4
“Oh, t h a t ’s nonsense! A nybody could
a re going out. so I’ll tell you w h a t hap
pened a f te r you left m e w ith th e cook. h a v e ru sh ed in as I did. I w as only
H e w a s a long tim e fa llin g u n d er the capping the clim ax you h ad p re p a re d —
influence, a n d I had barely reached the m erely a tim ely a rriv a l, a s th e novels
top of tb e s ta irs w hen I saw D annox say. T h ere is a little of th e c re d it d u e
rush dow n th e hall. T h e n you called, me, of course, a n d I ’ll ta k e it g ra c e fu l
au d I knew th e jig w as on in full blast. ly, b u t I only com e in a s a n accessory,
T h e door w as open, and I saw him a so rt of b u s h w h a c k e r w ho had only
s trik e you. I sh o t him. b u t she w a s a t to do th e shoot, sla p b a n g w ork a n d
y o u r side before I could get to you. close tb e net. Y’ou did th e h ero’s w ork.
T h e o th e r fellow s w ho w ere In the B u t w h a t do you th in k of th e w ay th e y
. . . By . . .
room succeeded in e sca p in g w hile 1 band o u t ju stic e o v er here? All b u t
w as bending o v er you. b u t n e ith e r of tsvo of ’em dead !”
•• \ ip •
GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON
“ W hose plan w as it to kill th o se
them sh o t a t m e. T hey w ere too badly
m
en?” cried L o rry , suddenly s ittin g u p
frig h ten ed . 1 had sen se enough le ft to
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follow and shoot a couple of tim es as right.
“ E v ery b o d y ’s, I fancy. T hey d id n ’t
th ey tore dow n th e s ta irs . One of them
io n su lt me» though, come to th in k of it.
I
stu
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b
led
iMid
rolled
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w
ay
to
the
CHAPTER 1.—O renfall Lorry, a w ealthy American
h ig h n ess.”
H e w as unconscious and Ah. here is h er royal highness!”
Klobe trotter, itum bles Into acquaintance with a charm
"I am so happy to h e a r you say th a t." bottom .
ing foreign girl on the train irom Denver to W aihlnyton.
T he p rin cess a n d A unt Y vqnne w e re
bleediug
w
h
en 1 reached his side. T he
The pair la left behind when the flier flops for repairs in said th e so ft voice. lx>rr,vs eyes sought
a
t
his side ag ain , w hile C ount C a sp a r
o
th
e
r
fellow
flew
to
w
a
rd
th
e
d
in
in
g
W eft V irginia. II.—Lorry wires ahead to hold the train.
h ers an d th a n k e d her. A lum p cani"
He and the unknown girl ride twenty m iles at a tearing
w as com ing rap id ly to w a rd them .
hall,
w
h
ere
he
w
as
im
m
ed
iately
nabbed
pace in a mountain coach. T here is no love-m aking, Into Ids th ro a t as he looked up into tli**
“ You m u st not sit up, Mr. L o rry ,”
but a near approach to it as the rolling stage tumbles the
tender, a n x io u s blue eyes.
A th rill by tw o w h ite u n ifo rm ed m en and
passengers about. III.—Lorry dines with the foreign
began th e princess, b u t he w us cry-
th
ro
ttle
d
.
party, consisting of Miss G uggenrlocker, Uncle Caspar cam e o v er him .
P rin cess o r not. Iv*
“ O th e r m en In w h ite — th ey w ere te g lug:
and Aunt Yvonne. T hey are nauves of U rauslark, a
loved
h
er—he
loved
her! "You w er"
country Lorry had never heard of before. IV .—Lor-y
“ Did th ey m ak e a confession, l i a r
u
la
r jiollce officers—pounced upon me,
very b rav e —oh, so b rav e!" she w ins
shows the foreigners the sights of W ashington. T hey
ry
?”
and
I
w
as
a
p
risoner.
By
G
eorge.
1
leave for New York to sail on the Kaiser W ljhelm .
pered in his ear, h e r hand to u ch in g liis
Miss Ottggenslcicker naively calls Lorry her ‘ideal
•*I don’t know . Did they. Une—C ount
w
a
s
knocked
off
my
foot
th
e
n
e
x
t
m
in
h a ir c aressin g ly . “ My A m erican!"
