The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-01-02

r. lass NJ sa.s ,ssss. ..sv1r v.ssr-s !.
tAnn0s
'.Ds ~ lake Asssr inanirsa. ~ .
@ean Dg1nsA GocA ises1ssesd.
1sssi was: - hsvs ss's' :
II sAsulA thiak q weuld bs nicer
to have 3nst eos ~ an b vssy
i'd e e. INT I s1Qpese tAey weuao
sat 0onk Aaal De yoa beaisve -
love at nRut alGAfr
~Ottor said u arcAducAeGA az
trs0ely sAocksd
H tnsnsd - hsr spsasest1cally. =
was ooly trying to md oat how na4g
things hs and NIkky agresd abeat.
- explained. :.Nikky believes IN 1svs
| at Arst sight, He says It y H. eoly
real Aind Of leve, bseanss love fn's
thing you think eat You only feed
IT,.
Tho areAdueAsss nst Kari's sycs.
~Yoa - !. she saiA
SBut It Il sound doetrine.s Kari Oh
ssrvsd. henAinS forward and with .
slanflAe glanes ak HAAWiG. Il qaite
agree WITH him asnias AAA thls fr3ea4
| of yoaxs. ~ thinAs love u the ealy
thing h ths wsrid. I dafs sayr
sWell, ~ thinks Q great 0eal Of II.
B9t he says that leve a ee1nl1y GENES
nrst. before anything e1os.s
The arcAduchess danced at Hedwig
furiously. The sirl had closed her
eyes. and was sattiAg detAehed- ana
pale. She wosld havs liked to box her
ears. Karl was no fool, and thers was
talk enough. He would hear II. a
course.
Tell rs abost your pilgrimage,
Otto," shs suGgested.
"Well. west" nd tie crown
prince re1sctively. I'VE valksd q leaS
time, and It was vafy warn. have
quite = largs blister. anA tAs arph-
bishop had to take his sBess or an
walk In his stockings, beeAsss his fest
hurt. Ne oos sew. II was ea coun-
try lane. But I'm afraid It didn't -
very much good" He drew . long
breath.
"Nof" Karl Inquired.
Suddenly the boys cha 0uivered-
he was terribly afraid h was going
to cry. and took . large sip of tea,
which cleared Ais volee.
NY grandfather b not any bettsr."
he said. perhaps some ooe else
should have gone. am mt vesy
eoed," - explainsd to Kari. 1T
ought to be = very sooA Dersea- He
u very slck."
Perhaps" suggested Kari nockins-
u. with 4 glance at HsdwiS. ''thsy
should have sent tAls 'Nikky' cf
yours"
Annunciata stirred restless,y. She
considered this talk Of Milky IN
execrable taste.
He ID not particularly good"
'Uh. 20 he u not particularly
soodr'
"weil, he thinks he isn't. He says
hs doesn't md II cay to love his
country more tAan anything In The
world. for one thing. And he smokes
. great many cisArsttes."
another taste In eoOmoal" 5eefe0
Kari. In his smooth. carefully ironie
tonoa.
Annunciata vas In TIE last stages
Of irritation. There was no nistaking
the sneer In Kazi's voiea His sniis
Was forced. NJ guessed dat ~ had
hard Of Milky Lariseh before. that,
inoeed. - knew probably more than
sAe did. Just what. che wsndsrsd
Wns there to knowf 4 great deal. n
ene could judge By Hsdwis's face.
II hope you are WeekiAg hard at
yo1r lessoas. Otto.~ sAe said, in the
severe tone which Otto had learned
that Dost people use wAen they refss
70 lessons.
I'm afraid Tn set dong vsry wen,
CAnte. Bat I've learned tAs A0ettys-
burg address.' sail ~ itf'
Heavens. nor - peUteatsd. So
had not the faintest idea what the
s0etty1burg address~ was. 9ho
euspeeted Ar. 0ladstone.
TAs countess lad reaapsed into ~.
encs. 4 little back from ths family
circle, sAs had watched tho whoae
scene stonily, and knowing Kari -
only woman who loves sinesrsay -
long can know = man, she knew -
inner workings Of his mind. She NV
anger In the very turn Of his hsa1
and Get Of his jaw. But shs saw more.
JEALOUSY. and was herself half mad
with It.
Ghe knew him we'll me had her
self. for years. held him By holding
herss6 dear. By the very 0mesaty g
attaining her. And now this indf6sr.
eot Whitehead girl, who might b
his. indeed. for the tak1AG b1t wAo
would offer or promise no leve. was
rouslng him to the instinet Of possss-
sion by her very indifference. He had
told her the truth, that night In ths
mountain i'm. It was Hedwtg -
wanted. HedN-is herself, her heart, an
Of her. And, II she knew Karl, hS
would move heaven and earth to got