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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-06-28

In the morning you are to carry dis
patches to the city,"
Poor Milky! With his car facing
toward the lodge, and under necessity,
in order to escape, to back it out into
the highway! He thought quickly.
There was no chance of overpoWerlng
his man quickly and silently. And the
house was not empty. From beyond
the door came the sounds OF mems
voices, and the thud of drinking mugs
on bare table.
you will take me up to the house,
and then put the car away until morn
Ing"
Milky breathed again. It was go
ing to be easy, after all. If only the
road went straight to the shooting box
itself, the rest was simple. But he
prayed that he make no false turning,
to betray his ignorance.
every WE'LL" he said.
His companion opened the door be-
hind him. Ready, noW," he called.
1.-THE car is here"
Two men rose from a table where
they had been sitting, and put on great
coats Of fur. The lamp light within
quivered in the wind from the open
door. Milky was quite calm now.
His heart beat it's regular seventy-tWo,
and he even reflected, with sort of
grim humor, that the chancellor would
find the recital of this escapade
much to his taste. In modest way
Milky felt that he was making history.
The man who had received the let
ter got into the machine beside him.
The other two climbed into the ton
neau. And, as If to make the denoue-
ment doubly ridiculous, the road led
straight. Milky, growing extremely
cheerful behind his goggles, wondered
how much petrol remained in the car.
The men behind talked in low tones.
'They are late tonight" grumbled
one Of them, as the house appeared,
full lighted. "A tardy start tomorrow
again !"
''The king must have his Sleep"
commented the other, rather mock
ingly.
With mastery sweep, Milky drew
up his machine before the entrance
Let them once alight, let him but start
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'rYou Show the Hand of the NovIce.A
the matter pretty thoroughly. AS yod
| know, I have had this on my mind foE
some time. 1t is necessary to arrange
things before I--go."
The king, Of course, was neitheA
asking nor expecting sympathy from
her, but mentally, and somewhat CRIME
ly, he compared her unmoved face with
that of his old friend and chancelTOrs
only few nights before.
1T is a regrettable fact" he went
on, 'that must leave, as | shall, a sad
| ly troubled country. But for that"
he paused. But for that, he meant,
he would gladly go. He needed rest
His spirit, still so alive, chafed daily
more and more against its worn body.
He believed in another life, did the old
king. He wanted the hearty handclasp
of his boy again. Even the wife who
had married him against her will had
grown close to him in later years. He
needed her too. A little rest, then
and after that new life, with thoa1
who had gone ahead.
"A sadly troubled country" be re-
peated.
"All countries are troubled. We are
no worse than others"
perhaps not. But things are
changing. The old order is changing.
The spirit Of unrest-I shall not live
to see it. You may, Annunciata. But
the day is coming when all thrones
will totter. Like this one."
Now at last he had pierced her
armor. Like this onel"
"That is whatAI said. Rouse yours
self, Annunciata. Leave that little
boudoir Of yours, with its accursed
clocks and it's heat and it's fub-dub-
berry. and see what is about you! Dis
contents Revolution! We are hardly
safe from day to day. Do you think
that what happened nine years age
was a flash that died as it came? Nom
sense. Read this!'
He held out the paper and she put
on her pince-nez and read its headings.
trifle disdainfully. But the next mo-
ment she rose, and stood in front Of
him, almost as pale as he was. "You
allow this sort OF thing to be pub
Iished?'
mo. But it is published"
"And they dare to say things like
this? Why, fit is"
Exactly. It is, undoubtedly" He
was very calm. 81 would not hav0
troubled you with it. But the sit
uation is bad. We are rather help
less"
"Not-the army, tooT'
what can we tell7 These things
spread like fires. Nothing may hap
pen for years. On the other hand, to-
morrow"
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country and the smaller citfOS meIN
comparatively quiet, so far as demon
STATIONS against the government were
concerned. But unquestionably they
plotted. AS for the capital. 1t was q
seething riot Of sedition, from the re-
ports. A copy of newspaper, secret
ly printed and more secretly circu-
lated, had brought fire to the kings
eyes. 1t lay on his knees as bis
daughter entered.
swell, father" she said, looking
down at him, "how do you feel?"
"Sit down." he said. The question
as to his health was too perfunctory
to require reply.
Annunciata sat. with jingling OF
chains. She chose a straight chair.
and faced him, very erect.
"How old is Hedwig2" demanded the
king.
Nineteen"
"Hedwig is old enough to marry.
Her grandmother was not nineteen
when / married her."
1T would be BETTER" said Al
nunciata, ito marry her while she 10
young, before she knows any better"
ANY better than what?" inquired
the king testify.
ANY better than to marry at ALL"
The king eyed her. She was not,
then, even attempting to hide her
claws. But he was an old bird and
not to be caught in an argumentative
cage.
'There are several possibilities for
Hedwig," he said. 81 have gone int
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CHAPTER vi Continued.


