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Goose Girl
By HAROLD MacGRATH
Copyright. ICOQ. by the Bobbs
Merrill Company
CHAPTER XV.
TnE KING.
TIIE vintner slowly lowered the
pistol till It touched the table.
Then be released It.
"That Is better, your majesty."
"Why do you call me that?"
"Your face was familiar, but I failed
at first to place It rightly. It was only
after you had duped me Into going aft
er the veiled lady that 1 had any real
suspicion. You are Frederick Leopold
of Jugendhelt."
"I Bhall not deny It further." proudly.
"And take care how you speak to me,
since 1 admit my Identity."
"This is Ehrensteln. Here I shall
talk to you as I please."
The king reddened, and his band
closed again over the pistol.
"I have saved your majesty twice
from death. You force me to recall
It to your mind."
The king bad the grace to lower bis
yes.
"The first time was at Donn. Don't
jrou recollect the day when an Ameri
can took you out of the Rhine, an
American who did not trouble himself
to come around and ask for your
thanks, who, In truth, did not learn
till days after what an Important per
son you were or were going to be?
"For that moment, herr, I thank
jou."
"And for that in the garden below?"
"For that also. Now, why are you
fcere?"
Carmlchael went over to the table,
He bent over it and with bis face close
to that of the king, "I demand to know
what your intentions are toward that
friendless goose girl."
"And whnt is that to you?" said the
king angrily.
"It is this much: If you have acted
toward her otherwise thun honorably,
well"
"Go on. You Interest me."
"Well, I promise to break every bone
in your kingly body. In this room It Is
man to man. I recognize no king, only
the physical being."
The king pushed aside the table, fu
rlous.
"You shall die for this insult!" said
the king as quietly as his hard breath
ing would allow.
'1 "have "heard that 'before. Hut
how?" banterlngly.
"I will waive my crown man to
tnan!"
"Sword sticks, sabers or hop poles?
Come," savagely, "what do you mean
y the goose girl?"
So Intent on the struggle were they
tbnt neither heard the door opeu aud
close.
"Yes, my dear nephew, what do you
mean by Gretchen?"
Carmlchael released the king and
with feline quickness stooped and se
cured the pistol which had fallen to
the floor. Not sure of the new arriv
al's purpose, he backed to the wall.
He kuew the voice, and he recognized
Its owner.
"Put It in your pocket, Mr. Cartnl
cbael, aud let us finish this discussion
in English since there are many ears
about the place."
"His royal highness?" murmuretl the
klug.
"Yes, sire! True to life!"
"A fine comedy," ciled Herr i udwlg
Jovially, folding his arms over his deep
chest, "a rollicking adventure! Well,
uephew, you have not as yet answered
cither Mr. Carmlchael's question or
my own. What do you mean by Gretch
en?" "I love her," nobly. "And well for
you, my uucle, that you come as you
do. I would have uarrled ber. Wrong
her? What was a crown to me, who
till now have never worn one save in
speech? You have been the king."
"Itodles must have heads; kingdoms
must have kings. I have made an ex
periment, aud this is the result. I
wanted you to grow up unfettered by
power; 1 wanted you to mingle with
peoples, here and there, ho when you
became their head physl'lan you could
ably minister to their political dis
eases. And nil this tine ambition tum
bles down before the wooden shoes of
a pretty goose girl."
"Now, Mr. Caruilehiiel, what is your
interest In Gretchen 7" asked the klug
tartly.
Carmlchael trembled with Joy. Here
was an opeulug for a double shot. "My
Interest In ber Is better than yours, for
I have not asked her to become a
king's mistress."
Ills royal highness bit his Up.
"Uncle!" cried the king, horrified nt
this revelation.
"Mr. Cartnli hncl evidently has ap
plied his ear to some keyhole," Herr
Ljidjv'j r00.''' ry"'''yMn; well tl)
day when he suggested to the beauti
ful ytrting gl.l how easily and quickly
she could secure the riches, the pretty
things and the advantages she desired.
