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continued.
iui ror Rhaotla. Everv Instant
counts. Tunnies to you, we shall win,
for, nctress as this girl Is, sho'll And
It a task beyond her powers to Justify
to a jealous ninn this evening's tete-a-teto
with you."
"If she tests those powers In our
presence, wo enn bo audience nnd od
tnlro her histrionic talents,' said the
prince pleasantly, though with some
faint growing sign of constraint or
perhaps Impatience. "There's no doubt
In my mind, whatever may be the
lady's conception of her part, about tho
final tableau. Aud, nfter all, It's with
that alone you coucern yourself, eh,
chancellor?"
"It's that alone," echoed tho old man.
"Then you would llko to go and
nwalt the message. There's nothing
more for us to arrange. Au revolr,
chancellor, till 0."
"T1H 0."
"When tho curtain for the last act
will ring up."
Tho prince held out his hand. Count
von Breltsteln grasped it and then hur
ried to his electric carriage, which had
been waiting outside tho hotel. A few
minutes later ho was talking over tho
wire to tho emperor In the railway sta
tion at Fclgarde.
EOPOLD thought It rather more
than possible that by
the time of his return
to Kronburg the chan
cellor would bo as anx
ious to wriggle out ot
his proposal to visit the prince's hunt
ing lodge as he had been to have It
accepted a few hours before.
"He shan't escape his humiliation,
though," the emporor told himself.
"Ho shall go, and he shall beg forgive
ness for his suspicions in sackcloth
and ashes. Nothing else can satisfy
me uow."
Thinking thus, Leopold looked sharp
ly from the window as his special
slowed Into the central station at
Kronburg along the track which had
been kept clear for its arrival. No
other train was due at tho moment;
therefore few persons were on the
platform, and a figure In a long gray
coat, with its face shadowed by a
slouch hat, was conspicuous.
The emperor had expected to Beo that
figure, but vaguely he wished there
were not so much briskness and self
confidence in the set of tho massive
hend and shoulders. The young man
believed absolutely In his love, but ho
would have been gratified to detect a
something of depression In tho ene
my's air which he might translate as
a foreknowledge of failure.
"I hope your majesty will forgive
tho liberty I have taken In comlug to
the station without n distinct Invita
tion to do so," wero the chancellor's
first words as he met tho emperor.
"Knowing that you would almost cer
tainly arrive by special train, I camo
down from my house somo time ngo
that I might be on hnnd without fall
when you arrived to place my electric
carriage at your service. I thought It
probable that you would not have sent
to tho palace and therefore It might
save you some slight Inconvenience If
I were on tho spot. If you will honor
my poor conveyance"
"Don't let us delay our business for
explanations or compliments, If you
please, chancellor." The emperor cut
hhn short brusquely. "I counted on
your being hero with your carriage.
Now for tho hunting lodge in tho
woods."
As ho spoko his eyes wero on the old
man's face, which ho hoped to see fall
or change, but there was no vlslblo
sign of discomfiture, and Von Brelt
steln made no attempt to excuse him
self from making tho proposed visit
Evidently nothing had happened dur
ing the hours since tho message by tele
phone to change the chancellor's mind.
"Yes, your majesty," came the
prompt response. "Now for the hunt
ing lodge In the woods. I am ready to
go with you there, as I always have
been and always shall bo ready to
serve you when I am needed."
It was on Leopold's tongue to say
that It would bo well If his chancellor's
readiness could bo confined to thoso
occasions when It was needed, but ho
shut his lips upon tho words nnd wnllz
ed by the old mnn's side In frozen si
lence. The carriage was waiting Just out
side tho station, and the moment the
two men were seated tho chauffeur
started noiselessly nnd swiftly.
Both windows were closed to keep
out tho chill of tho night air, but soon
Leopold Impatiently lowered one, for
getting the chancellor's old fashioned
hutred of drafts, and stared Into the
ulght Already they were approach
ing tho outskirts of the great town,
and, riylng past the dark warehouses
and factories of the neighborhood, they
sped toward the open couutry.
The weather, still warm the evening
before that evening of moonlight not
to be forgotten had turned cold with
morning, nnd tonight there was a
pungent scent of dying leaves In the
air. It smote Leopold in the face with
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN''
THE
tho wind of motion, and it scorned to
him tho csecntlal pcrfuma of sadness.