The chancellor was in his old snok-
ing coat and slippers. He made an
effort to don his tunic, but HedW1g,
on Mathilde's heels, caught him in the
act And, after a glance at her face,
he relinquished the idea, bowed over
her hand, and drew up chair for
her.
And that was how the chancellor OF
the kingdom learned that Captain Lar
asch, aide-de-camp to his royal high
ness the crown prince, had disap-
peared.
81 am afraid it is serious" she said.
watching him with wide, terrified eyes.
81 know more than you think do. T.
we hear things, even in the palace"
Irony here, but unconscious. Il know
that there is trouble. And it is not
like Captain Larisch to desert his
post"
"a boyish escapade, highness," said
the chancellor. But, In the twilight,
he grfpped hard at the arms of his
chair. "He will turn up. very much
ashamed Of himself, tonight or tomor-
row."
THAT is what you want to believe.
You know better"
He leaned back in his chair and con-
gfdered her from under his heavy
brows. Milky gone, perhaps to join
the others who, one by one, had felt
the steel Of the terrorists. And this
girl, on whom SO much hung, sitting
there, a figure of young tragedy.
"Highness,'' he said at last, "if the
worst has happened-and that | do
not believe-it will be because there
is trouble, as you have said. Sooner
or later, we who love our country
must make sacrifices for it. Most of
all, those in high places will be called
upon. And among them you may be
asked to help"
ST? What can I do?" But she
knew, and the chancellor saw that she
knew.
''It is Karl, them"
cit may be King Karl, Hedwig."
Hedwig rose, and the chancellor got
heavily to his feet. She was fighting
Tor calmness, and she succeeded very
well. After all, If Milky were gone,
what did it matter? Only
"There are so many of you," she
said, rather pitifully. "And you are
all so powerful. And against you there
is only-me."
"Why against us, hfghness?"
Because" said Hedwig- because
care for some one else, and shall care
for him all the rest of my life, even if
he never comes back. You may marry
me to whom you please, but shall go
on caring. l shall never forget. And
shall make Karl the worst wife In
the world, because hate him."
She opened the door and went out
without ceremony, because she was
hard driven and on the edge of tears.
That nighc, the city was searched for
Nikky Larisch, but without result.
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his car down the road again, and all
! the devils of the night might follow.
He feared nothing.
But here again Milky planned too
| fast. The servant who came out to
open the doors of the motor had
| brought message. "His majesty de-
sires that the messenger come in"
was the bomb-shell which exploded in
Nikky's ears.
Milky hesitated. And then some imp
of recklessnSss in him prompted him
not to run away, but to see the thing
through. It was, after all, chance
either way. These men beside the car
were doubtless armed-one at least,
nearest him, was certainly one OF
Karl's own secret agents. And, as
Milky paused, he was not certain, but
it seemed to him that the man took
step toward him.
"Very WELL" said Milky, grumbling.
"But have had long ride, and cold
one. need Sleep"
Even then he had faint hope that
the others would precede him, and
that it would be possible to leap back
to the car, and escape. But, whether
by accident or design, the group closed
about him. Flight was out of the ques-
ton.
A little high was Nikky's head as
he went in. He had done stupid
thing now, and he knew it. He should
have taken his letter and gone back
with 1t. But, fool or not, he was
soldier Danger made him calm.
The lodge was noisy. Loud talking,
the coming and going of servants with
trays, the crackle of wood fires in
which whole logs were burning, and,
as Milky and his escort entered, the
roaring chorus of a hunting song filled
the ears.
Two of the men flung off their heavy
coats, and proceeded without ceremony
into the room whence the sounds Is
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Milky FINDS HIMSELF IN A SERIOUS PREDICAMENT AS
AREsULT OF HIS F0oLIsHNESs.