A m erican" and invites him to come and see her at E drl-
u te to see old D angloss h im self come H al fo n t? Did th ey confess? G re a t
weiss. V. W ildly infatuated. Lorry hurries to New
H e trie d to reach th e hand before ii
York. The name Guggcnsiocker is not on the steam er
puffing an d blow ing in to tb e hall, red heavens, I n e v e r th o u g h t of th a t be
list. He sees the (team er oO. Miss G. waves him a kiss faded, but he w as too w eak. She g lid
d e r an d fiercer th a n ever. ‘Now 1 fore.”
from the deck. V I —Lorry Joins his old friend, H arry ed aw a y , an d he closed his eyes again
Anguish, an American artist, in Paris. G raustark and
“ W h a t w as th e r e to co n fess?” ask ed
know w hat you w a n t in E d elw eiss!’
Its capital, Edelweiss, are located by a guide book. T he a s if in pain.
(he
count, ta k in g L o rry ’s h a n d kindi.v.
he
shrieked,
an
d
it
took
m
e
th
re
e
m
in
Am ericans get no trace of the G uggt nslockers there.
"Look up, old m au. You’re all rig h t."
VII. Lorry sees his charm er driving in a carriage with
u tes to eouviuee him of his error. “T hey w ere c a u g h t in th e act. VI y
suld A nguish. "Sm ell th is h a n d k e r
a beautiful companion of her own sex. He gets a glance
T hen lie a n d som e o f th e m en w e n t up d e a r sir. th ey w e re not even trie d .”
of recognition, but the carriage rolls on, leaving the chief.
I t w ill m ake you feel b e tte r."
m ystery unsolved. Later he receive« a note at his hotel
“ I th o u g h t y o u r police c h ie f w a s such
to th e p rin c e ss’ room, w hile I quickly
signen Sophia Quggensloeker, inviting him to visit her A m oist cloth w a s held b e n e ath Ills
a
sh re w d m an .” cried L orry a n g rily .
led
th
e
w
ay
to
th
e
hig
g
a
te
and
d
i
next day. VIII. In the evening Lorry and Anguish nose, a n d a stro n g , p u n g e n t odor d a rte d
ramble about the grounds of the castle where dwells the
“ W h a t’s th a t? ” asked a g ru ff voice,
rected
a
h
a
lf
dozen
officers
to
w
a
rd
th
e
th ro u g h his nostrils, in a m om ent lu
court of the Princess of G raustark. T hey overhear a
and B aron D angloss w as a m em b er of
plot to abducts the princess and resolve to capture the
tried to raise h im se lf to his elbow . Tin rav in e . T h ey cam e up finally w ith th e
ol 'tiers red handed. IX .—Fo’lowlng the conspirators,
the p a rty , red a n d p an tin g .
tw
o
fellow
s
w
ho
had
been
sta
tio
n
e
d
w orld w as c le a rin g up.
Larry finds himself in a room he heard them designate
“ D on’t you know you should not h av e
ben
eath
th
e
w
indow
a
n
d
w
ho
w
ere
u
n
as that of the princess. X.—Lorry tells the princess of
"L ie still a hit. L orry. D on’t be toe
killed th o se m en ?” d em anded Lorry.
a
b
le
to
find
th
e
g
ate.
W
hen
I
got
back
the plot.
Mutual recognition; she is Miss Guggen-
h a sty . T he doctor say s you m u st not."
slocker. Dannox, the guard, is In the abduction plot.
T hey su rv ey ed him In am a z e m e n t, ex
He fells Lorry with a terrible blow. Anguish to the
"W h e re am I. H a r ry ? ” asked the to when* you w ere, th e room w as full
of terrified m en an d w om en h a lf d re s s cept A nguish, w ho had b u ried his face
r *«cue.
.
w ounded m an w eakly.
ed. I w as still d azed o v er th e sudden in his h a n d s d e je c te d ly .
‘•That se ttle s y o u r
"In th«‘ castle. I’ll tell you all about
“ A nd. sir. I'd like to know w hy n o t?”
a p p e a ra n c e o f th e police, b u t m anaged
Som e one lifted b it bend from th e it p re se n tly .”
b lu stered D angloss.
(o
tell
my
sto
ry
in
full
to
D
angloss
ca rp e t, and a w o m an ’s voice wna cry-
” Aiu I in h e r room ?”
