l! J wwwr iffvppn n " jV 1 ' ! -WRM " ' VP rTT V (i Vwi 'w?T AT'S it.) ie Way i- ingwto elr city me the eclaw. v, Han J. r'x 4 jfc ' l AUTOniOGRAPIff oA PENNSYLVANIA ?y Samuel W. ' Pcnnypackcr phnnsylvanias. 'Host. Zealous and Ene rustic Governor (Cotrlht. JutT. hy thn Public I.etsrr Cnmpsnr.) CHAPTER IX President Judge N 18D1 I hnd before me n case of Commonwealth vs. Tierney. V-Cf 'ti $y -V-iV ' ci-S 4r ! tit The defendant was charged with selling liquor without n license ind, it appeared, had made the snip, as steward of a club which had ieen incorporated ns a social organization, to one of Its members. ' Tho club dues were merely nominal, tho,, club property was very j nonger, nnd the club was one of those" corporations which had prung up all over the city, whose real, purpose was no doubt to 'urnish liquors. In an elaborate opinion reviewing nil the author ties nnd working out nil of the reasoning of which the subject was :apable, I held that n club had no right, in the absence of n license, o sell liquors to its members. The decision raised a great storm for tho reason that tho rich and Influential likewise had their clubs, :no Union League, tho Rittenhousc, tho Philadelphia and many iiore, nnd to deprive them of this concomitant of club life was a ' serious matter., I had thought of Us effect but was unable to drnvv tny satisfactory distinction in principle between the clubs of high ind low lifr nnrl tnnlc thn rcRnonslliilltv. The cnsr went to tho (Supreme Court nnd there the Chief Justice E. M. Paxson, n worldly Nviso man who had grown rich nnd later resigned his office to ac cept tho receivership of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, 'affirmed tho iudemont. but nut it on tho crround that this particular club- was n frtiud. Little by little tho reasoning of my opinion, which still seems to mo unanswerable, was loft without support nnd tho courts drifted into the conclusion that tho sale of liquor by n club to its members was in reality not n sale, but n process of equitable distribution. The result wni u great development of what has been called the "3pcnkcasy," nnd there havo been recent efforts to have my position put in the shape of legislation. ' In 1801 the Pennsylvania German Society was organized nmong the descendants of the early German nnd Swiss settlers of the State. Among those who took tho preliminary steps were Dr. William II. Cglc, P. R. Diffenderffcr, of Lancaster; Colonel T. C. Zimmerman, Of Berks; Julius F. Sachse, George F. Bacr, General James A. Beaver I nnd myself. No other of the different race societies has been so energetic in tho study of the sources of history or so prolific in the production of literature. My "Settlement of Germnntown" appeared nmong its publications nnd for one year I yns president of the so ciety. That summer Senator Quay paid me a visit at Moore Hall, nnd I had Dr. Joseph W. Anderson, of Ardmore, there to meet him. Wo were nil three descendants of Major Patrick Anderson of the Revo lutionary Army and had this bond of association. The doctor was n bland and mild-mnnncrcd person of wealth and great respectability. His father, Dr.'James Anderson, was the oldest brother of my grand mother Pcnnypackcr. When n young man, Dr. Jamc3 Anderson bought n farm not far -from Philadelphia nnd there practiced medi cine. My grandfather, who was accustomed to good land and fine meadows, said: "I don't see what James ever bought 'that poor farm for." It is difficult to forecast. The Pennsylvania Railroad put tho Ardmore Station on that farm nnd the lands retained by the fnmily nro worth from 8.000 to $23,000 an acre. I took tho Senator to the little house along the bank of the Pickering, where his grandfather had lived, to tho site near n spring where James Anderson, the first settler, had built his log cabin in the woods, to the Anderson grave yard, where he had his grandmother burled, to Valley Foige, nnd on Sunday we attended service at St. Davids, at Radnor. While at Moore Hull news came of the death of Charles S. Wolfe. "Poor fcllowl" said the Senator with genuine sympathy. "Ho was a worthy man." And then, "I was just arranging a plan to beat him." New England vs. Pennsylvania October 21, I delivered the annual address before the Law Acad emy upon some early decisions of the courts of the provinceand this nddress was afterward expanded into a volume of reports entitled, "Pennsylvania Colonial Cases." On the 22d of December the New England Society of Pennsyl vania gave their eleventh unnual dinner. My speech