River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-06-13

| to have the same taSteS-0D0UC various
things"
''Do you like dogsT" inquired the
crown prince, much interested.
'Dogsl Why, yes. have quite a
number of dogs"
81 should think it would be nicer
to have just one dog, and be very
fond of it. But suppose they would
eat great deal. Do you believe in
love at first sight?"
"Otto!" said the archduchess, ex-
tremely shocked.
He turned to her alphabetically. 81
was only trying to find out how many
things he and Milky agreed about"
he explained. 'Nikky believes in love
at first sight. He says it is the only
real kind of love, because love isn't
a thing you think out. You only feel
it"
The archduchess met Karl's eyes.
"You see!" she said.
"But it is sound doctrine" Karl OBJ.
served, bending forward and with
slanting glance at Hedwig. 81 quite
agree with him again. And this friend
of yours, he thinks love is the only
thing in the world, I dare say2"
swell, he thinks a great deal Of it.
But he says that love of country comes
first, before anything else"
The archduchess glanced at Hedwig
furiously. The girl had closed her
eyes, and was sitting detached and
pale. She would have liked to box her
ears. Karl was no fool and there was
talk enough. He would hear it, OF
course.
'"Tell us about your pilgrimage
Otto" she suggested.
''Well, l went" said the crows
prince refectively. 'We walked lons
time, and it was very warm. have
quite a large blister, and the arORs
bishop had to take his shoes off aKa
walk in his stockings, because his feet
hurt. No one saw. 1t was on a coun-
try lane. But I'm afraid it didn't de
very much good" He drew a long
, breath.
mop" Karl inquired.
Suddenly the boys chin Qulvered.
He was terribly afraid he was going
to cry, and took a large sip of tea,
which cleared his voice.
"My grandfather is not any BETTER"
he said. perhaps some one else
should have gone. I am not very
, good" he explained to Karl. ut
ought to be very good person. He
is very SICK"
Perhaps" suggested Karl hooking
ly with a glance at Hedwig, "they
should have sent this Milky OF
yours"
Annunciata stirred restlessly. She
. considered this talk Of Milky in
execrable taste.
"He is not particularly good"
"Oh, SO he is not particularly
. good?"
"Well, he thinks he isn't. He says
he doesn't find it easy to love his
country more than anything in the
world, for one thing. And he smokes
great many cigarettes"
Another taste in cOmmOni" jeered
Karl, in his smooth, carefully irOnie
tones.
Annunciata was in the last stages
of irritation. There was no mistaking
the sneer in Karl's voice. His smile
was forced. She guessed that he had
heard of Milky Larisch before, that,
indeed, he knew probably more than
she did. Just what, she wondered,
was there to know? A great deal, if
one could judge by Hedwigs face.
Il hope you are working hard at
your lessons, OttO,'' she said, in the
severe tone which Otto had learned
that most people use when they refer
to lessons.
"Pm afraid I'm not doing very well,
Tante. But I've learned the 'Gettys-
burg address, Shall say it?"
Heavens. moi" she protested. She
had not the faintest idea what the
Gettysburg address, was. She
suspected Mr.. Gladstone.
The countess had relapsed into sill
ence. A little back from the family
scene stonily, and knowing Karl az
only woman who loves sincerely and
long can know a man, she knew the
inner workings of his mind. She saw
anger in the very turn Of his head
and set Of his jaw. But she saw more,
jealousy, and was herself half mad
with 1t.
She knew him well. She had her
self, for years, held him by holding
herself dear, by the very difficulty Of
attaining her. And row this indiffer-
cnt, white-faced girl who might be
|, his, indeed, for the fixing, but who
would offer or p=on1ISa no love, was
rousing him to the 92stinct Of posses
sion by her very indifference. He had
told her the truth, that night in the
mountain inn. It %vas Hedwig he
wanted, HedWig hers2iS, her heart, all
Of her. And, if slss knew Karl, he
would move heaven Sad earth to get
the thing he wanted,
She surveyed the gg0ap. How little
they knew what was r. store for them
She. Olga Loschek, rs the lifting OF
niger. could turn ffesr SNUG superb