6 fj The 1 |; Princess j: Elopes I 1 By HAROLD McGRATIi I Author of ■ J "The Man or\ the Bo*," I I "Hearts and Masks." Etc. I «-< !•> i . - -V -: r:.I Lo.J SYNOPSIS. The American consul to Barseheit, :i principality of Kurope, tolls how th<- reigning grand duke had tried to find i husband for his rebellious niece, the Princess Hildegarde, Anally deereeing hat she wed the Prince of Doppelkinn, ugly old widower, ruler of the neigh boring principality. Though he had be. n fx, the country for six months the Amer coiis'il iia-i iH'Vcr sf'-n th»* j>! 111 • -s White horseback riding in the country ..ight overtake* him, and lie seeks accom ftiodatton in a dilapidated old castle. vVinile seeking admission he is startled by a beautiful voice breaking into song Th« place is inhabited by two young women and an old servitor. They give him fuod for himself and horse on condi tion that he leave within an hour. They .**re seemingly bent on a secret escapade -*I some kind with one Steinbock. CHAPTER I!.—Continued. The other —well, I couldn't help it £t was Kismet, fate, the turn in the ruad, what you will. I fell heels over bead in love with her at once. Eyes she had as blue as the .Kgean sv*a on windy days, blue as the cloud winnowed sky of a winter's twilight, blue as sapphires—lrish ey6s! Her Jaair was as dark and silken as a plume from the wings of night. (Did 1 not ■say that I had some poetry in my sys vena?) The shape- of her mouth — Never mind; 1 can recall only the mad iltesire to kiss it. A graceful figure, a proud head, a slender hand, a foot so small that I wondered if it really poised, balanced or supported her young body. Tender she must be. and 'owing, enciitical rather than erect like her authoritative companion. She was adorable. All this inventory of feminine charms ■vrts taken by furtive glances, some times caught—or were they taking an inventory of myself? Presently my appetite became singularly submis sive. Hunger often is satisfied by the feeding of the eyes. 1 dropped my napkin on the table and pushed back my chair. My hostesses ceased con versing. "Ladies," said I courteously, "I of fer you my sincere apologies for this Innocent intrusion." I looked at my watch. "I believe that you gave me aa hour's respite. So, then, I have 30 minutes to my account." Tho women gazed at each other. One laughed, and the other smiled; it was the English girl who laughed this lime. I liked the sound of it better than any 1 had yet heard. (Pardon another parenthesis. I hope you haven't begun to think I am she hero of this comedy. Let it be furthest from your thoughts. I am only a passive bystander.) "I sincerely trust that your hunger Is appeased," said the one who had smiled. "It is, thank you." I absently fum bled in my coat pockets, then guiltily dropped my hands. What a terrible thing habit is! "You may smoke," said the Bou suoreau child who was grown into womanhood. Wasn't that fine of her? And wasn't it rather observant, too? I learned later that she had a brother who was fond of tobacco. To her eyes »jy movement was a familiar one. "With your kind permission," said I gratefully. I hadn't had a smoke in four hours. I owned a single good cigar, the last oS my importation. I lighted it and blew forth a snowy billow of heavenly iroma. I know something about hu !»an nature, even the feminine side of rt. A presentable young man with a coll of aromatic tobacco seldom fails to win the confidence of those about him. With that cloud of smoke the raw edge of formality smoothed down. "Had you any particular destina tion?" asked Gretchen. "None at all. The road took my fancy, and I simply followed it." "Ah! that is one of the pleasures of ruling—to go wherever the inclination I ride." We were getting on famously. ' "Do you take long journeys?" I in quired. "Often. It is the most exhilarating e€ sports," said tho Enchantment. "The scenery changes; there are so n*any things that charm and engage your interest; the mountains, the wa terways, the old ruins. Have you ever whistled to the horses afield and watched them come galloping down to wall? It is fine. In England—" But her mouth closed suddenly. She was talking to a stranger. f' love enthusiasm in a woman. It colors her cheeks and makes her eyes sparkle. I grew a bit bolder. "I beard a wonderful voice as I ap proached the castle," said I. Gretchen shrugged. "1 haven't heard its equal outside Lierlin or Paris," I went on. "Paris?" said Gretchen, laying a neat little trap for m* into which my conceit was soon to tumble me. "Paris is a marvelous city." "Thorp Is no city to equal it. Inas much a.s we three shall never meet again, will you not do rae the honor to repeat that, jewel song from Faust?" My audacity did not impress her in the least. "You can scarcely expect me to give a supper to a stranger and then sing for him, besides." said Gretchen, a chill again stealing into her tones. "These Americans!" she observed to her companion in French. I laid aside my cigar, approached the piano, and sat down. I struck a few chords and found the instrument to be in remarkable good order. 