The St. Charles herald., 1918-07-20

decorated, ana now anu tHtu uoS
dressed as q dancer or q soldier.
He yawned again, and began TO feel |
hungry. He decided to get up ana take
his own bath. There was nothing hKe
getting a good start for gala day.
And. since with the crown prince TO
decide was to do, which is not always
n royal trait, he took his own batn,
being very particular about his ears
and not at all particular about the rest
Of him. Then, no OSkar having YET
aDDeared with fresh garments, ne
| ducked back into bed again, quite bare
as to his small body, and snusgled
| down In the sheets.
Living there, he planned the day.
| There were to be no lessons except
| fencing, which could hardly be called
n lesson at all, and as he now knew
| the "Gettysburg address" he meant to
ask permission to recite II to his
grandfather. To be quite sure of 1t.
he repeated 1t to himself as ne lay
there:
'Fourscore and seven years ago our
| fathers brought forth on this continent a
! new nation. conceived in liberty. ana deol-
Gated TO the proposition that all men are
created equal"
Late In the morning Milky took him
to the roof. I'VE can't go out, OLD
man." Milky said to him, rather
startled to discover the unhappiness In
the hoy's fnce, "but I've found place
where we can see more than we can
here. Suppose we try it"
..Why can't we go out2 I've always
gone before"
.Weu." Milky temporized, they've
made q rule. They make good many
rules, you know. But they said moth
ing about the roof
"The roof"
"The roof. The thing that covers
rs and keeps out the weather. The
roof, hichness." Milky alternated be-
tween formality and the other extreme
with the boy.
"It slants, doesn't IT." observed his
highness doubtfully.
part of it is quite fiat We cal
!. | take a ball up there, anu get solli'
exercise while we're about 1t"
AS a matter Of fact, Milky was no
s altogether unselfsh. He would Vlsl
the roof again, where for terrible
c wonderful moments he had held Hed
a wig in his arms. On pilgrimage
It indeed, like that Of the crown prime
o to Etzel, Milky would visit his shrine
e So they went to the roof. One coul
-<.o1vJoH with npOnlt
e could hear the soft blare of distan
D horns.
b "The scenic railway Is in that dire'
tion," observed the crown prince leal
g ing on the balustrade. IF there wer
D. no buildings we could see it."
ID Fright here" Milky was saying
1t himself. "At this very spot. She hel
IS out her arms, and /
20 'It looks very interesting sal
lie Prince Ferdinand William Otto. t
er course we can't see the costumes, b'
III it is better than nothing"
s Il kissed her" Milky was th1nkin
e. his heart swelling under his very be
tunic. Her head was on my breas
a and kissed her. Last Of all, kiss'
We her eyes-her lovely eyes"
wv "If I fell off here" observed t
90 crown prince in meditative Vol(
II would be smashed to jelly, IL
st, the child at the Crystal palace"
nd But now she hates me-" said M
OF ky's heart, and dropped about the q
lis lance of three buttons. "She hates II
nd 7 saw it in her eyes this mornll
ar Oh, Heaven!"
'es 1--WE might as well play ball nov
he Prince Ferdinand William u
gs' turned away from the parapet with
IN sigh. This strange quiet that fliled
OF nalace seemed to have attacked NIX
we too. Otto hated quiet.
They played ball, and the GRO
nd nrince took a lesson in curves. l
She on his third attempt, he described ST
led a compound curve that the pan
Dus appeared over an adjacent part OF
his roof, and although Milky dld so
use blood-curdling climbing along quite
it could not be found.
,ch, II was then that the MajOrdomo,
rap rays a marvellous figure in crlln
my | ana SOIu, anu lChCA t7NSA4
ing rloves-the Majordomo bowed III
hen window, and observed that II his ro
vim highness pleased, his royal highn
He luncheon was served.
rev In the shrouded room inside the
dows however, his royal hlghn
and paused and looked around.
and "Tye been here before he obser'
ugh "These were my fathers rooms.
dor. mother lived here, too. When
n a older, perhaps I can have them.
face would be convenient on account OF
nrocticinr curves on the roof. ~
one. should need a number of balls.
. He was rather silent m his
hich hack TO the schoolroOm. But once
ming looked up rather wistfully at MIX
liam "If they were living" he sald'
stiu nretty sure they would take me
pers today"
ardi. Olra Loschek had found the day
and of terror. The failure of her pial
he 70 Milky and Hedwig was kno"l
,vsv the countess the night before.
wig had sent for her and faced
CO. IN her boudoir, very white and c
ne2- HE refuses" sue said. "1he.
ants nothing more to do"