Bandon recorder., April 28, 1910, Image 3

T ruxton
K ing
Copyright. 1909, by Georg«
Barr McCutcheon
Copyright, 1909, by Dodd.
Meed ® Company
-A Sutory of
Graustark
By
G l ORGE BARR
M’CUTCHEON
land as Graustark. At first he would
i not believe, but the English bank iu
Meshhed assured him that be would
come to it if he traveled lung enough
; and far enough Into the north and
1 west and if he were not afraid of the
■ hardships that most men abhor. The
' dying spirit of romance flamed up In
I his heart ITis blood grew quick again
and eager. He would not go home
until he had sought dut this land of
fair women and sweet tradition. And
j so he traversed tiie wild and danger-
I ous Tartar roads for days and days.
J like tiie knights of Scheherazade in
the times of old, and came at last to
tiie gates of Edelweiss.
Not until he sat down to a rare din-
j nor in the historic Hotel Regengetz
j was he able to realise that he was
I truly in tiiat fabled, mythical land of
I Graustark, a quaint, grim little prlnci-
' polity in ttoe most secret pocket of the
1 earth’s great mantle. Tills was tiie
land of his dreams, the land of his
fancy. He had not even dared to
hope tiiat it actually existed.
And now it becomes my deplorable
duty to divulge the fact that Truxton
King, after two full days and nights
In the city of Edelweiss, was quite
ready to pass on to other fields, com
pletely disillusioned in ills own mind
and not a little disgusted with himself
for having gone to the trouble to visit
tiie place.
Where were the beautiful women
lie find read aliout nnd dreamed of
ever since lie left Teheran? On his
soul, he had not seen half a dozen
women in Edelweiss who were more
than passably fair to look upon. True,
CHAPTER I.
he had to admit, the people he had
TRUXTON KINO.
E was a tall, rawboned, rangy seen were of the lower and middle
young Yellow with a face so classes—the shopkeepers ami the shop­
tanned by wind and sun you girls. tiie hucksters and the fruit vend­
had the impression that his ers. What be wanted to know was
skin would feel like leather If tills:
you What had become of tiie royalty
could affect the impertinence to test it and the nobility of Graustark? Where
by the sense of touch. Ills clothes fitted were tiie princes, the dukes and the
him loosely and yet were graciously
devoid of the bagginess which char­
acterizes the nppearnnce of extremely
young men whose frames are not fully
set and whose joints are still parading
through the last stages of college de­
velopment.
This tall young man in the panama
hat and gray flannels was Truxton
King, embryo globe trotter and search­
er after the treasures of romance.
Somewhere up near Central park, ill
one of the fashionable cross streets,
was the home of his father and his
father's father before him- a home
which Truxton had not seen in two
years or more. It is worthy of pass­
ing notice, and that is all, that hiH
father was a ^manufacturer; more than
that, he was something of a power in
the financial world. Ilis mother was
not strictly a social queen in the great
metropolis, but she was what we
might safely call one of the first "la­
dles in waiting,” which is quite good
“I’LL OIVB YOU a HUNDRED DOLLARS
enough for the wife of a manufactur­
Foil IT.”
er. especially when one records tiiat
barons,
to
say
nothing
of the feminine
her husband was a manufacturer of
steel. It la also a matter of no little concomitants to these excellent gen­
consequence that Truxton's mother tlemen?
One dingy little shop iu the square
was more or less averse to the steel
business as a heritage for her son. interested him. it was directly op­
Be It understood here and now that posite the Royal cafe, witli American
she Intended Truxton for the diplo­ bar attached, and tiie contents of its
grimy little windows presented a pe-
matic service.
|
culiarly
fascinating interest to him.
But neither Truxton’s father, who
wanted him to be a manufacturing 1 They were packed witli weapons and
Croesus, nor Truxton's mother, who firearms of ancient design. Gpce he
expected him to become a social Solo­ I ventured inside tiie little shop. Find­
mon. appears to have taken the young ing no attendant, lie put aside his sud­
man's private Inclinations Into con­ denly formed impulse to purchase a
mighty broadsword.
sideration.
