Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-29

TOWN prince having 6uakeu uduuS
ine times, the spokesman stepped for
Fard. He had brought long. written;
Ipeech, which had already been given
% the newspapers. But after a MOI
nent'a hesitation he folded 1t up.
s'Your royal hiShness," he said, look,
ing down, II have here long speech,
but all that it contains can say brief
-. I. Is ;Sos. birthday, A !::AI Csc we
come, representing many others, to pre-
sent to you our congratulations, and
the love Of your people. ut is our
.hope"-he paused. Emotion and ex-
lcitement were getting the better Of
him-"our hope, highness, that you
will have many happy years. To fur
cher that hope, we are here today to
say that we, representing all classes,
are your most loyal subjects. We have
Fought for his majesty the king, and
tf necessary we will fight for you"
he glanced beyond the child at the
council, and his tone was strong and
ampassioned. But today we are here.
not to speak Of war. but to present
Ito you our congratulations, our de-,
yotion, and our loyalty" !
Also q casket. he had forgotten
that. He stepped back, was nudged,
: and recoll9cted.
'.Also gift he said, and ruined q
Tline speech among smiles. But theI
representation took place in due order,
land Otto cleared his throat.
/; Thank you all very much" he said.
ut is very beautiful gift. admire
/ It very much. I should like to keep
1 It on my desk, but suppose it Is too
valuable. Thank you very much
The spokesman hoped that it might
be arranged that he keep it on his
desk, an ever.present reminder of the
love Of his city. To this the chancellor
observed that it would be arranged,
and the affair was over. To obviate
the difficulty of having the delegation
\ back down the long room, 1T was the
crown prince who departed first, with
the chancellor.
Late in the afternoon the king sent
for Prince Ferdinand William Otto.
He had not left his bed since the day
]he had placed the matter Of Hedwig's
marriage before the council, and now
The knew he would never leave it.
7There were times between sleeping
and waking when he fancied he had
already gone, and that only his weary
body on the bed remained. At such
}times he saw Hubert, only, strangely
enough, not as a man grown, but as
= small boy again.. and his queen, but
hs she had looked many years before,
when he married her, and when at last,
hitter months Of married wooing, she
1 had crept willing into his arms.
So, awakening from doze, he saw
the boy there, and called him Hubert;
Prince Ferdinand William Otto, feel.
ing rather worried, did the only thing
he could think of. He thrust his warm
hand into his grandfathers cropping
one, and the touch Of his soft flesh
reused the king.
II The sister left them together, and
Ia her small room dropped on her
snees before the holy image.
In the kings bed chamber Prince
Ferdinand William Otto sat on high
4 chair, and talked. but he viewed his
grandfather with alarm. His aunt had
certainly intimated that his running
away had made the king worse. And,
be looked very Ill.
I'm awfully sorry. grandfather" hs
" said.
sFor whatr
'That I went away the other day,
sir"
ut was, after all, natural thing
Ito do"
II The crown prince could hardly be-;
llieve his ears.
III It could only be arranged safely
Ia little freedom The king Leg
still with closed eyes.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto felt
uneasy. 'But am very comfortable,
Hand and happy" he fastened to say.
sYou are, please, not to worry about
me, sir"
The king still held his hand, but
y he said nothing. There were many
things he wanted to say. He had gone
Icrooked where this boy must 60
;gtraight. He had erred, and the boy
must avoid his errors. He had cher
ished enmities, and in his age they
cherished him. And now
MAY I ask you question, sir?"
'sWhat IL 1T" 5
y 'swill you tell me about Abraham
|lIincoln9'
.Whyr me King WIS awaksl
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