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GRAUSTARK
. . . By . . .
GEORGE
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Copyright, IMI, hy Herbert 8. Stone
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CHAPTER 1.—G re n fill L orry. a w ealthy Am erican i place?”
globe trotter, atumblea into acquaintance with a charm
"I don’t c a re a whoop for th e place.
ing foreign girl on the train from Denver to W aahlngton.
The pair ia left behind when the flier itopa for repair! in You see. It’s th is w ay : I’m Just a s h ard
Weat V irginia. II.—Lorry wirea ahead to hold the train.
He and the unknown g irl ride twenty milea at a tearing h it as you. and it is not a princess th a t
pace In a m ountain coach. T here ia no love-m aking, I h a v e to co n ten d w ith ."
but a near approach to it aa the rolling atage tumblea the 1 "You m ean t h a t you a re iu love w ith
paaaengera about. H I.—L orry dlnea with the foreign ;
party, conaiatlng of Mlaa G uggenal >cker, Uncle Caapar th e co u n tess?"
and Aunt Yvonne. T hey are nativea of G rauatark, a
" E m p h a tic a lly .”
country Lorry had never heard of before. IV.—Lorry
“ I ’m so rry fo r you."
ahowa the foreigner! the aighta of W iahington. They
leave for New York to aail on the Kaiaer W ilhelm .
"T
h in k sh e ’ll tu rn me dow n?"
Miaa G uggenalocker naively call! Lorry her "id eal
"U nless you buy a title of one o f
A m erican” and invitea him to come and aee her at Edel-
weiaa. V. W ildly Infatuated, Lorry hurriea to New these m iserable counts o r dukes."
York. The name O uggenalocker ia not on the ateamer '
“ Oh, I’m not so su re uliout th a t.
Hat. He aeea the ateamer off. Miaa G. wavea him a kiaa
from the deck. V I.—Lorry join! hia old friend, Harry These c o u n ts and d u k es come over and
Anguiah, an American artlat, in Paria. Grauatark and
ita capital, Edelwelaa, are located by a guide book. The m arry o u r A m erican girls. I don’t see
Americana get no trace of the Guggenalockera there. w hy I c a n ’t ste p In an d pick out a nice
VII. Lorry aeea hia charm er driving in a carriage with
a beautiful companion of her own aea. He gela a glance little co u n tess If I w a n t to."
of recognition, but the carriage roll! on, leaving the
"She is not as av aricious a s th e
m yatery unaolved. L ater he receive! a note at hia hotel
aignen Sophia G uggenalocker, Inviting him to vialt her
next day. V III. In the evening I-orry and Anguiah
ramble about the ground! of the caatle where dwell! the
court of the Princeaa of G rauatark. T hey overhear a
plot to abducta the princeaa and reaolve to capture the
plotter! red handed. IX.—Po lowtng the conapiratora,
Lorry flnda hlm aelf in a room he heard them deaignate
aa that of the princeaa. X.—Lorry tella the princeaa of
the plot.
Mutual recognition; ahe ia Miaa G uggen
alocker. Dunnox, the guard, la in the abduction plot.
He fell* Lorry with a terrible blow. Anguiah to the
r-acue. X I.—Lorry quartered in the caatle. The p rin
ceaa vljlt* him , but forbida all talk of love. X !!.~
Grauatark la bankrupt and owea the neighboring prince
dom of A xphaln $30,000,000. T h r creditor demanda
caah or the ceaaion of the rlcheat dlatricta of Grauatark.
X III.—The Prince of A aphain offer! to extend the loat)
If the princeaa will m arry hi* aon L orenr. Prince G a
briel of Dawabergen also bida for the princeaa’a hand
with offer of a loan. Yetive tella Lorry that ahe belong*
to her heople and will m arry Loren*.
Then* waa n o th in g m ore to be Raid
or done, ao a f te r a few m om enta th e
A m ericano took th e ir d e p a rtu re . T he
counteNR bade them farew ell, say in g
th a t ahe m u at re tu rn to th e princess.
‘T i l aee you to m o rro w ,” Raid An-
Kulah, w ith ra re aaeu ran ce a n d th e a ir
o f an old a n d in d isp e n sab le friend.
"A nd you, Mr. Laorry?” ahe sa id c u ri
ously.
