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&m in cotmmon!" jeered m #mooth," carefully ironic i?if.,," nks he isn‘t. He says mt Aod it easy to love his 3. SA M t many cigarettes." â€" ce ‘at: Hed "I quite hh thinks love is .the only ie world, I dare say?" t particularly good." Wfi»h not particularly gok a large sip of tea, voice. 4 is not any better," ‘‘@Porhaps some one‘ el8s6 \Uhinks a great deal of it. ‘--«n;, elso." â€" fuchess glanced at Hedwig "Whe wirl had closed her ~wvan ‘ mitting detached and would have liked to box her ies mo fool, and there was i went." said the crown Qg»&;‘n walked a lang it was very.warm.: 1 have | ingo blster,: and the archâ€" | ‘te take his shoes off and # stocking: because his feet | ene saw. It was on a counâ€" ; ‘But IT‘m afraid it didn‘t do | | weod He drew a long | F’:&mn Karl mockingâ€" ‘glance at Hedwig, "they ‘‘Bent this ‘Nikky‘ of ty fors Toce" ie mail | 3 e % ‘g‘n_‘e-u that he had 7. A great deal, if C byâ€" Hedwig‘s face. you are wotking hard at Otte," ale said, in the Otto had learned wee when they refer about your pigrimage, &J.urred restlessly. Sho This talk of Nikky in He would hear it, of her apologetically. *o fad out bow many NMikky agreé m ie says it is the onir fi Â¥â€" love‘ ten‘t ‘Yeu only fesl £ 1 eay itt" #o!" sbe protested. : ?,33:‘- Wak °â€" she Eunupa into silâ€" id ~watched the whols and knowlng Karl as ?I«uwvm t a mas, she knew the his ‘mind. Bhe saw ‘‘tarn of bis hend the tw more half mad doctrine," Karl ob &rehduchess, â€" ¢xâ€" e Amonty a hy me t w9( 965. #0~lov@, WHB 1ct of possésâ€" gâ€" *A : Your #| to the Yery cads of themrd, _ _ But when she looked at the litte crown prince, legs dangling, eating his thin bread and butter as only a hunâ€" gry smail boy can eat, she shirered, By what means must she do all this! By what unspeakable means! Karl saw the king that evening, ® short visit marked by extreme formalâ€" ity, and, on the king‘s part, by the keen and frank scrutiny Of one who is near the end and fears mothing but the final moment: Karl found the meeting depressing and the king‘s ¢yo® disconcerting. +i ie "It will not be easy géing forâ€"Otto," said‘ the king, at the"pnd ‘of the short interview. “Imwllhttofculw his interests will be looked after, not only here, but by you ahd yours. We have a certain element bere that isâ€" \ *T am writing to toll you that I owe wiy life ¢o ‘Fruitaâ€"tiges‘ for thissremedy * b suffered teiribly with Dyspepsia. 1 had it for y ears and all the medicines T took did not do meany good. And Karl, with Hedwig in his mind,. had promised, 9 +H i ;;_"" "His integests %‘ h.‘ is he had said.~~** * 93 ”i He had bent over the bed then, and raised the thin;hang to his. Jip$. The rmgientaiBeiner o 45 In the antergom the king‘s ‘of 5 the horke, ‘the chamberiain, and a few other gentle men stood waiting, thiking together in : low tones. But the chancellor, who had gone in with Kiri and then reâ€" tired, stood by a window, with his artes folded over his chest, and waited. He put resolutely oft of his mind the face of the dying man on his pillows, and thought only of this thing which . heâ€"Mettlickâ€"had _ brought _ about. ‘There was no yielding in his face or in his heart, no doubt of his course. He saw, instead of the lovers loitering in the place, a new and greater kingâ€" dom, anarchy held deown by an iromâ€" shod heel, peace and the fruits