Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22

IHe had stood on the dais In the throne
room, very much washed and brushed
10y that time, and the ceremony had
taken. place. Such shout from re-
lieved throats AZ went up, such clat-
ter as swords were drawn from scab-
bards and held upright in the air.
|; "Ottol" they cried. And again,
Soto"
! The little king had turned quite pale
with excitement.
l Late in the evening Milky Larlsch
went to the council room. The coun-,
;cil had dispersed, and Mettlich sat
alone. When Milky was announced he
frowned. Then, very family, he
smiled. But he was stern enough when
the young soldier entered. Milky:
came to the point at once.
IT have come" he said. ITO know;
what am to do, SIR"
I; 'Do7" asked the chancellor, coldly.,
whether the crown-whether the.
king Is safe OK not" said Milky. look,
ing logged ana not at all now like the;
picture Of his mother. " am guilty Of;
Hof all that happened"
The chancellor had meant to be very
hard. But he had come through a,
great DEAL and besides, he saw some;
thing Milky did not mean him to see.!
He was used 70 reading men. &c saw
that the boy had come to the breaking.
point
"sit down." he said. "and ten me,
about It."
y But Milky would not sit. He Stood,
looking straight ahead, and told the,
story. he left nothing out, the scenei
on the roof, his broken promise.
although he added, his only world
bf extenuation, "God knows tried tol
keep It"
/. Then the message from Countess
Loschek, and his long wait IN her bou-
doir, to return to the thing he had
found. Az he went On, he ehancellor's|
hand touched button. !
Bring hero ct once Countess Los
chek," he said. to the servant who
came. Take two u the guard, and,
bring her.
Then, remembering tho work 10 had
to DO, he took smother nip. Of milk.
These things ron have dome" he said
to Nlkly. .And weak and wicked
enough they are. But, on tho other
hand, Jon found the king"
"Others found him also. BeGides;
that does not affect my guilt, SIR" said
Milky steadily.
Suddenly the chancellor got up and,
going to Milky. put BON hands on hiA
shoulders.
! Quite to the end now, with the coun-
tess not in her rooms or anywhere I'M
the palace. With the bonnres burned
TO cold ashes, and the streets deserted.
With the police making careful search!
for certain men whose names Haeckel,,
had given. and tearing frenzied pla7
cards from the wallis With Miss
Braithwaite stu lying In her drugged
sleep. watched over By the sisters who
had cared for the dead king. and with
Karl. across the mountains, dreaming
Of Z bride who would never be his. I
| Quite to the end. Only q word or
two now. and We may leave the little,
king to fulfll his splendid destiny. Not
i quiet life, We may. be certain. Per
haps not q very peaceful or mtroubled
one. But q brave and steadfast and
honorable one, be sure Of that.
{ What should we, gain BY following
Olga Loschek, eating her heart out in
England, Of the committee Of ten, cover
ing in it's cells7 They had failed, as the
wicked, sooner or later. must fail. Or
Karl, growing fat in q prosperous land.
alike greedy for conquest and too in
dolent for battle1
! To finish the day, then, and eioss
with midnight. II
Milky first, subdued and rathefI
battered Milky. he, was possessed By
q desire, not indeed unknown to lows
iers, to revisit the place where he and
IHedwig had met before. The roof
mo less. Not even then that he hoped
for himself any more than he had
hoped before. But at least It could
mot be Karl. 4
), Strangely enough, Hedwig also had
had fancy to visit the roof. She
could not sleep.
So she had dismissed her maid and
gone through Hubert's rooms to the
roof. Milky found her there.
Hedwig did not turn her head. She
knew his steps, had really known heT
must come, since she was calling him,
calling, with all her deter
mined young viii. oh, she was shame.
less ,.
But now that he had come, It was
Milky who implored, and Hedwig who
held OF.
my only thought In all the world, !"
he said. sCan you ever forgive me7"
This was tactless No lover should
ever remind his lady that be has with
stood her. ~
"For whatr said Hedwig coolly.
"For loving you %" This was much
better, quite strategic, indeed. Al
trench gained! y
do you really love met ] won