Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
'LONG LIVE THE KING"
human story of chdDesre Novel
BY MARY ROBERTS RINEHART
Copyright the Public .as co,,v


to start blaze. Besides" he reminded
her 81 could not make the journey. II
you would like to go. however, prob
ably IL can he arranged
But Annunciata was not minded TO
go without the Court. And she re
hected. not unwisely. that If things
were really as bad as they appeared, to
isolate herself. helpless in the noun
tairs, would he but to play into the
encmy's hand
ITO return To the matter Of IIedwig's
marriage said the King Il"
Marriage When our very lives are
threatened, :"
II would he greatly honored." said the
King. III ! might be permitted to finish
what ! was saying"
She had the grace to flush
Under the circumstances" the King
resumed. "Hedwigs marriage takes on
great slgnifcance-gre political signifl-
cance."
For half-hour, then, he talked TO
her. More than for years, he unbosoued
himself He had tried. His ministers
had tried Taxes had been lightencd /.
the representation Of the peonle in
creased until. as he said, he was only
nominally ruler, But discomfort re-
manned Some who had gone to Amer.
lea and returned with savings enough
to set themselves up in business had
brought back with them the American
! idea.
lie spoke with bitterness. They rn-
fused to allow for the difference bc.
tween a new country aud an old land,
| titled for many generations Thoy for.
( got their struggles across tho sea an,l
brought back only stories of Prosperity.
Emigration had Increased and those
, Wto remained whispered Of n new or,,Cr
where each han was the government and
no man Il king.
Nununciata liStcrcd to the cud 81,
felt no pity for those who would hctte.
Themselves by discomfort nud II. prod.
uct, revolt. She felt only resentment
that her peace was being threat Hnol frr
position assailcd. And IN her rc.,ci., ,mrr,
she Included tho King hud~clf lie
should have done better. Tlcs" Things
taken early enough. could have been 81.
ranged
And something of this sha did not
hesitate to say "karnia is Quc'
enough" she finished. a final thrust
"<aruia Is better off. \ loWlaud. most
Of il. aud fertile" But II spr. of color
showed IN his old cheeks - am GLAD
You spoke of karnia What',r pan,
We make. karria must be considered
why" kariup does not consider us
Iic raised his band. "Nuw are wrong
Just now Karina is doing us the homo,
of asking AN alliance With us. \ matrl
monial alliance"
Tn" ArchduchesS WAS hardly sur
l'rised, a. one may believe. But she wa,
not minded tn yield too easily The ole
resentment against her father famed
Indifferent mother though she was. sh,
made capital of n fear for lIcdNig's hap
piness. In n cold and quiet voice Sh
reminded him of her own wrct"hcdncss
and of Karl'S reputation
At last she succeeded In irritating th
Kiug---a more difficult thing now than il
earlier tiu,s, hut not 80 hard - matte
AT that lie listened quietly until sh
had finished. aud then sent her away
when she had got part way TO tin
door. however, he called her back fnt
since King is q King. even il he is one
father and very old. shc came
".lust one word more" no sad III nj
thin, old. high-brcd voice. Much o
your happiness was of your own ma,iiur
You. and You only. know how much
But nothing that you have said cai
change the situation. | am merely com
PEELED 10 make the decision alone. AN,
soon, 7 have not much time"
SO. after all was the matter Of Tn
Duchess IiedwigS marriage arranged
COMPOSITE uutgruwth of cNpediency an,
: obst Hacy, of defiance and anger An,
i, so was it FASTENED
OcONTINrED TOMORROW