Never ngnln would ho Inhalo that fra
grance of the falling year without re
calling this hour.-
IIo wns half mad with Impatience to
reach tho end of tho Journey nnd con
found tho chancellor once for nil, yet
as tho swift electric carriage spun
smoothly along tho whlto road and
landmark nfter landmark vanished be
hind tree branches laced with stnrs
soniothlug within him would nt last
have stayed tho flying moments hnd
thnt Ihm'ii possible. IIo burned to ask
questlous of Von BrelUtcIn, yet would
have died rnthor than utter them.
It wns n relief to tho emperor when
nfter n lorn; sllenco his companion
spoke, though a relief which carried
with it n prick of resentment Even
tho chancellor had no right to speak
first without permission from his sov
ereign. "Forgive me, your majesty," tho old
man said. "Your auger Is hnrd to bear,
yet I bear It uncomplainingly because
of my confidence thnt the reward Is
not far off. I look for It no further In
tho future thnn tonight."
"I, too, believe thnt you won't miss
your reward," returned tho emperor
sharply.
"I shall have It I am sure, not only
in your majesty's forgiveness, but In
your thanks."
"I'll forgive you when you've asked
ray pardon for your suspicious nnd
when you've found Miss Mowbray for
mo."
"I have already found her nnd am
taking you to her uow."
"Then you actunlly believe In your
bwn story? You believe that this sweet
and beautiful young girl Is n fast ac
tress, n schemer, n friend of ydur no
toriously gallant friend and willing to
risk her reputation by paying n late
visit uuchnpcroncHl to him nt his hunt
ing lodge In the woods? You nre. after
all. a very poor Judge of chnracter if
you dream thnt we shall see her there."
"I shall bee her, your majesty, and
you will see her unless the madness
iyou call love has blinded tho eyes of
your body ns well ns the eyes of your
pnlatl. That she Is now nt the lodgo I
know, for the prlnco nssured mo with
toils own lips that she hnd promised to
motor out nlone with him nnd dine."
"You mean he told you that his
friend tho actress had promised. . I'll
stake my life eveu he didn't dare to
say Miss Mowbrny."
"He said Miss Brett, the actress, it's
true, but when he called upon her at
'her hotel, where he and I met to dis
cuss a matter which is no secret to
your majesty, ho asked for Miss Mow
bray. And the message that camo
,down I heard. It wns that Miss Mow
bray would bo delighted to see his
royal highness. This left no doubt In
my mind that nfter giving out that she
would lenvo todny tho ladv had re
mained In Kronburg for tho express
purpose of meeting her dear friend the
prince, tho handsomest and best dress
ed young man In Europe after your
majesty, of course. And it was quite
natural for her to hope that as she was
supposed to be gone nnd you wero fol
lowing her, this evening's escapado
would never bo discovered."
"Plense spnre me your deductions,
chnncellor," said tho emperor curtly,
'"and pray understand now, if you
have not understood before, that I nm
with you in this expedition not to
prove you right but wrong, nnd noth
ing yon can say will convince mo that
the prince's actress nnd Miss Mowbray
are one. If we find a woman nt tho
hunting lodge It will not be the Indy
we seek unless she has been kidnaped,
and ns you will presently bo obliged
to eat every word you'vo spoken tho
fewer such bitter pills you provide for
yourself to swallow tho better."
Thus snubbed by the young man
whom ho had held In his arms, an Im
perious as well as nn imperial infant
Itho old statesman sought sanctuary In
silence. But ho had said that whleh
'hnd been In his mind to say, and ho
was satisfied. Meekness was not his
metier, yet ho could play tho part of
the faithful servant humbly loyal
through Injustice nnd misunderstand
ing, nnd ho plnyed It now, becnuso he
knew it to be the one effective role.
IIo snt beside tho emperor with bowod
hend nnd stooping shoulders which
suggested the weakness of old age, his
hands clasped before him, nnd from
time to time ho sighed patiently.
As they glided under the dark nrch
of the Buchenwnld Leopold spoko
again.
"You hnve led me to suppose that
jour call at the hunting lodgo will be a
surprise visit to the prince. That Is
the case, Isn't It?"
Count von Breltsteln would have pre
ferred that the question had not beon
'asked. He hnd intended to convey the
impression which the emperor had re
ceived, but he had not clothed It in
actual statement Luckily tho prince
was 88 clover as he was good looking,
and he could be trusted as an actor;
jotbenvlse the old man would have
been Btlll more reluctant to commit
himself.
I "Were our visit expected we should
not ha llkelv tn flnrl thn Inritr" 11M hn
'"The prince and I are on Buch friendly
terms, your majesty, that he didn't
mind confessing he wns to havo n pit,
ty actress nn ids guest He also an
swered n few questlous 1 nuked con
cerning her freely nnd frnnkly, for to
do so ho had to tell mo only what tho
world knows. How could ho - dream
thnt tho flirtations o tho visits of. n
Miss Jenny Brett could bo of tho
slightest Importance to tho omperor of
Jthactin? Hnd ho guoeeod, however,
.thnt tho entertainment ho meant to
offer her might bo interrupted natural.
