The Elbert County tribune., 1918-11-01

| dressed as a dancer or a soldier
He yawned again. and began to feel
hungry. He decided to get up and take
his own bath. There was nothing like
getting a good start for gala day.
And. since with the crown prince to
decide was to do, which is not always
royal trait. he took his own bath.
being very particular about his ears.
and not at all particular about the rest
OF him. Then, no Oskar having yet
| appeared with fresh garments, he
| ducked back into bed again. quite bare
as to his small body, and snuggled
down In the sheets.
Lying there, he planned the day.
There were to be no lessons except
| fencing, which could hardly be called
lesson at all. and as he now knew
the Gettysburg address," he meant to
grandfather. To be quite sure of II.
he repeated 1t to himself as he lay
there:
"Fourscore and seven years ago our
fathers brought forth on this continent a
new nation. conceived in liberty. and dedi-
Gated to the proposition that all men are
cteateu eQuhi.
| Late In the morning Milky took him
TO the roof. I'VE can't go out. old
man" Milky said to him, rather
startled 20 discover the unhappness In
the boys face. "but I've found place
| where we can see more than we can
here. Suppose we try It,"
why can't we go out2 I've always
gone before"
well" Milky temporized. they've
made rule. They make good many
rules. you know. But they said moth
Ing about the roof"
'The roof"
| "The roof. The thing that covers
us and keeps out the weather. The
roof, highness." Milky alternated be-
| tween formality and the other extreme
with the boy.
ut sIants. doesn't itT' observed his
highness doubtfully.
Part of It is quite fiat. We can
take ball up there, and get some
exercise while we're about It,"
As matter of fact, Milky was not
altogether unselfish He would visit
| the roof again, where for terrible,
wonderful moments he had held He'd
wig In his arms. On n pilgrimage,
indeed, like that OF the crown prince
to Etzel. Milky would visit his shrine.
So they went TO the roof. One could
see the streets crowded with people.
could hear the soft blare of distant
| horns.
THE scenic railway is In that dlrec-
tion,' observed the crown prince, lean
Ing on the balustrade. "If there were
no buildings we could see It,"
Right here" Milky was saying to
himself. AT this very spot. She held
out her arms, ana l."
"It looks very interesting" said
Prince Ferdinand William Otto. "Of
course we can't see the costumes. but
1t is better than nothing"
81 kissed her" Milky was thinking,
his heart swelling under his very best
tuDic. 'Her head was on my breast,
and 1 kissed her. Last OF all. kissed
her eyes-her lovely eyes"
''If l fell OF here observed the
crown prince In meditative voice.
II would be smashed to a Jelly, like
the child at the Crystal palace."
|
ky's heart. and dropped about the dis
tance of three buttons. "She hates me.
| saw 1t in her eyes this morniug.
Oh. Heaveni"
I'VE might as well play ball now"
Prince Ferdinand william Otto
| turned away from the parapet with a
sigh. This strange quiet that filled the
palace seemed to have attacked Milky
| too. Otto hated quiet.
| They played ball. and the crown
prince took a lesson in curves But
on his third attempt. he described such
compound curve that the ball dis
appeared over an adjacent part of the
roof. and although Milky did some
blood-curdlng climbing along cutters.
II could not be found
1t was then that the Iajordomo. al
ways marvellous figure in crimson
| and gold, and never seen without white
gloves-the Majordomo bowed In
| window, and observed that II his royal
highness pleased. his royal highness'
| luncheon was served.
In the shrouded room inside the win
dows. however, his royal highness
| paused and looked around.
"rve been here before" he observed.
"These we're my fathers rooms. My
mother lived here. too. When / am
older, perhaps I can have them. 1t
would be convenient on account Of my
practicing curves on the roof. But
should need number OF balls"
He was rather silent m his way
back to the schoolroom. But once he
looked up rather wistfully at Milky.
"If they were living" he said. Il am
pretty sure they would take me out
today"
Olga Loschsk had found the day one
of terror The failure of her plan as