The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-07-31
Father. can you hear mew

Father, can you hear mer
Eyes"
IL have been a bad daughter to
you. I am sorry. II Is late now to
tell you. but I am sorry. Can I do
anything?"
"Otto," he said, with difficulty.
"You want to see himT
"No."
She knew what he meant by that.
He would have the boy remember him
as he had seen him last.
"You are anxious about himT
"Very-anxious."
Listen, father" she said, STOPPING
over him. 1T have been hard and cold.
Perhaps you will grant that l have
had two reasons for 1t. But am go
Ing to do better. l will take care Of
him anc l will do all can to make
him happy. I promise"
Perhaps II was relief. Perhaps even
then the thought of Annunciata's tar
dy ind certaln-to-be bungling efforts
to make Ferdinand william Otto happy
amused him. He smiled family.
Milky received a note from Hedwig
late that afternoon. 1t was very
brief:
Tonight at nine o'clock shall go to the
roof beyond Huberts old rooms for air.
HEDWIG.
Milky, who In all his injurious young
life had never thought of the roof Of
the palace, save as necessary shelter
from the weather, thing Of tiles and
cutters, vastly large, looked rather
astOunded.
1.-THE roof!" lie said, surveying the
note. And fell to thinking, such mix
trre of rapture and despair as only
twenty-three, and hopeless, can know.
Somehow or other he got through
the intervening hours, and before nine
he was on his way. He had the run
Of the palace, of course. No one no
ticed him as he made his way toward
the empty suite which SO recently had
housed its royal visitor.
Hedwig, in a soft white wrap over
her dinner dress, was at the balus-
trade. A very dignifled fairy, al
though her heart thumped disgrace
fully.
Whatever Milky had intended-of
obeying his promise to the letter, Of
putting his country before love, and
love out Of his life-failed him instant
ly. The Milky, ardent-eyed and tender
armed, who crossed the roof and took
her almost fiercely in his arms, was
all lover-and twenty-three.
Sweetheart he said. Sweet
est hearth"
When, having kissed her, he drew
back trifle for the sheer Joy Of again
catching her to him, II was Hedwig
who held out her arms to him.
IT couldn't bear It," she said simply.
IT love you. I had to see you again.
Just once"
If he had not entirely lost his head
before, he lost 1t then. He stopped
thinking, was content for a time that
her arms were about his neck, and
his arms about her, holding her close.
"Never let me go, Milky" she whis-
pered. "Hold me, always"
always" said Milky, valiantly and
absurdly.
Like this?"
Like this" said Milky, who was,
like most lovers, not particularly
original. He frightened his strong arms
about her.
Then, because she dared not give
him time to think, she made her plea
rapid, girlish, rather incoherent, but
understandable enough. They would go
away together and be married. She
had 1t all planned and some Of 1t ar
ranged. And then they would hide
somewhere, and-"and always be to-
gether," she finished, tremulous with
anxiety.
And Milky? His pulses still beating
at her nearness, his eyes on her up
turned, despairing young face, turned
to him for hope and comfort, what
could he do? He took her in his arms
o gain and sOothed her, while she cried