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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1918)
Live Lono TfaeKiM WARY ROBERTS gPHART earvor.$r,arr tttm ifirtsjmri r ccmwir c MMV MS J rii JarV maxv & eZirjwrr I lie 1)11 10 Utile t'uoill n -si !! to (lie boy. "It's very nice. Isn't It 7" he Mid. 'There's nothing to full over." "And hut little to sit mi." old Adel herl lidded dryly. "lloveer, two peo ple require Inn two chairs. Here Is cue." Hut the hoy would not sit down. He ritngcd the room, frankly curious, i cliilined at the pair of ring doves who lived In a box tied to the window III, and asked for cruinhs for them. Ailelhert hroiiKht hread from Ills small More. The hoy cheered him. Ills Interest In the old suiter, the InteutnesH with which he listened to Its history, the politeness with which lie Ignored his host's infirmity, nil won the old man's heart. These Americans downstair were not all had, then. They were too rich, of course. No one should have menl three times a day, as the meat seller repotted they did. And they were pay ing double rent for the apartment he low. 'Bt that, of course, they could not avoid, not knowing the real charge. The 'ly wns frankly delighted. And when old Adelhert brought forth from Ids basket a sausage and, boiling It lightly, served him a slice betweeu two liiecea of bread, an odd friendship was begun that was to have unfore seen consequences. They hud broken bread together. Gradually, over the meal, and the pigeons, and what not. old Adalbert unburdened his heart. He told of his yearn at the opera, where he had kept Ms glasses clean and listened to the music until he knew by heart even the most difficult passaged. He told of the crown prince, who always wished opera glasses, not because he needed them, hut because he liked to turn theai wrong end before, and thtis make the audience appear at a great dls ' uce. And then he tohl of the loss of his position. The American lud listened politely. hut his it t was on the crown prince. "lines he wear a crown';" he de i.tniideil. "1 saw hlui once' ill a car rlnfa, I m r I think he had a hat. When will he he n kins?" "When the old king diet. He is very old now. 1 uus In a hospital once, after a battle. And be eanie in. He put his hand on my shoulder, like this" he illustrated It mi the child' small one "and said " Consider ing that old Adelhert no longer loved his king. It is strange to record that his voice broke. "Will he die soon?" Hobby put In. He found kings as much of a novelty as to I'rlnce Ferdinand William Otto they were the usual thing. "Who knows? Hut when be dies, the citv will learn at once. The great hell of the ca'hedral, which never rings save at such times, will toll. They say It Is a sound never to be forgotten. 1. of course, have never heard it. When It tolls, all In the city ' will fail en their knees and pray. It I Is the custom." eyes opened wide. "Who I Hobby's niii irr "Tei-rnrlMs," said old Adelhert. And I would not he persuaded to say more. That night at dinner Bobby Thorpe delivered hUuscir of quite a speech Be sat at the table, and now and then, when Hie Knurl need gownness looked at her plate, he slipped n hit of food to his dog,- which waited beside hlui. "There's a very nice o d iiiaii up stairs," he said, "lie has n tine sword, (Ud ring doves, and a wooden leg. And he used to rent opera glasses to the crown prince, only he turned them around. I'm going to try that yours, mother. Vc had sausage to gether, and he has lost his position, and he's never been on the hi-chIc railway, father. I'd like some tickets for him. He would like riding, I'm sure, because walking must lie pretty hard. And what I want to know Is this: Why can't yuu give him a Job, father ?" "What sort of a Job, son? A man with one leg !" "He doesn't need' legs to chop tickets with." The governess listened. She did not i like Americans. Harharlans they were, ' and these were of the middle class. being In trade. For a scenic railway Is trade, naturally. Kxcept that they paid a fat salary, with an extra month at rhrlstmas. she would not be there. "He means the old soldier upstairs," said Hobby's mother softly. She was a gentle person. Her eyes were wide and childlike, and It was a sort of re ligion of the family to keep them full of happiness. This also the governess could not understand. "So the old soldier Is out of work," mused the hoed of the family. Head, thought the governess! When they wound him about their Angers : She liked men of sterner stuff. In her mountain eouuiry the men did as they wished, and sometimes beat their wives bj way of showing their author ity. Under no circumstance, she felt. Would this young mall ever beat Ills wife. He was a weakling. The