was as follows: "It must bo understood nt the outset; that I am not hero as a yfigular,' nor yet ns-n 'volunteer,' nor even ns an 'emergency man,' bflt as n sort of a substitute. My earnest and persuasive friend, Mr. Mumford, came to my house lost evening and said to me, the young est member of a court of three judge, two of whom are down with t'lo grippe, that there was a likelihood of there being a scarcity of speakers here tonight and that I must como nnd furnish relief. I havo come, but from what I have seen and heard since I havo bo n here, and being aware that If I am known nt all it is as an avowed Pennsylvania Dutchman, I am inclined to think that what your sec retary had In mind in bringing mo forward was a species of bear baiting. If, therefore, you should be disappointed in tho tone or substance of what I have to say you may nt least entertain the hope that if I had had plenty of time and nothing to do, I might hnvo prepared something entertaining, Instructive and complimentary, ns did the speakers who have picccded me. "Before coming nway from home I put into my pocket a little book, compiled by Nathaniel Dwight, nnd published at Hartford in the State of Connecticut in the year 1807. It Is entitled A System of tho Geography of the Worid By Way of Question nnd Answer, Principally Designed for Children and Common Schools.' Its sub stance was administered to babes and growing children and they were expected to commit to memory the nnswers given here and to rccito them to their attentive teachers. I read from the questions nnd nnswers: " 'What are the general characteristics of the people of New England?' " 'They are an industrious and orderly people. They are well in formed in general. They are humane and friendly, wishing well to the human race. They arc plnin and simple in their ...nnncrs and, on tho whole, they form perhaps the most pleasing nnd happy so ciety in the world.' " 'What is tho temper of the people of New Englnnd?' " 'They are frank and open, not easily irritated but easily pacified. They .are at the same time bold nnd enterprising. The women are educated to housewifery, excellent companions nnd housekeepers, spending their leisure time in rending books of useful information and rendering themselves not only useful but amiable nnd plcnsing.' " "What is the state of science in New England?' " 'It is grcntly cultivated nnd more generally diffused among the inhabitants than in any other part of the world.' " 'What is the character of the Pennsylvaninns?' " 'Pennsylvania is inhabited by n great variety of people. Many of the yeomanry in some parts of this State differ greatly from the New En. landers, for the former are impatient of good gov ernment, order nnd regularity, nnd the latter are orderly, regular and loyal.', "The lessons thus early taught have been well learned. I re member that, some two or three years ago, one of the eloquent nnd witty gentlemen who respond 'upon these festive occasions was called upon to reply to a toast which met the approval and received the applause of the assembled members 'Benjamin Franklin, tho Discoverer of Philadelphia.' "The Keystone and Plymouth Rock" "In a certain sense I admit tho fact that lies 'concealed in thnt witticism, and in that sense concede that Benjamin Franklin wus the discoverer of Philadelphia. When tho cumulative forces of civilization, which had been gathering for fifteen centuries, had made their way across tho Atlantic and several centuries later had extended Ijeyond tho Mississippi and reached tho base of the Rocky Mountains then the potato bug discovered the potato. In 1723 a y.ung man of seventeen years walked from the Delaware up Market street to Fourth. Ho was a youth of scanty means and I mny say of less morals. Ho saw the accumulated shipping at the wharves, ho saw the State House and warehouses of a prosperous and growing community, and in the market-house which run along the center of the street he saw the rich products which had como down from the farms of Lancaster and Chester Counties. It was a spectacle the like of which never before had met, his gaze and Benjamin Frnnklin discovered Philadelphia. For sixty years he walked tho streets of this great city, beaming benevolence and beneficence upon men of substance and influence, and casting cheerful glances upon lustful young women. He lived to a good old and honored age, and he died, his head stored with worldly wisdom, and his pockets filled with the accumulations of his long and eventful life. He left behind him an autobiography in which, in his own inimitable way, ho told how he personally had organized nil the charitable and learned institutions thnt had grown up while ho was a resident of this city. This autobiography, beuutiful in structure, was translated into the different languages of Europe nnd he gained extended fame. Over the library in which were the books that hud been collected by thnt learned scholar, James Logan, was placed the statue of Bcnja- rawMM-aai I M !:; '. , ? ' !v ' ' " , '. I M " I ' - I ' v-l m . ' m Cul livtkr ;.,jCoim)ir. k.J,r 111 .,, ,,.r, l. t,7Jt.. .7s: i...5.r y- ? .. f.,i..,. ' ' -..