“And. sir. I'd like to know . si*»ee you
I iik so m ething unintelligible. H e w as
"No, b u t she is in yours. You a re and C ount I la lf o n t—t h a t ’s U ncle C as
hnve
shot th e only beings on e a rth w ho
p
a
r
—and
th
en
th
e
c
h
ie
f
told
m
e
how
he
coiihc I ouh of an effort on hla p a r t to
across th e hall in ”—here he w hispered
knew
th e m an t h a t hired them , how in
a
n
d
Ills
m
en
h
appened
to
l>e
th
ere
.
In
p rev e n t th e blood from s tre a m in g over —"U ncle C a sp a r’s room . C a sp a r is a
«lie m ean tim e th e c a stle p h y sician w as th e n am e of y o u r alleged Ju stice you
her gow n—a Inst b it of g a lla n try . T be c o u n t.”
a tte n d in g to you. D annox had been nre going to a p p re h e n d h im ?” said
sound of ru sh in g feet, sh o u ts, firearm s
“ A nd she is th e p rin c e ss—tru ly ? ”
L orry, sin k in g b a c k to his pillow , e x
c
a rrie d aw ay .
—oblivion!
“ W h a t luck!”
hausted.
”
1
nev
er
talk
ed
to
a
m
ore
in
te
re
ste
d
•
•
•
*
•
•
•
“ W h a t m isery—w h a t m isery!” half
aud ien ce in my life. T h e re w as th e
No rese rv e could hide th e c o n s te rn a
W hen L orry reg ain ed consciousness, m oaned the o th er.
princess a t my elbow , an d th e co untess tion. e m b a rra s s m e n t and sh a m e th a t
“Bosh! Be a m an! D on’t ta lk so
he blinked In a b je c t am azem en t. T here
-p re tty a s a p ic tu re — back of her. all overw helm ed a v ery w o rth y h u t very
w as a dull, w h irrin g sound in his ears, loud e ith e r! T h e re a re a h a lf dozen in
eyes,
both of ’em . a n d th e re w ere th e Im petuous noblem an. B aron J a s to Dan-
an d Ills eyes bad a glaze o v er them j th e room .”
old g ra y haired lady, th e C ountess H a l gloss. ch ief of police in E delw eiss. H e
L orry rem ain ed p e rfe c tly q u ie t for
th a t w as slow In w e a rin g off. T h ere
ib u t. a n d a h a lf dozen sh iv e rin g m aids, could only s p u tte r Ills excuses a n d
w ere persons In th e room, lie could ton m inute«, his s ta rin g eyes fixed on
w ith m en galore. D angloss an d th e w ith d ra w , sw e a rin g to c a tc h th e arch
see them m oving ab o u t a n d eould hear th e ceiling. H e w as th in k in g of the
••omit and u lot of s e rv a n ts —a g re a t c o n sp ira to r o r to die In th e a tte m p t.
them talking. As Ills eyes tried to tak e ab y ss he had reach ed a n d could uot
and in cre asin g crow d. T h e c a p ta in of Not a soul in th e castle, not a being in
In th e s tra n g e su rro u n d in g s a baud cross.
th e g u a rd s, u young fellow nam ed nil G ra u s ta rk . could offer th e fa in te s t
“ W h a t tim e is it? ” he asked a t last,
w as lifted from Ills forehead, uml a
Q uinuox. as I heard him called, cam e clew to th e id en tity o f th e m an or ex-
tu rn in g his eyes to w a rd his friend.
soft, d rea m lik e voice said:
In w orried and hu m iliated . 1 fancy he
" H e Is recovering, Mr. A nguish. See, j “ I t ’s Ju st 7 o’clock. You h av e been
w as a fra id he'd lose his job. You see.
Ills eyes a re open! I>o you know me. ' unconscious o r u n d e r th e influence of it w as this w ay ; Old D angloss bus had
e th e r for over fo u r hours. T h a t g u a rd
Mr. L o rry ’/"
la m an w a tc h in g us all d ay. T h in k of
T he u n ste a d y eyes w an d ered until lilt you a fe a rfu l c ra c k .”
it—sh ad o w in g us like a couple of
“ I heal'd a sh o t—a lot o f them . V 'ns
they fell upon tho face uenr his pillow.
thieves! T his fellow tra c e d us to th e
A b rig h te r gleam cam e Into them , and a n y one killed? Did those fellow s es c a stle g a te a n d th en ran back fo r re-
th e re w as a ray of re tu rn in g lntelll- , c a p e? ”
onforccincuts. confident th a t w e w ere
"K illed ! T h e re h av e been e ig h t ex e
gence. H e tried tp speak, but could
th e re to rob. In tw e n ty m in u tes be I
only m ove his lips. As he rem em bered cu tions besides th e one 1 a tte n d e d to.
had a sq u ad of officers a t tb e g ate, th e
her she w as lu w hite, and he w as pun- Lord, th ey d o n ’t w a it long here before
, c h ie f tra ilin g along behind. A couple
»led now to s»*o her lu a g n rm eu t of h a n d in g o u t ju stic e .”
