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

the kings master of the horse, the
chamberlain, and few other gentle
men stood waiting, talking together In
low tones. But the chancellor, who
had gone In with Karl and then re-
tired, stood by window, with his
arms folded over his chest, and waited.
He put resolutely out Of his mind the
face of the dying man on his pillows,
and thought only Of this thing which
he-Mettlich-had brought about.
,Phere was no yielding in his face or
in his heart, no doubt Of his course.
He saw, instead of the lovers lettering
in the place. a new and greater king
dom, anarchy held down by an iron
shod heel, peace and the fruits there
OF, until out Of very prosperity the
people grew fat and content.
lie saw a boy King, carefully taught,
growing into his responsibilities until,
big with the vision Of the country's
welfare, he should finally ascend the
throne. He saw the river filed with
ships, carrying merchandise over the
world and returning with the wealth
of the world. Great buildings, too,
lifted their heads on his horizon, a
dream city, with order for disorder.
and citizens instead of Inhabitants.
When at last he stirred and sighed,
it was because his old friend, in his
bed in the next room, would see moth
ing of all this, and that he himself
eduld not hope Tor more than the Be
ginning, before his time came also.
| The first large dinner for months
was given that night at the palace. to
do King Karl all possible honor. The
{ gold service which had been presented
to the king by the car Of Russia was
used. The anticipatory gloom Of the
court was laid aside, and jewels
brought from vaults were worn for the
first time in months. Uniforms OF
various sorts, but all gorgeous, touched
tine shoulders, and came away, bear
ing white, powdery traces Of the meet
ing. The greenhouses at the summer
palace had been sacked for flowers and
plants The corridor from the great
salon to the dining hall, always a
6reary passage, had suddenly become
q fairy path Of early spring bloom.
Even Annunciata, hung now with
ropes of pearls, her hair dressed high
for a tiara of diamonds, her canoes
exchanged for pearls, looked royal.
Proving conclusively that clutter, as 70
dress. Is entirely q matter Of value.
Miss Braithwaite, who had begun
recently to think palace the dreariest
place In the world, and the most com.
monplace, found the preparations
rather exciting. Being British she
dearly loved the aristocracy, and
shrugged her shoulders at any family
which took up less than page in the
peerase. She resented deeply the IN
trusion Of the commoner into British
politics, and considered Lloyd George
an upstart and an intenoper.
That evening she took the crown
prince to see the preparations for the
Festivities. The flowers appealed to
him, and he asked for and secured a
rose, which he held carefully. But the
magnincence Of the table only family
Impressed him, and when he heard
that Milky would not be present, he
lost interest entirely. .Will they
wheel my grandfather in in a chair?"
he inquired.
HE is too ILL.," Miss Braithwaite
said. IN
Hell be rather lonely, when they're
all at the party. You don't suppose
could 60 and sit with him, do your"
1T will be long after your bed
time"
L Bedtime being the one rule which was
never under and circumstances broken,
he did not persist. To have insisted
might have meant i've marks OF in
Miss Braithwaite's book, and his rec
ord was very good that week. To
gether the elderly English woman and
the boy went back to the school room.
| The Countess Loscnek, who had
dressed with q heavy heart, was easily
the most beautiful Of the women that
night. A little court paid tribute to
her beauty, and bowed the deeper and
dattered the, more as she openly
scorned and flouted them. She caught
once flicker o.. admiration IN karl's
face, and although her head went
high, her heart beah stormily under
1t.
Hedwig was like a flower that re-
duired the sun. Only her sun was
happiness. She was In soft white
chiffons, her half and frock alike girl
ish and unpretentious. Her mother,
coming into her dressing room. had
eyed her with disfavor.
"You look like q schoolgirl" she
said, and had sent for rouge, and with
her own royal hands applied It. He'd
wig stood silent, and allowed her to
have her way without protest. Had
submitted. too, 70 dt&mpnd pin In her
hall. and = string y her mothers
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