“ I am very m uch occupied,” he m um
bled
"You do w rong In necking to deceive
m e," ahe wlilHpered iim A nguiah paaaed
th ro u g h the door ah e ad o f them . "1
know w hy you do not com e."
"H an ahe told y o u ?”
"I h av e gucaaod.
W ould th a t It
could have t>een you a n d not th e o th
er!”
"O ue c an n o t be a m an a n d a prince
a t th e name tim e, I fan cy ,” he Raid
b itterly .
"N or can one be a princeaa a n d a
w om an.”
I<otT.v recalled th e co n v ersatio n In
th e sickroom tw o w eeks before and
sm iled Ironically. T h e frien d ly girl
left them a t th e door, an d they paaaed
out o f th e castle,
"I shall leave E delw eiss tom orrow ."
said one. m ore to him self th a n to Ida
com panion as they crossed th e parade.
T he o th e r gave a s ta r t a n d did not
look pleased.
T hen lie Instinctively
glanced to w a rd th e castle.
"T he princeaa la a t th e w indow !” he
cried, ca tc h in g L o rry 's arm an d p o in t
ing beck, llu t the o th e r refu sed to
tu rn , w alk in g on M indly. "You ought
not to h av e acted like th a t, G ren.” said
A nguish a few m om ents later. “ She
saw me call y o u r a tte n tio n to her, and
she saw you refuse to look hack. I
don’t th in k th a t you should h av e h u rt
tier.”
I amt ) did not respond, a n d
th e re wna no w ord betw een them u n til
they w ere o u tside th e caatle gates.
"Y ou m ay leave tom orrow , lAirry, If
you like, b u t I'm going to stay aw hile,”
Mid H a rry a trifle confusedly.
" H a v e n ’t vou had enouvh o f the
"O ut there arc hie people.."
co u n ts a n d dukes, I’ll w ager. Sh*
careH n o th in g fo r y o u r m oney.”
"W ell, sh e ’s ns poor ns a ch u rch
m ouse," paid th e o th e r doggedly.
"T h e co u n tess poor? H ow do you
know ?"
"I asked h er one day, and she told
m e all a b o u t it," saki A nguish.
C H A P T E R XV I.
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A N D IT S R K 8U L T .
F E E L like spending the rest of
my d ay s In th a t m o n astery up
th e re ." said Is>rry a fte r d in n er
th a t evening. T hey w ere s tro ll
ing a b o u t th e tow n. O ne w as d e te r
m ined to leave tlie city, th e o th e r firm
In his resolve to stay . T he la tte r won
th e day w h en la* shrew dly If explosive
ly rem inded th e fo rm e r th a t It w as
th e ir d u ty ns m en to sta y «and pro tect
th e princes« from th e m ac h in atio n s of
G abriel, th a t k n av e o f p u rg a to ry . lA>r-
ry. a t last recognizing th e hopelessness
of his suit, w as ready to th ro w dow n
Ids a rm s anal ab andon th e Held to su p e
rio r odds. H is p resu m p tio n In a sp irin g
fo r the h an d of a princess began to
touch h is sens«' o f hum or, an d he
laughisl, n ot very m errily. It Is tru e, but
long a n d loudly, a t his folly. A t first
he cursed th e w orld an d every one In
it. giving up In d esp air, b u t la te r he
cursed only him self. Y et as he de
sp aired am i scoffed he fe lt w ith in him
self an e v e r p rese n t hope th a t luck
m ig h t tu rn th e tide of b attle.
•T his p u n y ray grew perceptibly w hen
A n n ilsh h m u v h t him to feel th a t she
needed his p ro tectio n from th e m an will teach you to in te rfe re ” -
“ I'll In su lt you m ore decidedly ju s t
w ho had once so ught to despoil and
w ho m ight reaso n ab ly be expected to to avoid m isap p reh en sio n ,” sn a rle d
persevere. H e agreed to linger In E del Lorry, sw inging hls big fist sq u arely
w eiss. kno w in g th a t each d a y w ould upon th e m outh of th e prince. H is
add pain to th e to rtu re he w a s alread y royal highness lan d ed u n d e r a ta b le
suffering, his sole ob ject being, he con ten feet aw ay.
