The Washington times., 1924-09-22

were her estates multiplied ten
fold. Win the estates, Max, and
win the lady. Many q man with
half your capacity has climbed TO
the pinnacle Of fame and fortune,
though starting with none Of
your prestige. Why do you, born
"a mountain lion. stay mewed up
In this castle like a purring cat
in your mothers lap?
For shame, Max, to waste your
life when love, fortune and fame
beckon you beyond these dreary
hills and call to you in tones that
should arouse ambition in the dull
est breast"
Duke, Charles has already in.
suited u.s." he replied.
But his daughter has not" I
answered quickly.
That Is true" returned Max,
with sigh, "but the Duke Of Bur-
gundy would turn me from his
gates"
Perhaps he would replied,
III you should knock and demand
surrender to Macmillan, Count of
4 Hapsburg. Take another name;
be for time soldier OF fortune.
Bury the Count Of Hapsburg for
a year or two; be plain Sir Max
Anybody. You will. at least, see
the world and learn what life
really Is. Here is naught but
dry rot and mould. Taste for /.
once the zest of living: then come
back IL you can, to this tomb.
Come, come, Max! Let us to
Burgundy to win this fair Lady
who awaits US and doubtless holds
us faint Of heart because we dare
not strike for her. / shall have
one more sweet draught OF life
before l die. You win learn a les
soon that win give you strength
for all the years to come, and
will have, at least, a chance OF
winning the lady. It may be one
chance in q million: but God
favors the brave, and you have
no chance II you remain perched
0wl.like upon this wilderness Of
rock.
Max, you know not what
awaits you. Rouse yourself from
this sloth OF q thousand years,
and strike fire from the earth
that shall illumine your name to
the end Of time!" .
Butt we have no money for our
travels, and father has none to
give me-" he~answered..
'True," replied, ''but I have a
small sum in the hands of a mer-
chant at Vienna that will support
us for time. When it is spent,
we must make our bread or starve.
That will be the best part of our
experience. A struggle for exist
ence sweetens it: and il we starve
we shall deserve the fate"
After three days Max gave me
his answer.
II will go with you; Karl" he
said; you have never led me
wrong. II we starve, / shall not
be much worse off than am hero
in Syria. 1t hurts me to saw
that the love of my father and
mother is my greatest danger; bur
it is true.
They have lived here so long,
feeding on the poor adulation OF 4
poor people, that they do not see
life truly. I have had none OF the
Joys and pleasures which, my hea Il
tells me, life holds. ! have known
nothing but this existence hard
and barren as the rocks that sur
round me. I must. in time. re-
turn to Styria and take up my
burden. but. Karl, I will first
live"
After this great stand, Max and
/ attacked first the father fortress
and then the mother stronghold.
The latter required q. long siege:
but at last 1t surrendered uncOn.
ditionally, and the day was an
pointed when Max and II should
ride out In quest of fortune. and.
perhaps, a bride.hunting.. Neither
of us mentioned Burgundy.
/ confess to telling--at least IN
acting-a lie. We said that we
wished to go to my people in Italy,
and to visit Rome, Venice, and
other cities. said that had a
small sum Of gold that / should
be glad to use; butt1 did not say
how small II was, and no hint
was dropped that the heir to
Syria might be compelled to soil
his hands by earning his daily
bread. :.
We easily agreed among our.
selves that Max and I, lacking
funds to travel in state BETTING
a prince OF the House Of Haps-
burg, should go incognito. I
should keep my own name, II be.
ing little known. Max should take
the name OF his mothers house,