Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
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'~Terrorists," sald old Adelbert. And,
would not be persuaded to say more.
That night at dinner Bobby ThorpeI
delivered himself Of quite speech.
He sat at the table, and now and then,
when the sour-faced governess looked
at her plate, he slipped bit of food!
to his dog, which waited beside him.
! "There's very nice old man up
stairs" he said. HE has fine sword,
and ring doves, and wooden Leg,
And he used to rent opera glasses toj
the crown prince, only he turned them
around. I'm going to try that with
yours, mother. We had sausage to-
gether, and he has lost his posiuon,I
and he's never been on the scenic
railway, father. I'd like some tickets,
for him. He would like riding. rml
sure, because walking must be pretty
hard. And what I want to know Isl
this: Why can't you give him q job
father
"What sort Of a Job, son? A man,
with ono legl"
HE doesn't need legs to chop!
tickets with"
! The governess listened. She did not
like Americans. Barbarians they were,
and these were Of the middle Glass;
being in trade. For scenic railway
Is trade, naturally. Except that they
paid fat salary, with an extra month";
lot Christmas, she would not be there
! "He means the old soldier upstairs" u
said Bobby's mother softly. She was
. gentle person. Her eyes were wide
and childlike, and 1t was sort Of re-
iigion Of the family to keep them full,
of happiness.
! This also the governess could not
understand.
! $50 the old soldier Is out Of work, ;"
unused the head Of the family. Head,
thought the governess! When they
wound him about their 6ngersl She
liked men Of sterner stuff. In her,
mountain country the men did as they
wished, and sometimes beat their
wives by way of showing their author
ity. Under no circumstances, she felt.
would this young man ever beat bis
wife. He was weakling.
The weakling smiled across the
table at the wife with the soft eyes,
"How about 1t, mother?" he asked.
,"Shall the firm Of Bobby and r offer
him job?"
II would like it very much" said the
weakling's wife, dropping her eyes to-
hide the pride in them.
Suppose" said the weakling, that,
you run up after dinner, Bob, and
bring lin down. Now Sit Still, young
man. and finish. There's no such hurry
as that"
And in THIS fashion did old Adelbert;;
become ticket chopper Of the Americana
Scenic Railway.
And in this fashion, too, commenced
that odd friendship between him and
the American lad that was to have
SO vital an effect on the very life it.
self Of the Crown Prince Ferdinand
William Otto of Livonia.
Late that evening, old Adelbert's
problem having been solved, Pepy the
maid and Bobby had long talk. Pepy
sat in a low chair by the tiled stove
In the kitchen, and knitted q stocking
with a very large foot.
"WhAt I want to know is this" said
Bobby, swinging his legs on the table ::
t'What are the terrorists?"
Pepy dropped her knitting, and
stared with open mouth. ''What know
you of such things?" she demanded.
"Well, terrorists killed the crown
princes father. and"
Quite suddenly Pepy leaped from her
chair, and covered Bobby's mouth with
her hand. "Hush!" she said, and
stared about her with frightened eyes.
Then, in whisper: '"They are every
where. No one knows who they are.
nor where they meet. myself" she
went on impressively, "crossing the
place one night late, after spending
the evening with friend. saw a line
of cats moving In the shadows. One
;of them stopped and looked at me-
,Pepy crossed herself. 1T had face
like the Fraulein In there"
Bobby stared with interest through
the doorway. The governess did look
like a cat. Maybe she's one Of
them" he reflected aloud.
"Oh, for Gods sake, hush!" cried
Pepy, and fell to knitting rapidly. Nor
could Bobby elicit anything further
from her. But that night, in his sleep.
he saw q crown prince, dressed in
velvet and ermine, being surrounded
and attacked by an army Of cats, and
went, shivering, to crawl into his
mothers bed.
(To Be Continued.l
All Rloht In Heaven.