■ hi several occasions lie had seen a
Young Mr. King believed in ’ ro­
mance. I!e grew up with an ever in­ grim, sharp featured old man in the
creasing bump of imagination, con­ * doorway of tiie shop, but it was not
tiguous fo which, strange to relate, until after lie bad missed tiie Tlmrs-
there was a properly developed bump | day train Unit lie made up his mind to
of industry and application; hence it | accost him and to have the broad
Is not surprising that lie was willing sword nt any price. With this object
to go far afield in search of the tilings in view, lie inserted Ills tall frame into
that seemed more or less worth while the narrow doorway, calling out lustily
to n young gentleman who had suf­ for attention.
"What Is it?" demanded a sharp, an­
fered tile ill fortune to be born in the
nineteenth century instead of the sev­ gry voice at tils elbow’. He found him­
self looking into (tie wizened, parch­
enteenth.
We come upon him at last—luckily ment-like face of tiie little old man.
"Tiiat broad— Say. you speak Eng­
for us we were not actually following
him- after two years of wonderful hut lish, don't you?"
rather disillusioning adventure tn mid­ , "Certainly." snapped the old man.
Asia and all Afrit a. He had seen the “Why shouldn't I? 1 can't afford an
Kongo and tiie Euphrates, the Ganges interpreter. You'll find plenty of Eng­
and the Nile, the Yangtsekiang and lish use.I here in Edelweiss since the
the Yenisei; lie had climlied moun­ Americans and British came. They
tains In Abyssinia, in Siam, in Tibet won't learn otir language, so we must
and Afghanistan; he had shot big | learn theirs."
"What's tiie price of tiiat old sword
game in more than one Jungle and had
been shot at by small brown men In you have In Hie window?"
"Three hundred gavvos."
more than one forest, to say nothing
"What's that tn dollars?”
of the little encounters be had bad in
"Four hundred nnd twenty. It Is
most unoccidental towns and cities.
For twenty days he had traveled by genuine, sir. and 300 years old. Old
It’s most
caravan across the Persian uplands, Prince Boris carried it.
through Herat and Meshhed and Bo­ rare."
•Til give you a hundred dollars for
khara, striking off with his guide alone
toward the sea of Aral and the east it, Mr.—er"—he looked at the sign on
cm shores of the Caspian, thence tiie open door "Mr. Spantz.”
"I don't want your money. Good
through the T’ral foothills to the old
Boman highway that led down into ; day."
the sweet green valleys of n land he
Truxton King felt his chin In per­
had thought of ns nothing more than plexity. “It’s too much. I can't af­
the creation of a harebrained Hedonist. ford It," ho said, disappointment In his
Somewhere out tn the shimmering eyes.
Mst he had learned, to his fconrst
"I have modern blades of my own
iBMimt, that there was such a make, sir, much cheaper and quite as
Truxton King, a millionaire’s
son, sets out in search of ad­
venture. Where better could he
look for stirring events than in
faroff Graustark, where the age
of chivalry yet survives in all
its romantic opportunity; where
rules Prince Robin, the most
precocious boy monarch in the
realm of fiction; where the reds
of Europe plot his murder in
mysterious underground retreats;
where gallant Truxton King and
brave “Uncle Jack” fight val­
iantly for the preservation of the
prince and the love of beauti­
ful princesses; where American
pluck and manhood arc pitted
against foreign intriguers, and
where honesty and courage are
mightier than the sword? Read
tf Prince Robin, son of an Amer­
ican princess; of Olga Platanova,
the girl with the dread mission;
of Marlanx, the Iron Count; of
John Tullis, the American bul­
wark of a foreign throne ; of lovely
Loraineand of daredevil Truxton
King, and then you will under­
stand why an American lad is
Prince of Graustark and an
American author prince of story
tellers.
H
gond." ventured tbt* excellent Mr
Spautt.
"You make 'em?” iu surprise.
The old man straightened his beni
figure with sudden pride "i urn ar-
t:i rar to the crown, sir
My blades
are med by tiie nobility—not by the
•i: • -y. I am happy to ray "
I • i.v. lierr Spantz, or monsieur. I'd
4 > l e a go«d long chat with you.
t do you sav to a mug of that ex­
eat l,e*r over In the cafe garden?
