Show LONG LIVE THE HE KING by MARY ROBERTS RINEHART copyright 1917 by the ridgway company ALI RIGHTS RESERVED copyright 1917 by mary roberta robert rinehart nikky FINDS HIMSELF IN A SERIOUS predicament AS A RESULT OF HIS foolishness Syna synopsis tho the crown amma prince of fit L livonia I 1 ford ferdinand d willi william ott otto to ten years old taken to tile the opera by hla h aunt tires ot of the singing and lips blips away to tile the park where olieve h he a makes the acquaintance ot of bobby a little american boy re turning returning to tile palace at night be finds everything every t hing in nn an uproar ai a a result of the search which has lie been made do for him the asme night tile the chancellor calls to consult the boy boys a MD the old lida who he I 1 Is vv lit ill the councellor sug BUR goal gesta that to preserve ills kingdom which Is threatened by plots of the tor torborg bord to form farm a republic tin it ot at the neighboring kingdom 0 of f bamia R rala bo be secured by giving the P arco hedwig 1 in mar or rings to kill ang gcarl karl of that country countess madi oll Lio loshek illick indi bad noi in waiting timi to former princess annunciata Annun clata m mother at Is 1 in love loie with king karl at jr and plots to p prevent tits id marriage IN g s to bednas ad I 1 if hedvig all who I 1 loies nikky muty bachich ottoa ottas aid tie de camp Is diat imad ahon told ot of the alm plans for far le her marriage count countiss rss sends ends a as secret message to K king I 1 g tb kart karl the messenger la in attacked by agents of the e terrorists ro ill anda and a dummy letter substituted captain levisch unaware of ti the le subs titu ron holds up rail a chauffeur find and lo secures cures the envelope CHAPTER VI continued the cher chancellor aas in hi his old amok ok ing IDE cost coat and slippers ras be 13 made add nil an effort to do don I 1 his t tunic I 1 nil but hedweg on mathilde Mat lite a heels abeels caught him in the ate act and after a glance at her face he be re relinquished limit had the idea bowed over her bar hand band and drew up a chair for her and that m was as how the chancellor ot of the learned that captain L LOT ilch a vilde alcede decamp camp to his mi m I high ness ads the crown prince had bad feared I 1 am afraid it la Is serious she old matching n him with bide till terrified afes 1 I know mote moie the than a iou think I 1 do I 1 we ve so hear things even la in tile the palace iran irony y here but on I 1 know knew tbt alast tb t tinto I 1 it trouble and it is in abot at like captain garbich to desert his post oa A boyish eaf escapade amle highness said aid th the Is chancellor h 0 1 but 1 in the I 1 twilight flight he gripped hard at I 1 the he arma ran a of his chair he will vill turn up very much ashamed of himself tonight or tomor row that 1 Is what you want at to believe belicia you know knew b better atar re he leaned lawrio d back 1 in his chair and con can eldered her bar from under hla his heavy bro brows a a akly gone perhaps to join the others who one by one had felt the steel of the terrorists terrorism and tills this girl on whom so BO much hung sitting bitting there a figure ot of young tragedy big highness ness he sold at last if the we worst left liaa has hap happened peed und and that I 1 do sm not t belleve it ft will be because there Is I 1 trouble as a you inive have sold said 8 sooner or or of mile later we who love our oar counte coundit v must make sacrifices for it most of at all those R in high places will b be called upon and 1 I g the them you yen in may uy Is be naked asked to help 1 I nhat can I 1 do hat but at ehe knew and the chancellor saw that she fill knew ow it ft la K karl if then thel I 1 it may ity be king karl hedwig hodwig rose me and the chancellor got heavily to his big feet she was mas fighting tor for calmness and she succeeded sell so well a 11 after all if were more goal bone w what at did it matter only there have are I 1 BO many of you yen she be eald old rather pitifully oil A and an you yen are all so se powerful and against a ou the there I 1 la only me avd 0 why against us highness because said aid hedwog bv because I 1 B care for some ome one tie at else and I 1 care chor turn for or him nil 11 the th rest of my life f fean even ft lie he never cornea comes back you may marry no me to whom you please but I 1 shall go on mv caring I 1 shall never forstat forget and I 1 shall bell make karl the worst at wifel wife in in the a world because I 1 hate bull him vule lie opened tile the door and ad went art out at without economy ceremony homes because she he we was 1 bard rd driven rod and a on tile the edge of beard pars that night the city was oas searched tor for nikky larisch hut but without result CHAPTER vil VII nikky does a R reckless kid T thing h 1 nikky larl laresch db tied had b been having an I 1 exciting citing time fir fart I 1 of if nil 11 bf be exchanged is with fill the a chauffeur and ad cursed his a own long legs which proved dil hoult to cover adequately but the chauffeurs long fur ulster I 1 helped considerably th the exchange all ign man as rather that a ticklish fin matter I 1 and ad would old ha have a bar been uma more BO had be not fo found ad a revolver in the fur far coat pocket bob behold 1 J then nelky of it the bru