1 played a Chopin "Polonaise," 1 tinkled Grieg's "Papillon," then 1 ceased. "That is to pay for my supper," 1 explained. Next i played Le Courier, and when I had finished that 1 turned again, ris ing. " That is to pay for my horse's sup per." I said. Gretchen's good humor returned. "Whoever you are. sir," her tone no longer repellent, "you are amusing Pray, tell us whom we have the honor to entertain?" I haven't the vaguest idea who my hostess is," —evasively. "It is quite out of the question. You are the intruder." "Call me Mr. Intruder, then." said I It was, you will agree, a novel ad venture. 1 was beginning to enjoy it hugely. "Who do you suppose this fellow is?" Gretchen asked. "He says he is an American, and I believe he is. What Americans are in Barscheit?" "I know of none at all. What shall we do to get rid of him?" All this was carried on with un studied rudeness. They were women of high and noble quality; and as I was an interloper, I could take no ex- I ception to a conversation in a lan- ' .112; § I' 4 H -—~^~ —"—^ "'Wait!' She Commanded." guage I had stated I did not under stand If they were rude, I had acted in a manner unbecoming a gentleman. Still, 1 was somewhat on the defen sive. I took out my watch. My hour was up. "I regret that I must he off," I said ruefully. "It is much pleasanter here than on the road." "I can not ask you to remain here. You will find the inn a very comfort able place for the night," was Gretch en's suggestion. "Before I go, may I ask in what manner 1 might serve as a witness?" Ere the words had fully crossed my lips I recognized that my smartness had caused me to commit an unpar donable blunder for a man who wished to show up well in an adventure of this sort. (But fate had a hand in it, as presently you shall see.) Gretchen laughed, but the sound was harsh and metallic. She turned to her companion, who was staring at me with startled eyes. "What did I tell you? You can not tell a gentleman in the candle-light." To me she said: "I thought as much. You have heard Faust in Paris, but you know nothing of the French lan guage. You claimed to be a gentle man, yet you have permitted us to converse in French." "Was it polite of you to use it?" I asked. "All this," with a wave of the hand, "appears mysterious. This is not a residence one would expect to find inhabited—and by two charming women!" I bowed. "Your presence here is even less satisfactorily ex plained than mine. If 1 denied the knowledge of French it was because 1 wasn't sure of my surroundings. It was done in self-defense rather than in the desire to play a trick. And in this language you spoak of witnesses, of papers, of the coming of a man you do not trust. It looks very much like a conspiracy." i gathered up my gloves and riding-crop. I believed that I had extricated myself rather well. "This is my castle," said Gretchen. gently shaking off the warning hand of her companion. "If I desire to oc cupy it lor a night, who shall gainsay CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1907. me? If I leave the latches down, that is due to the fact that 1 have no one to fear. Now, sir, you have eaten the bread of my table, and I demand to know who you are. if you do not tell me at once. I shall be forced to con line you here till I am ready to leave." "Confine me!"—nonplussed. This was more than 1 had reckoned on. "Yes." She reached out to strike tlie gong. (I can not be blamed for surrendering so tamely. I didn't know that the old servitor was the only man around.) "I am the American consul at Barscheit." 1 The two women drew together in stinctively, as if one desired to pro tect the other from some unknown calamity. What the deuce was it all about? A!! at once Gretcben thrust aside her friend and approached. The table was between us. and she rested her hands upon it. Our glances met and clashed. ' Did the duke send you here?" she demanded repellently. "Tho duke?" 1 was getting deeper than ever. "The duke?" "Yes. lam the Princess Hildegarde." CHAPTER 111. The Princess Hildegarde of Bar scheit' My gloves and riding-crop slipped from my nervi less fingers to the floor. A numbing, wilting sensa tion wrinkled my spine. The Princess Hildegarde of Bascheit! She stood opposite me, the woman—ought 1 not to say girl?—for whom 1 had been seeking, after a fashion, all these months! The beautiful madcap who took the duchy by the ears, every now and then, and tweaked them! The princess herself, here in this lonely old castle into which I had so care lessly stumbled! Romance, enchant ment! Oddly enough, the picture of her riding a bicycle flashed through my brain, and this was followed by another, equally engaging, of the hus sar who rode cross-country, to the horror of the conservative element at court. "The Princess Hildegarde!" I mur mured stupidly. "Yes. I have asked you a question, sir. Or shall I put the question in French?"