<>f g u a rd s c am e c h a rg in g up to learu
“Tell m e all th a t hap p en ed . W as she
som e d a rk m ate ria l su g g estiv e of the
th e cau se of th e com m otion, and the
u lg b t o r tb e green of a shndy hillside. h u rt? ”
w hole crew sailed into tb e castle, a r
T h ere w as th e odor of ruses and violets
” 1 should sa y not! Ray. (Iren. I h av e riv in g Ju st in tim e.
a n d carn atio n s. T hen he looked for killed a m ail. D aunox got my bu llet
“ W ell, ju s t a s soon a s I had told them
th e fa ta l, fea rfu l, g larin g chandelier. lig h t In th e head, a n d he n e v e r knew th e full story o f th e plot, old C asp ar,
It w as gone. T he room w as becom lug w h a t hit him . G h a stly , isn ’t it ? 1 feel tb e chief and tb e c a p ta iu held a sh o rt
lig h ter and lig h ter as Ids eyes grew beastly queer. It w as he w ho tu rn e d c o n su ltatio n , th e re su lt o f w hich 1 can
stro n g er, b u t It w as th ro u g h a window on th e lig h ts and w e n t a t you w ith a
tell in m ighty few w ords. At (! o'clock
n e a r w here he lay. So It w as d ay lig h t! club. I board you call an d w as lu tb e th ey took th e w hole g a n g o f p riso n ers
W here w as he?
door Ju st a s lie h it you. I lls finish d o w n In tb e ra v in e an d shot them .
"H o w do you feel, old m an ?" naked cam e Inside of a second. You and he T h e m ounted g u a rd s a re still looking
a fa m ilia r voice. A m an sat dow n be- i spoiled th e h an d so m est ru g 1 e v e r fo r th e tw o V iennese w ho w ere left
side him on th e couch o r bed. and a big s a w .”
w ith th e c a rria g e .
T hey escaped.
hand grasped hla ow n. Still he could
“ Uuined it?”
A bout an h o u r a f te r you w ere h u r t you
uot an sw er.
“ Not in her e stim a tio n . I ’ll w ag er w ere c a rrie d o v er here a n d laid on th is
•T>octor.,, cried th e voice n e a r hla sh e has It fram ed , blood and all- T he
coach. T hey h av e been h a n g in g over
head, "you really th in k It Is not se ri stu iu s w ill a lw a y s be th e re a s a re you a s If you w ere a new b o rn baby,
ous r
m inder o f y our b ra v e ry , and t h a t ’s a n d ev ery b o d y 's c h a rm e d b ecau se you ” Don’t you know you should not have
h illed those m c n f
” 1 a m q u ite su re," answ ered a m an's w h a t she say s sh e ’s bound to keep. n re n boy a n d a re going to live.”
voice from som ew here out tn th e H -ht. She w as very m uch excited and alarm -
plain
his
m
otive. No one knew a Mi
L orry w a s sm ilin g fa in tly o v e r his
“ I t la a bad cut. a n d he la J u s t recover ed nbout you u n til th e room tu b 'd w ith e n th u sia sm .
chael. w ho m ight have been In a d v e rt
ing from th e effect of th e e th e r. H ad »lieu, and then sh e rem em bered how
“ You a re tb e real hero, H a rry . You en tly ad d ressed as “your'* possible
tb e blow not been a g lancing one his she w as a ttire d . I n ev er s a w a n y saved my life a n d p ro b ab ly hers. I ’ll "h ig h n e ss.” T h e g re a te s t w o n d er re ig n
skull w ould h av e been crushed. !Io th in g so p re tty ns h er e m b a rra s s m e n t not allow you or an y body to give me ed. V exation, u n e a sin e ss a n d p e rp le x
will be perfectly conscious In a short w hen the co u n tess au d her u u n t led th e glory,” he said, p ressin g th e o th ity ex iste d ev ery w h ere.
tim e.
T h ere la no concussion, your her Into th e u ex t room. T hese peonle e r’s hand.
(Continued)
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