brae heart standing awaiting over his bia prostrate prisoner and roll rolling ailing him in mummy fashion in his won own to hinic we and a ill rug from flat n the it 1 la laid cold my iny friend ho he told bald brry britny ba but 1 I 4 am a kindly idly soul out ami I 1 it you hac tot told nm t the truth you will not it have base so much ns a fili firle to remind you of tills tor tomorrow I 1 b have a so told the truth As an a soldier of course niecy went on I 1 think you yen be bieve road made a mistake you xou should have boc boa the precipice but bat aa f go gentle it man I 1 it thank am k you yon having examined it nie me knots in the will rope which b mii wire very vacy well 11 done in deed nna end having gauged the III chauffeur J aly prepared ure Dared to go in hi ill his gas lea with the lie low lea omd cop cap and ad fur coot he looked not of unlike I 1 his it late companion e paric but 13 u t he ind a jaunty step bj tap ad lie walked method fi toward v the he r car a bit of f dagger age th that I 1 I 1 covered it perhaps just a tiffie of uneas loeis roe nikky now nom knew his hl detho destination tie k knew am ehst lie be was vas bound board on perilous work mark and that the than chances of his re turning were about fiats fifty or rather I 1 efa 11 lie did not it know evv his hia m way fly over the mountains it was mas plinn enough for there ilass was ons but bill one road after lie descended luto into the plain of carnin however it became difficult sign sien posts wave few and not explicit but it at last he found the railroad which he knew mall bell that ralli oad without objective bae I 1 save as it would cold serve to I 1 move troops toward tile the hed border after that nikoly found it easier but with till his course or assured other fi difficulties presented them themselves to take the letter to those these of who would receive it was a one thing but to deliver it ft with all that it might contain was us one another t her he be was vas not bril brilliant lim t was bikk only brave beirs and ad of heart bart and unversed ead in the was wal of it darkness ar kruis if now min he could old open the I 1 letter after and ad remove move it substituting be w ell what hat could he a substitute th were cigarette papers in his p pocket orli trust nikky nicky for that but how to make the exchange the engine was ads boiling hard a dull ro roaring g under the hood head that threat e licit end trouble he be it drew raw up has beside tile the road read and took off the water motor cap then n ile he whistled iahn ft hi of au course 1 had i it I 1 not at bar been done fr from time immemorial this a steaming of letters H he examined it it I 1 bore no incriminating lea seal ite be held the envelope over the water cap and ad no was boyishly bibly pleased to teel feel the lisp lap loosen leads after all 11 things were vere easy y enough if one used ones fusion brains he rather regretted using almost 1 mat ill all of his cigarette papers of course lie ile had perhaps never neer heard ot of the drop of if nicotine on the tongue of a dog A As for far the letter itself he be put pat tt n without even etea glancing fit it J luto ill his cap under order the loving lining then than he the envelope 1 again I and ad diled it against one of the lamps it looked he reflected floor ad as g good ad us a new 11 he a was extremely pleased with him belf if before he returned to the machine he be consulted his watch match it me was three a 0 clock true time the long early cpr spring ing it gave gai a him tour fur more hours hour of it darkness but tile the messenger me was due at three thred at the hunting bunting lodge ledge I 1 la the mountains was vas his 11 he would old be at 11 the last best lute him by an 11 hour on what her the mal messenger lemr had tod it him film id bikky hung bang his hope of success tins this no as bri briefly that ile he should go to the mal shooting hooting be box at Ne modeling deling und and should feo 60 not at to the b house itself but to tie the get gate keepers kaapa balke clodfe here he on was t to jr leave his machine and top tap at tile thi dour door oo on lie its living opened lie win to say cay no nothing t hing but to give the letter iotte to ill him in who opened the door after aate r I 1 hint it a I 1 he was to take the machine ormy Y f lo 10 a the capital buffit 1 some name sixty volice far farther it on tile the message the alien we hafi to the he king himself I 1 lor or SWAY as ad all 11 the world valid kenw that karl with mith soine same kindred aff spirits irit was as ot at shooting allt Is it if t alie in messenger told tile truth ill nikky akk intended to find out Us he 11 was as nothing all as if not thorough will it at mb lat in the lights liblit of the lode at if the gave gale a of f Udell deug ng g id I d out at through the I 1 it oil was hulf past three and aint n wet spring snow ma was rill fill ing g softly fy I 1 in do an place bikin looked ad u ap p ahe Is sto stars were a gune goal the lodge balge now and the gute got keep era are house ease nikky to henrt it hi h i d fi a a he ift tile tle car ammu ad with it it is he owes not terror but lie hu went cut balfa boldly to uie tile done and ad knocked S so tar far all 11 on waa well I 1 biere ill were f willi willimin fin led a man I 1 out into the