The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-05-10

not necessary to contemplate violence
There are other methods. The boy
could >be taken over the border, ant
: hidden until the republic is firmly es
tablished. After that. he Is unim
portant."
The countess, still pale, looked a,
him scornfully. "You do my inteli.
gence small honor"
"Where peaceful methods will avail
our methods are peaceful, madame"
ut was, then, in peace that you MUIR
} dered Prince Hubert?"
'The errors of the past are past"
Then, with new sternness: snake
no mistake. Whether through your
agency or another, countess when the
cathedral bell rouses the city to the
kings death, and the people wait in
the place for their new king to come
out on the balcony, he will not come"
The countess was not entirely bad
Standing swaying and white-faced be-
fore the tribunal, she saw suddenly
the golden head of the little crown
prince, saw him smiling as he had
smiled that day in the sunlight, saw
him troubled and forlorn as he had
been when, that very evening, he had
left them to go to his lonely rooms.
Perhaps she reached the biggest mo-
ment of her life then, when she folded
her arms and stared proudly at the
shrouded figures before her.
81 will not do it," she said.
But Number Seven remained impas-
sive. "a new idea, countess !" he said
suavely. 81 can understand that your
heart recoils. But this thing is in
evitable, as 1 have said. Whether you
or another-but perhaps with time to
think you may come to another con-
clusion. We make no threats. Our
position is, however, one of RESPONSE !
bility. We are compelled to place the |
future of the republic before every |
other consideration"
THAT is threat
I'VE remember both our friends and |
our enemies, madame. And we have |
only friends and enemies. There is no
middle course. If you would like time
to think it over"
"How much timer" She clutched at
the words.
women vary" said Number Seven
"Some determine quickly.
Others"
May have a month";"
During which the king may die!
Alas, madame, it is now you who do
us too little honorl"
"a week?" begged the countess
The leader glanced along the line.
One head after another nodded SLOW :
". II
"a week it is, madameN Comrade :
Five!''
The one who had brought her came
forward with the bandage. 4
''At the end of one week, madame, :
| fiacre will. as tonight, be waiting T
n the Street of the Wise virgins."i +
"And these papers?"
"On the day the republic of Ii 9
'onia is established, madame, they Will
'e returned to you" n
He bowed, and returned to his chair.
save for the movements of the man
Who placed the bandage over her eyes, ,
here was absolute silence in the
DOM.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto was
upremely happy. Three quite delight :
I'll things had happened. First, Nix =
y had returned. He said he felt per- :.
ectly well, but the crown prince ="
bought he looked as though he had
cen i'll, and glanced frequently at = :,
Iikky's cigarette during the riding :,
our. Second, Hedwig did not come u
, the riding lesson, and he had Nix .
y to himself. Third, he, Prince !,
erdnand William Otto, was on the -
We Of birthday. ~
This last, however, was not unmixed ''
appiness. For the one day the :,
,ntence of exile was to be removed u
, that he might lunch with the king,
nd he was to have strawberry jam a.
18th his tea, some that Miss Braith, :,
aite's sister had sent from England. =:
ut to offset all this, he was to re- ~ ~
i've delegation of citizens. =.
Hedwig was not at the riding
hool that morning. This relieved ~
-ince Ferdinand William Otto, whose -
ews as to Milky were entirely sell =
III, but Milky himself had unaccount- W.
ly lost his high spirit of the MORN W
6. He played, of course, as he al
lys did. And even taught the crown ~
ince how to hang over the edge Of
5 saddle, while his horse was canter-
g, so that bullets would not strike 10
10. ga
They rode and frolicked, yelled
!. got two ponies and whacked polo
II over the tan bark, until the ma
own prince was sweating royalty and I'll
Is gloriously flushed. ja'
II don't know when / have been so
ppy," he said, dragging out his hand All
rchief and hopping his face. Its
great deal pleasanter without He'd cr'
g, isn't it," mt
While they played, overhead the 90
eat hearse was ready at last. Its tn'
odwork shone. Its gold crosses sal
AIMED. No feck Of dust disturbed Inc
austere magnificence. drt
The man and the bOy who had been