,ly ho would hnve tnkon boimo menus ta
protect her from nnnoynnce."
' "This night's work will glvo hhn
cnuso to pick n prlvato quarrel with
lino If ho likes," said tho emperor, con.
ivinced of tho chancellor's good fnlth.
"I don't think ho will choose, your
majesty. You nre In a mood to bo glad
jlf ho did. I fear. But no; I need not
'fear. You will always remember Ithne
tla and put her Interests before your
own wishes."
"You weren't as confident of that a
,few hours ago."
1 "Even thou I knew thnt when tho
real tost should bo applied your maj
esty's cool head would triumph over
itho hot impulse of youth. But, see;
we'ro passing through tho vlllago of
'Insoleden, fast asleep already,. every
window dark. In six or seven minutes
at this speed wo shall bo nt tho lodge."
Tho emperor laughed shortly. "Add
another seven minutes to your first
seven and wo shall bo out of the lodgo
again, with Chancellor von Breltsteln
a sadder nnd a wiser mnn thnn ho
went In."
Meekness wns once more tho part
for tho old mnn to piny, nnd, ralslug
his hands, palm upward, In a gesturo
,of generous Indulgence for his young
Koverulgn, ho denied himself the plcns
uro of retort
Tho hunting lodgo in tho wood, now
tho property of the chancellor's nc
commotlntlng young friend, hnd until
recently belonged to a Hhnellan serai
toynl prluco who had lxen compelled
by l.ick of sympathy nmong his cred
itors to sell something nnd had prompt
ly sold tho thing he enred for least
The present owner wns a keen sports
.mnn nnd, though ho enmo seldom to
itho plnce, hnd spent a good denl of
Imonoy In repairing tho quaint rustic
house.
Yenrs hnd pnssed since tho emperor
'hnd done moro thnn pnss tho lodgo
gates, and now tho outlines of tho low
rambling structure looked strango to
him silhouetted against a spangled
sky. He was glad of this, for ho hnd
spent some Joyous days hero as a boy,
nnd he wished to Bcparnto tho old im
pressions nnd the new.
Two tnll chimneys stood up llko the
pricked ears of some nlert crouching
animal. The path to tho lodgo gleamed
whlto and straight in the darkness as
a parting in tho rough black hair of a
giant The trees whispered gossip to
each other In the wind, and it seemed
to Leopold thnt they wero evil things
telling lies aud Blundering his love.
Ho hated them and their rustling,
which once ho had loved; ho hated
tho yellow eyes of tho animal with tho
pricked ears, glittering eyes which
wero lighted windows; he hated tho
young prlnco who owned tho place,
and Jie would havo hated the chan
cellor more than nil had not tho old
man limped ns bo walked up the path,
showing how heavy was tho burden of
his years as ho had never shown it to
his emperor before.
Tho path led to a hooded entrance,
nnd, nscendlng tho two stono steps, tho
chancellor lifted the mnllcd glovo
which did duty as n knocker. Twice
ho brought It down on tho oak panel
uudernenth, and the sound of metal
smiting against wood went echoing
through the house with nn effect of
emptiness nnd desolation.
Nobody camo to answer tho sum
mons, and Leopold smiled In tho dark
ness. He thought it likely that oven
the prlnco wns not at home. A prac
tical Joke hnd been played on tho
chnncellor.
Agnln tho mailed fist struck the pan
el. An echo nlone replied. Count von
Breltsteln began to bo alarmed for tho
success of his plan. He thanked the
night which hid from the keen eyes of
the emperor cynical now, no doubt
the telltale vein beating hard in his
forehead.
"Don't you think, chancellor, that
nfter all, you'd better try to take me
to somo moro probable as well as more
suitable place to look for Miss Mow
bray? ho suggested, with a drawl in
tended to bo ns aggravating ns It actu
ally was. "There doesn't appear to be
nny one about. Even tho enretnkers
nro out courting perhnps."
"But listen, your mnjesty," said Von
Breltsteln when he knocked again.
Leopold did listen and heard the ring
of a heel on a floor of stono or marble.
rtfv. '
?(mPTLIGjlT
T was a Jnger clad In
green who opened tho
door of tho hunting
lodgo nnd gnzed nppnr
ently without recogni
tion nt the two men
standing in tho dark embrasure of tho
porch.