-,,... y .j.., ' ' ti.. ill. Now, i youf Cjvj, en joorArti.jlhcif. ,mntndrtJt)itr'ngon tniaM wtirfi JrwJ ii.ou .Wfsfra-.ihif.iiW Tito W "' m flop ft,ort In ;uw danjfrwit ZmrtJhtun ' , r ' . . "" -'-" rrnwn my PCK1 on TIW, IMJ turn! looff afilftl ri an I ..,.. ihjii illlh.i, Ihil ,ovinjr rrfVr, youton rfon. fromihrMvh .) Flln Ik'i ut ft. Capt. AY RES, Of die Siur POLL ', on a V0)jEc from Mm (o PkibMfha. S I R. r K l re inform J lliil r)u liivf , Impr lilrnlly, lllcn Chi jv jrrJ tot yri l.i iWri-A riicc. t m.,H e.ll yn.i. 1I..1 it., r.. ;,.,.; , , M,n. rn.anrl, fond ( Ttttim, ll. llirlhr.nl.lol.hr'iW Ji.Jjl inhvtnd t J. irn.i.ncJ lg ((.joy II ljl vl.J.tl.i Ti'JI iW; f...roicV Ulie.f. no lr cjiii.c Flcrcl ir CiriSkai Itiedi ir In il.,n. Wnkoul Hir CitiiUi.I, " ' n ll.;.f up.non, lie TfJ m )iir r..no.ly 11 OrncJ ij lit M.niAr o enforce fac Tj. , -... ..vv..,hHI 'rwi, v-,,n .(..;, g.r ui ivtr; pail.l.w Wll.ruillMi, in "'' n""",,,"" "' wfirw. LitncctflVj Scr.ce . .. To w.r Tire r ,o.nm.ri! ,1 ,.......;,,..,, ,nc .mjh" "' "-""."r''liJJ..m.l M, r.oltt.l Prll'") Ml ,I..m,-J hini u fffr , Yo'l fmt on! on t dui.ul.cil Scroirr, anj.fynu arc f focl.fli inj oMii.ale at lu lumfltH your ..Jv.Vi l. l".np,inj(oj. SKi.l"A'.l.rir. Il.it Purl, you mjy runfmk aGunrlcr. ai will injure you, 1.1 .u lul MjnM.ii. 111..1I Uiri.ij Mcurfnliofc who Site mjjcjoj irv Duecol iKcir, Aarke and -Jll l.HIVI !. 1..1I.1I.. I ..(... . C . .(.... ...1(1 .1 1 - - .a . . 1 ' . . ' r -riric KI lIWIU'l(nilh. JfH UI'J H1f Ui IJRIIf A JCUr i JH 41tC .iViji tir 1 urulii) U rrsuit.oo ruJ ilkwMl tUnfvfiUt ui iduV ;wl0y ittit it -i "-'r 1 isinriit WW l 41 "a it ffi: j When (ioernor l'ennypacker spoke before the New England Society of Pennsylvania in 1891 he shattered a tradition by stating that the original "Boston Tea Party" was staged in Philadelphia three weeks before' the New England folk rose in relt. Below is reprinted the circular of the Philadelphia Ten Party. Aboc, at the left is the tablet in the old Dutch kitchen at Pcnnypacrter's Mills with two stanzas from Theodore Winthrop's eulogy of applejack. At the right is the mirror belonging to Eliza beth Morris, great-grcat-grandmother of Governor Penny packer, before her marriage to Captain Patrick Anderson, of the Pennsylvania line. It was the only article of furniture in their home not destroyed by the British troops in 1777. niin Franklin. The central window of that great University, which was led to success by Dr. William Smith, uguinst his "opposition, shows the record of the grcnt achievements of Benjamin Frnnklin, and over every house und every barn in the Innd a lightning rod pointing heavenward testifies to the popular judgment of his scien tific attainments and his eternal reward. t-v". ' "I have been asked to respond to the toast 'The Keystone MijjS lli.mniifVi Vnfr' for V. Ui.n Una nt .Jiatinrrutatiorl nun NpW En ",L3 lnnfl line nrnrtl1.nrl PfinneirlvDn.a nfta nnlw in ATnroia nfr SinCCTA AD preciation and her emphatic approval. In all her efforts to ameliork J rate tno condition. 01 tne numan race ana 10 navance me cause in.. literature and of science, Pennsylvania has had the warm support 1 Alt a .And nf Mam, rnfflnnil rpt-n AmAffnn Pnll AOAnMrnl RopfotV. which was the first of our scientific institutions, has had in that '8i blessed land many successors. The Lw Department of the Unl,.' VClSIiy U. A ClillBlVaiUH, COMIUllOUCU ill AlffA, U1IU V1IQ CV wj.--- f . t .r tin. TT.t..j.ala a4.V11tAj tw. irvAr VaA V.atn nllntvAn ltv!J inCUU Ul 14IO UUlVC10(.jr UWUUUICU 111 1IUV! io u.. v TlVi. 1 departments devoted to the same learned pursuits at Harvard, im, j: resolutions adoptee; in town meeting in tne city or r nnaaeipnia on w the lGth of October, 1773, forbidding the landing of tea on theW.Ti'- shores, were adopted and accepted, in precisely the same words, by the people of Boston in their town meeting on the 6th of November of the same year. The principles of the Revolution, the keynote of which, set by John Dickinson jn his Farmers' Letters, echoed across , Boston Common, were carried to their logical conclusion by' John. Adams, of Massachusetts. , ,V "The adoption of the Constitution of 'the United States in PenaVJj cvlvnntn in December. 