SynopsThe of Iivona Ferdinand William Oto
his tires of the singing and
of Bobby
Thorpe Returning palace night he
result of which has been
chancellor consult
old ILL., The chancellor
republic friendship the neghboring
Princess Hedwig
adynWating
with King Karl
Hedwfg HedWlg VINO loves
dismayed the
King
of the terroriss and
substituted Captain Larisch OF the suDs
ton holds chauffeur the envelope
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RedwIg is offered as a sacrI-
flee to save the tottering king
dom. This act incidentally ex-
tricates Milky from desperate
situation. Read about these de-
veIopments in the next Install
ment.
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(To BE CoAIGNUED.A
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11
PRESTIN HOSPITAL
AFTER AUTO CRASH
The Rev. Stephen P. Dever
Knocked Down Following
Collision of Motorcars

Blows, said to have been exchanged in
an argument as to which had the right
OF way. following a slight collision be-
tween motor cars driven by the Rev.
Stephen r. Dever. assistant priest at
the Church of the Nativity. Allegheny
avenue and Belgrade street, and Daniel
Barrow, 32 years old, of Yeadon street,
resulted today in injuries to the priest
that required his removal to the Sa-
maritan Hospital.
Barrow was arrested and given a
hearing at the Germantown avenue and
Lycomins street station, before Magis-
trate Wrigley. He was held in $1,000
bail for a further hearing on June is.
According to the police. machines
driven by the two men collided at Eighth
street and Allegheny ven A war
OF words followed. In the alteration
which took place blows were exchanged
and Barrow is said to have knocked
down his opponent.
The patrol wagon Of the Thirtietf
District station, Front n Westmore'
land streets. was called and Father
Dever was removed to the Samaritan
Hospital.
It is reported that his condition Il
not serious, but that he Is being OK
amined for a possible fracture of thu
skull.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11
CHESTER PIKE CASE
PUT Up TO GOVERNOR
State Highway Commissioner
Asks Condemnation as
Military Necessity

Condemnation Of the Chester pike
between Darby and Chester by the state
highway commissioner as a matter Of
military necessity is asked of Governor
Brunbaugh by A. Merritt Taylor. direc-
tor Of the Passenger Transportation
and Housing Division. The Telford
Road Company, owners of the pike. Is
the laying Of additional trolley tracks,
which would greatly improve transpo
tation facilities for employed
in shipyards and munitions plants at
Chester and Eddystone.
Mr.. Taylor's telegram to Governor
Brumbaush follows;
,v c~1 4slfGa5 tHsa e e. The s ehs;.er aq sarI Par:
E " a. is E q mI.,,aty r Hsssss HSrro on behalf
SION sl.nsr E SGpiSnn the Aforesaid Teiford
Island aSine sS,p tncHtnn At VIZ @sst TSESs5: at sts a2a
s6iPbuildins and chester shipeaiialnE Com;
sadd''5o, rd Esfss; S 1o@ @asstsF' ri a. S SIsns. E SSfs!
stone r%Hpniticn plant and BALDWIN Loco;
electric TailWav' faciiities to travel to and
from their Government work.
Present inadequacies Of passenger trans
trict south Of Phils delphia can be relieved
only. by ouble-trackins the present single
track electric railway which extends on the
Chester and Darby Telford road, known as
the Chester nike between Chester and
The United States has ARRANGED to loan
to the electric railway company the money
required to double-track Its line between
% R"r rspl aes chester ths eGri,i S1so d tie mean mGafy road Ts9p'f snl
croached upon my widening the same on
unable to secure from the Teiford Road
p pS.mRi'S which Rh IS H'o rea1ired pF b1 ihe rall~ saH
company, to carry cut this program.
This Intervention on the part of the
state Of Pennsylvania has become NECESSARY
to condemn the read and to so remove from
obstruct the double-tracking OF the railway
which lie. REQUIRED by the Government 70
furnish ADEQUATE PASSENGER transportation
possible the TRANSPORTATION Of additional war
workers. who are now sorely needed in the
Phiiadelphia
The company takes the stand that the
suggested road Improvement would TOP
off" ten feet of the pike and virtually
made it useless for vehicular trafhc.
Major W A. Garrett, assistant genera
manager Of the Midvale Steel and
Ordnance Company, at Eddystone
charges the Telford Company with gross
profteering" in face of its earning last
year of SAC 900 on a s47,500 capitalize.
ton and its toll charge of three cents a
mile.
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Bright NeWs for Home Folks
From Boys in the Service

