Image provided by: Washington County Cooperative Library Service; Hillsboro, OR
About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1904)
n . . . By . . . GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON Copyright, toot, t>y Herbert S. S to n e ---------------------------------------- ue com plete. W ith a s ta r t she opened h e r eyes, loulitiess a t th e com m and o f th e m as terfu l ones above. T h e eyes o f blue met th e eyes of g ray In a sh o rt, sh a rp struggle, an d th e blue w en t dow n in su rrender. Ills lips triu m p h e d slow ly. Ira w ln g closer an d closer a s If restrain* *d a n d im pelled by th e sam e em otion— irro g u n t love. "O pen y o u r eyes, d a rlin g ,” he whis- | pered. a n d she obeyed. T hen th e ir lips m et—her first kiss of love! She tre m b le d from head to foot, p er fectly pow erless b e n e ath th e spell. A gain he kissed a p rin cess on her throne. A t th is second kiss h er eyes grew w ide w ith terro r, and sh e sp ran g from his side, s ta n d in g before him like jn e b e re ft of reason. “ Oh, iny God! W h a t h av e you done?" she w alled. H e s ta g g e re d to his feet, dizzy w ith Joy. “ H a !” cried a g ru ff voice from th e doorw ay, and th e g u ilty ones w hirled to look upon th e w itn ess to th e ir bliss ful crim e. In sid e th e c u rta in s , w ith c a rb in e leveled a t th e head of the A m erican, stood Allode, th e g u a rd , his face d isto rte d w ith rage. T h e princess scream ed a n d leaped b etw een L orry and th e th re a te n in g carb in e. “ A llode!” she cried in fra n tic te rro r, l i e an g rily cried o u t so m eth in g in his W ith an ex<*lfl!tintioii of d e lig h t he r e n ativ e to n g u e a n d she b rea th le ssly , sum ed his position beside her. Ills im ploringly replied. L orry did not u n d ersta n d th e ir w ords, b u t he knew th a t she had saved him from d e a th a t th e hand of her loyal, e rrin g g u a rd . Al lode low ered his gun, bow ed low and tu rn e d his back upon th e th ro n e. "H e—he would h a v e killed you," she said trem ulously, h er face th e pictu re of com bined agony and relief. She re m em bered th e b lig h tin g kisses and theu th e uverted d isa ste r. “ You—w h a t did you say to him ?" he asked. “ I—I —oh, I w ill uot tell you!” she cried. “ I beg o f you!” “ I told him th a t he w as to —w as to put dow n his g u n .” "I know th a t, b u t w h y ?" he p e rs is t C H A PT E R 1.— G ren fa ll L o rry , a w ealth y A m erican globe tro tte r, »tumble* Into a c q u a in ta n c e w ith a c h a rm in g fo reig n g irl on the tra in Irom D en v er to W ash in g to n . T h e p a ir is left behind w hen th e flier stops for re p a irs in W est V irg in ia . I I .— L orry w ires ah ead to hold th e tra in . H e and th e unkn o w n g irl ride tw en ty m iles at a te a rin g pace in a m o u n tain coach. T h e re is no lo v e-m ak in g , but a n ear ap p ro ach to It as th e ro llin g sta g e tum bles th e p assen g ers about. I I I .—L orry d in es w ith th e fo re ig n p a rty , co n sistin g of M iss O u g g e n slo c k e r, U ncle C aspar an d A unt Y vonne. T h ey a re n a tiv e s of G ra u sta rk , a c o u n try L orry had n e v e r heard o f b efo re . IV. L o rry show s th e fo re ig n e rs th e sig h ts o f W a sh in g to n . T h e y leav e for New Y ork to sail on th e K aiser W ilh elm . M iss O u g g en slo ck er n a iv e ly c a lls L o rry h e r ideal A m e ric a n ” an d in v ite s him to com e an d see h e r a t E del w eiss. V. W ildly in fa tu a te d . L o rry h u rrie s to New Y ork. T h e nam e G u g g en slo ck er Is not on th e steam er list. H e secs th e ite a m e r off. M iss G. w aves him a kiss from th e deck. V I.