It occurred In the tap room of the
tavern the day he had the mysterious
Interview with the aged cloekuinker,
Yes. well did Herr Ludwlg remember
hew he had told Gretchen that she
could win the gowns, the carriages and
Hie Jewels her slrl's heart craved sole
ly through hrr ncnuTy, "tiy ttiesuprems
right of her beauty alone."
"No, no, notjhrotigh Jhe keyhojejj
refill n-u " Ca uai".. THe" wluaViw
was open. My clerk beard you plalu-
Uncle, la this damnable thing truer
"Yes. What would you? You were
determined to make a fool of yourself.
Hut rest easv. Sh u kn.imnt when
rhi nfrr inw fntm hii.1 ni.rn.ivw
she snurned it us Mr. rarmlchael's
clerk will aiiiiin. oh Crete-hen la
fine little woman, aud 1 would to God
he wns of vour station!" An.i the
mask fell from the regent's face, leav-
Insr it bitter and rareworn. "Our nrcs-
ence is known In Dreiberg; It has been
known for three days at least. And in
coming un here I had another errand.
Oh, I haven't forgotteu it. In the
street there are at least ten soldiers
wider the subchlef of the police. Rath-
er a curious couiuuctlou."
The klug turned white.
Carmlchael rau to the rear wlwlow.
ITa ..lirn.rn.wl "Tli,,r'a h-ilf u iWun
in the carden too."
thora nnv unr tn th iWr
vnn ti,f w.ni.i H..I-V- rmi
"Mr. Carmlchael." said the king, of-
fering his hand,, his handsome face
kindly aud without rancor. "1 should
be an ungrateful wretch If I did not
ask your full pardou. I am Indebted
to you twice for my life, little as It
amounts to. And In my kingdom you
will always be welcome. Will you ac
cept my hand as one man to another?"
"With happiness, your majesty. And
I ask that you pardou my own hasty
words."
"Thauk you.
"He is only young," sighed Ludwl
The king emptied ttV tow. put
the coutents In his pack, tied the
strings and put it under bis arm.
"What are you going to do?" asked
the uncle, vaguely perturbed.
"I am going down to the soldiers. I
am no longer a vintner; 1 am a king!"
And be said this in a manner truly
royaL
"Gott!" burst from tbe prince regent.
"This boy has marrow ia his bones,
after all. But tbe Incarceration will
not be long. There are 10.000 troops on
the other side of the passes."
"Ten thousand? Well, they shall
stay there," said the king determined
ly. "I shall not begin my reign with
war. I will tell the duke the truth.
He will not dare go far.'
"He will be a good politician, too,"
said Ludwlg, with a smile of approval
at Carmlchael. "No. boy, there will
be no war. And yet I was prepared
for it nor was 1 wrong in doing so.
Already, but for Herbeck, there would
be plenty of fighting In the passes.
i -t. I -)..!.! nn.. Knf otta tha tr III -en V
ACli; J UU UUK Dtw 1 . .
"1 have seen her," replied the king.
"Heaven would have been kinder had
I seen her mouths ago."
"Say to his serene highness, then,
that you are willing to marry her.
"I'm afraid you do not understand,
uncle," the king replied sadly. "1 have
the supreme happiness to love aud to
be loved. Of that nothing can rob me.
Aud for some time to come, uncle
mine, I shall treasure that happiness.
"And the little Gretchen?"
"Yes, yes! 1 have been a scoundrel.
Aniihffklri9 O"! ;;rc.wmuj2t. "You
are happy, Mr. CarniUhael. You have
no crown to weigh against your love."
And from that moment Carmlchael's
heart warmed toward the youiK man.
whose sorrow was greater than his
own. for tbe klug was giving up the
woman rho loved him, while Carml-
' chael wai only giving up the woman
he loved, which Is a distinction.
"Come, uncle." s:ild the young king:
"let us see what Is going on down
stairs."