ING PUBLIC LEDGER. II the envelope
ever had any other enclosure 1t has
been mislaid and apologies are hereby
rendered to the parents unknown. If
they will send name and address the
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER will be glad
to make acknowledgment.
The letter follows:
Somewhere in France. May -. 1918.
My lear Mama.
This day is Mothers Day and !
am writing this letter from a little
village in sunny France to let you
know that I am in the best Of health
and feeling fine. I sincerely hope
his reaches you the same. AS for
me. I am treated like a prince. and
the only thing that I miss and regret
Is that am so far away from you all
and home. To me It seems an age
since I left home, but I feel I am
doing just a wee but to help the good
a grand cause.
1t is cur fight for freedom for the
world, and the Stars and Stripes have
never yet failed. This In a small way
helps me to forget to worry abou
home, knowing full we'll that some
day we all will return to our loving
homes. happy and c~ontented.. .
Well, Tear mother, in all my travels
I have found the world to be the
same maybe a few changes OF Gus
toms. speech and climate, but the
principle of everything is the same.
Loving parents day in and day ou'
doing the same things that lovina
parents at home are doing. I have
had many exciting times; but II al
has been pleasant and enjoyable. The
British and French people deserve al
that we car possibly give them for
trying in every way to make us com
Portable and happy.
dc hope that you are feeling ir
good health. Don't worry. for every
thing will come out o. K.
Again let me say that I do miss
you all terribly but hope that very
soon I will be again with o
now close with tons of love and
kisses to you all.
Your loving son, Sam.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11
MUST CURB SANDWICH FIENDS
Up to the Restaurateur to See
Through Messenger.Boy Trick.

II a boy, or other messenger. is sent
to a restaurant and asks for six sand
witches and says each sandwich is to be
taken from the restaurant and Is for an
Individual person. Is the restaurateur
such an order?
This is the question, put up to the
Federal food officials here, m the reply
is that the restaurateur must use his
own judgment.
II the messenger who calls for the
sandwiches Is known to the proprietor
or attendants at the restaurant, and the
proprietor feels the delivery Of the sand
wiches will be made so that no person
shall receive more than the allotted
weight Of bread, then the messenger may
be given as many sandwiches as he Il
willing to deliver.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11
HOPE FOR PREMIUM
AT CITY BOND SALE
Applications for 5,500,0 600
Issue Indicate Overlooking
in Tomorrow's Disposal

That the city bond sale of s5,5oo'ooo
will be overbid several times and a
satisfactory premium result is the be-
lief Of officials In charge of the sale
which will take place at noon tomorrow
in Mayor Smiths Office in City Hall.
Their prediction is based or h fact
that more than a score Of individuals
and banking institutions nave taken out
bidders blanks.
Members of the Sinking Fund Com
mission expect to bid o n s2,0o0.000 or
more of the amount. while a number
of the usual banking institutions will
also submit estimates. Most of the
bond sales under the present admins
tration have been oversubscribed at fair
premiums, but the last sale in 1917 was
over the counter which of course went
eor par.
Recently Councils increased the rate
of interest on city loans from 4 to Az
per cent, mt this move is calculated
to place them on a par with Govern
ment bonds and make them generally
attractive to investors.
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HE BLEW "HERO'S' WHISTLE.
BUT WISHES NOW HE HADN'T
Bank Runner Crowed Over Associates for a Time, but Then
Sergeant Major Ryan Deteriorated Into
-. ..s- a Plain "Hamm'

