Marble Hill press., 1918-05-02

eyes under their osefhnnging thateh
were watching ahead. searching the
crowd for symptoms Of unrest
Anger he saw In plenty. and
suspicion. Scowllng faces and frown.
lng hrvwS But as yet there was no
disorder lie sat with folded arms.
magulncrat In his uniform beside Kari.
aho we've civilian drcx. and looked
less ruyal than perhaps he felt
And Kari. too. watched tho crowd.
fcvllns It's temper and fclEning an In.
dincfrnce be did not feel. Olga Los.
chek had been right. lie did not want
trouble Morc than that. hs was Of
an hsr nov 60 crave popularity. Many
of the measures which had made him
beloved Ia his own land had no higher
purpose than this the sn.lica ~ the
crowd ~ he watched aud talked Of
iniIfrfrut things.
1T u tea ycar. since Z have be-n
herr be observed. hut there are few
,h.HE %
eve have built 10 grcat bulidlnra.-
sali Nriillch blunily. "Mars have leit
us ~ money, majesty. for balldinei"
Tf1i being n CLOSED rad. ~ to
,i-aE, Mari tried another The
rr1vH prince mus, BE- quit. a lad no
cNpsumcuicd. "lie was a babe In
arms then. hut frnn. I thought"
''ilr u sturdy now" The chancellor
rclagssl into wHtchfulneSs.
'H,f1rc see the Princess Uedwir.-
kafl made another attempt. 1t might
he vel Ia tell me hoS she feels about
thlnss would like 60 feel that the
prospect is at lcaS, not dlsagrreabls to
her"
The chancellor was no, listening
There was trouble ahead. u had cone
then. after all. lie muttsr-d sosne
thing behind his gray mustache. The
horses stopped as the crowd suddenly
clns"i In frunt of them.
Drive on - he said sngriiy. and the
c"aehnsn touched his whip 90 the
horses But they oaly reared. 60 he
Er I'D a. the brides by hostile hands
ahead
kafi hrif rise from his scat.
"Si' still. majesty saii the chAncel-
l'r u i -. s,udvutS They viii
,a.s .l-i ls all
- ~ camc rcrilb-.- near O. he-
,gz riot I.ci hy som, Students
pushed ty others. the cro 81 sur.
rounded the tuo carriages. nrst nut,
tr-rc then ycIllng A stone was
hurled. aud STRUCK onc - the hofsss
Aua'hcr d"n,cd the body of the car
rinEr Itself. A mAn With a haadker'
chief u,i over the lower half - bis
fac, mounted tho shoulders % two
cnmpanions. and haranfuei the crowd
They wanted no friendship with Mar.
mia. Were they 10 lose their national
cNiTchccl us ethnrtei them madly
through the handkerchief. A bah~l Of
Noise. Of swinging back and forth. Of
mounted police puShinE thrOurh 10
surround the carriage. of cries and the
dominating voices of the student
demaFogpc. Then st last Q sctnhiancs
of order. low muitefinE. an cscori %
police With drawn rcvoltcrs around the
carriage. and Il moved ahead
Through Il all the chancellor had -,
with folded arms only hls li,id face
told Of his fury. Kari. too. had sat I'm.
passive, picking ai lis small musiAehe
But. as the cauiase moved 90. be
said: "A few moments ago I observed
that therr had been few ehangcs But
there has been. perceive. after all. Q
great change"
zone cannot judge the many by the
few. majesty"
Bot Kari only raised his eyehrowa
In his rooms, removing the dust of
his journey. broken By the automobile
trip across the mountains where the
two railroads would some day meet.
Kari reflected on the situation. A duat
monarchy, one PARTON of u restless
and revolutionary. was ies desirable
than the present peace and prosperity
Of karnia. And unrest was coniA gioas
lie might nnd himself in q dlfhcali
position.
lie glanced about bis rooms. In one
Of them Prince Hubert had met hls
death. II Was well enough for Nett.
Itch 70 say the few could not speak for
the many. II took but one man to do
n murder. Kari reflected stimly.
But when he arrived for tea In the
archduchcss' white drawing roam he
was urhanc and smiling. lie kissed
the hand Of the archduchess and bent
over HedwiE's with a fash OF white
teeth.
Then he saw Olga Loschck. and his
smile stircned. The countess came
forward. curtSied. and as he extended
his hand TO her. touched u lightly
with her lips. They were quite cold.
For just an instant their eyes met.
II was. on the surface. an amiahle
and quiet tea party. Hcdwig had
taken up her position by a window,
and was conspicuousiy silent. Behind
her were the soft ring Of silver against
china. the countess gny tones. Kari's
suave ones. assuming gravity. rs he
inquired as TO his matesty's health.
the Archduchess Aununciata pretend.
ing q solicitude she did not feel. And
all forced. all artificial.