Carmlchael followed them down.
"There thev are. men!" cried the
subchlef. "You are under arrest!"
I am tbe king of Jugendhelt." calm-
lr announced Frederick Leopold. "Will
rou subject me to public arrest?"
"And I." said the uncle, "am Lud
wlg. prince regent.
The subchlef laughed uproariously.
The king of Jugendhelt and the prince
regent! This was a good Joke Indeed!
"Your majesty and your royal high
ness," snia tne suncmei, ins ejus
twinkling, "will do me the honor of
necompnuvlng me to the Stelnschloss.
You are accused of being military spies
from Jugendhelt."
May I retain this bundle?" inquired
tbe king.
Yes. T know what Is in It. For
ward, march!"
Carmlchael made as though to pro
test, but Prince Ludwlg signed lor
him to be silent.
An hour later Gretcheu- appeared be-
fore Fran Bauer. Gretchen had gone
home immediately after the termlna-
tlon of the fight In the garden.
"He was not hurt, frau?" she asked
timidly.
"Oh, no! The two of them gave them
selves up readily. They are snug In
the Stelnschloss by this time.'
"The Stelnschloss!" Gretchen blanch
ed. "Holy mother, what has hap
pened?"
"Why. your vlutner and Herr Lud
wlg were arrested an hour ago, ac
cused of being spies from Jugendhelt.'
She groped blindly for the door.
"Where are you going. Gretchen?"
"To her hlchness! She will save
him!"
Her highness wns dreaming. She had
fallen Into this habit of late. A maid
of honor announced that the young
woman Gretchen sought her presence.
"Admit her. She will be a tonic."
said Hlldegarde.
Gretchen appeared, red eyed and dis
heveled. Instantly she Dung herself
at the fecit of tbe princess.
"Why. Gretchen!"
"They will not let nm see him, high
ness!" Gretchen choked.
"What has happened, child?"
"They hnve arrested Mm as a spy
from Jugendhelt, aud he Is innocent.
Rflve him, highness1"
"How can I save Mtnr
"He Is not a spy."
"That must be proved, Gretchen. I
canuot go co Cue oitluo..osa and or
der them to liberate hlui." She lifted
Gretcben to ber feet.
"I have been there, and they will
not let me nee blm. 1 love him so!"
I can arrange that for you. I will
SO with you myself to the prison.
"Thanks, highness, thanks!" Gretch
o was hysterical
The king and his uncle had been
Klvt" adjoining cells on the ground
floor. The princess and her protegee
admitted without objection. The
sergeant In charge or mat noor even
permitted them to go Into the corridor
unatteuuea.
voices.
"Hush!" whispered her highness,
pressing Gretcheu's arm
"Ach! Wall, dear nephew; beat your
hands upon the bars, curse, wbbib
your breath on stone, via l not warn
you against this very thing when you
DrOHOSCll tUlS U1UQ 1UI1KCI f A DUO
scandal:
"Woe to tne uuKe lor mis anrom.
Gretchen started to speak, but the
princess quickly put her hand over
the goose girl's mouth.
"Uncle, I w ill have revengw tor this!"
"Good! Bang-bang! Slash and cut!
War la a great lnventlou on paper.
Come, my boy; you were sensible
enough when they brought us here.
Control yourself. Be a king In all the
word implies. For my part, I begin to
see."
"And what do you see?"
"I see that the duke knows who we
are, even if his police do not He will
keep us here a day or two and then
magnanimously liberate us with pro-
"I AM THE KINO Ol? JDOENUHKIT."
fuse apologies. We shall be escorted to
the frontier with honor. His high
ness loves a Jest too well to let this
chance escape. Besides, I see In the
glass the fine Italian hand of Ilerbeck."
"Gretcheu, Gretchen!" said the king.
Gretchen could stand It no longer.
She wrenched herself free from the
grasp of the princess, who, with pity
ing heart, understood all now. Toor.
unhappy Gretchen!
