Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-04-04
X.
A q Man May Love q Woman.

A. Man May Love Z Woman.
Hedwig came to tea that afternoon.
She came In softly. and defantly. for
che was doing q forbidden thing, but
Prince Ferdinand william Otto had
Put away the frame against such a
contingency. He had, as a matter Of
kact. been putting cold cloths on Miss
Braithwaite's forehead.
II always do it." he informed He'd
Wig. II like doing 1t. 1t gives me
something to do. She likes them
rather dry, so the water doesn't run
down her neck"
Had Miss Braithwaite not been Ill,
Hedwig would have talked things over
with her then. There was no one else
b whom she could 60. Hllda refused
10 consider the prospect Of marriage
- anything but %pleasurable, and be-
tween her mother and Hedwlg there
had never been any close relation.
Ahip.
But Miss Braithwaite lay mo~tionless,
Der face set in lines Of suffering, and
after a time Hedwig rose and tiptoed
out OF the room.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto was
9sxcited. Tea had already come, and
pa the rare occasions when the cover.
'hess was Ill, 1t was his privilege to
Erour the tea.
Milky is coming" he said rapidly,
and the three Of us will have d party.
Riease don't tell me how you like your
tea. and see II I can remember"
Very we'll. DEAR" Hedwlg said
gently, and went to the window.
Milky entered almost Immediately.
As a matter Of fact, although he
showed no trace Of It, Milky had been
having an extremely bad time since
nas return; the chancellor, who may or
may not have known that his heart
wa breaking, had given him a very
severe scolding on the way back from
Wedeling. 1t did Milky good, too, for
II reused him to his own defense, and
made him forget, for a few minutes
Snyhow, that life was over for him,
snd that tho chancellor carried his
death sentence In his old leather dis.
patch case.
After that, arriving In the capital,
rney had driven to the little office
I'm q back street, and there Milky had
xoused himself again enough to give
q description Of Peter Niburg. and to
give the location Of the house where
he lived. But he slumped again after
That, ate no dinner. and spent a long.
ash time in the place. staring up at
Annunciata's windows, where he had
1ace e Hedwig on the balcony.
Then, late In the evening, Milky
'was summoned to the kings bedroom,
and came out pale, with his shoulders
Hery square. He had received q real
1agging this time. and even con.
: templated throwing himself In the
: flver. Only he could swim so dam.
,nably weili
But he had the natural elasticity Of
youth, and a sort Of persistent belief
m his own luck, rather like the chan.
cellars confidence In seven as a mum.
soer-A confidence, by the way, which
~ countess could easily have shaken.
% he had wakened the next morning
'xather cheerful than otherwise, and
vcr q breakfast of brolled ham had
refused to look ahead farther than the
day.
That afternoon, in the study, Milky
AeAtated when he saw Hedwig,
Then he came and bent low over her
hand. And Hedwig. because every in.
sfanct yearned to touch his shining
bent head, spoke to him very calmly,
vas rather distant, q little cold.
"You have been away. I think" she
!Aaid.
For . day OF two, highncss.
And today" he added, reproach.
a0lly, today you did not ride"
I did not feel like riding" Hedwig
responded llstlessly. II am tired. /
think I am always tired"
Lemon and two Jumps" muttered
me crown prince. "That's Nikky,a
.Hedwtg. Give It to him. please"
Milky went Z tribe pale as their
'nnsers touched. But he tasted his
tea, epd pronounced It excellent.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto chat.
nered excitedly. He told Of the dog,
'aalatins on it, c~leverness, but passing
syeaitely over the manner Of its return.
Rev and then Hedwlg glanced at
Sikky, when he was not looking, and
'alwayA when they dared, the young
eoadief's eyes were ON her.
eSAe will take some tea without
sugar" announced the crown prince.
While he poured II, Hedwig was
'thsnllns. Was It possible that Milky,
ee cY6fy one, should have been chosen