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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (July 27, 1918)
one eve TMKjSio MAKY ROBERTS RINEimTr e9Mrr:w7.arr TWJrt jtfjxwY cwmwr v. Alt rHMTa MtaitftVgg corvA?f r, ft7. 0Y AArrAVPfimxAWMwr "Yoh mv n very fnollsli buy," tnlil th. COQBteea, wntrlilnR hlin. "Ami tslBffB yon Bra fi'iirful. 1 ui.VHelf will ri'innln htm, Tln'iv hit mMm nt tlio doors. Bad doabta Hmril 'vcryvln'n. Wlint. Ill III' mum' of nil tlmt Is uli Miril. ciiii possibly luip'iiV" Thnt wns wlnn hr won. For Nlkky who litis ni-vcr DOTH, In nil hll history, aiiytliliiK of n horo, nml nil of tho rv maattc nml lovltiR boy Mkky wnv prM nml ML WIhwi I'rlnv Fcrilliiniiri Wlllliun ntto rctuniotl. It m "Itli tlio word lint Mis llmltltwnlti' villi slept, niid thnt she looked very coiiiloitnliU'. Nikky wns gOMi ml til mnti'ss looil hy n window, holding to the sill to support her slinklnc body. It wns done. Tlif hoy wns In her hnnds. Tlier wns left only to deliver !dm to thnst' who, even now, were on the way. Nlkky wns snf. He would wnii In lier houdolr, and Hiilwlg would not eome. She hud sent no message. She wns. Indeed, nt that mo tnent I pat! 'f "ie f those im-liin-ihnly fninlly Kroiips wliUh. the world over. In pnlnce or n'nsant's hut. nwnlt the Gonial of dentil. Prince Ferdinand Wflftam otto Imtlod. He pot out ttie picture Frame Tor Hedwlj:. which wirs llnlshed now, wirii the BKCcptMn at barnlai liin Initials In the lower left Band earner, rter Inquiring polltrly If the MneH of huraiad would nnnoy her. the crown prince ilrew n rather broken hio-k-ed "K." n wenkUn I W." nml nil lrrg nlnr "O" In the corner nml proceeded to burn them In. He sin bent over the desk, the very tip of his tOBgVe pro- rrudlnK. unti worke'i Gonaclentloaaly nnd cnrefully. He, ..ecu i-m-h letter lie burned n dot. Suddenly, (Men l.oschek I nine p.'inle-strleken. She could not stuy, .,,,,1 rh H r I ' ' 'mI- low her and piim-i. tier. She conKl not ' She hud done her purl. The i;overticss 1 1 1 y In a dniKUed sleep. A turn of ttie key. nmi the door to the -.- ii;;i' beyond Which O'knr Waited would be eloaed off. Lei follow what must, she Would not see It. "High new." she Mild. "Uentcnimt Larlaeb will be bore in niohicnt.AWII you permit me to ko?" Otto wns off his ehnir In un Instunt. " Vrtnlnl.v," he said, his mind si III on the "O" which tie was slimline. Old habit wns strong In the counters. AlthoiiKh the boyV rnnk wus numbered hy moments, altbouuh his life was pos sibly to be counted by hours, she turned at the doorway nnd swept him b curtsy. Then ie went out, nnd closed the door betilnd her. The two sentries stood outside. They were of the terrorists. She knew, and they knew she knew. Hut neither one made a sign. They stured ahead, and OIkii LHihek wont out be tween them. The Crown I'rlore Ferdinand Wil liam Otto wns only a mini II boy, for all his title nml diculty. Ami suddenly he felt lonely. Left alone, be relumed to ins expectations for the day, and compared them with the facts. He remembered other carnivals, with Ills carriage moving Ihrmigh the streets, and poOBJa showering htm with fresh flower. He rather glowed at the memory. Then he recalled that l he chancellor hud said be needed fresh air. Something occurred to him. aotiie flilng which combined fresh ah- wltb union, yet kept to the letter of hl promise ir was there a proiulaeT not to leave the pulace. The idea pleased him. It set him to smiling, and his bright hair to julverlug wl th excitement. It was nothing lees tilian to go on the rowf and nitd tle hall. And he would ba.ve to hurry, fc'lkky would be sure U eeturn aaaa. He apaaod '' dOOf M to the jweat ci-rrMor, end BtOfpad out. saluting the 'entries, as tie always did. "I'll tie buck lu a moment." be In formed them. He was always on terms Of great friendliness with the guard and lie knew these wien hy sight. "Are oti going to be stationed here iiowV" lie Inquired pleasantly. The two guards were at a loss. Ilul one of them, who had a son of his own, and haled the whole IhimIiicsb, saluted and replied llial he knew