Here I am. Leopold," the goose girl
cried, pressing her body against the
bars aud thrusting her hands through
them.
"The devil!" murmured the man In
the other cell.
"Y'ou here, Gretchen?" The king cov
ered her hands with passlonnte kisses.
4 "Yes, yes! They have made a dread
ful mistake. You are no spy from Ju
gendhelt."
"No, Gretchen," said the voice from
the next cell. "He Is far worse than
that. He Is the king, Gretchen, the
king."
"Uncle!" In anguish.
"Let us have It over with," replied
Prince Ludwlg sadly.
"The king!" Gretchen laughed shrilly.
"What Jest is this. Leopold?'.'
The king, still holding her hands,
looked down.
"Leopold!" plaintively.
Still he did not speak, still he avert
ed bis head. But God knew that his
heart was on the rack.
Leo, look at me! You are laugh
ing!" Gretchen cried. "Why. did we
not work together In the vineyards,
and did we not plan for the future?
Ah. yes! You are a king only to me.
I see. But It Is a cruel Jest. Leopold.
Smile at me! Say something!"
"Gretchen, forgive me!" despairingly.
"He asks me to forgive him!" dully.
.'For what?"
.For DoIujr a villain! Yes." bis voice
keon witn ng0ny, "I am the king of
Jugendhelt. But am I less a man for
that? Ah, God help me, I have a
right to love like other men! Do not
doubt me, Gretchen; do not think that
I played with you. I love you better
than my crown, better than my hon
or!"
CHAPTER XVI.
TWIN LOCKETS.
c
ARMlCnAEL tramped about
his room restless, uueasy,
starling at sounds. He was
waiting for Grumbach and
his confreres. Anything but this sus
pense. A full day! And deeper, firm
er, became bis belief aud conviction
that Grumbach's affair vitally con
cerned her highness. He welcomed
the knock on his door. Grumbach
came In carrying under bis arm a
small bundle.
"Where ore your companions?"
"They are waiting outside."
"The duke agrees," went on Car
mlchael. "He will give us an audi
ence at 8:.T0."
"Did you mention my name?"
"No. I went roundabout. I also ob
tained his promise to say nothing to
Ilerbeck till the Interview was over."
nrumliHch sprc-nfl out on the bed the
roiitcnis of the liimdlc.
"Look at t licit und tell me whnt you
Ha K
see. captain." "
Carmlchael inspected the little yel
low shoes. He turned them over and
over In his hand. He shook out the
fold of tbe little cloak and tbe locket
fell on the bed.
When did you get this?" he cried
excitedly. "It is her highness'!"
"So it Is, captain, but I have carried
it about me all these years."
"What?"
"Yea, captain. Count von Ilerbeck
Is a great statesman, but be made a
terrible mistake this time. Listen. As
sure as we are in this room together
I believe that she whom we call the
prlucess Is not the daughter of the
grand duke."
Carmlchael sat down on the edge of
the bed numb and without any clear
Idea where he was. Free! If she was
not a prlucess she was free, free!
The duke allowed the quartet to re
main standing for some time, ne
trodo up and down before them, his
eyes straining at the floor, his hands
behind his back.
"I do not recognize any of these per
sons," ho said to Carmlchael.
"Your highness does not recognize
me, then?""aseI the clcxl meuaer.
"Come closer," commanded the duke.
The clock mender obeyed. "Take off
those spectacles." The duke scanned
the features, and over his own camo
the dawn of recollection. "Your eyes,
your nose Arnsberg, here and olive?
Oh. this Is too good to be true!" The
duke reached out toward the bell, but
Carmlchael Interposed."
"Your highness will remember," he
warned.
"Ha! So you have trapped me blind
ly? I begin to understand. Who is
this fellow Grumbach? Did I offer im-
munlty to him?"
"I am Hans Breunner, highness, and
I ask for nothing."
