! It is not reasonable that would have
taken the risk 1 took for an envelope
containing nothing"
'sFor that matter" said his majesty,
'sthere was nothing reasonable about
anything you did,"
And now Karl played his trump card,
played it with watchful eyes on Mix
ky's face. He would see If report
spoke the truth, if this blue-eyed boy
was in love with HedWig. He was
jealous man, this Karl Of the cold
eyes, jealous and passionate. Not as q
king, then, watching humble soldier
of Livonia, but as man to man, he
gazed at Milky.
"For fear that loyalty keeps you
silent, may say to you that the old
| troubles between Karnia and Livonis /.
are over" &-..s.
81 do not understand, SIRE" "J
Karl hesitated. Then, with his
! twisted smile, he cast the rigid
etiquette of such matters to the winds.
s'It is very simple" he said. There
will be no more trouble between these
two neighboring countries, because q
marriage has today been arranged-a
marriage between the Princess Hedwig,
his majesty's granddaughter, and mys
SELF
For moment Milky Larisch closed
his eyes.
= a.
The anniversary of the death OF
Prince Hubert dawned bright and
sunny. The place showed a thin COW
ering of snow, which chung, wet and
sticky, to the trees; but by nine
o'clock most of it had disappeared, and
Prince Ferdinand William Otto was
informed that the excursion would
take place.
|
Two motors took the party, by back
streets, to the landing stage. In thes
first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and
the countess, and at the last moment
Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwait0
from the second car, and begged a
place for her with him. A police agent
sat beside the chauffeur. Also another
car just ahead, contained other
agents, by Mettlich's order before his
DEPARTURE plain black motor, with
out the royal arms. rssSssss sSsg
In the second machine followed
part of the suite, Hedwig's lady in
waiting, two gentlemen of the court,
in parade dress, and Father Gregory,
come from his monastery at Ethel to
visit his old friend, the king. s.es;
/ az al sI1lG SLdSV7' q NAOW0i
had gathered on seeing the red carpet
laid and the gilt ropes put up, which
indicated royal visit. A small girl,
with hastily secured bouquet in her
hot hands, stood nervnusly waiting. In
Difference to the anniversary, the flow.
ers were tied with black ribbon.
Annunciata grumbled when she saw
the crowd, and the occupants of the
| first car looked them over carefully. It
remained for Hedwig to spy the black
ribbon. In the confusion, she slipped.
over to the little girl, who went quite
white with excitement. "They are
lovely" Hedtgig whispered, "but please
take off the black ribbon" The child
eyed her anxiously. 1T will come to-
pieces, highness."
"Take the ribbon from your hair. II
will be beautiful"
Which was done! But, as was not
unnatural, the child forgot her speech