Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-04-18

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burning with fsves. went back Ia ~
city.
. . .
'Ihus." aid the concierge. frv,,.
onions over his stoveA"thus 49,
they always done. But you have ~
blind. Rather, you would not see"
Old Adelbert stirred uneasily. "a.
long % ! accept my pension-"
why should you not ccept vou.
pensionf A tribe in exchange for What
You gave. For them. who now III u,.
you. you have gone through life Int
half . man. But one use they hsvs
Tor ~. you and me. my friend-to n.
u.s."
.The taxes are not heavy" quotA
old Adelbert.
there are some who 6nd them N.
The concierge heaped his guests plat.
with onions.
Old Adelbert played with his stee,
fork II was a good patriot" he Oh.
served nervously. "until they made ma
otherwise"
II will make you q better. A patriot
is n who Is jealous for his couptr,
and its welfare. That means much.
1t means that when the established
order Is bad for a 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 ma.
From which 1t may be seer that old
Adelbert had at last Joined the reyo.
luttonary party, an uneasy and I'm.
recruit, 1t is true, but-a recruit,
III only some half measure would SUI.
fce," he said. giving up all pretense
Of eating. '"This talk Of rousing the
mob. Of riotlng and violence. I do not
like them"
''Then has age turned the blood In
your veins to water" said the con.
contemptuously. "Half meas
ures! Since when has a half measure
been useful2 Did half measures win
In your boosted battles3 And what
half measures would You propeser
Old Adelbert sat silent. Now and
then. because his mouth was dry, hs
took a sip Of beer from his tankard.
The concierge ate, taking huge mouth
tuls Of onions and bread, and survey.
Ing his feeble-hearted recruit with up
praising eyes. To win him would
mean honor, for old Adelbert, decorated
FOR many braveries, was . power
among the veterans. Where he led,
others would follow.
snake no mistake" said Black
cunningiy. I'VE aim at 10
A peaceful revolution, II
possible. The king, being dead, win
suffer not even humiliation. Let the
loyal family scatter where 1t will. We
no designs OF women. The
however, must die"
II make no plea for him." said old
Adelbert bitterly. " wrote to him also,
when I lost my position, and received
10 reply. We passed through the same
as I reminded him, but hs
lid nothing"
"As for the crown prince" observed
he concierge. cycling the old man over
he edge Of his tankard, "you know
,ur plan for him. He will be cared
or at my own child, until we get him
Beyond the boundaries. Then he will
,e safely delivered to those who know
Of his birth. A private fund
Il the republic will support and edu-
ate him."
Old Adelbert's hands twitched. he
9 but a child" he said. "but already
Re knows his rank"
ut will be wise for him to forget
t." His tone was ominous. Adelbert
up quickly. but the terrorist
lad seen his error. and masked It with
grin. "Children forget easily" be
"and by this secret knowledge k
ours. old comrade, all can be peace
ully done. Until you brought It to
ne, we were, I confess, fearful that
orce would be necessary. To admit
he rabble to the palace would bs
dangerous. Mobs 60 mad at such mo-
nents. But now 1t may be effected
With all decency and ORDER"
And the plant"
Il may tell you this" The con.
ierge showed his plate away and bent
yer the table. I'VE have set the day
% that Of the carnival. On that day
the people are on the streets. Pro
essions are forbidden, but the usual
ostuming with their corps colcrs as
'ompons 10 allowed. Here and there
I'LL be one Of rs clad 10 red, q devil.
'eartng the c0lors Of his satanic ms
eSty. Those will be of our forces,