"Breunner! Breunnerl Hans Breun
ner, brother of Hermann! And you put
yourself into my hands?" The tone
developed Into a suppressed roar. The
duke took hold'of Hans by tbe shoul
ders and drew him close. "You dog!
So you ask for nothing? It shall be
given to you. Tomorrow morning 1
shall have you shot! Hans Breunner!
God is good to mo this night! Thanks,
Herr Carmlchael, a thousand thanks!
And I need not ask who that damnable
scoundrel is who has the black face
and heart of a gypsy."
"Your highness," sntd Von Arnsberg
quietly, "all I have left in the world
are these two withered hands, and may
God cut them off If they ever wronged
you in any act I am innocent. Those
letters purported to have been written
by mo were forgeries. Tonight I shall
leave this palace a free man, and you
shall ask pardon for the wrong you
have done me."
.There was no fear In the Toice. The
duke glared at the speaker somberly,
recalling whnt Herbeck had often said.
"What you say still remains to be
proved. Now, whnt Is at the bottom
of all this?" was the demand.
Hans crossed the room to the duke's
desk and spread out his treasures un
der the flickering candlelight. The
duke, with a cry of terror, sprang to
ward the secret drawer. Ills first
thought was that the shoes and cloak.
upon which only his eyes ever rested
now, had been stolen. Nothing was
missing. He was overwhelmed, but he
steadied himself. He came back to
the desk and lingered the locket. The
duke opened the locket, looked long
and steadfastly at the portrait and
shut it. Then he went to the drawer
again and returned with the counter
parts. He laid them side by side. The
likeness was perfect lu aTTT details.
'Carmlchael," he said, "will you
please help me? Do I see these things
or do I not? And If I do which is
mine, and what does this signify?"
Grumbach answered: "This, high
ness. 1 took these from tne uttie prin
cess with my own hands. They have
never beeu out of my keeping. Ihose
you have I kuow nothing about"
The duke rubbed his eyes. "My
daughter?"
'The Trlncess Hlldegarde Is not your
daughter, highness." said Hans.
"Gott!" The duke smote the desk in
despair. "Herbeck! 1 must send for
Herbeck!"
"Not yet, highness; later."
"But If not Hlldegarde I believe
I must be growing mad!"
"Patience, your highness," said Car
nilchnel.
"Patience!" wearily. "You say pa
tlence when my heart Is dying luBlde
my breast! Patience! Who, then, is
this woman I have called my child?"
"God knows, highness!" Hans stood
bowed before this parental agony.
"But what proof have you that she
Is not? Whnt proof, I say?"
"Would there bo two lockets, high
ness?"
"More proof than this will be need
ed. Produce It"
"Speak," Bald Hans to the gypsy,
"Highness," said the gypsy, bowing,
"ho speaks truly. Ho came with us,
For fear that the little highness mlgh
bo recognized as we traveled, we
changed her clothes. He took them,
together with the locket. One day the
soldiers appeared In tbe distance. We
II fled. We lost the little highness,
and none of us ever knew what be
came of her. She wore the costume o
my own children."
"We shall produce that In time," said
Von Arnsberg.
"Damnable wretch!" said the duke,
addressing tho gypsy.
The other shrugged. He had been
promised immunity. That was all he
cared about unless It was tho bag of
silver and gold this old clock mendc
bad given him a few hours gone.
"I nm summoning her highness,'
ald the duke as lie struck the bell
"And, highness," added Grumbach
"dlspntcn some one ror uretcnon, wno
lives at 40 the Krunierweg."
"Tho eooae ulrlK What does she
kO"W b. " TTTrmubtT; lieifvVn
imw wlih ner highness. I shall send
for them both."
Gretcheu? Carmlchael's bewilder
ment increased. What place bad tbe
goose girl In this tragedy?
"Now, while we are waiting." re
sumed the duke, his agitation some
what uuder control, "the proof, the
definite proof!"