1787. was followed bv its adontior. in Maisa- ' chusetts in February, 1788. The principles of religious liberty, estab- r A lished by Penn in Pennsylvania, in 1682, now prevail in every hamlet and township from Maine to Connecticut. The great struggle with slavery in this country, begun in the town of Germantown in 1688', to which Benjamin Lay, John Woolman and Anthony Bene:et devoted their lives in tho last century, continued by the organization of aboli tion snrtptlr!t nnd their meetincra in convention hero each vear from 1794, was taken up by William Lloyd Garrison in 1831 in that boldi, ;1 declaration, equal in vigor to the words of Martin Luther at Worms: J g S' Y- ?3,' 4? .'! i- i i fl jV'aJ I T AM LVa Whan thnt. orut H '1 ....... 9.w 'I am in earnest. I will not equivocate. I will not excuse. not retreat a single inch and I will v be heard.' triiffo1n norninnt. nlAVprv rpnuftiiH in vrnr. thft mm nf pAnmsvlvttnts who came to the rescue and first reached the capital at WashinKtonJ-Ysl wuc ouwu iuuuncu uy vile men ui iuaasauiuaciiD, aiiu ill biio uavMV of Gettysburg, where thnt wonderful soldier, George G. Meade, brok"v the back of the Rebellion in the very acme of that crisis, when the ft' :-"i . .i. !.- ... i i-.-j i it., r j u. -j . ,'. : iuie ui me iiuiioii wua nivuivcu in mv inouu uuu vne uuvance u Pickett's division hurled Itself to destruction against the Philadel phia brigade, that ever glorious brlsade stood more firmly becau they knew the fact that the Rhode Island battery of Brown, the -??"', Utjited States battery of Cushing and the brave sons of Masiachu- jj setts of tne wine teen tn and rwentiem regiments' supported uiem on w 3 every side." ;flS This speech' was applauded en the occasion of its delivery, .it jd ntontienrt nf trsmf te-tn an1 tnanv Ami t nrtMi!Vi.i-4 mnn irrfam f ma fi ntn(at ,. i1A-'JM A gentleman illustrated it with portraits and autographs, and, after binding it in levant, sent it to me; but I have never" been invited to Epcak at a dinner of the New England Society since. , (CONTINUED TOMORKOW) LONG LIVE THE KING" A Human Story of Child-Desire, Court Intrigue and Love, the Latest Novel By MARY ROBERTS RINEHART TopyrliM. HIT. ly Mtry nobefCi nincrurt and (he Public dar Compony. CHAPTER VI (Continued) T AM In tioublc, HlBlincks," replied tlio J- Chancellor simply. "We are mmit of us In that cujiditlcm ut nil times. I Bupiionn jou mean thin aburd afTalr ef yesterday. Why juch a lurmoll about It? Tho boy ran aw.ij. When he was i early he returned. It was absurd, and I daro fuy you and I both are belnc held for our dins. Hut ho Is here now, and safe." "I am afraid ho Is not as safe as jou-thlnk. madamo." , "Why?" He eat forward on the edffe of his chair and told her of tho students at tho university, who were bclnu Hrod by somo powerful voice ; of 'the disappearance of the to spies; of the evidence that the Committee of Ten was meeting again and tho' falluro to discover their meeting place; of disaffection nmon? the people, according- to the reports of his agents. And then to the real purpose of the visit. Karl of Karnla had. unofficially, pro posed for tho Trlncess Hednlg. He had himself broachrjd the matter to the King, who had at least taken It under artlHement. The Archduchess listened, rather pale. There was no mistaking the urgency In the Chan cellor's voice. "Madame, after centuries of Independence we face a crisis which wn cannot meet alone. Believe me, I know of what I speak. UnKed, we could stand against tho world. But a divided kingdom, a disloyal and dis contented people, spells tho end." And at last ho convinced her. But, be cause she waa built of a contrary mold, she voiced an objection, not to the scheme, but ti Karl himself. "I dislike him. He Is arrogant, and stupid." "But -powerful, madame. And what else Is .there to do?" There waa nothing else, and she knew it. But she refused to broach the matter to Hed- 1 She stated, and perhaps not without rea son, that such a move was to damn the whole, thing nt once. She did not use ex actly these words, but their royal equiva lent. And it ended with tho Chancellor, looking mqst ferocious but Inwardly uneasy, , undertaking to put. as one may say, a flea Into the Princess Hedwlg's small ear.' As he strode