The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1919-01-16

bV you hko tpkuf Eu1uiToh ~
crown prince. much Interested.
'Dogsi Why, yes. I have quite q
number Of dogs"
II should think IL would be nicer
to have just n dog. and be very
fond Of It. But I suppose they would
eat q great deal. Do you believe In
love at FIRST sightf'
"Ottol |" said the archduchess. ex-
tremely shocked.
he turned to her apologeticnlly. II
was only trying TO find out how many
things he and Milky agreed about"
he explained. "Nikky believes In love
at first sight. He says II In the only
real kind Of love. because love isn't
a thing you think out You only feel
It"
The archduchess met Kari's eyes.
you see - she said.
"But II Is sound doctrine" Karl OBJ
served, bending forward and with q
slanting glance at Hedwig. II quite
agree with him again. And this friend
OF yours. he thinks love IL the only
thing In the world, I dare sayr"
"Well. he thinks q great deal Of II.
But he says that love Of country comes
first, before anything else"
The a~rchduchess glanced at Hedwig
f~uriously. The girl had closed her
eyes. and was sitting detached and
pale. She would have liked to box her
ears. Karl was 10 fool, and there wa
talk enough. He would hear It, Of
course.
Tell Us about your pilgrimage.
Otto" she suggested.
well, went" said the crown
prince r~eflectively. I'VE walked q lsas
time. and 1t was very warm. I have
quite a large blister. and the aroA.
bishop had to take his shoes OF an
walk In his stockings, because his feet
hurt. No n saw. II vas on a counI
try lane. But I'm afraid It didn't Do
very much good" He drew a long
breath.
"No?" Karl inquired.
Suddenly the boys chin quivered
lie was terribly afraid he was going
TO cry, and took a large sip of tea
which cleared his voice.
My grandfather Is not any better.s
he said. Perhaps some one else
should have gone. I am not very
good" he explained to Karl. at
ought to be a very good person. Hs
Is very Sick"
Perhaps" suggested Karl mocking.
~, with a glance at Hedwlg, "they
should have sent this Milky Of
yours"
An%nunciata stirred restlessly. She
considered this talk Of Milky In
execrable taste.
he Is not particularly good"
"Oh. 20 he 10 not particularly
good"
We'll. he thinks he isn't. He says
no doesn't ind Il easy to love his
country more than anything in thu
world. for one thing. And he smokes
q great many cigarettes"
Another taste In common I" jeered
Karl. in bis smooth, carefully irouie
tones.
Annunciata was In the last stages
OF irritation. There was no mistakins
the sheer In Karl's voice. His smile
was forced. She guessed that he had
heard of Milky Lansch before, that
indeed, he knew probably more than
n did. just what, she wondered,
was there to knowf A great deal, II
d could Judge by Hedwig's face.
Il hope You are working hard al
your lessons. Otto" she said, In the
severe tone which Otto had learned
that most people . when they refes
to lessons.
I'm afraid I'm not doing very well
Tante. But I've learned the 'Gettys
burg address, Shall I say IT."
Heavens. mol" she protested. She
had not the faintest idea what the
gettysburg address" was. She
suspected Mr.. Gladstone.
The countess had relapsed into sil.
ence. A little back from the family
circle, she had watched the whole
scene stonily, and knowing Karl a.
only a m who loves sincerely and
n can know a man, she knew the
inner workings Of his mind. She saw
anger In the very turn Of his head
and set Of his jaw. But she saw more,
Jealousy. and was herself half mad
with It
She knew him well. She had her.
self. for years. held him by holding
herself dear. by the very difficulty OF
attaining her. And now this indiffer,
ent, w~hite-faced girl, who might BE-
his indeed. for the taking. but wiz
would offer or promise no love, was
rousing him to the instinct Of posses.
sion by her very indifference. He had
told her the truth. that night in the
mountain inn. II was Hedwlg he
wanted, Hed~ig herself. her heart, all
Of her. And. II she knew Karl, he
would move heaven and earth to get
the thing he wanted.
She surveyed the group. How little
they knew what was In store for them
She. Olga Loschek, by the lifting of
n nnger. could turn their smug superi.
ority Into tears and despair, could ruin
them and send them flying for shelter
to the very ends OF the earth.
But when she looked at the little
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