"Her highness stumbled one night"
aid Uaus, "and fell upon tbe Ore. I
snatched ber back, but not before her
left arm was badly burned."
The gypsy nodded. "1 saw It high
ness." And that was why Grumbach went
to the military ball with opera glasses!
Carmlchael was round eyed. But
Gretchen?
"Tbe Princess Hlldegarde has no
scar upon either arm." coutlnued
Grumbach. "I have seen them. They
are without a single flaw."
"More than that," reiterated the
duke. "That is not enough."
They became silent. Now and then
one or the other stirred. Tbe duke
never took his eyes off the door
through which her highness would en
ter. Hlldegarde came in presently, tender
with mercy, an arm supporting Gretch
en, who wns red eyed and w hite.
"You sent for us. father?"
How The wora plerceoTthe duke's
heart! "Yes. my child." bo answered,
for. it mattered not who she was. he
bad growu to love ber.
"I am sorry you sent for Gretchen."
aid Hlldegarde. "She is 111."
Gretchen sighed. To ber the faces
of the men were indistinct and, be
sides, she was without iuterest. list
less, drooped.
"My child, will you roll up your left
sleeve?" said tbe duke.
My sleeve!" Ulldegarde thought
fully looked around.
1 canuot roll up this sleeve, ra
ther." blushing and a trifle angry at
ao strange a request
Hans opened his knife and laid bare
her left arm. She tried to cover tne
arm.
"Let me look at It Hlldegarde," re-
auestcd the duke. To him she pre-
scnted her arm. But there was neither
mole nor scar upon tbe rouua aua love-
ly arm.
Why do you do this, father?"
No one answered. Hans unceremo
niously rtpped open Gretchen's left
sleeve. The ragged scar was visible
to them all. Aud while they grouped
around tbe astonished goose girl they
heard ber highness cry out with sur-
What Is this?" she said, polntlug to
the two pairs of shoes and the two
cloaks. She held up the locket, the
twin of which hung around her neck,
"Where did these come from?"
My child." the duke answered, un
ashamed of his tears, "only God
knows as yet what it means. But the
outward sign testifies to a strange and
horrlblo bluuder. The locket you hold
In vour hand was taken from you
when vou were an Infaut. The one
you wear around your neck Is. accord
lug to the statement of one or tuese
men. not genuine.
And the significance?" She grew
tall, and tho torn sleeve fell away from
her orm.
I kuow you to be brave. Strength
en your heart then. These men say
that you are not my daughter.
"And that Gretcben Is! spoke nans.
"I?" Gretcben drew closer to Hllde
garde.
The duke studied the portrait of tho
mother and then the faces of these two
girls. Both possessed a resemblance,
only It seemed now that Gretchen was
nearest to the portrait oud Ulldegarde
nearest to tbe doubt.
"You say she wore the costume of a
gypsy child when you lost ber?" said
the duke.
YeV' Von Arnsberg took from un
der bis coat a small bundle, which he
opened with shaking fingers. He had them to Judge Travis for his contlr
been In the Krunierweg that afternoon, rnation. The case Is one that has
"Why. those are mine!" exclulmed
Gretcben excitedly,
"Vou s'?" snld Von Arnsberg.
"Would vou not like to be a princess,
Gretcben?"
A princess! Gretchen's heart flut
tered. A princess! She laid ber head
on Ulldegarde's shoulder. She was
weak, and this was some dream.
"Hut who, then, am I?" asked nilde
garde. "Tell what you know," said Hans to
t gypsy. "Highness, he alone knows
rhe man who brought about all this."
'The aichplotter of this damnable
conspiracy?" Tho duke'a eyes became
nine, his face, his whole body. Every
beat of bis heart cried out for venge
ance. "Who Is be? Tell mo! Give
blm to me, man. and all of you shall
go free. Give blm Into these hands,
Uls name!" The duke's hands worked
convulsively ns If they were already
round tbe throat of this unseen. Im-
olacablo enemv. He was terrible In
this moment.
