Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-06
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The archduchess eyed her. "Well,
out with It," she said. "There is
something seething in that wicked
brain Of yours"
The countess shrugged her shoulders.
Not that she resented having a
wicked brain. She rather fancied the
idea. "She and young Lieutenant Lar
isch have tea quite frequently with
his royal highness.'
Little fool |" said Annunciata. But
she frowned, and sat tapping her tea
cup with her spoon. She was just a
,trifle afraid of Hedwig, and she was
more anxious than she would have
cared to acknowledge. "How far do
you think the thing has gomez"
| "He is quite mad about her."
"And Hedwig-but she is silly
enough for anything. Do they meet
anywhere else?"
"At the riding school, believe. At
least, +"
Here maid entered and stood
waiting at the end of the screen.
"His excellency General Mettlich," y,
| SAID the ma!Q. ,
The archduchess nodded her august
head, and the maid retired. go
away, Olga" said the archduchess.
"And you might" she suggested grim
| ly, "gargle your throat"
The chancellor had passed trout
;bled night Being old, like the king
he required little sleep. And for most
of the time between one o'clock and
his rising hour Of five he had lain in
his narrow camp bed and thought. He
had not confided all his worries to the
king.
Evidences Of renewed activity on the
part Of the terrorlsts were many. In
the past month two Of his best secret
agents had disappeared. One had been
! found the day before, stabbed in the
back. The chancellor had seen the
body-an unpleasant sight. But 1t
| was not of the dead man that General
| Mettlich thought. 1t was Of the other.
The dead tell nothing. But the living.
| under torture, tell many things. And
this man Haeckel, young as he was,
knew much that was vital.
At five General Mettlich had risen,
exercised before an open window with
an oldpair Of iron dumb bells, had fol-
| lowed this with cold bath and hot
coffee, and had gone to early mass at
the Cathedral.
He entered the boudoir of the Arch.
duchess Annunciata, and the countess
went out another door. and closed 1t
| behind her, Immediately opening IL
about an inch.
The chancellor strobe around the
screen, scratching two tables with his
| sword as he advanced, and kissed the
/ hand of the Princess Annunciata. They
| were old enemies and therefore al
ways very polite to each other. The
archduchess offered him cup Of tea,
which he took, although she always
/ made very bad tea. And for few
moments they discussed things. Thus ::
the kings condition; the replanting Of
the place with trees; and the date Of
| bringing out the Princess Hilda, who
was still in the school room.
/ buL lIc SUuuShlS SchC
to business. She was an abrupt per-
son. Sand now, general" she said,
what is itf'
II am in trouble, highness," replied
the chancellor simply.
1--WE are most of US in that condition
at all times. suppose you mean this
absurd affair Of yesterday. Why such
a turmoil about it? The boy ran
away. When he was ready he re-
turned. He is here now, and safe"
81 am afraid he is not as safe as
you think, madame"
"Wby"
He sat forward on the edge Of his
chair, and told her Of the students at
| the university, who were being fired
by some powerful voice; Of the dis
appearance Of the two spies; Of the
evidence that the Committee Of Ten
was meeting again, and the failure to
discover their meeting place; Of dis
affection among the people, according
to the reports Of his agents. And then
to the real purpose Of his visit. Karl
of Karnia had, unofficially, proposed
for the Princess Hedwig. He had
himself preached the matter to the
| king who had ~ lpa at taken # under