out, the door into the next - room closed quietly. CHAPTER VII TEA IN THE SCHOOLROOM TEA""at the 1'alace. until the old King had taken to his bed. ' d been the one cheerful hour of the day. The entire suite gathered In one of the batons, and remained standing until the King's entrance. After that, formality ceased, aroupi formed, fpot men In'plush with white wigs passed trays of cakes ard sandwiches and tiny gilt cups erf exquisite tea. Tl)e Court, so to Bpeak, re- , moved Its white glotes, and was noisy and Informal. True, at dinner again ceremony - and etiquette would reign. The march Into' the dlnlrg hall between rows of bowing serv ants, the set conversation, led by the King; t' the long and tedious courses, the careful watch for precedence that was dinner at the WPalace. '' But now all that was changed'. The Klrg I did not lemo his apartment. Annunclata '.occasionally took tea with the suite, but, glad lor an excuse, (fit tne court .to uine wunouc -m.-- ... . , . . .U COUNTESS OLGA LOSCIIEK her. Sometimes for a half hour she lent her royal If somewhat Indifferently attired pres ence to the salon afterward, where for thirty minutes or so she moed from group to group, exchanging a few more or less gracious words. But such times were rare. The Arch duchecs, according to Court gossip, had "slumped." To1 Hedwlg the change had been a relief. The entourago, with Its gpislp, its small talk, Us llalsoi.B, excited In her only Indifference and occasional loathing; Not that her Bhort life had been without. Its affairs. She was too loely for that. But they had touched her only faintly. On the day" of the Chancellor's lslt to her mother she went to tea in the schoolroom. She came In glowing from a walk, with the Jacket of her dark velvet suit thrown open and a bunch of lilies of the valley tucked In her belt. , Tea had already come, and Captain Lar Isch, holding his cup, was standing by the table. The Cfrwn Prince, who was allowed only one cup, was having a second of hot water and milk, equal parts, and sweetened. Hedwlg slipped out of her Jacket and drew off her glomes. She had hardly glanced Nlkky, although she knew quite well every motion he had made since she entered. "I am famished !" she said, and proceeded to eat Aery little and barely touch the tea. "Please don't go, Ms3 .Bralthwalte. Ar.d now, how is everything?'' Followed a long halt hour. In which the Crown Prince talked mostly of the Land of Desiie and the American boy. Miss Bralth walte, much Indulged by long years of service,' crocheted, ar.d Nlkky Larlach. from the em brasure of a window, watched the little group. In reality., he watched Hedwlg, all his humble, boyish heart In his eyes. After a time Hedwlg slipped the lilies out of her belt and placed them In a glass Of water. "They are thirsty, poor things," she said to Otto. Only and here was a strange thing, If she were really sorry for them one of the htnlks fell to the floor, and she did not trouhlo to pick It up Nlkky retrieved It, nnd pretended to place It with the cithern. But in reality ho had palmed It quite neatly, and a little later ho pocketed It. Still later, ho placed It In his prayer-book. The tea-table became rather noisy. The room echoed with laughter. i:on Miss Bralthualto was compelled to wipe her eyes over some of Nlkky's sallies, and the Crown I'rlnce was left quite gasping. Nlkky was really In hla best form, being most un reasonably happv. and Hedwlg, looking much taller than In her bqlsh riding clothes Hedwlg was fairly palpitating with excite ment. The Interrupted Tea Party Nlkky waB a born mrmlc. First he took off the King's Council, ono by one. Then In an Instant he was Napoleon, which was easy, of course ; and the next second, with one of the fur tails which had come unfastened from Hedwlg's muff, ho had become u pirate, with the tail for a great mustache. Ono of the very best things ho did, however, was to make a widow's cap out of a tea-napkin," and surmount It with a tiny coronet, which was really Hedwlg's bracelet He put It on, drew down his upper lip, nnd puffed lira cheeks, and there was Queen Victoria of Ungland to the life, Hedwlg was co delighted with tll that she made him sit down and1 draped ono nf Miss Hralthwnlte's shawls about his shoul ders. It was difficult to look like Queen Victorl'i under the circumstances, with her small hands deftly draping and smoothing. But Nlkky did very well. It was Just as Hedwlg was tucking the shawl about his neck to hide the collar of his tunic, and Miss Bralthwalte was looking a trifle