Tbe gypsy produced a letter. It had
to be held carefully, as It was old and
tattered. The rinke read It. Heyond
that It made the original offer It was
worthless. The handwriting P"1
pably disguised. Hie duke thing the
mlrfslve to the Moor,
"Fool! Is that all you have? Tell
roe what vou know, man. or I shall
have you shot In the morning, Immuni
ty or no Immunity: (julckl"
"Highness." km Id the gypsy, thor
oughly alarmed, "this Is how It hap
pened. My baud was staylug at the
time In Dreiberg. We told fortunes
and exhibited un Itnllan puppet show.
Tbe letter came first. 1 was poor and
sometimes desperate. I was to take
her away and leave ber wIMi strange
people."
"Ah!" interrupted tbe duke, with a
despairing gesture toward Grumbach,
"Why did yon not leave us all In
peace?"
"Hlghuess, a great wrong has been
donu. iiuJ "oCu T) wu.ut CZ Lwit
rwbt if
"You are a brave man," darkly.
1 am In your bands, blghuess," stur
dily. "In a mad moment 1 committed
a crime. I would not accept till 1 had
talked personally with him. He cam
at last His face was hidden aud ttla
voice muflled. But this I saw when
he gave me the first halt of tbe money
1 was certain 1 should kuow him
again."
"How?"
"By his little finger, highness."
"His little finger?" Von Arnsberg re
peated. The two women, large eyed and be
wildered, clung to each other's hand
tensely. These were heartbreaking
times. Gretchen's mind, however, ab
sorbed nothing, neither the words nor
the picture. Her thoughts revolved
around oue thing if she were a prin
cess she could be happy. But tbe oth
er, from under whose feet all tangible
substances seemed to be giving way,
she was possessed by two thoughts
which surged In her brain like com-
batauts. If not a princess, what waa
she? If not a prlucess, she was free.
She stole a swift glance at Carmlchael,
who seemed far removed from the
heart of this black business, and had
he been looking at her he would have
seen ttie gaies opening uuo Lduu.
"What was this little finger llk7
asked tbe duke.
shuddering.
"One time It
had been cut or
mangled."
"The man was
tall?"
"Yea, high
ness." Tbe duke si
lently toyed with
the little yellow
shoes. Suddenly
he laughed, but
It was the terri
ble laughter of a.
madman.
"C o m e , all
WAS
you, Gretcben.
and voit. Ilildgarde; come. Caruil-
chad, mill voii Aruslierg. all of Tuu:
, K(, ,im) lliy a vlslt l0 our g0o4
frt.j HeriM-ck."
Continued in next issue
Kschool Board Released Two.
The school board held a business
meeting last evening at the First Na
tional bank building, the first since
Superintendent Gamble's return. The.
I... I .1 III.,. II
'eniK'mnoon ui -
Bliss Alpha Pelerson were accepted.
Miss Ksrr expects to go to the Phil-
hppine Islands and Miss Peterson will
attend the state normal at Peru. The.
successors to these young ladles have
not yet been sclocted but will bo very
soon.
Water Glass Kxplodes,
Giles Roman had the misfortune.
to get a piece of glass In the llttle-
flnger of one of his hands yesterday
morning. While the crew v was at
Pacific Junction tho water glass on
the engine cxploditl and a part ot
the broken glass penetrated the fin
ger of Fireman Roman. The sur
geon probed for the glass but could
not remove all of It. In consequence
Glle3 will carry a sore finger for
8omo da'8-
Completed the Arguments.
' The attoiTieys In the cose of Hous-
ton vs. The Mayor, City Council and
Water and Light company, who have
been arguing the case before Ref-
ereo D. 0. Dwyer, completed yos-
tenlay afternoon and the refree will
make up his finding and submit
noen hanging fire for some time and
the plaintiff was present all the tlm
giving his attorney a few pointers.
Nebraska City News.
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