— L orry Joins h is old frie n d , H a rry A n g u ish , an A m erican a rtist, in P a ris. G rau stark and Its c a p ita l. E delw eiss, a re located by a guide book. T h e A m erican s get no tra c e of th e O u g g en slo ck er* th e re . V II. L orry sees h is ch a rm e r d riv in g in a c a rria g e w ith a b e a u tifu l com panion o f her own s e a . H e g ets a g la n c e of re c o g n itio n , but th e c a rria g e ro lls o n , le av in g th e m y ste ry u n solved. L a te r h e re c e iv e s a note at h is hotel s ig n e n S ophia G u g g e n slo c k e r, in v itin g him to v isit her n ex t day. V III. In th e e v e n in g L o rry an d A nguish ram ble about the g rounds of th e castle w here dw ells th e co u rt of th e P rin c ess o f G ra u sta rk . T h e y o v e rh e a r a plot to abducts th e p rin c e ss and reso lv e to c a p tu re th e Blotters red handed. IX .—F o llo w in g th e c o n sp ira to rs, L orry finds h im self in a room he h eard them d e sig n a te as th a t o f th e p rin cess. X .—L o rry te lls th e p rin c e ss of th e p lo t. M utual reco g n itio n ; sh e is Miss G u g g e n slo c k e r. D annox, th* g u ard , is In th e abduction plot. H e fe lls L o rry w ith a te rrib le blow. A n g u ish to th e rrs c u e . XI. —L o rry q u a rte re d In th e castle. T h e p r in cess v isits h im , but forbids a ll ta lk of love. X II. G rau stark is b a n k ru p t an d owes th e n eig h b o rin g p rin c e dom of A lp h a n $ .1 0 ,0 0 0 ,i0 \ T h e cred ito r dem ands ra s h or th e cessio n of th e ric h e st d istric ts of G ra u sta rk . XIII. —T h e P rin c e of A xphain o ffers to ex te n d th e loan If th e p rin c e ss w ill m arry hi» son L oren*. P rin c e G a b riel of D aw sbergen a lto bids for th e p rin c e ss 's hand w ith o ffe r o f a loan. Y etlv e te lls L o rry th at she belongs to h e r heo p le and w ilt m a rry L o ren z, en. “ I—nch. to sav e you. stu p id !” “ H ow did you e x p la in th e —th e ” — H e h e sita te d generously. “ 1 told him th a t I had not been—th a t 1 bad not been”— "S ay It!" " T h a t I had not b e e n —offen d ed !" she gasped, sta n d in g stiff mid s tra ig h t, w ith eyes glued upo'u th e obedient AUotlr!” the c rta l fra n tic terror g u ard . “ You w ere no t?” he ra p tu ro u sly cried. hand trem bled ns he took up h ers to "I said it only to sa v e y o u r life!” sbo ■itrr.v it to his lips. “W e a re ch ild ren — cried, tu rn in g fiercely upon him. "I ¡»laying w ith tire,” he m u rm u red , th is shall nev er forgive y o u —never! Y’on ¡lignite, th is fool! She allow ed her hand to lie lim ply In m ust go— you m u st leav e here nt once! Ids. h er bead sin k in g to th e back of th e LH> you h ear? I c a n n o t h a v e you n e a r chair. W hen her hand w as n e a r his me now ; I cannot see you ag ain . W h at feverish lips, cool and w h ite anti tr u s t have 1 given you th e rig h t to any ol m e?” ing. he ch«*ck<*d th e u p w ard progress, “Stop! It Is ns s iic m l a s ”— “slowly he raised his eyes to stu d y her "Y es. yea; I u n d e rsta n d ! I tru s t you. face, finding th a t h ers wen* closed, th e b u t you m ust go! F ind som e excuse seinblauee of a sm ile Touching h er lips to give y o u r frien d a n d go to d ay ! Go is If th ey wen* In a happy dreatu. now !” she cried Intensely, first p u ttin g T h e lips! T he lips! T h e lips! T he her h an d s to h e r tem ples, th e u to her m adness o f love rushed Into his h e a rt; eyes. (he e x p e c ta n t ha ml w as fo rg o tte n ; his W ith o u t w a itin g to h e a r his rem on •very hop«* a n d every tlesin* m easured itself a g a in s t his discretion a s he look stra n c e. If IndtHHi he had th e pow er to u tte r on«*, she glided s w iftly to w a rd 'd upon the tem p tin g face. Could he th e c u rta in s , allo w in g him to follow a t kiss those lips b u t ouce his life w ould ** < »» m s win. u u z e u a n a c ru sn e a a t tn e sudden end to e v e ry th in g , he dragged n u eiw eiss. Liau uot tn e C ountess Hag- his footsteps a fte r. A t th e door she m a r told him sh e w ould a lw a y s lx* spoke in low, im