offended, because she conslded the memory of Queen Victoria not to be trifled with, and Just as Nlkky took a fresh breath nnd puffed out his cheeks again, that the Archduchess came in. She entered unannounced, save by a Jingle of chains, and surveyed the room with a single furious glance. Queen Victoria's cheeks collapsed and the coronet slid slightly to one side. Then Nlkky rose and Jerked off the shawl and bowed. Every one looked rather frightened, except the Crown Prince. In a sort of horrible silence he advanced and kissed Annunclata's hand. "So this Is what you are doing," observed Her Itoyal Highness to Hedwlg. "In this this undignified manner you spend your time!" "It Is very Innocent fun, mother." For that matter, there was nothing very dignified in the scene that followed. The Archduchess dismissed the governess and the Crown Prince, quite as If he had been an ordinary child, and naughty at that. Miss Bralthwalte looked truculent. After all the heir to the throne Is the heir to the throne and should have the privilege of his own study. But Hedwlg gave her an appealing glance, and she went out, closing the door with what came dangerously near being a slam, The Archduchess surveyed the two remain ing culprits with a terrible gaxe. "Now," she said, "how long have these ridiculous performances been going on?" "Mother I" said Hedwlg. "Answer lae." "The question Is absuiyl. There was no harm In what we were doingr 4t amused, Otto. He has few enough pleasures. Thanks to nil of us, ho Is very lonely." "And Blnco when havo jou assumed tho responsibility for his upbringing?" "I remember my own dreary childhood," h.ilcl Heilulf itllTIS. Tho Archduchess turnril nil her furiously. "More and mnrc" ihe mid, "uh you grow up, Hedwlg,' ou remind 1110 of our un fortunate father Vou have the same lack of dignity, the same" she glanced at Nlkky "thn same common taste !, the naino habit of choosing &tr.ingo society, of forget ting our rank." Hedwlg was bcarlct, but Nlkky had gone pale. Ab for tlio Archduchess, her cameos were rising nnd falling stormily. With hands that shook, Hedwlg picked up her Jacket and hat. Then she moved toward tho door. "Perhaps ou are right, mother," sho said, 'but I hop I (hall never have the bad taste to i-p;ak ill of the deml " Thou hho vint out. The scene between the Archduchess nnd Nlkky began In n storm and euded In u sort of hopeless quiet, Miss Bralthwalte had withdrawn to her sitting room, but oven there (he could hear the voice of Annunclata, rasp ing and angry. It was very clear to Nlkky from tho be ginning that the Archduchess's wrath was not for that afternoon alone. And In his guilty. oung mind rose various memories, nil infinlte'ly dear! nil Infinitely. Incredibly reck less other frollCB around tho tea talilc, ilrtex In the park, lessons In tho riding school. Very soon he was confessing them all, In reply to sharp questions When the tablet of his sins was finally uncovered, tho Arch duchess was less angrv and a great deal more anxious. Hedwlg free was a problem. Hedwlg In love with this dashing boy was a greater one. "Of one thing I must nssuro ur High ness." said Nlkky. "These these meetings have been of my seeking." "Tho Princess requires no defense. Cap tain Larlsch." Nlkky Crushed That put him back where he belonged, and Annunclata did1 a llttlo thinking, while Nlkky went on. In his troubled way. running his fingers through his 'hair until he looked rather like an uneasy but ardent-eed porcu pine. Ho acknowledged that these meetings had meant much to him. everything to him. he would confess, but he had never dared to hope. He had always thought of Her Itoyni Highness as the granddaughter of his King. He had never spoken a word that he need regret. Annunclata listened, nnd took, hW measure shrewdly. He was the sort of ounn fool, she told herself, who would sacrifice himself and crucify his happiness for his country. It was on Just such shoulders na his that the throne was upheld. His loyalty was more to be counted on than his heart. She changed her tactics adroitly, sat down, even softened her voice. "I have been em phatic Captain Larlsch," she Bald, "because. as I think you know, things are not going too well with us. To help the situation, certain plans are being made. I will be more ex. Illicit. A marriage Is planned for the Prin cess Hedwlg. which will assist us all. It Is" slu hesitated Imperceptibly "the Klng'e dearest wish." Horror froie on Nlkky's face. But he bowed. "After what you have told me, I shall ask ynur.co-opcratlon," said