told the army man. For their sakes,
! wonder. would you allow me to blow
that whistler"
The pseudo sergeant major hesitated
just the proper length Of time before
he pulled the whistle from his pocket
the whistle which he had deliberately
made the foundation for a graphic story
of the trenches.
That Is something ! seldom do" he
answered. But. In view of your sim
cere patriotism and the fact you have
sons serving our fac. l shall be glad
to allow it"
And he presented the whistle.
Parker didn't hesitate. He blew Justify
and somewhat triumphantly. as II he
were really calling the troops to go over
the top. Then he proceeded to tell all
his friends of the honor accorded him.
They gloried with him till Sergeant
Ma jor Ryan" became Hamm. the occu-
pant Of a cell and accused of wearing the
uniform of an American soldier without
authority.
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TIL OPTIMIST ..
THAT Ue're grouchy and think that
L the worlds on the blink,

And there's really the devil to pay,
We prove by the nm Der Of things that
Ue think
And the number OF things that TOE
say;
Not TO mention the number Of things
that tDe do
Because Of the things that zoe hear,
But there's truly no redson at all to
feel blue
with the boys at the front tuu OF
cheer.
Our boys at the front are as busy as
bees .
Putting Ltberty's car or the road.
what right haze Toe tellows at home at
To grunt pht1e they're pulling the
loudf
We've a peach Of a time phtIe ue sUedr
IT'S a ounce
And screw up our taces-oh dear!
while Sam here declares that he lives
like a prince
And his letter Is chocb fun Of cheer.
He Nves like a prince! Bless his CUPS
and his qutrks!
Youths sun sUeetly shines DER Hte's
deeps.
with the Hun doing murderous things
Uhile he works ..
And the coolies az york tohile he
sleeps. '...
But he Iknows the world's good And De
knoD hat he's right,
Though We sometimes profess that IT'S
dredr.
IT'S a bully old Uorld! And Nth main
and Nth might
We 10Th a up his message Of cheer!
We don't know who wrote the letter fol
lowing. We don't know what Sam is
We only know Sam is all right whoever
he is.
The letter was received by the EVEN
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WOMEN TO UNFURL
SERVICE STANDARD
Order of Eastern Star to Com.
memorate 215 Sisters at
War Front

The dedication Of a service flag bear
ing 215 stars for members of the Grand
Chapter. Order of the Eastern Star of
Pennsylvania. will be a feature of the
program today of the twenty-fourth
annual grand session of the organiza-
ton in Lu Lu Temple.
Informal ceremonies we're held last
night in the temple, and we're attended
by more than a thousand members of
the Eastern star organization. The
convention will close Thursday with
the election of officers and the selection
Of the next meeting place.
Pittsburgh probably will be the next
convention city. because so far N other
city in the State has asked for the meet
ing.
Efforts will he made to have the
grand chapter prepare to subscribe
heavily to the next Liberty Loan. The
grand chapter and the individual chap
tiers of the state in the three loan cam
paigns have raised considerable money.
and will continue their record, I am
sure said Mrs. Adeline w. Barnes. Of
Pittsburgh. grand secretary of the State
organization.
Plans also are under way to give
another ambulance to the Red Cross for
use in France. The order has many
members in the Red Cross and in car
teen service in France and at training
amp in this country. A majority of
the members for whom we are dedicat-
ing the service flag are In service In
France"
Mrs. Barnes said more than 1000
members would attend the session. The
registration headquarters of the meet
ing are in the Adelphia Hotel and the
business sessions are at the Temple.
Philadelphia ranks second in the State
in number of chapters holding member
ship In the Grand Chapter. Pittsburgh
is first with forty-seven and this city
has twenty-eight.
Principal speakers at today's session
will be Miss Clara Louise Reichardt
worthy grand matron, and Henry H
Pollock. worthy grand patron. Routine
committee reports will occupy the at.
tention of the convention this afternoon