p e ra tiv e tones to th e happy to s«»e him a t th e castle, a n d h a d m otionless Allode, w ho dropped to his he any reason to renounce its w alls? knees a n d m u tte re d a rev e re n tia l re Aud so it w as th a t they tu rrle d to sponse. As L orry passed b en eath the gether. L o rry loitered aim lessly, m oodily, hand th a t held th e c u rta in aside he glanced a t th e face o f th e m an w ho ab o u t th e tow n, sp ending gloomy d a y s H e reasoned h ad been w itn ess to th e ir w eakness, and w re tc h e d n ig h ts. th a t it w ere w isdom to fly, but a force l i e w as looking s tr a ig h t ahead, aud from his expression it could u ot have stro n g e r th a n reason held him in L Jel- been d etected th a t he knew th e re w as weiss. H e v e n tu re d several tim es to a m an on e a rth sa v e him self. In th e th e c a stle w all, b u t tu rn e d back reso hall she tu rn e d to him , h e r face cold lutely. T h ere w a s hope in his b re a s t th a t she m ig h t send for him. T h e ra ar.d pale. “ I h a v e fa ith fu l g u a rd s a b o u t me w as a t least th e possibility of s e e in j now . Allode h a s sa id he did not see her should she ride th ro u g h th e stre e ts. you in th e tlironeroom . H e w ill die A nguish, ou th e o th e r hand, visited th e before he will say o th e rw ise ,” she castle daily. H e sp en t hours w ith th e p retty countess, undism ayed by th e said, h er lips tre m b lin g w ith sham e. noble m oths th a t flu ttered a b o u t her “ Uy y o u r com m and?” “ By my req u est. I do not com m and flame, and be w a s e v e r p e rsiste n t, light h e a rted and gay. H e b ro u g h t to my m en to lie.” Side by side they passed dow n th e L o rry ’s e a rs all t h a t he could learn of q u iet hall, silen t, th o u g h tfu l, th e s tra in the princess. S everal tim es he had seen h er an d h ad spoken w ith her. She o f d e a th upon th e ir h e a rts. “ I shall obey th e only com m and you in q u ired casu ally a fte r th e h ealth of h a v e given, th en . T ills d a y I leave th e bis friend, b u t no th in g m ore. From castle. You will let m e come a g a in —to th e countess he a sc e rta in e d th a t h e r see you? T h e re can be no h a rm ” — highness w a s sleeping soundly, e a tin g "No! You m u st leave G ra u s ta rk a t h e a rtily an d a p p a re n tly e n jo y in g th e once!” sh e in te rru p te d , th e to n es low. best of sp irits, in fo rm a tio n decidedly "I refu se to go! I sh a ll rem ain in irrita tin g to th e one w ho received it E delw eiss, n e a r you. ju s t so long a s I second hand. feel th a t I m ay be o f service to you.” T hey had btxm a t th e hotel fo r o v er a "1 c a n n o t d riv e you o u t as I w ould a w eek w hen one a fte rn o o u A nguish th ief," she sa id pointedly. ru sh ed into th e room o u t of b re a th a n d A t th e top of th e b ro ad s ta irc a se he scarcely ab le to control his ex citem en t. held out his hand a n d m u rm u red : “ W h a t’s u p?" cried L orry. “ H a s th e “ Goodby, y o u r h ig h n ess.” co u n tess sacked yo u ?” “ G oodby.” she said sim ply, placing “ N ot on y o u r coin! B u t som ething is her hand in his a f te r a m om ent’s hesi up, a n d 1 am its discoverer. You re tatio n . T hen sh e left him. m em ber w h a t you said a b o u t su sp ect An h our In ter th e tw o A m ericans, ing P rin ce G abriel of being th e chief one stra n g e ly subdued, th e o th e r c u ri rasc a l in th e ab d uction jo b ? W ell, my ous, excited and im p a tie n t, stood be boy, I a in now w illing to s ta k e my life fore th e c a stle w a itin g for th e carriag e. th a t he is th e m an .” T he n ew s bearer F o u n t I la lfo n t w as w ith them , begging s a t dow n on th e edge o f th e bed and them to rem ain, a s he could see no re a d rew the first long b re a th he had h a d son for th e sudden lea v e ta k in g . L orry in a long tim e. a