Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-13
SYNOPSIS.

If the singing and slips away to the park
and there makes the acquaintance OF
Bobby Thorpe. little American boy.
CHAPTER II--Returning to the palace
| in an uproar as n result of the search for
i'm. The chancellor iinpresses on the old
ing. the boys grandfather, who Is very
rown prince and suggests that the friend
nip of the neighboring. king. of Karnia
ccinented By giving the princess He'd
ig In marriage to him. The old king
nally agrees.
CHAPTER IIT-Hedwig herself. who
owes Milky Larisch. 0tto's aid de camp.
md Larisch are upset by the kings de-
cision.
CHAPTER Iv--countess I.oschelS lady
n waiting to Annunciata, in love with
Karl of Karnia, is jealous OF Hedwig She
plots to start a revolt In Livonia by send
ing 2 code. letter TO Karl telling him Of
conditions in the country. Peter Niburg,
who was TO deliver the message, is be-
trayed by fellow clerk, Herman Spier.
Continued from yesterday
SO she had been his star, and as cold
md remote. And then, that very,
morning, Hedwig had been thrown.
yot badly--she was too expert for
hat. AS matter OF fact, feeling her
self going, she had flung two strong
ind had almost succeeded in lighting
on her feet. 1t was not at all
dramatic.
But Nikky's heart had stopped beat
ng. He had lifted her up from where
the sat, half vexed and wholly.
ashamed, and carried her to a chair.
That was all. But when it was. all;
over and Hedwig was only trifies
wobbly and horribly humiliated,s.
Milky Larisch knew the truth about
himself, knew that he was in love
with the granddaughter of his king,
stances would he ever be able to tell,
her so. Knew, then, that happiness
and he had said long farewell, and
would thereafter travel different
roads.
So that night he started out to think
Kings over. Probably never before in
lis life had he deliberately done such
1 thing. He had never, as fact
thought much at all. 1t had been his
comfortable habit to let the day take
care of itself. Beyond minor prob
| ems of finance--ininor because his in
come was trifling--he had considered
title. In the last border war he had
! distinguished himself only when it was
| / matter Of doing, not of thinking.
| But he was young, and the night
was crisp and beautiful. He took a
| ong breath, and looked up at the stars.
| after all, things might not be so bad.
| Hedwig might refuse this marriage.
| they were afraid that she would, or
| Why have asked his help? When he
| h0ugl1t of King Karl, he drew himself
| ID, and his heels rang hard on the
! avement. Karll A hard man and a
| rood king-that was Karl. And old.
t'rom the full manhood Of his twenty
three years Milky surveyed Karls al
most forty, and considered 1t age.
1t was typical of Milky to decide
that he needed hard. walk. He
translated most of his emotions into
] motion. So he set off briskly, turn
ing into the crowded part of the city.
And here it was that Milky hap
! pened on the thing that was to take
him far that night, and bring about
many curious things. Not far ahead
| of him two men were talking They
went slowly, arm in arm. One was
/ talking loquaciously, using his free
arm, on which hung cane, to gestic-
ulate. The other walked with bent
head.
/ Milky, pausing to light cigarette,
fell behind. But the wind was tricky,
and with his third match he stepped
into a stone archway, lighted his
cigarette, buttoned his tunic high
against the chill. and emerged to o
4 silent but violent struggle just ahead.
The two, men had been attacked by
4 three others, and as he stared, the
loQuacious one went down. Instantly
| huge figure of man outlined against
the light from street lamp, crouched
j oyer the PROSTATE form of the fallen
man. Even in the imperceptible sec
ond before he started to run toward
the group, Milky saw that the silent
one, unmolested, was looking on.
i A moment later he was in the thick
Of things and fighting gloriously. His
soldierly cap fell off. His fair hair
bristled with excitement. He flung out
\ arms that were both furious and
strong, and with each blow the group
assumed a new formation. Unluckily
great deal Of the fighting was done
over the PROSTATE form Of Peter Nj
burg.
Il But disaster, inglorious disaster
waited for Milky. Peter Niburg, face
down on the pavement, was grooming
and Milky had felred one man ant
was starting on second with the fight
ing appetite Of twenty-thrce when
Something happened. One moment
Milky was smiling, with cut lip. and
hair in his eyes, and the next he was
dropped like an OK, by blow from
behind. Landing between his shoul
der blades. it jerked his head back
with snap, and sent him reeling. A
! second followed, delivered BY huge
fist.
Down went Milky, and lay still.