thereâ€" of, until out of very prosperity the people grew fat and content. He saw a boy king, carefully taught, growing iato his responsibilities until, m‘h lesome." Xread something:‘ about ‘Fruitâ€"aâ€" tives® ‘being good for all, Stomach ‘Troubles and Disorders of Digestion so‘I tried thens,. Alter Anisbing a Tow boxes, J was entirely relievediof the was restored. :Sw@uw; for : this wonderful "6e, a bor, 6 for $2.50,$tial size 250. At all dealers or sent postpaid by big with the vision of the country‘s welfare, he e~ould fmally ascend the throne. He saw the river filled with ships, carrying merchandise over the world and rcturning with the wealth lifted their heads on his Reflsom, dream city, with order fer disorder, and citizens in~stead of inbabitants, Whken at leâ€"t be atirred and sighed, it was becan:a his old friend, in his bed in the neâ€"t roem, would see nothâ€" ing of all this and m,bn-- \mdmhwchmflnhb ginning, before his time came also, ‘‘The first large dinner for months wans given thet night at the palnce, to d6 King Karl all possiple hepor. ‘The gold service which had been presented to the king by the crat of Russia was used. ‘The snticipatory givom of the brought from vaults were worn for the Atst time in months. Uniforms 4 various sorts, but all gorgeous, teuched ing whité, powdery traces of the mest Mile ANTOINETTE BOUCHER, my es 4 fake Taoegnt ks w DOW 1 *TEiL stt ho pastes We Gaot mobae t dff her face, and there was, one might as well confess, a mement when a part uf the crown jewels of the kingdom lay in a corner of the roogs, whence a trembilsg maid saivaged‘ them, and examinéd them for damage. _ ‘The Princess Hedwig appeared that adorned. Also she wore her coming out mummm.mm, defliant, somewhat frightened, expres necessary, since nothing was to follow but conversation. There could, under the circumstances, be no dancing. And the talk at the table, through course even under the constraining presence Bedtime being the ane rale which was Detroit‘s Mayor Loosens Up. â€"Public benefactions totaling approX« imately $2,000,000 will be made a% Christmas gifts by James Couzens, millionaire mayor, of .Detrolt. , |2es «hh The Stomach Begins digcstion, but the mmoet important work is done uythebomfiger and kidneys. Failure to act. efficientiy allows the whole body to be poisoned, _ § y Prtdoan bon Amogemant ‘Torer shin produce C t. Liver, sn and kidneys afi% to more active effort with resulting.increased offect. . It.is always safe to take ul w ts Â¥is pone ipbaco ts C se r ~on t( DFticts â€" y of ”nM ud d Lom a mte us hald idvice as io the kidueys. ate. v'%m“ ryaglon ie gout; or sleep is disturbed two or thrte patesatis ak new his lako your kidoo}s and your That was bad. The papers had been ordered to, make no mention of the occurrence of the afternoon, but it was | well known. There were many at the ‘ table who felt the whole attempt foolâ€" ‘hnrd:. the setting of a match to inâ€" {fammable material, ‘ There were oth‘ ; ers who resented Karl‘s presence in | Livonta, and all that it implied. And ‘perhaps there were,. too, among the | guests, one or more who had but reâ€" ; gently sat in less august and more awâ€" i ful company. "There," Sald ‘Annuncolita, "You Leook A Lees Like a Baby* . > i) \M adid w of King Karl.. There were two reasons for this;. Karl‘s presence and his purâ€" poseéâ€"as yet unannounced, but sur mised, and even knowniâ€"and the sitâ€" wation in the city. GRAPB (1" ~ Beneath all the brilliance and chatâ€" ter, the sparkle and gayety. there was. then, uneasiness, wretchedness, and 6 system. _ Ask your nearest dfuge fot it or send Lr. Pisrce ton ecate &u-\:fi ob Aongned I‘M%‘.