The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-26


guarded. Even Ainna, slipping OF for
an evening hour with 4 village sweet
heart, was stealthily shadowed. Be-
fore this. f3ns ladies' had changed gar
msuts with their maids and escaped
from divers unpleasantneaDes.
At the end Of two days the countess
was able 10 be up. She movVd
languidly about her room. stu too
weak to plan.
And on the fourth day cams the
crown prince Of Livonia on q pill
grimage.
The manner Of his coming was this:
There are moro ways than one Of
reaching ~ hearts Of an uneasy pec-
pie. Rsmissleu Of taxes II . bad ons-
It argues mistake in the past. In ex-
acting such tithes. Governments may
make errors, but must not acknowl-
edge them. There IL the freeing Of
political prisoners, but that. too. u
dangerous, when such prisoners
khreaths ssditioa to the very prison
walls.
And there b the appeal to sentiment
The government, plnning all its hopes
to one small boy. would further endear
him 10 the people. willy Statesman
that he was, the chancellor had hit
On this to OFFSET the rumOrs Of He'd
wigs marriage.
"a piluimasei" said the king. when
the matter was broached to him. Tor
whatf Ny rscovsryf Cannot you let
your servant depart IN peacer'
"PuHimagss," observed the chanesl-
lor, '.have had marvellous results. sire.
do not inslst that they perform
miracles, - some believs."-hs SMILED
faintly0rbut - . matter of pubaie
feeling and q remedy for diseoed. thsy
are eomettnas e61eacious."
Il So" said the king. And lay still.
looking at the ceiling.
sCan It BE- done safslyf' he asked
at last.
The maddest traitor would not
threaten the crown prince o. . pil-
gzimage. TIE people would tear him
limb from hmb."
"Nevertheless, should take all prs-
cautions," said the king. "A madman
might not recognise theZer+religious
nature Of the affair"
Ths same day ths chancellor visited
Prince Ferdinand william Otto, and
found hin returned from Ais drive and
buay ovse Hsdwigs photograph frame.
1T 10 almoot doos," he said. n
shipped 0voe N ono or two places, but
4 u nse vssy noticeable. u itf'
The cAancslloe observed It judicially,
and decided that the slipping over was
aot noticsabls at Ill.
~Otto," said the chancellor SJsvaly.
IL vant 10 tan 10 you very sssior "
about something I would like you to
do. For your grandfather"
'Tn Dc anything for him. air."
we know that. This u the point.
He has besn N for long hme. vssy
|M"
Ths boy wateAsd him with q trou-
bsed face. He looks vsfy thin" hs
said. II get quite worried when I 80
him"
sExactly. You have heard Of Dtselr
Prince Ferdinand william Otto's
religious insruet3sa was Of the best
He had, indeed, heard Of Dtssl. He
knew the famous pilgrimages In order.
and could say them rapidly, beginning.
the year Of Our Lord o15-the Nmperor
Otto and Adelheid. his spouse: the
year Of Our Lord 100. Ulrich. Count
of Rubd1I: and % on.
swhsn people are ill," he said sage
", ~thsy 90 10 Dtsel to be cured"
"Precisely. But whsn they cannot 20
they send some one else. to pray for
them. And sometimes, II they have
faith enough. the holy miracle happens
and they are cured" "a
The chancellor was deeply religious.
and although he had planned the pill
grimage for political reasons. for the
moment he lost sight Of them. What
II. after al, this clear-eyed. clean
hearted child could bring this miracle
Of the kings recoyery1 It was q
famous shrine. and stranger things had
been brought about By less worthy
agencies.
II thought" he said. "that II you
would 60 to Etsel Otto. and there pray
for your grandfather's recovery. it
1t would be = good thing"
The meaning Of such . pilgrimage
dawned suddenly on the boy. His eyes
filled. and because he considered 1t un-
manly to weep, he slid from his chair
and went to the window.
'Tm afraid he's going to die" he
said, in q smothered voice.
The chancellor followed him to the
window, and put an arm around HIS
shoulders. "Even that would not be
30 terrible. Otto" he said. "Death,
to the old, IL net terrible. It II an
open door. through which they 30 glad
lly, because-because those who have
gone ahead are waiting just beyond
It"
"Are my mother and father wait
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