The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1919-01-23
CHAPTER xV-contlnued.

only here, but by you and yours. w
have a certain element here that is
troublesome.
And Karl, with Hedwig In his mind
had promised.
His interests shall be mine, sir,
he had said.
He had bent over the bed then, an,
raised the Thin hand To his lips. Til,
Interview was over. In the untrrouu
the kings master OF the horse th,
chamberlain, and few other gentle
men stood waiting, talbug together il
low tones. But the chancellor, who
had gone In with Karl and then re-
tired, stood by window, with hi.
arms folded over his chest, and waited
He put rcsolutcly out of his mind tho
face of the dying man on his pillows
and thought only OF this thing which
he-Mettlich-had brought about
There was no yielding In his face or
in his heart, no doubt Of his course
He saw, instead OF the lovers lettering
in the place, new and greater king.
dom, anarchy held down by an iron.
ehod heel, pence and the fruits there.
of. until out of very prosperity the
people grew fat and content.
lie saw boy king. carefully taught.
growing into his responsibilities until.
big with the vision of the countrv's
welfare, he should finally ascend the
throne. He saw the river filed with
ships, carrying merchandise over the
world and returning with the wealth
Of the world. Great buildings. too,
lifted their heads on his horizon, n
dream city, with order for disorder,
and citizens instead Of inhabitants.
When at last he stirred and sighed.
II was because his old friend, In his
bed In the next room, would see moth
Ing OF all this. and that he himself
could not hope tor more than the be-
ginning before his time came also.
The first large dinner for months
was given thrt night ut the palace. TO
DO King Karl all possible honor. The
eoid service which had been presented
70 the King by the czar of RUSSIA was
used. The anticipatory gloom Of the
court was laid aside, and Jewels
Drought from vaults were worn for the
nrst time In months. Uniforms of
various sorts, but all gorgeous, touched
nnt shoulders, and came away, bear
ing white, powdery traces of the meet
ing. The greenhouses ut the summer
palace had been sacked for flowers and
pants. The corridor from the great
saIon to the dining hall, always a
areary passage, had suddenly become
III nf ,sl, 4.
Even Annunciata, hung now with
ropes Of pearls, her hair dressed high !
Tor a tiara OF diamonds, her cameos
exchanged for pearls, looked royal. |
FroVihg concluslvely that clutter, as to |
dress, Is entirely a matter of value.
Miss Braithwaite, who had begun |
recently to think a palace the dreariest
pihce In the world, and the most com
mohpiace, found the preparations |
rather exciting. Being British she |
dearly loved the aristocracy, and |
shrugged her shoulders ut any family
which took up less than a page in the |
peeruge. She resented deeply the in
rusl0n OF the commoner into British
politics, and considered Lloyd George
NP"NeAh uAi uu ittEIopeT.
That evening she took the crown
prince to see the preparations for the
Festivities. The flowers appealed TO
him, and he asked for and secured a
rose, which he held carefully. But the
magnihcence Of the table only faintly
impressed him, and when he heard
that Milky would not be present, he
wheel my grandfather In In a chair7"
he inquired.
He is too ILL.," Miss Bralthwaite
said.
He'll be rather lonely, when they're
all at the party. You don't suppose I
could 90 aud sit with him, do your"
III will be long after your bed
time"
Bedtime being the one rule which was
never under and circumstances broken,
ne did not persist. To have insisted
might have meant hye marks on In
Miss Braithwaites book, and his rec
ord was very good that week. To-
sether the elderly English woman and
the boy went back TO the school room.
Ahu SouuscdS kObCneh, VINO uuu
dressed with heavy heart. was easily
the most beautiful Of the women that
night A little court paid tribute TO
her beauty. and bowed the deeper and
BATTERED the more as she openly
scorned and nouted them. She caught
socs Q flicker Of admiration In Kari's
face. and although her head went
high. her heart beat stormily under
It.
Hsdwig was like q flower that re-
CURED the sun. Only her sun was
happiness She was In soft white
ehi6ons. her hair and frock alike girl
1sh and unprstentious. Her mother,
coming into her dressing room, had
eyed her with disfavor.
"You look like . schoolgirl" she
said. and had sent for rouge. and with
hsr own royal hands applied Il. He'd
Wig stood silent, and allowed her to
have her way without protest. Had
submitted. too. 10 diamond pin n her