Annunclata smooth- THE STORY THUS FAR FERDINAND WILLIAM OTTO, Crown Prince of Livonia, tired of suffering in the royal box at the grand opera, decides with all the cunning of his eight regal years to escape. Past the ARCHDUCHESS ANNUNCIATA, his aunt, and under the encouraging glance of his cousin IIEDWIG the heir to the throne stealthily gains the stairway. A wild burst of speed carries him through the doorway and into the crowded street. There, alone for the first time in his life, Otto purchases a "fig lady" that tastes eo good despite the fact or was it because of it? that it was prohibited on account of germs. The Crown Prince sees the world, finally landing in an American scenic railway, also prohibited because of the danger, where Bobble, the son of the proprietor, acts as host to the unknown guest. CENERAL METTLICH, Chancellor of the land, confers with the dying KING FERDINAND II, the Crown Prince's grandfather, while messengers and armies search In vain for the missing boy. Late that evening the runaway returns nnd receives a firm word of advice from the monarch. Then it is, after Otto is sent to bed, that Mcttlich warns the King of the dangers that beset the Und. Revolution threatens in alt quarters. NIKKY LARISCII, a young lieutenant in love with Hedwig, but who because of his lower station loves in vain, is appointed by Mettllch and the King as the Crown Prince's personal bodyguard. Young Otto, despite his position in life, is just a boy and commits an offense for which MISS BRAITH WAITE. his governess, makes a record in a special "conduct book." COUNTESS OLGA LOSCIIEK, one of the women of the court, has a power ful influence over Annunciata, and together they discuss the love affair between Hedwig and Nikky. Their talk is cut short by a visit from Mettllch, who tells Annunciata that he is in great trouble. lv "While there are homo of us who deplore the necessltj, still It exists. And an ali unco with Karnla " "Kurnla!" cried Nlkky. violating nil cere monial, of course "II surely I" The Archduchess rose and drew herself to her full height. "I have given you conn denco for confidence, Captain l.arlsch," slis said coldly "Tho Princess Hedwlg has not yet been told. We shall be glad of your as sistance when that time comes. It Is possible that It will not come. In case It does,, we (hall count on you." I Nlkky bowed deeply as she went cjut, bowed, with death In his eyes. And thus it happened that Captain Nich olas l.arlsch, aide de camp to his lloval High ness the Crown Prince F-rdlnand William Otto, and of'no other particular Importance, was Informed of the Princess Hedwlg's pro. Jected marriage before she was. And noi only Informed of It, but committed to for ward it, It he could I CHAPTER VIII THE LETTER Till; Countess Loschek was alone, Alone and storming. She had sent her matd away with, a sharp word, and now she was pacing the floor. Hedwlg, of alt people! She hated her. She had always hatea her. For her outh,. first; later, when she saw how things were going, for the accident that had made her a granddaughter to the King. And Karl. Even this last June, when Karl had made Ills looked'for visit to the summer palac where the Court had been In residence, he had already had the thing In mind. Even when his arms had been about her, Olga Loschek, he had been looking over her Bhoulder, as it were, at Hedwlg. He had had it all In Ills wicked head, eveji then. For Karl was wicked. None would know it better than she, who was risking everything, life Itseli, for him. Wicked, ungrateful, and unscrup ulous. She loathed him while she loved him. The thing would happen. This was the way things were done In Courts. An Intimation from one side that a certain tlilng would De agreeable and profitable. A discussion be hind closed doors. A reply that the Intima tion had been well received. Then the formal proposal, and Its acceptance, Hedwlg would marry Karl. She might be troublesome, would Indeed almost certainly be troublesome. Strangely enough, the Count. ei.s hated her the more for that. To value so lightly the thing for which Olga Loschek would have given her foul, this In Itself was hatefu' But there was more. The Count ess saw much vvlt,h her curiously wide, al most chlld''ly bland eyes; (t was only now that It oc ..rred to her to turn what she knew of Hedwlg and Nlkky to account. She stopped pacing the floor and sat down. Suppose Hedwlg and Nlkky Larlsch went away together? Hedwlg. she felt, would have the courage even for that. That would stop things. But Hedwlg did not trust her. And thero was about Nlkky a. dog-like qual ity of devotion, which warned her that, the deeper his love for Hedwlg. the more un likely he would be to bring her to disgrace. Nlkky might be difficult. "The fool!" said the Countess, between her clenched teeth. 