Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-20
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CTRANGE that the old Palace roof
- should. In close aucccssiou have seen
Nikl,v forgetting his promise to the
Chancellor aud otto forgetting that he
was not 10 run away strange places.
roofs, abiding places, since long ago, or
witches
How'd YOU happen to be in that
gutter Hobby demanded, as they
started down the staircase In the wall.
Watch out. son, It's pretty steep"
II was getting a ball
us this your house,
well. I live here" tcmporized Prince
Ferdinand william otto, A terrible
thought came to him. Suppose this
American boy. whC dctcsted kings and
princes, should learn who lie was'
1T looks like a big place. Is IL q
harracks?'
go" he hoaitatod "But there are
q good many soldiers here. II never
saw these steps before
"I should thinl, not" boastcd Bobby.
u discovered them. guess nobody
else Inv the world knows about them. !
put GaE at the bottom and took pos
session They're mine"
Really" said Priuce Ferdinand Will
liam otto. quito dcllGhtcd u" would
never have thought NJ such'a thing.
\ door or iron bars At the foot Of the
long flight of steps ps-thcrc were four of
,bcm- stood omen Here daylight. which
had bocn growing fainter. entirely
ceased And here Bobby. having rc-
placed his mask. pIaccd an ar-rino over
his shoulder and lighted . candle and
held il out to the crown Prince.
"you can carry it," he said "Only
don't let il drip on YOU You'll spoil
yorr Clothes There was a family
scnrnrul note in his voice. and Ferdinand
william otto was quicl; 10 hear It.
~ dan, ,.,r, nt ali about my clothes" ="
bc rrn,r.t,d And 10 prove n he de-
in.r,,al,. tilteJ rha candle and let a
,,,i, s,ro,,,, ~ r,rarin RIM down his
gtnrt i,rr..t
"yor.rr , rrcitv good snort" ." Bobby
,,.y.,,sd Ana rom that time ON he
addressed Ills ROYAL Highncss as "old
SNORT "
..,y..,t. ,,s,.,. ,,ld .y,,,rt, I,a yyould saw.
..r,r,,, '," ,',,dl.'s n,r,ty snnr, and we've
o,t =, r,,.,, ,,.,, /, 90 or "Say. old
oo,,rt l,u u,,l.. Won "a mask like tus,
~ ,.,.,, i,,. ,',1. this one"
y,.i,,, I..,. ,,,,.n,a .,c old dungeon
,io ,.,r,lc ,,.s about done. There was
., ,i., T., r,,I,i,r ,r,tbar hlarl, n1asl,
' t,.o ~ ,loth tbat borc n
~. ou, w .p,,,,,l.,rra IN hack waist
,ri,., Gra,,.n prince donucd this
,..!, ,.u,ii,. ha,tir, he,rt \cvcr i'm
W, WI" e. ,,s., I.,d I,c Loeu So oxrftcd Even
~, ~ '''I 3d., ,,,, Interested and gave
49,, r,,, ,.,,s,,,,,,o, ~ ,ha straur, footsteps
/ n,,t hn b,d fnlloved through the pas
Iva :, ,,',trh tre nroccedings.
'h hHv,, W. ,,,, ,,,, ,'nothnr candle and como
.T ,I ,i .nr,ctbirr" said tho
''.,i, ,,ir,,c ,,.ine Tho masl, ON with
IT, ~, h,oUrr string OF gets
! wv p',.t.,. t.,t ...,r cook you'd bet.
| 49, - :"
| ter btIeNe.
! So this wonderinI hoN r""lo 'ooN
/ also The Crown Prince had never mo-
| any one with 50 many varied a,tlln'
mcn's. lie gazed through 'h' 'yeholes
! which were rather too far apart II
rapt admiration,
"As YOU haven S"' p'''' pou,N
/ Sald generously IL give ~" ''' INV
! Ever hold gun
"oh yes, SAID the crown fIlh''' -,
did yot explain ihht he had hr"h 'a"gh
| to shoot ON the rine range OF nus owl
regiment ana hau won v"'ie nuihoel
OF medals. II" p"SS'9S'u' lnu''u' pnIl'
a number or SmaH p"' N''H P''l''
guns .,
WIN IN" IaSI gasp "' VIC ,n"u''' wv
t children prep lN"u 70 depart inc NtHlo