'l-tsi'-i - ms ", ns to l>e a little dull.
< '..¡ft you—er lock up?"
Spauiz I. el , <l at film keenly.
May I u !> w!r:t brings you to Edel
w iss
he asked abruptly.
I don't mid :lli’I ,.uu. Mr. Spantz,
Cia’t I'.n li ;e !< at: <• I'm somewhat
/ ;1
, F.il.-e hopes led i.:c a -ir.;y.
. came lw
li ..king for romance- for
i.l i earnnC
“I see." cackled Spantz. his eyes
tu inkling with mirth "You thought
you could capture wild aid beautiful
princesses here just as you pleased.
eb? Let me tell you. young man. only
one America:» only one foreigner, in
fact -lias accomplished that miracle
Mr Is-rry came here ten years ago
and won the fairest flower Graustark
ever prrsluced—tl»e beautiful Yeiive-
but be was the only one.”
“No. I'm not looking for princesses.
I’ve seen hundreds of 'em in nil parts
of the world.”
"You should see Prime Robin.” went
on ttie armorer.
“I've heard of nothing t ilt him. my
good Mr Spantz. lie’s seven years
old. and he looks like tils mother, nnd
lie's got a jeweled sword and all tiiat
sort of thing. I daresay he's a nice
little chap
Got American blood in
him. you see ”
Tiie old man retired to the rear of
tiie shop aril called out to some one
upstairs. A woman's voice answered.
“My nie.e will keep shop. sir. while
I am out." Spantz explained
They paused near tiie door until the
old man's niece apfieared at the back
of tiie shop. King's glance became
more or less in the nature of a stare
of amazement.
A young woman of the most astound­
ing beauty, attired in the black and
red of the Graustark middle classes,
was slowly approaching from the shad­
owy recesses at the end of the shop.
His heart enjoyed a lively thump.
Truxton King, you may be sure, did
not precede tiie old man into the street
He deliberately removed Ills hat and
waited most politely for age to go be­
fore youth, in the meantime blandly
gazing upon the face of this amazing
niece.
Across the square, at one of tiie ta-
liles, the old tnan. over his huge mug
of beer, became properly grateful, He
was willing to repay King for his tit­
tle attention by giving him a careful
history of Graustark. past, present and
future.
Tiie old man was rambling on. “The
young prince has lived most of his
life in Washington and London and
Paris. sir. He's only seven, sir. Of
course you remember Hie <1 rend fill ac-
cident that made him an orphan and
put lilm on the throne with tiie three
‘wise men of tiie east' as regents or
governors—the train wreck near Brus­
sels, sir. Ills mother, the glorious
Princess Yetive, was killed and his
father, Mr. Lorry, died the next day
from his injuries. That, sir, was a
most appalling blow to the people of
Graustark. There never will be an­
other pair like them. sir. God alone
preserved tile little prince. The col­
lision was from tiie rear, a broken rail
throwing a locomotive into tiie prin
cess’ coach. This providential escape
of the young prince preserved the un­
broken line of the present royal fam
lly."
“I say, Mr. Spantz, I don’t believe
I've told you Hint your niece is a most
remarkably beau"—
“As 1 was saying, sir," interrupted
Spantz so pointedly that Truxton
flushed. “Hie littie prince is the idol
of all Hie people. Under tiie present
regency lie is obliged to reside in tiie
principality until his fifteenth year,
after which he may be permitted to
travel abroad."
Spantz was eying him narrowly
"You do not appear interested iu our
royal family," he ventured coldly.
Truxton hastened io assure him that
lie was keenly interested. "Especially
so now tiiat I appreciate tiiat tiie lit­
tle prince is tiie last of ills race.”
“There are three regents, sir, in
charge of Hie affairs of state—Count
llalfont, the Duke of Terse and Baron
Tasto 1 >angloss, who Is minister of po­
lice, Count llalfont is a granduncle
of the prince by marriage, The Duke
of I’erse is the father of the unhappy
Countess Ingomede. the young and
beautiful « ife of the exiled Iron Count
M nrlanx. No doubt you've heard of
him.”
