The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-03-07

| hard.
But Milky did not come.
At twelve o'clock. Prince Ferdinand
! William otto, clad in his riding gar
ments of tweed Knockers. puttees, and
t Il belted jacket. stood by the school
room window and looked out. The
+ inner windows of his suite faced the
court yard, but the schoolroom opened
over the plaee-a bad arrangement
surely seeing what distractions to les
SONS may take place in Il public square,
what pigeons feeding In the sun, what
| bands with drums and drum majors,
what children flying kites.
Il don't understand 1t" the crown
prince said plaIntiyely. "IIe is gen
orally very punctual. Perhaps"
But he Loyalty refused To finish the
sentence. The perhaps was
grievous thought. nothing less than
that Milky and Hedwig were ut that
moment riding in the ring together.
and had both forgotten him.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto con-
suited his watch. II was Of gold, and
on the inside was engraved:
ITO Ferdinand William Otto from
his grandfather. on the occasion of his
taking his first communion"
Its getting rather late" he OBJ
served
Miss Braithwaite looked troubled.
mo doubt something has detained
him." she said, With unusual gentle
ness. on might work ut the frame
for your Cousin Hedwig. Then, If
Captain Larisch comes you can still
have part Of your lesson"
Prince Ferdinand William Otto
frightened. The burnt wood photo
graph frame for Hedwig was his de-
light. And yesterday, as a punishment
for the escapade of the day before, n
had been put away with an alarming
air OF flnality.
The typography outfit was produced,
and fer fifteen minutes Prince Ferdi-
nand William Otto labored his head
on one side, his royal tongue slightly
protruded But. above the thin blue
smoke of burning his face remained
Wstful. He was afraid. terribly
afraid, that he had been forgotten
again.
Il hope Milky is not H." he said
once. lie smokes great many eiga-
rrtfes. lie Sass he knows they are
bad for h.m.
"Certa4uly they are bad for him. "
said Miss Rralthwaite. They contain
nicotine. which is violent poison. \
dron af nicotine on the tongue of a
dog Will Kin It."
Tho reference was unfortunate.
81 wish might have a dog" OBJ
served Prince, Ferdinand William 0tto.
Eartpaof.lv AZ that moment He'd.
,,.i..= ,a.4a IA She came In n trlfe
.4.+;ar,lv although tbot missed nm
,,,,,....J md shn also rarae unon-
,..,,.,,,.a AZ uas h.r cousinIy privilege
A,a .ba stood inside the door and
I'D NJ rho nrioca "Well :" she
..ia Is thar,. IN he no riding lesson
-"
81 dar,t t,ox Nihkv has NOT
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.,,1,oro is haq~
-, H., - rto,+,,o GOT &, TIC
IN. ,,.,,rI. o., ofroid no &c III ;"
p, ,,a.It,,a,,a Urp,,o,, otto
80, -, ,.,,'lI.,,a 200 roon,
-, -
az, ra,,atn Io-,scb nlq" Hedwic
-, -, ,,.,,,,r,,.,-s on5 lost so,,a
g - hr,,,h, oaIor
NJ. pret,h,,.at.a a;a No. l,ow ond
s,id 90 80 no varv Iaost " she won't
an ..ha sho,Id bo,o cont some word
do not l,noy, ,rhot things ora couinp
- S,,co IT. ,,a iaotv,s illness no ono
s.o,ns - bava any resnonsfhili+v ar
- tal,a o,y"
"Rpt - course no would have sen+
word" soia ued,vig frowniHg 81
ao,,t understood - 10 hos naver
heen ca Into hefore has ha9"
"ue has never heen late AT all"
Prince Ferdinand William OTTO smoke
mn quickly
After n time uadwip went AWAY.
opd tho crov.n Drinca tool Off his rid