Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-08
'DY LATE afternoon all was arrang,

%DY LATE afternoon all was arranged,
papers signed and Witnessed, and the
4 two signatures affixed, the one small
!, hold and fiowing-the scrawl Of king.
And Hedwig. save for the ceremony. was
J the bride of Karl of Karnia.
4 . IT was then that the Chancellor rose
and stretched his legs. And now. sire, /"
'lle said, ''since we are friends and no
l1enger enemies. you will, l know, release
f1hAf mad boy of mine"
when do you start .back?"
d within an hour"
i ssDefore that time" said Karl you
k&Dnn have him. Chancellor"
~ And with that Mettlich was forced
,T11b ~ content. lie trusted Karl no more
ianow than he ever had. But he made
Ms adieus with no hint of trouble In
I HI face.
~ Karl waited until the machine drove
away. He had gone 10 the doorstep with
4 tho Chancellor, desiring to do him all
!. ooasibie honor. But MetIlich, unacCus-
tanned to democratic ways, disapproved
t0f the proceeding. and was indeed eN-
: fyenely uncomfortable. and drew sigh
n OK EclleI Wntn II, WAS All over tie
TWAS of the old order which would keep
tits royalties on gilded thrones and. hav-
ing isolated them in grandeur. have
zone about the business of the kingdom
Without them.
4 Karl stood for a moment In the open
air. 1t was done. then, and well done.
/ It was hard to irealize. He turned TO
the west. where for so long behind the
\ mountains had lurked an enemy. A
I nsw era was opening; peace, disarma-
mont. a quiet and prosperous land. He
had spent his years OF war and women.
i1kRt was over.
L From far away in the forest he hea rd
tfhe baying of the hounds. The crisp
4 air dlled his lungs. And even as he
Ifvatched, q young doe with rolling eyes.
J '3eaped across the drive. Karl watched
~ With coolly speculative eyes.
"A When he returned to- the study the
*nGoDt Kaiser was already there. In
|tno democracy OF the lodge men came
{nn4 went almost at will But Karl. big
fWtth plans for the future, would have
tbeen alone. and eyed the agent with
3GisfAvor.
I sWell?" he demanded.
l4HssWe have been able to search the
IEAancellor's rooms, sire" the agent said
j%E1r the articles mentioned last night
- eardcase. gIbves and a silk handker-
|(<4iek, belonging to the prisoner upstairs
ne ts Captain Larisch, aide-de-camp
NJ In Crown Prince of Llvonia"
4 He had expected Karl to be impressed.
& ut Karl only looked at him. Il know
:<1411f," he said coldly "you are always
~ little late with your information,
uomething like malice showed in the
Dnnnt's face.
n Then you also know, sire. that It is
.th11 Captain Larisch with whom rumor
Gt0ples the name of the Princess He'd
.Vi4w He stepred-back pace or two at
Is4lGht OF KarIs face. ''You requested
~ Information. sire"
~ answer. Karl pointed to the door.
NJ some time after he had dis
a the agent Karl paced his library
Kaiser brough. no unverified in
1<1on. Therefore the thing was true
10Dro he had had his enemy in his
and now was pledged to let him
X0r = time, then. Karl paid the
W OF many misdeeds. His tri-
was ashes In his mouth.
>Ak u this boy. infatuated with
Eig. had hidden somewhere on the
Olga Loscheks letter? What, then
recovered IL ana took 1t to He'd
What IT,
ot last he sent for the prisoner
-, and waited for him with both
~ and fear in his eyes
1nlnutas later Milky Larisch was
" into the red study. and having
an insolent young bow at that
Hnd eyed the King.
nye sent for you to release, you.' y
drsw long breath. Il am
aire."
Ave been interceded for by the
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