The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-08
oa4A MARY ROBERTS RINEHAR1

1T Is q very beautiful gift. i admire
II very much. | should like to keep
1t on my desk, but suppose II ls too
valuable Thank you very much"
The spokesman hoped that IL might
be arranged that he keep II on his
desk. an ever-present reminder of the
love of his city. To this the chancellor
observed that IL would ne arranged,
and the affair was over. TO obvlate
the difficulty of having the delegation
back down the long room, II was the
crown prince who departed first, with
the chancellor.
Late In the afternoon the king sent
for Prince Ferdinand William Otto.
He had not left his bed since the day
he had placed the matter of Hedwig's
marriage before the council, and now
he knew he would never leave It.
There were times between sleeping
and waking when he fancied he had
already gone, nndtthat only his weary
body on the bed remained At such
times he saw Hubert, only, strangely
enough. not as man grown, but as a
small boy again; and his queen, but
as she had looked many years before,
when he married her, and when at last,
after months of married wooing, she
had crept willing into his arms.
So, awakening from doze. he saw
the boy there, and called him Hubert.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto. feel
ing rather worried, did the only thing
he could think Of. lie thrust his warm
hand into his grandfather's cropping
one, and the touch Of his soft flesh
reused the king.
The sister left them together. and
in her small room dropped on her
knees before the holy image.
In the kings bed chamber Prince
Ferdinand William OTTO sat on high
chair, and talked, but he viewed his
grandfather with alarm. His aunt had
certainly intlmatcd that his running
away had made the king worse. And
he looked very ILL.,
I'm awfully sorry. grandfather" nc
sad.
For what?"
"riiat went away the other day
sir"
"It was, after all, natural thing
10 do
The crown prince could hardly be-
lieve his ears.
'If IT could only he arranged safely
IA little freedom" The king lay
still with closed eyes.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto felt
uneasy. ''But ! am very comfortable.
and-and happy" he hastened to say.
"You are, please, not to worry about
me, sir"
The king still held his hand. hut
he said nothing. There were mnny
things he wanted TO say. lie had gone
crooked where this boy must go
straight. He had erred, and the hoy
must avoid his errors. He had cher
lshcd eHmities, and In his age they
cherished him. And now
"may ! ask you n question, sirT'
what is III"
"Will you tell me about Abraham
Lincoln?"
"Why7" The king was awake
enough now. He fixed the crown
prince with keen eyes.
"Well Miss Braithwaite does not
care for him. She says he was not n
great man, not as great as Mr.. Glad 4
stone, anyhow. But BObby--that's the |
boy ! met; ! told you about him-he |
says he was the greatest man who
ever lived"
"And who" asked the king, edo you [
regard as the greatest manT
Prince Ferdinand william Otto
fdgeted, but he answered bravely, /
"You. sir"
'Iiumph" :" The king lay still. smIl-
Ing slightly. "Well," he observed, !
"there are. OF course, other opinions
as to that. However-Abraham Lin.
coin was very great man. A
dreamer. a visionary, but great man.
You might ask Miss Braithwaite to
teach you his gettysburg address, II
is rather model as TO speech making,
II contains doctrines that
well, you'd better learn H."
"Yes, SIR" said Prince Ferdinand
otto. He hoped / was not
very long.
lotto" said the king suddenly, edo
you ever look at your fathers pic
.ureT''
Not always"
"YOu might-lOok at II now and
hen. I'd like you 10 do It."
"Ycs. sir"
CHAPTER XIII.