weakling smiled across the j table at the wife with the soft eyes, i "How about It, mother?" he asked. ! "Shall the firm of 'Hobby and I' offer him a Jolt?" "I would like It cry much," said the weakling's wife, dropping her eyes to ! hide the pride in thciii. "Suppose," said the weakling, "that you run up after dinner. Holt, and brlug him down. Now sit still, young man. and finish. There's no such hurry as that." And In this fashion did old Ailelhert become ticket chopper of Ho American Scenic Hallway. And In this fashion, too, commenced that odd friendship between him and the American lad that was to have so vital an effect on the very life It self of the Crown I'rlnce r'erdldnnil William Otto of M voids. I.ate that incnlng, old Adcllwrt' Had Print: IVrdinnnd i intr.n ' otto been less taken up with llmllng one of IllN kid glove, which he had lost, In would have Itotlced flint there was n scuffle Kiting on ill the il.v edge 111 th red carpet, and that the lieggnr ol Ihe morning was helm, led awa. I hvccn tWO pnllei men, while n third nintiltn.' up I lie ihvr hank, glmteit. deposited a small rouml object in tin w nter, and stood back. It was ncivh one of the small Incidents of a royal outing, and was never published In he paper. Hut Father (iregnry. ivhose old eyes were far sighted, had seen It all. Ills hand- the hand of the church--was on the shoulder of the crown prince as they landed. The boy looked around for the little I'lrl of the bouquet. He took an Im mense Interest In little girls, parilj because he seldom saw ati,. Hut she was gone. Whoa the motor which lunl taken Ihein from the quay reached the pal in e. Iledwlg roused the in cliiluchess, whose In nil had dropped forward on her chest. "Here we are, mot her," she siild.. "Vou have had a nice sleep." Hut Aiinuuclaiii muttered soincihlug about being glad the wretched day was over, and every one save i'rlnce Ferdi nand William otto seemed glad to get back. The boy was depressed. He felt, Miinehow. (lint ,liey should have enjoyed II, and Hint, having merely with j endured It, they hud failed hlui again. The countess, huvlug left her royal mistress In the hands or her maids, went to her own upurtuient. She wus not surprised, on looking Into her mir ror, to And herself haggard and worn. It hail been a terrible duy. Only a second bail separated that gaping lens In her bag from the eyes of the officers about. Never, In an adventurous life, hud she felt so near to death. ICvcli now its told breath chilled ber. However, ilint was over, well over. Slnj had done well, too. A dozen pic tures of the fortress, of Its guns, of even Its mine chart as It hung on a wall, were In the bag. Its secrets, so securely held, were hers, aud would be Kurl's. It was a cunningly devised scheme. TAvo bags, exactly alike us lo appear iitiee, bud been made. Oue, which she carried dally, wus what It appeared to be. The other contained a camera, tiny but accurate, with a Ane lens. When a knob of the fastening was prersed, the watch slid aside aud the shutter snapped. The pictures when enlarged had proved themselves per feet. 'leading fatigue, she dismissed her muld ami locked the doors. Then she opened the sliding panel, and unfas tened 'he safe. The roll of Aim was j In her hand, ready lo be deposited mi 1 der the .false bottom of her Jewel case. Within the security of her room, the dullness fell at ease. She cM-n sang a little, a hit of a bnllad from her ' native mountains, Sllll singing, she carried the Jewel case to her table, and sul down be i fore It, Then she put a hand to her ! throat. The lock had been furred. A glance about showed her ll.nl her j code book was gone. In Ihe tray l nliove, her Jewels remained untouched ; her pearl collar, the diamond knick knacks the archduchess had given her on successive 'hrlstnuises, even a ; handful of gold coins, all were safe enough. Hut the code book wus gone. Then Indeed did the countess look death In the face aud found It ter rible. For a moment she could not so much us stand without support. It was then that she saw u paper folded under her Jewels and took It out with shaking Angers. In Ane, copperplate script she read : PEOPLE ASKED FOR FLOUR DONATIONS Freewill Offering of Excess Stocks Is Requested. MEN OVERSEAS NEED GRAIN Plan Devised to Save Transportation and Time Local Donations to Be Resold Locally But Release Equal Amount at Atlantic Seaboard For Immediate Shipment to Allies and Troopa. Ism (mil accustomed to kneeling hut once a day, nnd that at night beside his bed, In the strict privacy of his own apartment, looked ralher startled. "What will they pray for?" he said. And old Adelhert, with a new bitter ness, replied that the sons of kings needed much prayer. Sometimes they were hard and did cruel things "And then the crown prince will be n king," Hobby reflected. "If I were a t IP, .1.1,. ,11 I, lit 1,1" It, '..,, ..lll.'ll I'.