“I remember that lie was banished
from tin* principality."
"Quite true. sir. lie was banished
in 1901 and now resides on his estates
in Austria, Three
years ago in Buda­
pest he was mar­
ried to Ingomede,
the daughter of
the duke. Count
Marlanx has great
influence at the
Austrian court.
Tiie Duke of I’erse
realized tills when
he compelled Ills
daughter to accept
him ns her bus­
band Thenlir in-
giWTiede is loss than
“HE WAS BANISHED twenty-five years
IN 1901."
of age. The Iron
Count Is fully sixty-five."
"I'll like to see if she's really beau­
tiful. I've seen but one pretty woman
in tills wlmle Ida ail'd town, your niece,
Herr Spantz. I've look<*d 'em over
pretty carefully too. She is exceed­
ingly attract"—
“You will not find the beautiful wo-
(To be coatttued)
Absentminded.
Modjeska used to teU a story about
her honeymoon that is somewhat
amusing.
When the Couutess and
Count of Bozeftta were ou their wed-
ding trip it happened one morning
tluit she bad Just got up when the
count, who had been out for an hour
or two taking a morning walk, came
back and called to her excitedly:
"Helen! Helen! Come here.”
“What is it?"
“Come here quick. I’ve brought you
some lovely fruit, the first of the mar­
ket."
“All right; I'm dressing, I'll come
as soon as 1 have finished getting
ready.”
She dressed leisurely and entered
the sitting room. The count was sit-
ting reading, deeply interested in his
book
She looked round. No fruit
was was to be seen. She looked all <
over the place. The count looked up.
“What are you looking for?”
"Where's that fruit?”
The count looked on the table. It
was not there.
"Good gracious!” be said. “I'H be
hinged if 1 haven’t eaten it!”
THE SUIT OF THE SEASON I
the
Fashion«.
IF SO YOU WILL FIND
THE LARGEST AS­
SORTMENT OF
Films, Plates,
Papers, Post Cards,
Chemicals, Etc.
In The County At The
Bandon Drug Co.
If You Have Not One,
Buy One At Once It Will
Pay You
1 " ■ ■ ■ I »■ —■ » ■ ——
A minister was bearing bis Sunday
school repeat the catechism one Sun­
day preceding confirmation w lien a
boy from tiie class of small children
ventured to ask a question of the min­
1st er.
Turning to the clergyman. the boy
Inquired in an anxious tone, "Why
does the multiplication table make |ieo-
pie wicked?"
The minister thought at first that
the child had taken occasion to pro­
pound a conundrum at a most unseem­
ly time and was about to reprove him
when the earnestness of the expres­
sion in the upturned face assured him
that the question was asked in good
faith and required a reply.
"Why do you ask such a question,
The Russian blouse suit dominates
John? 1 never knew it to do so." he
the fashions of spring, as shown in
said.
John turned to his catechism and this modish model. It is more often
read from it witli a mystified air the seen in modifications of this peasant
question. "Did man grow worse as be style of costume. Tiie waist line is
began to multiply?" and the accom­ often well defined, but is not marked
by a belt. The suit illustrated is close­
panying answer, “He did.”
ly allieiMo the real Russian style.
Tim material used is one of the new
Two Convincing Reasons.
black
and white checks, and the trim­
Lord Peterborough, who lived in the
reign of Queen Anne, was very frolic­ I mings are bands of black satin and
some. and one day, seeing from his fancy braid. Tiie curve of the opening
carriage a dancing master with pearl from shoulder to middle front at the
colored stockings lightly stepping over waist accentuates best the lines of tiie
the broad stones and picking his way figure, and the smart black braided de
in extremely dirty weather, he alight­ sign adds to the effect. The belt is of
ed and raa after film with drawn patent leather with a fastening of ori­
sword in order to drive him into the ental embroidery.
mud. but into which he of course fol­
lowed himself. This nobleman was
Japanese Salesladies.
