The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-02-23

I'VE Shall DO Well, Sire, to Raise the
Boy at AL"
Tin not going 10 raise the hoy n
prisoner" insisted the King stubbornly
General Mettllch bent forward ana
placed h2nd on the old mnn'S knee
we shall do well. sire" said
grnVely. ito raise the hoy NJ nli"
There was II short silence. which the
Ring broke. "Whnt IS newY"
we have broken up the university
meetings, but | fancy they go on, In
small groups. ! wns gratlned. how.
ever, to observe that group Of stu.
dents cheered his royal hIghness yes
terday as he rode past the university
buildings. The outlying districts are
quiet. SO, too. is the city. Too quiet,
sire"
They are waiting. of course. for my
death" saId the king quietly. "If
only you were twenty years younger
than am, u would be better" He
ixed the general with slircwd eyes.
What do those asses of doctors say
about me?"
Even at the best. sire" He
looked very feroclous, and cleared his
throat. lie was terribly ashamed thnt
his voice was breaking Even nf the
best. hut Of course they can only give
an opinion"
"SiX months?"
"A yenr. sire"
"And at the worst :" said the king.
with n grim smile. Then. following
his own line of thought: but the
people love the boy, | think"
"They do. II Is for that rcnson.
sire, that advise particular caution
He hesItatcd. Then, "Slre," he snld
earnestly, there Is something of
which ! must speak. The Committee
OF Ten has organized again"
Involuntarily the king glanced at
the photograph on the table.
Forgive me, sire, If waken bitter
memories. But fenr--"
'You fenr!" said the king. "Snce
when have you taken TO fcarlng1"
Nevertheless" maintained General |
Mettllch doggedly ~ fear. This quiet |
of the last few months alarms me. |
Dangerous dogs do not bark. trust |
no one. The very mir Is full OF se-
dltlon."
The king twisted his blue-veined old
hands together. hut his voice was
fnIct "But why?" he demanded. al
most freifully. "If the people ARE
fond Of the boy, and / think they are.
toto carry him of, or injure him,
would hurt the cause Even the ter
rorlsis, IN the name Of republic, can
10 nothing without the people"
"The mob Is curious thing. sire.
You have ruled with strong hand.
Dur people know nothing but TO obey
he dominant voice. The boy out of
he way, the prospect OF the
Princess IiCtlwig ON the throne. few
ienagogues In The public squares--lt
would be The end"
The king leaned back and closed his
yes. His Thin, arched nose looked
,inched. His face was grny
IAN this he snid, means what?
70 mike the boy prisoner, TO cut
IT his few pleasures, and even then.
1 any time"
Yes sire" said Mettllch doggcdly.
At any tlme."
All through the palace people were
leeping. Prince Ferdinand William
'ito was asleep, and riding again the /
tile car IN the land Of delight So
hat. turning n corner sharply, he nl
iost fell ont Of bed. :
On the other side of fhe city the
tile American boy was asleep also.
I that exact time he was being n
lckcd NJ by nn entirely efficient and q
American mother, who felt
nder his head 10 see thut his ear was "
Dt turned forward She liked close
hing ears. [
Nobody, naturally, was tuckIng up y
rince Ferdinand William Otto. or n
tending TO his ears. But, of course, Y
lere were sentrles outside his door, Il
ld valet de chambre 10 be rung Il
n, and number of embroidered
Igles scattered about on the curtains
I'd things, and a country surrounding
m which would one day be his, un-
S.
"At any time" said General Nett
u. and was grimly silent.