The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-07-18

prince drew rather broken backed
"F," q weakened "W," and an irreg-
ular 20" In the corner and proceeded
to burn them In. He sat bent over the
desk, the very tip Of his tongue pro-
and carefully. Between each letter
he burned dot.
Suddenly. Olga Loschek became
panic-stricken. She could not stay.
and see this thing out. Let them fol-
low her and punish her. She could
notl She had done her part. The
governess lay in drugged sleep. A
turn Of the key. and the door to the
passage beyond which Oskar waited
would be closed of. Let follow what
must. she would not see It.
"Highness," she said, lieutenant
Larisch will be here in moment. VIII
you permit me to go7'
Otto was of his chair In an instant.
Certainly" he said, his mind still on
the 20" which he was shading.
Old habit was strong In the countess.
Although the boys rank was numbered
BY moments, although his life was pos
sibly to be counted by hours, she
turned at the doorway and swept him
a curtsy. Then she went out and
closed the door behind her.
The two sentries stood outside.
They were Of the terrorists. She
knew. and they knew she knew. But
neither one made sign. They stared
ahead, and Olga Loschek went out be-
tween them.
The Crown Prince Ferdinand VII.
liam Otto was only small boy. for all
his title and dignity. And suddenly
he felt lonely. Left alone, he returned
to his expectations for the day, and
compared them with the facts. He
remembered other carnivals, with his
carriage moving through the streets
and people showering him with fresh
flowers. He rather glowed at the
memory. Then he recalled that the
chancellor had said he needed fresh
air.
Something occurred to him, some
thing which combined fresh air with
action. yet kept to the letter Of his
promise-or was there o promise2-
not to leave the palace.
The idea pleased him. II set hin
to smiling, and his bright hair tc
Qulvering with excitement. It wal
nothing less than to 60 on the roof and
find the ball. And he would have tC
hurry. Milky would be sure to return
soon.
He opened the door ON to the great
; corridor. and stepped out, saluting thu
sentries. a. he always did.
"Tll be back In q moment" he In
formed them. He was always on termi
Of great friendliness with the guard
and he knew these men by sight. "Art
you going to be stationed here nowf'
he inquired pleasantly.
The two guards were at loss. Blu
one Of them, who had son Of his own
and hated the whole business. salutet
and replied that he knew Tot.
II hope you are" said Ferdinand
william Otto, and went on.
The sentries regarded one another
LET him gol" said the one who was {
father.
The other one moved uneasily. "Oul
, torders cover no such contingency" h
. muttered. "And, besides, he will come
back. I hope to God he does no
come back" he added stonily.
Five minutes to four.
The crown prince hurried. The cor
ridors were almost empty. Here ant
there he met servants. who stood stiff
, against the wall until he had passed
? On the marble staircase. leading up
/ he met no one, nor on the upper floor
He was quite warm with running ant
! he paused in his fathers suite to mol
J Ibis face. Then he opened window
and went out on the roof. From thu
, balustrade, It looked extremely far Il
the ground.
, Nevertheless, although his heart bea
a trifie fast, he was still determined
A climb which Milky with his loni
! legs had achieved In q leap, took hin
J up to q chimney. Below-it seemed
| long way below-was the gutter
} There was Q very considerable slant
. II one sat down. like Milky. and slid
and did not slide over the edge. on'
should fetch up in the gutter.
: He felt Q tribe dizzy. But Milky
. theory was, that II one 10 afraid 4
: do q thing. better to do It and get ovel
being afraid.
So the crown prince sat down on tn,
, sloping roof behind the chimney ant
! gathered his legs under him for
! slide. Well for him that the ancien
builders Of the palace had been reck
) less with lead, that the gutter was boil
| wide and deep. Well for Milky, toe
waiting in the boudoir below and har,
: driven between love and anxiety.
: The crown prince, unaccustomed 4
, tiles, turned over halfway down, ant
] rolled. He brought up with a Jerl
! in the gutter, quite safe, but extremel!
D frightened. He sat there for quite |
hAn 4.