not. "I hope ou are." said Ferdinand Wllllato Otto, nnd went ua. The sentries regarded owe another. "Lot him go!" said the one who wus a father. The other one moved uneasily. "Our orders cover no such contingency," he muttered. "And, bealde. he will eotue back. I hope to Hod he doee not come back." he added atonlly. Five minutes to four. The crown prince hurried. The cor rlddM were ulmoat empty. Here and there he met servuntu, who stood tlflf against the wall until he had passed. On the marble stalrca.se, leading up, he met no one, nor on the upper floor. He wa quite warm with running und he paused in hll father's aolte to mop his fare. Then he opened a window and went out on the roof. From the balustrade, it looked extremely Inr to the ground. Nevertheless, nil hough Ills henrt bent it trifle faat, he wns still determined. A climb which Nlkky wllh his long logs intd achieved In a leap, look htm up to chimney. IV-low- II seemed a long wny below was the gutter. Then wus a very considerable slant. If one sat down, like Nlkky, and slid, nnd did not slide over the edge, one should fetch up In the gutter. He felt n Irllle dizzy. Hut Nlkky's theory was, that If one Is afraid to do a thing, batter to to It and get over being a I raid. So the crown prince sat down on the sloping roof behind the chimney iiml gathered his legs under him for a slide. Well for him Unit the ancient builders of the palace had been reck less wllh lead, that Ihe gutter was both wide and deep. Well for Nlkky, loo, waiting In the boudoir below and hard driven between love and anxiety. The crown prince, uuuccuifimied 1e tiles, turned over halfway down, ntel rolled. He brought up with a Jerk In the glitter, quite snfe, but extremely frightened. He sat there for quite a few minutes. There was no ball In sight, and the roof looked even steeper from this point. Helllg iplcMy sclf-ciigrossed. therclore, he did not see thai the roof hal another visitor. Had two visitors. as a matter of fact. One of them wore a blanket lth u white "O" overtn white "X" on It. nnd the other wore a mask, and conslicrlilo kitchen cutlery Inste I 10 his belt. They had come out or a small door in the turret und were very much at case. They leased over the parapet and admired llie view. They climbed oa one or the garden chairs and looked over the expanse of tin- nsif, Which was when they suw Prince Ferdinand William Otto, ami gaeed at him. Cee whiz I" Mild Ihe larger pirate. through bis mask. "What arc jmi do jig there':" The CfOWn prince started, and -tared. "I am sitting here. ' explained he crown prince, trying to look ns Ihougb. be usually sat In lead gutters. 'I am looking for a hall. "You're looking for a fall, I guess," ibsred the pirate. "You don't re iieuiber me. kid, do youV" "I can't see your face, but I know (our voice." His voice trembled with excitement. "I,emmc give you a hand," said the pirate, whipping off his mask. "You make me nervous, sitting there. You've goi a nerve, you have." The crown prince looked gratified. t .1 in' nee' ntiy assistance, thank you," he said. "Perhaps, mow Tm here, r) better took for the hall." "I wouldn't bother about the old ball." said the pirate, rather nervous ly for un old sen-dog. "You better get BMk to a snfe place. Say, what made you pretend that our railway mnde you nervous?" I'rlnce Ferdlnnnd William utto cllinbiil ii(i the tiles, trying to look as though tiles were his native habitat. The pirates both rcgardiil him with admiration, as he dropped beside them. "How dbl you happen to come here?" asked the crown prince. "Hid yoii lose your aeroplane up here?" "We came on business." said the pirate Importantly. "Two of tle enemy entered our cave. We mere guarding It from Ihe underbrush, and raw them go In. We trailed tbwn. They must die!" Slteally die?" , "Of course. Heutli to those who de fy us." "Death to those who defy us!" re peated the crown prince, enjoying himself hugely, and quite ready for bloodshed. "Look ban, Hick Pagdhyg," snid the Inrger pirate to Ihe smaller, who stood gravely at attention. "I think he be longs to our