ssu re d him th a t they h ad tre sp a sse d “ W hy do you th in k so?" dem anded long enough ou th e c o u rt's h o sp ita lity th e other, all in te rest. and th a t he w ould feel m uch m ore com “ H e a rd him ta lk in g j u s t now . I fo rta b le nt th e hotel. A nguish looked d id n ’t know w ho th e fellow w as at n a rro w ly a t his frie n d 's fact*, b u t said first, b u t he w as ta lk in g to som e nothing, l i e w as beg in n in g to u n d e r s tra n g e looking soldiers as I passed. sta n d . As soon a s I h e a rd his voice I knew he “ L et us w alk to th e g ates. T h e count w a s M ichael. T here isn ’t an y question will oblige us by in s tru c tin g th e coach- a b o u t it. L orry. I am positive. H e did m an to follow .” said L orry, e a g er to be i not o b serve me, b u t I suppose by th is o ff. tim e he h as learn ed t h a t his little job “Allow m e to jo in you in th e w alk, w as fru s tra te d by tw o A m ericans who g en tlem en .” said C o u n t C asp ar, im m e h e a rd the plot n e a r th e c a stle gates. diately in stru c tin g a lackey to send th e H e h a s nerve to com e here, h a s n ’t he?" " I f he is g u ilty , yes. Still he m ay feel c a rria g e a f te r th em . H e and L orry w alked on to g eth e r. A n guish lingering se cu re because he is a p o w erfu l prince behind, h av in g c a u g h t sig h t o f the a n d ab le to re se n t any accu satio n w ith C ountess Ih ig m a r. T h a t c h a rm in g and a show of fore«*. When* is he n o w ?” “ I le ft him there. Com e on. W e'll go u n conventional piece of nobility prom ptly follow ed th e prim e m in iste r’s dow n, a n d you can see fo r y o u rself." ex am p le a n d esco rted th e rem a in in g T hey h u rrie d to the corridor, w hich g u est to th e g ate. w as sw a rm in g w ith m en in s tra n g e F a r dow n th e w alk L orry tu rn e d for u niform s. T h ere w e re a few G rau- a last g lance a t th e c a stle from w hich s ta rk officers, b u t th e m a jo rity of th e love had b a n ish e d him . Y'etive w a s buzzing c o n v e rsa tio n a lists w ere dressed sta n d in g on th e balcony, looking not a t hi a rich g ray uniform . the m o n astery , b u t a t th e exile. "W h o a re th ese s tra n g e rs ? ” asked S he rem ain ed th e re long a f te r the L orry. c a rria g e had pass«*d h e r g a te s bt*aring “ Oh. I forgot to tell you. P rin c e Lo th e A m ericans sw iftly o v er th e w h ite renz is ulso here, a n d th ese g ray fel C astle avenue, it ml tln*re w ere te a r s in low s a re a p a rt o f his retin u e. Lorenz h er «*yes. h as gone on to th e castle. W h a t’s th e m a tte r? ” IiOrry had tu rn e d pale a u d C H A P T E R XV. «’a s rea c h in g fo r th e w all w ith un- the betrothal . ste a d y hand. A RRY A nguish w as a d iscreet. ‘‘B e h a s com e fo r his a n s w e r,” he fo rU 'a rlu g fellow . H e did not s#kl slow ly, pain fu lly , d i'in an d a full e x p la n a tio n ®f (C o n tin u ed ) H his friend. T h e re w a s enough n a tu ra l w it in his m erry head to see th a t in connection w ith th e ir d e p a rtu re th e re w as so m eth in g that w ould not Him It of discussion even by con Aden- I ia 1 friends. H e sh re w d ly form ed his ow n conclusions aud held his pence. Nor did he b e tra y s u rp rise w hen Lor- ry Inform ed him in a n s w e r to a ques- tio:i th a t he intend«*d to rem ain in E delw eiss fo r som e tim e, ad d in g that he could not e x p e ct him to do likew ise If be p re fe rre d to re tu rn to P a ris. B u t Mr. A nguish preferred to rem ain in A fine complexion and a good head of hair are always to be desired, M ademoiselle LaCourse can convince y0u that it pays to care for each in a sensible way- ------------------------- -- If you intend buyin hardware y^u , ., s^ou*d call and see the most com plete stock in the valley. It costs nothing, see for yourself. Goff Bros, are up-to- , v date m erch an ts. i