In sta n tly th e cafe w as in an u p ro ar.
vinced him self, to f ru s tra te G ab riel’s
T he stupefied A x p h ain lan s reg ain ed
evil plans.
R e tu rn in g lore In th e e v en in g from th eir senses, and a g en eral a s sa u lt w as
th e ir stroll, they en tered a c a fe cele m ade upon the h o theaded A m erican.
b rate d In E delw eiss. In all his life H e knocked a n o th e r dow n. H a rry A n
Lorry had n ev er know n th e loneliness guish com ing to his a ssista n c e w ith
several sav ag e blows. a f te r w hich th e
th a t m akes d e a th welcome.
T he c a fe w as crow ded w ith m en a n d G ra u sta rk sp ectato rs an d th e w’n ite rs
w om en. In a f a r c o m e r s a t a p a rty of Interfered. I t w as all o v er in a n in
A xphaln nobles, th e ir prince, n m ost sta n t, y e t a sensation th a t w ould live
d e m o c ratic fellow , a t th e head of a in th e gossip of g en eratio n s had been
long tab le . T h e re w ere songs. Jests and created. A prince of th e realm had
b o isterous lau g h te r. T he celebration been b ru ta lly a ssau lted ! H olding hls
grew w ilder, a n d L orry a n d A nguish Jaw , L orenz picked him self from th e
crossed th e room and. ta k in g se a ts a t a floor, several of hls frie n d s ru n n in g to
table, o rd ered w ine a n d cigars, both his aid. T h ere w as blood on his lips
e a g e r for a closer view o f th e prince. an d chin; it trickled to hls s h irt fro n t.
F o r som e m om ents he stood p a n tin g ,
IIow L orry lo ath ed him !
Lorenr. w as a good looking young fel g larin g a t L o rry ’s m ocking face.
"I am Lorenz of A xphaln, sir,” , he
low. little m ore th a n a boy. H is sm ooth
face w as flushed, an d th e re w as about Raid a t last, his voice q u iv erin g w ith
him an a ir of d issip atio n th a t su g g est suppressed anger.
“ I t sh all be a p leasu re to kill you,
ed d e p ra v ity In its adv an ced stag e. The
face th a t m ig h t h av e been handsom e L orenz," observed hls a d v e rsa ry , d is
w as th e reflection of a roue, dashing, playing his Ignorance of leze m aje sty .
devilish. H e w as fa ir h a ire d and tall,
A nguish, pale a n d very m uch con
ta lle r th a n his com panions by h alf a cerned, drag g ed him aw a y , th e prince
head. W ith reckless ab an d o n he d ran k leaving th e cafe a h ead of them , fol
and sung a n d jeste d , a rro g a n t in bis lowed by bis c h a tterin g , c u rsin g com
flighty m errim en t. H is coh o rts w ere panions. P rince G abriel w as sta n d in g
near th e door as they passed out. H e
not f a r behind him in riotouSfw it.
At length one of the rev elers, sp eak looked a t th e A m ericans shnrply. a n d
ing In G erm an, called on L orenz for a A nguish d etected so m eth in g like triu m
tonst to th e F rln c e ss Yetive, his prom p h a n t joy in his eyes.
ised bride. W ith o u t a m o m en t's h esita
“Good Lord. L orry, th is m eans a
tion th e prince s p ra n g to his feet, held duel! D on't you know th a t? ” cried he
his g lass a lo ft a n d cried:
ns th ey s ta rte d u p stairs.
" H e re 's to th e fa ire s t o f th e fair,
“O f course I do. an d I ’m going to kill
sw eet Y etive. so h ard to w in. too good th a t villain too!" exclaim ed L orry loud
to lose. She loves me, God bless her | enough to be heard from oue end o f th e
h e a rt! And I love her, God bless my room to th e other.
h e a rt too! F o r each kiss from h er w on
"T h is Is horrible, horrible! L e t me
drous lips I sh a ll cred it m y se lf w ith sq u a re It up som e w ay if ”— began th e
1,000 guvvos. T h a t Is th e price of a a larm ed A nguish.
kiss.”