"We wish to see his royal hlghuess,
your master," said the chancellor, tak
ing tho initiative, as he knew tho em
peror would wish him to do.
"His royal highness is not at homo,
Mr," replied the Jager.
Leopold's eyes lightened as he threw
a glance of sarcastic meaning nt his
companion, but Iron Heart was un
daunted, ne knew very well now that
this was only a prelude to the drama
which would follow, and, though be
had Buffered a sharp pang of auxlety
at first, ho saw that his royal frlond
was playing with commendable real
Ism. Naturally when beautiful young
actresses ventured Into the forest un
chaperoned to dine with fascinating
princes tho least that bucIi favored
gentlemen could do wns to bo "not nt
homo" to nn Intrusive-public.
"You nro mistaken," Insisted tho
chancellor. "His royal highness is nt
homo nnd will receive us. It will bo
better for you to admit us without fur
ther ilolay.
Under thS domination of thoeo eyes,
which could quell a turbulent rclchstag.
tho jnger weakened, ns his master had
doubtless expected him to do after tho
first roelntnnce.
"It mny Im I haw mndo n mistake,
sir," ho stammered, "though I do not
uunK bo. If you will have tho kind
ness to walk in nnd wnlt for a few
mlnutea until I can Inquire whether his
royal highness has come homo or will
conio uoino"
"That Is not necessary," said the
chancellor. "Ills royal highness dines
hero this evening. Wo will go with
you to tho door of tho dining room,
which you will open for us nnd an
nounco that two gentlemen wish to see
him."
With this all uncertainty In tho mind
of tho Jagor was swept away, no
know his duty and determined to stand
by It, nnd tho chnncellor saw that If
tho master hnd given Instructions
mcnnlng them to bo overridden nt
lonst tho sorvnnt wns sincere, no put
himself In tho doorway nnd looked nn
obstacle difficult to dislodge
"Thnt Is Impossible, sir!" ho exclaim
ed. "I have hnd my orders, which nre
thnt his royal highness Is not nt home
tonight, nnd until I know whether or
not these orders nro to stand nobody,
not If It wero tho emperor, should force
his way."
taut
"Uia imperial majesty Vvo emperor."
"Fool, thoso orders nro not for us,
nnd it is tho emperor who will go In."
With a stop asldo tho chancellor lot
tho light from tho hanging lamp in
tho hall shlno full upon Leopold's face,
hitherto masked In shadow.
His boast forgotten, tho Jnger utter
ed a cry of dismay, and, with a sudden
falling of the knees, ho moved and left
tho doorway free.
"Your majesty" ho faltered. "I did
not see I could not know. Most hum
bly I beg your majesty's gracious par
don. If your majesty will but hold
mo blameless with my master"
"Never mind yourself, and never
nilnd your master," broko In tho chan
cellor. "Open that door nt the end of
the hall and nnnounco tho emperor
nnd Count von Breltsteln."
Tho unfortunnto Jnger, nppronchlng
a Btate of collapse, obeyed. Tho door
of tho dining room, which Leopold
know of old, was thrown open, nnd n
quavering voice heralded "Ills Imperial
mnjesty tho emperor and tho Ilerr
Chnncellor Count von Breltsteln."
Tho sccno disclosed wns ns unreal
to Leopold's eyes as a pnlntcd picture
tho walls of pompellan red, the gold
candelabra, tho polished fioor spread
with tho glimmering fur of polar bears
nnd In the center n flower decked ta
bio lit with pink Blinded lights nnd
sparkling with gold nnd crystnl;
springing up from n chair which faced
tho door, a young man In evening
dress; sitting motionless, her back half
turned, a slender girl In bridal white.
At sight of her tho emperor stopped
on tho threshold. All the blood In his
body seemed rushing to his head, then
surging back upon his heart
The impossible had happened.
TO BE CONTTW0ED.)
Teaching the Drummer.
It was the custom In the days of our
old navy for tho men to bring to the
mast all tho wornout nrtlcles which
were to be inspected, hnnded in and ex
changed for new. The drummer had
applied for so many drum heads that
the commodore felt sure ho was being
imposed upon nnd ono dny set himself
to watch while the band wns playing.
As one rattling martini nlr followed an
other his anger Increased perceptibly
until ho burst forth in uucontrollablo
rage:
"There, now, confound you I I seo
why you use so many drum heads.
Don't drum in tho middle of It nil tho
time. Drum all over that drum, I tell
you!"
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rape. If a field Is infested with this
tles which come up year nfter year
and ruin tho crops, all you have to do
Is to sow it with rape. The thistle will
bo absolutely annihilated.
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