‘Eg& % â€" Alpal 7 â€"~ mnHaA‘t? Jev |**A o en n e es & .‘ 42 Li 4. â€"Kart agked the P a .~‘Y u" ~(!= =* 3 dzqnulyfluiw. wit] Ts ced mt sage & bad nor. hard, his Arst words : %qu.m” and almost << dfl-um"“#fi!‘-‘;"' 9X ‘him, and they stood :@line. <=!‘= . *‘ ~" "Don‘t," said HedWig;‘"L:â€"waut t be very calnm, and T am Bofry for myselt | ) well, â€" Not," he added hastly, "that iI ‘think your kEnowing me well would be an advantage! I am not so idioti¢, _But you do not know tne at all, and for a good many years I must have stood in the light of an enemy. It/iis ‘"mot sasy to readjust, sugh . t nimeie se meootins T hat tadarit ‘She did not reply, and he drew & cbair for ber to the rail, When ‘she 'Wtofl. he took up his <position ! her, one arm against a pillar, _*"Iâ€" wonder, Hedwig,"" he said, "if it 1# not terrible because it is new to yOUW, alid because you do not know me very â€""\Why mast we talk about it?" Hedâ€" _ F wig detmanded," looklg up at him sydâ€" w:m--&m her old epirit. ® "It will not anything." Nh abgr *Perhaps not. Perhapsâ€"yes. You â€" [ "Apwbisabe see, I am not quite satisfied. I do not: f €s want 790. uflese.you ‘fre willing. t N , a Swould be a ifiemmuq‘:‘x PRESIDEKT RAERT.® > not quite fair." 'x ‘ gives : interviews® to‘ néwspapermen, A new m“fl'“" a vengeance! "but they are atways sound and smack I. Thr â€"20€ se00gH ts Do anondied Thes boult war froking ouly 11A ; * when was g Abd 16 she‘ realized all that hung om woek mdqflh.uwmnfl a‘lMad" the situation, the very lifgâ€"of the king» 'hobfld'lt"t:ht% §o:‘ ;nf-o n.e:’m:':! dom, perhaps . family, .. the ‘pa uge. ire Sewzistog. the ciosed ‘hee tyen fep, ing and kuitting shile sho talks Just: Tear he Might see toe tright in ther © oo mik, to teaue to appear 21 a .. Karl bent over and took one of ReF | Capinet meeting. :‘ 5 _ . _ ~_._ "It watters very much to me," It, was not enbugh ‘to be sacrifi¢ed; Abd a6 she realized all theat bung on the situation, the very lifgâ€"of the king« dom, â€"perhaps the safety, of her family, everything, she closed her eyes for, fear he might see the fright in them. ..Karl bent over and took one of her old hands between his two warm ones. "Little Hedwig." he said, "I want you to comeâ€" willingly becauseâ€"I care a great deal, 1â€"would like you to care, too. Don‘t you think you would, after a time?" sulugh L oet t "After a timeÂ¥" said Hedwig drearâ€" fly. | ‘"That‘s what they all say. After a time it doesn‘t matter. Martiage is always the sameâ€"after a time." "Why should marriage be always the same, after a time?" he inquired. _the others, to. safety, her grandfather i gh‘::‘-pueq‘flimfl!tfl.ml‘ | *#Wanat I think you want to tell me, 1# something I already, know," Karl fiufinsm "Buppose 1 am willing | 1g7 that chancet; Stppose I am ;,.;;.mnfi.ottool-‘:u..hmn I can make you forget m; ::fln .rmah.:roflo. What then #f 4o fiot‘ eastiy." "But you would try?