The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-01-09

when, that night, Nc 3oAl o1loopy 1e
was stin ciaspsd in hin old hand. and
there was . losk Of grim tenderness
on The face % tie pillow, turned
toward his dad sons picture.
. .
Troubled tinss now, with the carni-
val only day OF two on. and the shop
Window eny with banners; with the
comnittee Of ten In almost constant
session, and Olga Loschek summoned
before II, to b told OF the passage. and
the thing she was to do: with the old
king very close 10 the open door. and
Hedwig being fitted for her bridal robe
and for somber black at one ntting.
Troubled times, indeed. The city
was smolderins. and from some
strange source had come q new rumor.
Nothing less than hat tho royalists.
headed BY the chancellor. despairing Of
crownang tho boy prince. would. ON the
kings death, make away with him,
thus putting Hedwig on the throne
Hsdwig. queen Of Karnia perhaps al
ready b.. secret marriage.
The city, which adored the boy. was
sesthing. TIE rumor had originated
-
to the committee ~ . useful weapon.
Thus would she have her revenge on
those Of the palace, and at the same
time secure her own safety. Revenge.
indeed, for she knew the way Of such
rumors, how they ~ from house to
housa. street. to street. How the In
nocent. pFoclaiming tAsaf innocence.
look even ths more guilty.
Whea she had placed the scheme b.
fore the committee Of ten, had seen
ths sassEness with which they grasped
it-s1n this way" she had said. In her
scoenful, incisive- tones. "the onus OF
the boy u not On you. but On them.
Even those who have no sympathy
With your movement win burn at such
q rumoe. The better the citizen. The
more . lover Of homo and order. the
more outraged - win b. Every man
In the city with . child Of his own win
rise against the palace"
Madame" the leader had said,
you should bs of the committee"
But sAs had ignored the speech con
tsmptuously.- and gone On to other
things.
| Now everything was arranged.
Blaek Humbsrt had put his niece -
WORK oo q carnival dress for . small
bog, and had stayed her curiosity 0y
lad.
They are confoetabls tenants." hs
had said mot lavish. perhaps. -
r1cA Americans should b. but orderly.
and pleasant TAs boy Aas good man
nsfA II would b wen 10 please him"
% tie njsea sewing In The back
room, watched Bobby In and out. with
pleasant mysteries In her eyss.
Now and thsn, In the evenings,
when IL Americans were away. and
Bobby was mug In bed. with Tucker
o. the tiny feather comfort at his
test. tAe Tranlsin would come down
stairs and IT In Black HunDsrt's
room. At such times ths niece would
| b. sent On an efrand, and the two
would talk. The niece, who. although
she had no lover. was on the lockout
for love. suspected Q romance a tie
middlsased. and smiled in the half
darkness Of tie street: smiled with
toach Of malice, ~ ono who has
pierced the armoe Of The fortress, and
knows its Weakness
But Il was not love dat HumbeFt
aDd The Tfaulsln talksd
Herman Hpise was buU in those
dayS and making plans. Thus, day By
day, ~ dtned IN the restaurant whsre
ths little Marie, now weary q h0
husband, at In Idle intervals behind
The cashier'D desk, and wateAed tAo
gEass In the place emerge from it,
winter hiding p1ace. When she tuFAsd
haf eyos 10 tAe room, freQueatly -
eneountsrod those of Herman DplsR,
pale yst burning. nxed on hsr. And at
last. oae day when her husband ~
lame WITH sclatica, she left the desk
and paused by Herman's table.
You eons frequsntly now" - o.
served. TT II tAat you IKE - hare.
o. that you have Fisen In the 6hopr
Il have left ths ahop.s said Herman.
staring at hsr. Jissh, In . modeeate
amount. suited hsr wal. Ho liked
plump women. Thsy were. II you
please. an armful "And I cone 10 SO
you"
LEFT tie shopr Mario exclaimed.
And Petsr Niburs-hs has left slsos
never - him."
no. said Herman noncommittaIly.
"He u III, psehapsr
He 10 dead" said Herman, 0avour-
ing her with his sysA
"Deadi" she put hand 10 hsr
plump sids.
.Aye. shot ~ spy.- He took an
other piece Of the excellent pigeon pie.
Marie, meantime, lost an hsr looks.
grew pasty whitA.
~Of the-the tesrosistsr - d.
mandsd, In whiqpef.
srcrToSssts: No oz Xarnia- He
was no patr3ot" es
/. 70 ths htsie Marie went haek 70 hsr