New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-03
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IIedwig came to tea that afternoon
She came in softly, and detiantly' 10
she was doing a forbidden thing, bui
Prince Ferdinand William Otto hat
put away the frame against such {
contingency. He had, as a matter OF
fact. been putting cold cloths on Mis-
Braithwaltess forehead.
Il always do It," he Informed He'd
wig. 81 like doing 1t. 1t gives mi
something to do. she likes then
rather dry, so the water doesn't ruL
down her neck"
Had Miss ~Braithwaite not been Ill
Hedwig would have talked things Ovel
with her then. There was no n else
20 whom she could go. Hllda refused
TO consider the prospect OF marriage
az anything but pleasurable. and be
tween her mother and Hedwig there
had never been any close relation
ship.
But Miss BraithwaIte lay m%otiOnless
her face set In lines OF suffering, and
after q time Hedwig rose and tiptOed
out Of the room.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto was
excited. Tea had already come, and
on the rare occasions when the COVER
ness was III. 1t was his privilege to
pour the tea.
"Nikky Is coming" he said rapidly.
"and the three Of us will have a party.
Please don't tell me how you like your
tea. and see IL / can remember"
Every we'll, DEAR" Hedwig said
gently. and went to the window.
Milky entered almost Immediately.
As a matter of fact, although he
showed no trace of it, Milky had been
having IN extremely bad time since
his return; the chancellor, who may or
may not have known that his heart
was breaking. had given him a very
severe scolding on the way back from
Wedeling. 1t did Milky good. too, for
1t reused him to his own defense, and
made him forget, for a few minutes
anyhow, that life was over for him,
and that the chancellor carried his
death sentence In his old leather dis
patch case.
After that. arriving In the capital.
they had driven to the little office
in a back street, and there Milky had
reused himself again enough to give
a description of Peter Niburg, and to
give the location of the house where
ne lived. But he slumped again after
that. ate no dinner. and spent a long.
lsh time In the place, staring up at
A%nnunciata's windows. where he had
IA seen Hedwig on the balcony.
Then. late In the evening, Milky
was summoned to the kings bedroom,
aud came out pale, with his shoulders
very square. He had received a real
wigging this time. and even con.
templated throwing himself In the
river. Only he could swim so dam.
nabIy well!
But he had the natural elasticity of
youth, md a sort Of persistent belief
In his W luck. rather like the chan
ceilOr's confidence In seven as a num-
ber-a confidence, by the way, which
the countess could easily have shaken.
So he had wakened the next morning
rather cheerful than otherwise, and
over a breakfast of broiled ham had
refused to look ahead farther than the
day.
That afternoon, In the study, Milky
hesitatcd when he saw Hedwig.
Then he came and bent low over her
hand. And Hedwig, because every in
stinct yearned To touch his shining
bent head, spoke TO him very calmly.
was rather distant, n little cold.
you have been away, / think 2" she
said.
For a day or two, highness.
And today" he added. reproach-
fully, "today you did not ride"
II did not feel like riding" Hedwig
responded llstlessly. II am tired.
think I am always tired"
Lemon and two Jumps" muttered
the crown prince. That's Nikky's.
Hedwig. Give it to him, please"
Milky went a trifie pale as their
fingers touched. But he tasted his
tea. and pronounced 1t excellent.
Prince Ferdinand william Otto chat
tered excitedly. He told of the dog,
tdlIatlng on its cleverness, but passing
politely over the nj Of Its return.
Now and then Hedwig glanced at
Milky, when he was not looking. and
always. when they dared. the young
soldiers eyes were on her.
"She will take some tea without
sugar." announced the crown prince.
While he poured II, Hedwig was
thinking. Was 1t possible that Milky,
of every one, should have been chosen
TO carry to Karl the marriage arrange
ments7 What an ironyl What a JEST
1t was true there was a change In
him. He looked subdued, almost sad.
ITO Karnia?" she asked, when
Prince Ferdinand William Otto had
left the room. "Officiallyf"
"Not-exactly."
where, in Karniaf"
Il ended" Milky confessed, at
Wedding"
Hedwig gazed at him, her elbows
cropped on the tea table. Then"
- said, II think you know"
Fl know, highness."
sAnd 700 have nothing to say9"
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