-IIV ill," . , ,.,..,. .,, i,H,,iin ...... -......., . - R. .... Bobby, reared to strict l'resbyterlan- i llmd and Bobby had s long talk. I'epy I sat In a low chair by the tiled stove in the kitchen, and knitted a slocking with a very large foot. "What I want to know s this," said , Hobhy, swinging his legs on Ihe table: j "What are the terrorists'; " I'epy dropped tier knitting, and stared with open mouth. "What know you of such things?" she demanded, "Well, terrorists killed the crown prince's father, and " Quite suddenly PofJ IciimsI from lier chair, and covered Hubby h mouth with her hand. "Hush !" she Mild, and stared about her with frlghtcuisj )' k, Then, In a whisper : "They are every where. No one knows w ho (bey are, nor where they meet. I myself," she went on Impressively, "crossing the place oue night late, after spending ihe evening with a friend, saw a line of eats moving In the shadows. One of I belli slopped iHnl looked at me." I'epy crossed herself. 'Ml had a I'uce like the Frnuleiii In :here." Bobby stand with Interest through Ihe doorway. The governess did look like ii cat. "Maybe she's one of them," In- reflected aloud. "Oh, for Cod's sake, hush'" cried I'epy. and fell lo knitting rapidly. Nor could Hobby elicit anything further from her. Hill that lilghl, in his sleep, he saw a crown prince, dressed In velvet and ermine, being surrounded and attacked by an tinny of cats, and went, shivering, to crawl Into his mother's bed. CHAPTER X. The Committee of Ten. On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress. The archduchess slept. The clown prince tallied, mostly lo lied wig, and Van she said little, After a lime Ihe silence affected the boy's high spirits, lie leaned hack In bis chair mi tint deck of Hie laini Madam Tonight at one u'rlock a elosoil risen- will await you hi the Btreet of the Wine Virgins, near the church You will so In II, wllhuul fall, to wherever It takes you. iSn.-.li The Committee of Ten The committee of ten! This thing had bnppeneil to her. Then It was Opportunity Is now offered, through Federal Pood Administrator W. U Avar, for Oregon families and manu facturing firms using wheat flour, to make a voluntary personal sacrifice for the benefit of Uncle Ram's boys In the Army and Novj. Mr. Ayer has announced that any family, public eat ing place, or factory using wheat flour, such as bakeries and cracker factories, now has the privilege of directly con trihiitlng to the flour bins of the Army aud Navy by turning back to the gov ernment, at the market price, such portion of their wheat flour allowance as they will patriotically refrain from consuming themaelvea. Much gifts of wheat flour, while not going directly to France for the boys overseas, will be turned Into the gov ernment commissary at the nearest point, and will release an equal quau tlty of wheat flour on the Atlantic aea board for Immediate ahlpment "over there." Under this novel plan when a patriotic Oregon family goes on a wheatlesa diet for a week or a month, or longer period, the wheat flour they save and turn back lo the government actually represents an equivalent of wheat flour three thou sand miles away, which Immediately atarta to move forward to the fighting forces. This arrangement baa been made In order to save transportation across the continent. "1 am hoping for a splendid wheat saving record In Oregon" said Mr. Ayer the other day. "For I believe when Oregon families and public eat lag places In the state know that the flour they save will go direct to the hoys of the Army and Navy they will not hesitate to respond In. the usual patriotic Oregon way I had a tele gram from Mr. Hoover today in which he asked me for su estimate on what I thought Oregon could be relied upon t to save under the now plan. I wished to be conservative, aud 1 replied that my estimate would be 30 to !f per cent of the normal wheat flour con sumption. This Is a much lower es timate than other slates had made, and I rea'ize that It will probably be unsatisfactory at Washington. I am hoping that the people of 'lie slate will exceed this estimate by a gener ous margin. The county administra tors have In hand (be full details of the plan for saving wheat In this way for the needs of our fighting men, and auy one wishing to personally contrib ute wheat flour ahould get In touch at onoe with the Food Administrator of the county in which be or eh live " The wheat saving plan announced by Mr. Ayer la a national one, and It la now operative In all the states. The states of Washington, Idaho and Oregon are now co-operating in