crew. What say. old pal?" Dick Deadeye wagged Ills tail. Some two inlmilcs luler, the crown prince of i Ivoni-i. having sworn 'Ji pirate oulli of n quarter, except to women and children, wus on his wuy to the pirate cave. He was nol running away. He was not disobedient. He was breaking no promises. Hecause, from Ihe moment he suw the two confederates, nml par ticularly from the moment he swore Ihe delightful oath, his past was wiped nway. There wus, in his conscious ness, no pulace, no grandfather, BO Miss llrnjthwalte, even no Nlkky. There will only a hoy and u dog, and II pirate den awaiting htm "llow'd you happen to be In that gutter?" Hobby demanded, as they started down the staircase in the wall. "Watch out. son, It's pretty steep." "I was getting u hall." "Is this your house?" "Well, I live here," temporized Prince Ferdinand William Otto. A terrible thought cume to him. Sup pose this American boy, who detested kings and princes, should learn who he war I ' DIck DaMayt Wapqed His Tall. "It looks like a big place. Is It u Iiarracks7" "No." He hesitated. "Hut there are a good many soldiers here. I--I never saw these steps before." "I should think not," bonsted Hobby. "1 discovered them, 1 guess noliodj else In the world knows nbout them. I put Up n II, ig ut the bottom nnd took poaacaaion. They're mine." "Really I" aald I'rlnce Ferdlnnnd Wllllain Olio, quite delighted. lie would never have thought of such a 1hlng. A door of Iron bars at the foot of the long iHClit of steps there were Tour of them stisal open. Here day light. Which had been growing fnlllter, entirely censed. And here Hobby, hav ing replnced his mask, plnced un air rllle over his shoulder, and lighted a candle ami held It nut to the crown prime. "You can carry It." he said. "Only don't let it drip on you. You'll BDOtW your clothes." Then- was a faintly scornful note In his voice, nml Ferdi nand Wlllliun .Otto was quick to hear It. "I don't care at all about my clothes." he protested. And to prove except to women nnd children. Shoot every man." "Even If he Is untirmcd?" Inquired the crown prince, who had also studied strategy nml tactics, ami fell that an nrnrmad nnri should be taken pris oner. "Sure. V.Y don't really shoot tlicm, silly. Now. (let In step," Then begun, for the crown prince, such a day of Joy as he had never known before. lOven the Land of De light faded before this new bliss of stalking from tree to tree, of killing unsuspecting citizens who sat on rugs on the ground and ate sausages und little cukes. Here and there, where a party had moved on, they salvaged a bit of food he heel of a lonf, one of Ihe sninll country apples. Shades of the court physicians, under whose direction Ihe crown prince was dally fed u CaMfUlly balanced ration! When (hey were weary, Ihey stretched mil on the ground, and the crown prince, whose bed was nightly dried with a warming pun for four of dampness, wallowed blissfully on earth still soft with the melting frosts of the winter. He grew muddy mid dirty. He hud had no hat. of course, und his bright hair bung over his fore head In inolsi strands. Now nml then he drew ir long breulli of sheer hnppl lless Ah dusk descended. I be crowd grad uully dispersed, some to nipper, lull some to gather in Ihe place and In the streets aroiiinl the palace. For the rumor that the king was dying would not down. At Juat the senior pirate consulted a large nickel wnlcli. "(lee! It's almost supper time," lie said. I'rlnce Ferdinand William Otto Con sulted -his owu watch, the one, with ihe Inscriptien: "To Ferdinand Wll llain Olto, from his grandfather, on the occasion of Ills tuklng his first com munion." "Why enn't you conic home to sup per with me?" Baked the senior pirate. "Would your folks kick up u row?" "I beg your purdon?" "Would jour finally object?" "There Is only one person who would mind.'' reflected the crown prince. aloud, "nml she will be angry, anyhow. I do you think your mother will lie willing?" "Willing? Sure she will I My govci ness out I'll Bl her. She's a (ierninn, and tluy're nlwnys cranky. Anyhow, It's my birthday. I'm