Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-19
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up, built Of no one knew what, In the
public squares. Red IRE burned. The

up, built Of no one knew what, In the
public squares. Red IRE burned. The
drums throbbed.
The city had not yet risen. Il was
large and slow to move Slow, too, to
believe In treason, or that II had no
king. But II was matter of mo-
ments now, not Of hours.
| The noise penetrated into the very
wards Of the hospital. Red fir,ss bathed
pale faces on their pillows In fever.
ish glow. Nurses gathered at the vim
dows. their uniforms and faces alike
scarlet In the glare, and whispered to-
gether.
One such group gathered near tho
bedside Of the student Haeckel, still
I'm his Iethargy. His body hnd gained
strength. % that he was clothed at
times, to wander aimlessly about the
ward. But he, had remained dased.
Now and then the curtain Of the past
lifted, but for q moment only. He had
forgotten his name. He spent long
hours struggling to pierce the mist.
But mostly he lay, or sat, as now,
beside his bed, bandage still on his
head, clad In shirt and trousers. Hare
feet thrust into worn hospital slippers
The red glare had not reused him. nos
yet the beat of the drums. But q word
or two that one Of the nurses spoke
caught his ear and held him. III
looked up. and slowly rose to his feet,
Unsteadily he made his way to VIM
dow. holding to the sill to steady him,
self. Il
=
Old Adelbert had been working his
way impatiently. The temper Of this
mob wan growing ugly. II was
suspicious, frightened, potentially dan;
gerous. The cry Of ITO the pa1acer
greeted his ears as he finally emerged
breathless from the throng. !!
he stepped boldly to the old stone
archway. and faced line of soldiers
there. II would see the chancellor 7;
he gasped, and, saluted. &
The captain Of the guard stepped
out .What u it you wnnt1" he de,
manded.
.The chancellor" he lowered his
voice. II have news Of the crown
prince"
Magic words. indeed. Doors opened
swiftly before them. But time was
flying, too. In his confusion the old
man had only one thought, to reach
the chancellor. It wouM have been
better to have told his news at once.
The climbing Of stairs takes time when
one is old and fatigued, and has but
one lee.
However. at last It was done, and
old Adelbert stumped to the door Of
the room where the council sat de-
bating and the chancellor paced the
floor.
Small ceremony now. Led BY sol.
diers, who retired and left him to enter
alone, old Adelbert stumbled into the
room. He was ont Of breath and
dizzy; his heart beat to suffocation.
There was not air enough in all the
world to breathe. He clutched at the
velvet hnngings Of the door, and
swayed, but he saw the chancellor.
'aThe crown prince" he said thick
ly, els at the home Of the Americans"
He stared about him. Strange that
the room should suddenly be filled with
q mist. "But there be those who wait
thereto capture him."
He caught desperately at the eur
tains, with their royal arms embroid-
cred in blue and gold. Shameful. in
such company. to stagger go!
"Make-haste,s he said, and slid
stiffly to the ground. He lay without
moving.
The council reused then. Mettlich
was the first to get to him. But 1t was
too late.
Old Adelbert had followed the mist
to the gates It concealed. More than
that, sham traitor that he was, he had
followed his king. &,
ITO he Continue1lo