once taken for the Duke of Marlbor­
The hospitality of the merchant in
ough and was mobbed in consequence. the city knows no bounds. The ever
The duke was then in disgrace with present cheery smile greets you at tiie
the people, and Lord Peterborough door. You can’t get away from it. It
was about to be roughly handled
is as persistent as the tea girls, the
Turning to them, lie said:
mention of whom reminds me of a
“Gentlemen. I cau convince you by story, says tiie author of “How They
two reasons that I am not the Duke of Hustle In Japan.” A Japanese shop
Marlborough. In the first place, I have girl was waxing witrm in her demon­
only 5 guineas in my pocket, and. in stration before a handsome American
the second, they are heartily at your on the merits of a massage ball while
service.”
the American's wife stood by1. The
coy little m.lid used all her persuasive
Patroness of Music.
gestures and what little English she
The origin of music is lost in an
knew to effect a sale. Tiie American
tiquity. Among civilized people it is smiled fondly upon her, which brought
probably to be traced to the ancient a frown of reproof from the wife.
Egyptian priests, who employed this Then as a final argument tiie little Jap
art in their religious rites and cere­ girl placed a loving arm about the
monies.
From the Egyptians the tourist’s neck while she rubbed tiie
Greeks and the Romans derived their ball gently over his chest. The domes­
knowledge of music. Tiie ancient He­ tic riot whi< li took place in a certain
brews probably took with them into stateroom on tiie ship that night fur­
Palestine some of the songs they had nished gossip for tiie passengers for
learned in Egypt. The hymns used In hours.
(lie temple formed the basis of the
melodies of tiie early Christian church,
Will We Come to This?
and from these hymns was formulated
Women of the Tyrolese peasantry,
the first authoritative musical system. although without the franchise and
St. Cecelia is termed the patroness of doubtless Ignorant of what the word
music.—Exchange.
even means have the rigtit to go alsmt
without pc.i<-e interference aitired in
The Spit Snake.
garments which convention tins set
There is a snake belonging to tiie aside as suitable alone for the lords of
small family causldae, inhabiting Af I creation.
rica, that is said to have tiie power of
Ill fact, these women represent in
ejecting its venom to a short distance. tiieir work what tiie funny man de
This snake is called by the Dutch picts as tile future state of domestic
Boers “spuw slang,” or spit snake. affairs in oar own country when the
When this snake erects its teetli the American woman votes The men will
pressure of tiie maxillary bone on the then stay al home and look after the
gland causes the venom to flow in house and children, while tiie women
drops, and it may be quite possible
that by discharging air from its mouth
the poison may be blown some dls-
tance.
The Gypsies.
The origin of tiie people known as
gypsies remains largely a mystery.
Egypt. India. Persia and Arabia have
in turn been pointed out as their origl­
nal country. I»ut there ia little defl-
nite knowledge on the subject. Tiie
weight of evidence is in favor of tiieir
having originated in India. They first
appeared in Europe about 1400 nnd
from the Danube region spread nil
over the continent, appearing in Eng­
land about 1520.
Effective.
Retort Photographic.
The photographer was drying his
plates in the warm sunlight.
“What are you doing there?” asked
a friend.
“Oh." was the reply, “Just airing my
views.”
Strict Obedience.
Salesman—Shirt, sir? Will you have
a negUgee or a stiff bosom? Customer
—Negligee. I guess The doctor said I
must avoid starchy things.-Exchango.
The measure of a man's sin la the
difference between what be la tad
wbat be aaigbt be.-Jordan.
CAMERA?
Russian Blouse Idea Easily
Dominates
The Wicked Multiplication Table.
“The climax to his wooing was veii
romantic. He proposed to her on the
verge of a mountain gorge.”
"What did she do?"
"She threw him over.”—Baltimore
American.
HAVE YOU A
— — —. . ■ ■ M ■ —
- - -
No. 07I.S
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Office, of Comptroller of the Currency
WashinD C. April 5, 1010
Whereas, bv satisfactory evijent e presented
•o the nnder signed, it
that “ I hr I irst
has been made to appear
National
Bank of Bandon
in
the City of Bandon in the County of Coos and
State of Oregon has complied with al! the pro­
>1
visions of the Statutes
the United State's, re­
quired to be complied with before an association
shall be authorized to commence th« business of
Banking:
*
Now Therefore
I.
