Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-04

1 II was then that the Majordomo, all
ways marvellous figure in crimson
/ and gold, and never seen without white
gloves--the Majordomo bowed in a
wlndcw. and observed that if his royal
/ lighncss pleased, his royal highness
1 luncheon was served.
r. he shrouded room inside the win
dows however, his royal highness
paused and looked around.
! 1--WE been here before" he observed.
"These were my fathers rooms. My
mother lived here, too. When ] am
Older, perhaps can have them. II
would be convenient on account OF nay
practicing curves on the FOOT. But
: should need number Of balls"
He was rather silent en- his way
back TO the schoolroom. But once he
looked up rather wistfully at Milky.
IS EFF they were living" he said, 81 am
pretty sure they would take me out
( today"
/ Olga Loschek had found the day one
Of terror. The failure of her plan as
/ TO Milky and Hedwig was known TO
THE countess the night before. He'd
! wig had sent for her and faced her
in her boudoir, very white and calm.
HE refuses" she said. 'There is
nothing more to DO"
Refuses Y
! "He has promised not to leave
Otto"
Olga Loschek had been incredulous,
at first. 1t was not possible. Men in
love did not do these things. 1t was
| not possible, that, after all, she had
failed. When she realized il, she
would have broken out in bitter pro-
test but Hedwig's face warned her.
"He is right, of course" Hedwig had
said. "You and were wrong, count
ess. There is nothing to door say"
And the countess had taken her de-
feat quietly, with burning eyes and
throat dry with excitement.
The plot was arranged, to the small
est detail. The king, living now only
so long as it was decreed he should
live, would, in mid-afternoon, COM
mence to sink. The entire court
would be gathered in anterooms and
salons near his apartments. In his
rooms the crown prince would be kept,
awaiting the summons to the throne
room, where, on the kings death, the
regency would be declared, and the
court would swear fealty TO the new
KING, Otto the Ninth. BY arrangement
s,.itb tba ooptoin IF tbe s,,nJoco o-,,ard
who was one of the committee of ten,
the sentriesy before the crown princes
door were to be of the revolutionary
party. Mettlich would undoubtedly
be with the king. Remained then to
be reckoned with only the princes per-
sonal servants, Miss Braithwaite, and
Milky Larisch.
Two obstacles were left for the
countess to cope with, and this was
her part of the work. She had al
ready plan for Miss Braithwaite. But
Milky Larisch?
Over that problem, during the long
night hours, Olga Loschek worked. 1t
would be possible to overcome Milky,
al course. There would be four men,
With the sentries,s against him. But
that would mean struggle and an
alarm. It was the plan to achieve the
abduction quietly, so quietly that for
perhaps an hour-they hoped for an
hour--there would be no alarm. Some
line they must have, enough to make
he long journey through the under
ground passage. Otherwise the open
ing at the gate would be closed, and
the party caught like rats in hole.
During the early afternoon the
chancellor visited the crown prince.
Waiting and watching had made in
roads on him, but he assumed sort
of heavy POPULARITY for the boys bene-
fit.
"NNe must get the lad out some
where for some air." he observed. III
is not good to keep him shut up like
this" He turned to the crown prince.
"In day or so" he said, 1--WE shall ALI
go to the summer palace. You wouro
like that, eh?"
"Will my grandfather be able to go?"
The chancellor sighed. EYES," he
said, "I-he will go to the country
also. He has loved it very dearly"
He left, shortly after three O'Clock.
And, because he was restless and un-
easy, he made a round of the palace;
and of the guards. Before he returned
to his vigil outside the kings bed-
room, he stood for moment by a VIM
dow and looked out. Evidently
rumors of the kings condition had
crept out, in spite of their caution.
The place, kept free of murmurs by
the police, was filing slowly with peo-
pie; people who took up positions on
benches, under the trees, and even sit
ting on the curb of the street. An
orderly and silent crowd 1t seemed, Of
/ the better class. Here and there he.
saw the police agents in plain Clothes,
! impressive but watchful, on the lookout,
for the first cry of treason.
An hour or two, or three-three at
the most-and the fate of the palace
! would lie in the hands of that crowd.
xr Il.