‘ "I would try," said Hedwig, almost "Then you think it is all very tarâ€" "It is hardly that, is it? I love you." "I ‘wonder how much you love me." Karl smiled. He was on ‘his own ground here. The girlish question pat him at ease. "Eneugh for us.both, at frst," he said. ."After thatâ€"" ""But," eaid Hedwig desperately, "guppose I know 1 shall never care fipm.memmwmnntmm._ ‘pu talk of being fair. I want to be ‘ Mir to you. You have a rightâ€"" She checked herself abrtiptly. After all, he ; right have a right t6 "know about | Nikky Larisch. ~But there were others ; who ‘ had rights, tooâ€"Otto to _ his | throne, her mother and Hilda and all | do you think it is necessary 1" (To be continued) not f c f what I have to any‘ does uy . derwant, goneralsing on tien : in | OB I imffoct ts Te Toihald m mroee. | Hes ti ay. v“ a “#‘?«fl‘é\fl*& i > ,..__v "’"fl“{" "er! ">¢IJ#.$ Lo i PR labenl $ x «uns Cpre .4 alPriAnd * ol Anpabvane r< on her bustand over since | pbtiPnnct i '5‘?- e‘ Gersian "Re: | * â€"__ OLEM $ qubtic. d that abe is a £008|> | Berrister 3 : w 7 n¢ “": br : 7 head of the â€" Mit. t 18 JG» ,.% ‘ * Nn iy bollt | | ;.â€" ./ y | When he became "of a Socialiat | 0P 006 ® | Emmare td o us oren â€" # * £, 90. y â€" ® Ts (â€" $ 48 m’;’"’:'&d'“' has n’" 3 , W Th 0 .gongerB. 1 W mm anyoa the ).ob <ver_ glince. Ll- .‘ W wvumwm'm-w Hurvtey in hey system of faancial sgll\. shd she practices it now Just as she e did in the old days, exen to the oz | + King pop for. us T; SLEEP in ? 1 7&:-%”:«3’5 ) Dearborn neteains os mt e :‘ Frau.Ebert hl:n:. on bY w ‘ € § M Rclal m um‘&h the new le,dor‘s" wife, U promptly «uubbéd thent and, it is o esd Ns qL 2 L 3e 6t ta To mds a one % mo‘nmmofil:lm â€" Nvionon akoerane bo%o‘;o!:‘i:'h. *) lfb' P sortyâ€"geven* wife in a l’bfl% ‘:E apologizes for having servants. She NE p CE ""‘We are all servants,‘ she tells the reporters, ‘some of tis selfish ones, some unselfish.. The unselfish . ones will save Germany if the selfish ones will let them. We should be a frugal people, and will need to be; but it will help us more than hurt us.‘ â€" "‘I believe that every woman shouldâ€"sook and sew, while every man should grow something good to In addition to beifg canny in the matter of finance and economy, it appears further that "‘the first lady of Germany" is a, firstâ€"class cook. In fact, we are led. to believe that it was this quality that moved the fuâ€" ture President to propose to her. As _ ‘"Apd just at that critical moment he discovered one Jay that Louisa could ‘make such an omelette, with "She laughed at hiis so much th&Â¥/ghq said ; <. cR he was forced to laugh at himself,| "Prits is a good ma.1, AN@ and that did him a lot of good. man. The great trout ;,tn‘ "And just at that critical moment/ratherland is that Frit# ® he discovered one Jay that LOWiS@|nim were‘ prevented from could ‘muke such an omelette, Withlaa;tyer, We novor grovellt peas. 3 e Prussianism, and We H#Â¥8Râ€" "So they were‘married, with the proletarint. _ WB | There were six children, and what solid, hardâ€"working . Ger@k with finuncial faMures and othér viâ€"‘and we had nothing to | eissitudes, the family found life MOTO 1t was a groat pHMY. < . > u: urtdnkai nc Ahmmbitir~s qonde AP t that ahr Ragtnl~* C retr 4 TscA dnc P 2208500000000 00 90 1 or less of a istruggle. Mrs. Ebert "yes, I prune hi# SD¢ discovered that she saved mon1 If times. n nee« she thade her own and the fam{ily‘s to guide hinmt a bit. .L3 clothes, and it is :satd she bhunted all ; '“f""“!‘"“ ; % r the shops in Berlin tor the £00d BALâ€" ing 1 didâ€"it 1 did=â€"H gaths. 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