always allowed u guest on birthdays." So I together, gnyly chatting, went the two children, along the cob ble paved streets of the ancient town. it ha .iriiiieraielv tilted the candle and lei a thin stream of paraffin run down past old church. I that bad been sacked his sin.rt Jacket. "You're paetty g l sport Hobby observed) And from thai time oa be addressed hli royal highness as "oh! sport." - When ihey reached the old dungeon the ciihillc was nhiuit done. There was only lime to fashion another black mask out Of n piece of cloth that bore a strange resemblance to a black waistcoat. The crown prince donned this with II wlldlyjieallng heart. Never In all his life BM he been fro excited. "We can get another candle, and nunc back and k something." said the senior pirate, lying the mask en with (il I of brown string. "It gets pretty arooke, but 1 en cook, you'd I r I '.. So this wonderful boy could cook, also ! The crown prince hud never met any one with so many varied at tainments e gazed through the eye hnles,whlch were rather too fur apart. In rupt admiration. "As you haven't got a licit." Hobby irt.d generously, "I'll give you the rifle. Kver hold u gun?" "Oil, yes," sold the crown prince. He did not explain that he hud been taught to shoot on the rifle range of Ills owu regiment, and hud won quite number of medals. He possessed. nilced. quite u number of small but very perfect guns. Willi the lust gusp of the candle. Ihe children prepared to depart. The WBlOf pirate hud already forgotten the Qv "No Quarter, Except to Women and Children." two men he had trailed through the passage, and was eager to get out doom. "Atady r" hs aald, "Now, remember, and Pllhiued by the very iinceslors of one of them, taking short cuts through Barrow phaeageu thai twlated and wormed tin Ir mil between; and so Dually, to the door of a tall building where, from tile concierge's room be side the eiitrume. came a reek of ' slewing gnrlle. Neither of the children bad noticed I Ihe unwonted slbn f the streets. Which hud, almost sudd.iil.v. succeeded the noise of the carnival. What few passers-hy they hud seen hud I u hurrying In the direction of the palate. Twice they hud paBBOd soldiers, wltb lanterns, and once one hud slopped und flushed a light on them. "Well, old sport !" said Hobby In F.uglish. "anything you can do for me?" The soldier had passed on, mutter ing at the Insolence of American chil dren. The two youngsters laughed rotiMimedly at the witticism. The concierge was out. His niece admitted them, ami went back to her Interrupted cooking. The children hur ried up the winding Stone staircase with its iron rail and Its gas lantern, to the second ll.sir. In the sitting room, the sour-faced governess was darning u hole In a small stocking. She looked lit the dock, "You are fifteen minutes late." she snapped, and lilt the diiitilng thread not with rage, but tieeause she hud pforgntten her scissors. "I'm sorry, hut you see " "Whom have yon there?" "A friend of mine," said thrtihy, not II whit daunt. el The governess put down the stoek Ing'and rose. In so doing, site caught her first real glimpse of Ferdinand Wllllain Otto, und she staggered back. "Holy Saints!" she said, and went white.' Then' she stared at the boy, and her color cume hack. "For a mo ment." she muttered " -but no. He Is not so. tall, nor has he the manner Yes, he Is much sinnller!" Which proves that, whether It wears if or not,, royalty Is always measured to Ihe top of a crown. In the next room Hobby's mother was arranging candles on a birthday cuke in the liter of the table. Pepy had Iced the cake herself, and had forgotten one of the "b's" In "Hobby" so 1 tin t Hie cuke really rend: "Hoby XII." However, it looked delicious, and Inside hmi been baked a tiny black china doll and a new American penny, wllh Abraham Lincoln's head on It. The penny was for good fortune, hut the doll was u Joke of Pepy'a, Bobby being aggressively masculine. Hobby, having pussed the outpost, carried the rest of the situation hy as suillt. 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