an effort to make a big wheal saving rec ord for the Northwest. Federal Food Administrators R. F. Blckneil of Idaho and Charles Hebberd or Washington Join with Federal Food Administrator W. H. Ayer for Orngon In the follow ing announcement, which glvea In de tail the plan of handling the returned wheat: "Mr. Hoover has wired all Federal Food Administrators that the excess stocks of flour hei.l by public tiling WE CURE CRIPPLES We Are Specialists WE CURE CRIPPLES We lake that broken tlown, crippled Car and re store it to health nnd 8trenjth and UHefiilnemH, These dayH you jimt can't afford to lone fhe eer vie' that your car should tfive, and which it will give if you keep it in health. If your Car lacks efficiency, in weak or faulty in auy action, bring it in and let uh give it the once over. We never fail to diaj?noe the ailment, and then we apply the proper remedy to the seat of the trouble. Let us help you to help your Government by keeping your car in PERFECT CONDITION. Ia'o Thornbarg'i Steam Vulcanising Plant in a part of the equipment. Universal Garage Co. Farming for Profit! The year 1918. more than any previous year, mark's the progressive farmer's harvest season from his soil. The world is clamoring for his products. If you would reach the top notch in production, you should provide your force with The Latest and Rest In Labor-Saying Machinery We have the implements to easily DOUBLE your pro ducing capacity. Why be content with scant profit when you can have the opportunity to clean up a large one, and at the same tine help your country in the big drive? Came In and See Oar Splendid Line Get into the class of moderns and move on with the procession. You can't afford to be left behind, as you will surely be if you cling to the old methods. . I. S. GEER & CO. true that the half iii.viliicnl committee t places, bakers, dealers and consumers -i a a fa "If I Were a King I'd Make People Stand Around." king, I'tl liiii'tc people ntninl llliiljnd. Hut in. the crown prince only n grand-1 aratcbad Ih Qylnj land cupx inilier, mill no fill tier?" II wns iiIiiiohI iliul. ulicn I lie 'He died- the boy's futliei. He wus, hitIh d ul Hie nutty. The ml lmiyc red, and the princess hi mother vjab still there, jjiU antiiher It, null launch cinpcl iigud. of ten existed. Hint this terror of I.I voids was a real terror, libit hud her by lite throat. r'or there ns mo is cape. None. Now Indeed she knew Mini rumor simke the truth, nnd Hint the terrorists were everywhere. In daylight they bud entered her room. Tliey bud known of the safe, known of Ihe code. Known bow lunch else? Wild Ideas . of flight crossed her inlinl to be ns Instnnlly iibandoned for their futility. Where could she go that they would not follow her? When she bud reacted from her first sbock site fell to pondering the mut ter, pro nnd con. Whul could ihey wimt of her? If she wns mi enemy to the country, so were they. Hut even i hut I'll nowhere, for lifter nil, the terrorists were not enemies to l.lvoula. They eliilined Indeed lo tie Us friends. to hold to their bunds Its future mill Its Itetlerineiil. Knettiles of the rojnl house they were, or course. She wns iieitrly tllslrneteil by Mint time. She wus it briive wnmuu, pity tcall nnd ineiilnllv of Inn. I filter, hut the very inline sluueil lo the paper set her net ves lo twitching. It wus the committee of leu which lunl murdered Prince Hubert nnd his youiiK wife; the cotiiinlltee of ten which had exploded II bomb In the very pnltit'e Itself, nnd killed old Hreldnu, of the king's coun cil ; the committee of ten which had hurried the government bouse, anil had led the mob In th student riots a vein- or so before. (To he continued) may be voluntarily surrendered for the use of the Army and Navy and the Allies. This action haa been prompted by the many voluntary offerings from different parts of the country. "The practical method of handling such returned flour will be through the local merchant, who la hereby re quested to receive all auch flour and pay the holding consumer the actual cost of same, and then redistribute It without any additional charge to the ultimate consumer. Where merchants accumulate more than their thirty days' supply and all hotels, bakers, etc., that have an excess amount that cannot be disposed of locally, they should immediately communicate with i Mr. M II Houser, Grain Commission , er of the Food Administration, Hoard of Trade Hulldlng, Portland, nnd he I will arrange for the transportation to i the tun board. All flour returned to the merchant that Is resold to the emu. inner should be reported to Mr. Houser, In order that an equal amount may be released for shipment to the Allies. 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