" S q u a re it up! Look here, H a rry A n
" I ’ll give 2.000!” roared one of th e guish. I am th e one w ho will do th e
nobles, a n d th e re w as a lau g h in w hich sq u arin g , i f he w a n ts a duel, he can
the prince joined.
have it a t any old tim e a n d in any
“ N ay! I ’ll not sell them now. In sty le he d esires.”
a fte r y e a rs, w hen she h as grow n old
"H e m ay kill you!"
and h e r lips ure parch ed a n d dry from
“ Not w hile a Ju st God ru le s o v er o u r
the slppings 1 h av e luul, I ’ll sell them destinies. I’ll ta k e my ch an ces w ith
all a t a b a rg a in . Alas, she hus not pistols, and now let m e tell you one
y et kissed m e!”
thing, my boy: H e'll nev er live to touch
L o rry 's h e a rt bounded w ith Joy, his lips to hers, nor will th e re be a roy
though Ills h a n d s w ere clinched In rage. al w edding. She c an n o t m nrry a d ead
"S he w ill k iss me tom orrow . To m an.” H e w as beside h im self w ith e x
m orrow I sh all ta s te w h a t no o th er citem ent, a n d it w as fully h a lf a n h our
m an h a s touched, w h a t all m en have before A nguish could b rin g him to a
coveted. And I’ll be generous, g en tle souslble discussion o f th e affair. G ra d
m en. She Is so fa ir th a t y o u r foul ually he becam e cool, and. th e fev e r
m ouths w ould b lig h t w ith b u t one once gone, he did not lose his head
c a re ss upon h e r te n d e r lips, and y e t again.
you sh all not be d ep riv ed of bliss. 1
“Choose pistols a t ten paces an d a t 8
sh all kiss h er th ric e fo r each of you. tom orrow .” he said n o n ch alan tly , ns a
Let m e count. T h ric e eleven Is th irty
rap a t th e door of th e ir a p a rtm e n t a n
three. Aye, th irty -th re e of my kisser nounced th e a rriv a l o f th e p rin c e ’s
shall be w u sted fo r th e suke of my friend.
friends. L ucky dogs! D rink to my
A nguish ad m itted tw o w ell dressed,
princess!”
black beard ed m en. both of w hom had
"B rav o !” cried th e o th ers. A nd th e s a t a t the prince’s ta b le in th e cafe.
glasses w ere raise d to Up.
They Introduced th em se lv e s a s th e
A c h a ir w as o v e rtu rn ed . T h e form D uke of M lzrox and Colonel A tto b aw n .
of a m an lan d ed su ddenly a t th e side T h e ir visit w as brief, form al a n d con
of the prince, a n d a rough h an d dashed clusive.
the g lass from bis fingers, the co n ten ts
“ W e u n d e rsta n d th a t you a re persons
flying o v er his Im m aculate E nglish o f ran k In y o u r ow n A m erica?” snid
ev en in g d ress.
th e D uke o f Mlzrox a f te r a few m o
"D o n ’t you d a re to d rin k th a t to ast!” m ents.
cried a voice In his a sto n ish ed ear, a
"W e a re sons o f business m en.” re
voice sp e ak in g In ex cited G erm an. H e sponded Mr. A nguish.
w hirled and saw a scow ling face be
"Oh. w ell. I hardly know . B u t hls
side hls ow n. a p a ir o f g ray eyes th a t highness Is very w illing to w a iv e his
flashed fire.
ran k and to g ra n t you a m eetin g ."
“ W h a t do you m ean ?” he dem anded,
"I'm delighted by his h ig h n ess’ con
m iger rep lacin g am axem ent. T he o th descension. w hich I p erfectly u n d e r
er m em bers o f hls p a rty stood a s If s ta n d .” observed Mr. A nguish. "N ow ,
spellbound.
w h a t have w e to settle, g en tlem en ?"
"I m ean th a t you »peak of th e P rio
“T h e d etail of w eanons.”
ress of G ra u a ta rk . Ik» you u n d e rsta n d
(Continued)
th at, you m iserab le c u r? ”
"O h!" scream ed th e prince, convulsed
Ducthess Trousers— 10 cents a but
w ith rage, s ta r tin g back a n d Instinc
ton
and $1.00 a rip. Bailey’s Big
tively rea c h in g fo r th e sw ord be did
not c a rry . “ You sh all pay fo r this! I Store.