darkness closing the ills door behind him aliu ia lou have the lct he nation it 1 Is here 1 I will take if na nikky hy held it out the man fund fum bled for it took it orders imo hac come came said bald the voice ile I 1 that hat you remain hero bare for the night in the morning you yen are to carry cry ill dig patch to the claf aft poor nikky I 1 ft A rh ith his hl me car facing toward tile the lodge and under necessity in order to escape pa to back it out into I 1 the he hig bryl 11 HO thought quickly there I 1 here was no chance ot of overpowering hta his maa fiven quickly and silently and the house on tina tat not empty from beyond the door I iam came am the sounds ot of men a voices and the thud of drinking mugs on a bare to table his 1 I lou on will take ke me ap to the house honse taid and then put the car or away Y out until morn lue fag I 1 nikky breathed again I 1 it was ons go 90 ing to be easy after all if only the road I 1 0 went at straight to the shooting be box R the rest waa a simple shop rad but he prayed ial prayed that ile he make ke no I 1 ielse dsa far turning g to betray its ills ignorance in very well all he said bald his companion opened the door behind him ready now he called ila the cai 1 IS litre fir use two lea men rose fro from a table where they had b been I 1 an sitting and put a on great grant imus coata of fur the lamp light within quivered in the wind led flom the open door mikhy was quite calm now new his heart beat it ts regular seventy two and he even ean reflected with li a sort act of grim humor that find the ills chancellor would find the recital of uila this recap escapite ide much to ills his in a modest way say nikko felt that he I 1 ans making history the ills mao man who lie had received tile the lit ill ter got I 1 into a the machine beside I 1 fifie lm the a other ill or two climbed into the to ton neau man and ns as if f to make tile the dagolo denouement dubla ridiculous the road mad led straight nikky growing groning extrom extremely elY cheerful b behind gilld hla his goggles wondered how bow nine much 11 an petrol petrel rom rem lined tied 1 in the car or the men behind talked in loo bov tones they or are lot late tonight lt gb abid gt ambled id one of them as the house houe appealed full fall flotd A tardy start tomorrow agian gi I 1 the king must have ills hla sleep commented eflem tall the other rather mock junto NN ith fill a masterly tv bev sweep elp nikky drew up his machine before the aram entrance led let them once alight let him but bill start 9 his maty desire that the me a co in his I 1 car down the road again and all ills he devils of 0 the might follow Us he feared nothing but bar liar here again a 1 nikky planned too fast at the sen sar a ant who in came out to rout dpn the doors of the motor had lico ollit a message his majesty ue de still sties that the mosio mior come lu a was waa the bomb bombshell shall exploited exploded in kilki s car ears hokky and thin some imp of in hi him to prompted him not mu t to I 1 ruu ny in y t but at to see tile the thing mid it waa ad after all a cliame chanie me way these a men be beside do thear the car were doulet doubtless I 1 a trilled ol 01 one ift least d done nearest east ill him we waa certainly one of I 1 harla 1 am own secret aeme and as nikky fouled lie he ads not act arltain hut but it to him that fit abc man took a step toward hun him wry well said bald nikky mi libling but I 1 lime have hall I a long rid ride and ad n cold one n I 1 anred ad idell I 1 len 1 I th iolli lie ile had a faint hope rant lie hie others would mould arco precede him unit suit that it would an it be lm elble ble to leap up leark amt r to ill the car or and ad il sva s va but ill by accident or deal dealan tile the group rinsed closed alm shout uthan him I 1 light ans out of clr ques tion ron A little no waa nikky a head ad i he be went at in he bad done date a stupid fifie tiling now ime and ho he loom knew I 1 it ili DO should have taken ins ills letter and sae me back with ifil it but fool or not hn he wad a soldier fill danger made add him ills ibe I 1 lalic III was noisy loud the ming and 9 bolna tolna a Us of servants with fill heym trays on the at crackle ackla of wood mood fired alrea 1 n aih whole logs were blut blundon don and no as and his balint the roaring ring I 1 van of a hunting heading fung son filled tho the 1 baia I 1 I 1 wo of the men flung off their heavy conti it and ad peame dad without aar into the he loom whence tho the sounds iz sued ad the filled b however ver still holding the letter makky into a f yo ift it side room a 4 sort of stu baudy d r ance e it contained a desk for hanga I 1 must net pur par sue their Ifor clerical laval occupations even on holidays holiday nikky had reluctantly removed ills up cap his ga goggles ggles immerse however he ven van lured to retain Us he was conscious that his guide we was studying him in bently but bill not net with strip suspicion lel 0 a he thought rather as ad one who olm would image gauge hie file ral cabber floo of the man before him lie he seemed named satisfied too tor for his voice which had been curt grew more friendly Y you ou had no he trouble leV he be asked none sir 11 did say eny anything fiburg then than was the spy a of t lie Itald rB nikky alky reflected suddenly I |