'To both the Archduchess Annunclata and her henchwoman. people an chiefly divided Into three classes, fools, knaves and themselves. She must try for Hedwlg's confidence, then. But Karl! How to reach. him? Not with reproaches, not with anger. She knew her man well. To hold him off was the first thing. And Karl had changed. The old days when he loved trouble were rone. His thoughts, like all thoughts these days, she reflected contemptuously, were turned to peace, not to war. He was for beating his swords Into plowshares, vlth e.. j.ii, The King was very feeble. This attalr of yesterday had told on him. Ah, here was another viewpoint Suppose I' the Crown Prince had not come back? What ,c would haorjen. with the Klnr dead, and ns ' fting? Chaos, of course. A free hand to v?fii' revolution. Hedwlg flrruln for her throne, 'Hji Anil Inv1ta,lv Imlnr If -TVutn nViftt Km,, ..Sn. , Karl and his dreams of peace7 i-Wja But that was further than she cared to tfo .' ff3t just then. She would flnlfh certain work 'f,1v that she had set mir to dn. anrt fhn Mh w.Vl ."ii through. No longer would dread and Utrdr.'fet. grip her In the night hours. k .'' Tint lihA wnnM ffnlah. TCarl (thntiM navwr.lj.' But she would finish. say sht had failed him Karl should never &V- in ner new rage. Ma against him she was for cleaning the slats' 'V v I st once. She had In her pissesslon papers );$ !. ror wnicn ne waited or pretenaea to watt: rn data secured by means she did not care to rev 'ffv member; plans and figures carefully com- feund on her. She would get them out otf' 'i, i 1......1- ... ..tr"'ra nvr iiKiiua ah unvn. xwW ' It was still but little after nve. ShetK). brought her papers together on her malI:X't',.! mahogany desk, from such hiding-places a; Ij women know the linings ot perrumeaj! naciirD, lll was ui biiimii piiijiioib, me mmyM w:a pocket In a muff; and having locked heJyJVjj doors, put them In order. Her hands efslflf trembling, but she worked skillfully, 8 ;)- was free until the dinner hoitf. but she had ilffjr vjH . ..nl ... ..n n-k& n .... la. .Ml.. 1.A ..1 H Kreb USUI lu uui iiie ,.vic ,,, u.wti h.u went to a panel In the wall of her dressing- VV room, and, sliding It aside, revealed the safe V In which her Jewels were kept. Not that her S : Jewels were very valuable, but the safe waaK"' there, and she used) It. 'La.! was full ot..;n Some, lsua vuiera . Bpvjre yw . ...2 . The palace, for that matter, cunningly contrived hiding-places. ilmrq of stress, had held jewels. rooms these, built in the stone walls aaiXVj" caretuuy mappea naa neiu even royw.j-v refugees themselves. The map was in tbe.Wii King's possession, and descended from father.-&& to son, a curious old paper, with two of the ; hidden rooms marked off In colored Inks aei-.Ue) closed. Closed, with strange secrets beyond, - quue cenainiy. f )t,, Olga Goes Shopping j The Countess took out a Jewel case, empifaj,; tied it. Sifted Its chamois cushions, and took-t .J out a small book. It was an Inairter hiding place, but long Immun'tv bad m her careless. Referring to tne dook, wrote a letter In code. It was to alt appearances a friendly 1 referrlnr to a family In her native town. I asking that the recipient see that assletai be sent them before inursaay or tne roiw. week. The assistance was specified I, much detail at her expense to send so blankets, so many loaves of bread, a long Havlnr finished, ah destroyed, by burnt number of papers, watching until the las had turned from dull red to smoking ( The code book she hesitated over, but at with a shrug of her shoulders, she ret to Its hiding place In the Jewel case. Coupled with her bitterness was a relief. Only when the papers were cS had she realized the weight they had She summoned Minna, her maid, and di for the street. Then, Minna atcom her, she summoned br carriage and shopping. She reached the palace again In.! dress for dinner. Somewhere on that s on she had left the letter, to be seat destination over the, border byspselsi senger mat nunc . --... . "..,.'..,' ! -i..nSi.?rdr '", .' ry. umH. toKL'J .CM !- T J 1. . Ate . Vl iti .vv, ... ,.A.tf7"A.Sk' -. J&A - . rfC, -' '. .. jVKNV, r&'ff.t.irji. i - ..' tt&&mkm$Ym .' . Af ' .. lii.-iJP-'. - ..' .V. 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