New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-29
line Of it?" he demanded OF the

chancellor.
II shall be honored. %highness." Not
often did the chancellor say high
ness" Generally he said lotto" OF
my child"
Prince Ferdinand William Otto read
aloud, with dancing eyes, his last line
81 should like to own Il dog ]
thought" he said wistfully, that ]
might ask my grandfather for one"
81 see no reason why you should not
have a dog" the chancellor observed.
mot one to be kept at the stables"
Otto explained. "One to stay with me
all the time. One to sleep on the foot
of the bed"
But here the chancellor threw up
his hands. Instantly he visuallzed all
the objections to dogs, from fleas to
rabies. And he put the difficulties
into words. No mean speaker was the
chancellor when so minded. He was
a master of style. Of arrangement, of
logic and reasoning. He spoke at
length, even, at the end, rising and
pacing n few steps up and down the
room. But when he had concluded,
when the dog, so to speak, had fled
yelping to the country of dead hopes.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto merely
gulped, and said:
swell, I wish I could have n dog"
The chancellor changed his tactics
by changing the subject. II was Won
dering this morning. as I crossed the
park, II you would enjoy an excursion
soon. Could 1t be managed. Miss
Braithwaite"
II dare say" said Miss BralthwaIte
dryly. although l must say, If there
is no improvement In punctuation and
capital letters"
"What sort of excursion?" asked his
royal hlghness, %guardedly. He did not
rare for picture galleries.
"Out-of-doors, to see something in.
teresting. A real excursion, up the
river"
"To the fort? l do want to see the
new fort"
AS a matter Of truth. the chancellor
had not thought Of the fort. But like
many another before him, he accepted
the suggestion and made 1t his own.
"To the fort, of COURSE" said he.
"And take luncheon along, and eat
1t there. and have Hedwig and Milky?
And see the guns?"
But this was going too fast. Milky,
Of course. would go. and If the princess
cared to, she too. But luncheon! 1t
was necessary to remind the crown
prince that the officers at the fort
would expect to have him join their
mess. There was a short parley over
this, and it was finally settled that the
officers should serve luncheon, but that
there should be no speeches.
"Then that's settled" he said at last.
'1in very happy. This morning shall
apologize to M. Puaux."
During the remainder of the morn
ming the crown prince made various
excursions to the window to see If the
weather was holding good. Also he
asked, during his half hours intermis.
sion, for the great box Of lead soldiers
that was locked away in the cabinet.
II shall pretend that the desk Is a
fort, Miss Braithwaite." he said.' DO
you mind being the enemy, and pre-
tending to be shot now and them"
But Miss Braithwaite was correcting
papers. She was willing to be a passive
enemy and be potted at, but she drew
the line at falling over. Prince Ferdl.
nand William Otto did not persist. He
was far too polite. But he wished In
all his soul that Milky would come.
Milky, ne felt, would die often and
hard.
But Milky did not come.
At twelve o'clock, Prince Ferdinand
William Otto, clad in his riding gar
ments of tweed Knockers. puttees, and
a belted jacket. stood by the school
room window and looked out. The
inner windows of his suite faced the
court yard, but the schOolrOom opened
ove the place-a bad arrangement
surely, seeing what distractions to les
sons may take place In a public square.
what pigeons feeding In the sun. what
bands with drums and drum majors,
what children flying kites.
II don't understand It," the crown
prince said plalntively. HE Is gen.
orally very punctual. Perhaps"
But he loyalty refused to finish the
sentence. The perhaps was a
~grievous thought, nothing less than
that Nikk- and Hedwig were at that
moment riding In the ring together.
and had both forgotten him.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto con-
suited his watch. 1t was of gold, and
on the inside was engraved:
ITO Ferdinand william Otto from
his grandfather. or the occasion Of his
taking his first communion"
Its getting rather Late" he OBJ
served.
Miss Braithwalte looked troubled.
"No doubt something has detained
him." she said, with unusual gentle
ness. "You might work at the frame
for your Cousin Hedwig. Then. If
Captain Larisch comes. you can still
have a part of your lesson"
Prince Ferdinand William Otto
frightened. The burnt wood photo
graph frame for Hedwfg was his de-
light. And yesterday. as a punishment
for the escapade Of the day before, it
had been put away with an alarming
air of finality.
The typography outfit vas produced.
and for fifteen minutes Prince Ferdi-
nand William Otto labored. his head
on q side. his royal tongue slightly
protruded. But, above the thin blue
smoke of burning, his face remained
wistful. He was afraid, terribly
afraid that he had been fnrgnffpn