Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-09

dressed N Z dancer or q soldier.
He yawned again. and began to fec
hungry. He decided to get up and tax,
his own bath. There was nothing Tx,
getting . good start for . gala day
And. since with the crown prince L
decide was to do. which 10 not Away,
a royal trait, he took his own bath
being very particular about his ears
and not at all particular about the resi-
Of him. Then. no Oskar having vel
appeared with fresh garments. he
ducked back into bed again. quite bare
as to his small body. and Struggled
down in the sheets.
Lying there, he planned the day,
There were to be no lessons except
fencing, which could hardly be called
a lesson at all, and AZ he now knew
the Gettysburg address," he meant to
ask permission to reclte II to his
grandfather. To be quite sure Of Il,
he repeated II to himself as he lay
there:
"Fourscore and seven years ago our
fathers brought forth on this continent q
new nation. conceived In liberty. and dedl.
Gated to the proposition that all men are
created equal"
Late In the morning Milky took him
to the roof. I'VE can't 60 out, old
man." Milky said to him, rather
startled to discover the unhappiness In
the boys face. "but I've found a place
where we a see more than we can
here. Suppose we try It."
why can't we 60 QUIT I've always
gone BEFORE"
WELL" Milky temporized, "theyve
made q rule. They make a good many
rules. you know. But they said moth
ing about the roof"
1.-THE roofw
1.-THE roof. The thing that covers
US and keeps out the weather. The
roof. highness." Milky alternated be.
tween Formally and the other extreme
with the boy.
1T slants, doesn't itf' observed his
highness doubtfully.
Part Of 1t is quite fiat. We can
take a ball up there. and get some
exercise while we're about It."
As a matter Of fact, Milky was not
altogether unsel1sh. He would visit
the roof again, where for terrible,
wonderful moments he had held He'd
Wig In bis arms. On a pilgrimage,
indeed. like that Of the crown prince
to Etzel, Milky would visit his shrine.
So they vent to the root. One could
see the streets crowded with people,
could hear the soft blare Of distant
horns.
THE scenic railway IL in that direc.
tion." observed the crown prince, lean
Ing on the balustrade. III there were
no buildings we could zee IT," 1
Fright here" Milky was saying to
himself. AT this very spot. She held
out her arms, and l."
1T looks very interesting" said
Prince Ferdinand William Otto. "Of
course we can't see the costumes, but
1t is better than nothing"
Il kissed her." Milky was thinking.
his heart swelling under his very best
tunic. "Her head was on my breast,
and I kissed her. Last Of all, I kissed
her eyes-her lovely eyes,"
III I fell of here" observed the
crown prince in a meditative voice,
Il would be smashed to a Jelly, like
the child at the Crystal palace"
but now she hates me-" said Nix.
ky's heart. and dropped about the dis
lance Of three buttons. "She hates me.
! saw 1t In her eyes this morning.
oh. Heavenw
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 . lesson In curves. But
on his third attempt. he described such
q compound curve that the ball dis |
appeared over an adjacent part Of the |
roof. and although Milky did some
blood-curdling climbing along gutters,
Il could not be found.
It was then that the Najordomo, IL.
ways q marvellous figure In crimson
and gold, and never seen without white
.gloves-the Aajordomo bowed In q
window, and observed that II his royal
hlghness pleased, hls royal highness'
luncheon was served.
In the shrouded room inside the win.
dows, however. his royal highnsss
paused and looked around.
I've been here BEFORE" he observed. |
these were my fathers rooms. N.Y.
mother lived here, too. When I am
older. perhaps I can have them. Il
would be convenient on account Of my
practlcins curves on The roof. But /
should nssd . number Of balls.~
he was rather silent IN his Way
back 70 The schoolroom. But once no
looked up rather wistfully ct Milky.
II they were living" hs said, " am
pretty sun they would take me out.
today"
Olga Loschsk had found the day one
Of terror. The failure Of her plan a.
to Milky and Hsdwig was known 10
the countess the night befors. He'd.
Wig had sent for her and faced her
10 her boudojf. yery White and calm.