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"When one is happy, one does not stop to bother about crowns," he said impatiently

"But will such happiness last? Shall we not be happier as our crowns accuer? Must I teach you economy?"

"I shall apply for work to-morrow and waste no ht hers, and he sent Grumbach a look which said: "Smile if you dare!"

But Grumbach did not smile He was too sad He fell into a dreahts of the pavilion grew di posies to the pretty little fräulein in the Adlergasse Dreams never last, and sometimes they are rudely interrupted

A hand was put upon his shoulder authoritatively The police officer who had exa stood at Grumbach's elbow

"Herr Grumbach," he said quietly, "his excellency the chancellor has directedyou at once to the palace"

"To the palace?" Grureat astonish out of the ordinary in this expression Any foreigner would have been seized with confusion under like circumstances "To the palace?" Gru in some respect?"

"Oh, no, Herr; they were correct"

Gruetically He forced down the fast beating of his heart, banished the astonishht a smile to his lips

"But whatever can the chancellor want of me?"

"That is not my business I was simply sent to find you His excellency is always interested in German-Americans It may be that he wishes to ask what the future is there in A than we can reasonably take care of"

"In the prisons?"

The officer laughed "There and elsewhere"

"Is that right?" asked Gruht to ship our criood politics"

"Shall we go at once? I never expected to enter the palace of the grand duke of Ehrenstein," Gruo back to A that reassured him was the presence of one officer When they cae, in Ehrenstein, they ca vital to his liberty or his incognito Besides, his papers were all right, and now there would be Carhted up," was Gruates