Lawrence O. Murry,
Comptroller of the Currency, do here', y certify
that “The First National Bank of Bindon” in the
City of Bandon in the County of Coos and State
of Oregon is authorized
to commence the busi­
ness of Banking as provided in Section fifty one
hundred and sixty
pine of the Revised Statutes
of the United States.
In testimony whereof witness my hand
and Seal of office this Fifth day of April, 1910
(Seal)
f4-|0t
Lawrence O. Murray
Comptroller of the Currency
AN ARTFUL REPORTER.
Got
the Oil King Unconsciously
Submit to an Interview.
to
¡’laywrigbt Eugene Waller is num-
bcred among the newspaper men who
obtained tiie “first interview with
John D. Rockefeller.” When tiie First
Interview With Rockefeller club is
formed Mr Walter will lie one ot tin*
charter members.
Tills is how lie managed it: In the
days when he was a newspaper re­
porter in Cleveland Walter was an
extremely youthful looking young
man
lie decided to capitalize Ilia
puerile appearance, for it was not an
easy task even at that time to get
Rockefeller to say anything. He was
utteilv “improachable.” as a colored
man once remarked.
Walter got into the Forest Hill
grounds from tiie rear and walked
about, looking at the flowers and
shrubbery with an apparent tack of
purpose, just as a boy would.
Rockefeller finally noticed bitn gaz­
ing abstractedly at a tluwcr bed and
went up to talk to him.
"Ah. my fine lad." began John D.,
“are you fond of flowers?”
“Indeed 1 am, sir," replied Waiter
In true McGuffey Reader style.
"Well, I am always glad to see a
boy who appreciates tiie beauties of
nature. Would you care to walk over
and look at the pond lilies?”
“Ah. sir. 1 should enjoy that more
than 1 can tell you!"
Thus the conversational ice was bro­
ken. and tiie youthful visitor was so
enthusiastic over all tie saw that the
master of Forest Hill passed him out
platitudes for about an hour. The in­
terviewer didn't even have to ask ques­
tions.
Next morning Walter's interview
was the best tiling in the paper.—
Cleveland I'la in Dealer.
A Sure Enough Kid.
Bob was telling about his visit to
tiie country. While there he bad ac­
quired some rustic idioms, and his
mother was correcting these as he
proce«led.
“Well, we goes up”—
“Went up.”
“Went up on the farm”—
"To tiie farm."
“To tiie farm, and there we see”—
“We saw."
"We saw a littie kid”—
“Little child . Now begin again nnd
tell It properly.”
“Well, we went up to tiie farm, nnd
there we saw a goat’s little child.”
(Further narration suspended.)—Judge.
The First Dessert Spoon.
attend to the outside work. Often in
the Tyrol men and women work side
by side, herding the cuttie and attend
ing to dairy duties
This Tyrolese
dairymaid looks pretty husky, doesn't
she? And a» a beauty stunt the work
seems to lie a success.
The Burned Pan.
When tiie dessert spoons were in­
vented Hamilton palace, the seat of
Sir Charles Murray’s uncle, was tiie
first household north of tiie Tweed to
ndopt them A small laird, invited to
dine with the Duke of Hamilton, was
disgusted to find a dessert s|s>on bnnd-
ed to him with tiie sweets. “W’bat do
you get me this for?" he exclaimed to
the footman. “Do you think ma month
has got any smaller since I lappit up
ma soup?”— London Chronicle.
Work Has Been Done.
A burned or scorched cooking vessel
nowell—You can't make a monkey
Is rough even when perfectly clean.
Smooth tin- surface with a piece of out of me. Powell—No: you seem to
emery nnd grease and heat It thor­ have already awarded Hie contract. -
New York Press.
oughly before using. Do not use It for
foods that must be cooked several
With man most of his mlsfoitunetl
hours
Starchy fooda especially are
are occasioned by man —Pliny.
liable to bura.