—ironically. "Was it the duke who sent you here?" There was a look in Tier superb eyes which told me that it would have been to her infinite pleasure to run a sword through my black and vil lainous heart. Presently I recovered. "Your highness, what the deuce has the duke to do with my affairs, or I with his? As an American, you would scarcely expect me to meddle with your private affairs. You are the last person in the world I thought to meet this night. I represent the United States in this country, and though I am inordinately young, I have ac quired the habit of attending to my own affairs." From the angry face in front of me I turned to the dismayed face beyond. There must have been a question in my glance. The young woman drew herself up proudly. "1 am the Honorable Betty Moore." (The princess' schoolmate in Eng land! ) Her Wghness stood biting the knuckle of a forefinger, undecided as to what path of action to enter, to reach a satisfactory end. My very rudeness convinced her more than anything else that 1 spoke the truth. "How, then, did you select this par ticular road?" —still entertaining soino doubt. "It is a highway, free to all. Hut I have already explained that," I an swered quietly. 1 moved deliberately toward the door, but with a cat !ilie movement she sprang in front of r.i". "Well, your highness?" "Wait!" she commanded, extern an authoritative arm (lovely, to "Since you are here, and since ; . know who 1 am, you must remain." "Must?" 1 repeated, taken aback. (TO BIS CONTINUJSI>J. HOME-MADE REMEDY INEXPENSIVE AND EASILY PRE PARED BY ANYONE. IE Said to Promptly Relieve Backache and Overcome Kidney Trouble and Bladder Weakness Though Harm less and Pleasant to Take. What will appear very interesting to many people hero is the article taken from a New York daily paper, giving a simple prescription, as formu lated by a noted authority, who claims that he has found a positive rem edy to cure almost any case of back ache or kidney or bladder derange ment, in the following simple proscrip tion, if taken before tho staga of liright's disease: Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three ounces. Shake well in a bottle and take in teaspoonful doses after each meal and again at bedtime. A well-known authority, when regarding this prescription, stated that the ingredients are all harmless, and can he obtained at a small cost from any good prescription pharmacy, or the mixture would be put up if asked to do so. He further stated that while this prescription is often pre scribed in rheumatic afflictions with splendid results, ho could see no rea son why it would not be a splendid remedy for kidney and urinary trou bles and backache, as it has a peculiar action upon the kidney structure, cleansing these most important or gans and helping them to sift and filter from the blood the foul acids and waste matter which cause sick, ness and suffering. Those who suffer can make no mistake in giving it a trial. NOTHING HID FROM KAISER. How German Emperor Keeps in Touch with World's Affairs. Tho German emperor's interest in everything that goes on in the world Is well known, but few are aware of the trouble he takes to keep in touch with current affairs. According to a Munich newspaper, the kaiser reads at least three papers every day, chang ing the list several times a week in order to become fully acquainted with the ideas of all political parties in the state. But this by no means exhausts his appetite for information. Every day the ministry of foreign affairs, as well as that of the interior, has to pro vide newspaper cuttings, properly named and dated, and pasted on slips ready for the emperor's perusal. These he carefully reads, making mar ginal notes as he goes along, and they are then scrupulously classified and put aside ready for immediate refer ence. Often, too, the emperor asks for cuttings relating to the particular technical subjects in which for the time he is specially interested. FURIOUS HUMOR ON CHILD. Itching, Bleeding Sores Covered Body —Nothing Helped Her—Cuticura Cures Her in Five Days. "After my granddaughter of about seven years had been cured of the measles, she was attacked about a fornight later by a furious itching and painful eruption all over her body, especially the upper part of it, forming watery and bleeding sores, especially under the arms, of considerable size. She suffered a great deal and for three weeks we nursed her every night, using all the remedies we could think of. Nothing would help. We tried the Cuticura Remedies and after twenty four hours we noted considerable im provement, and after using only one complete set of the Cuticura Remedies, in five consecutive days the little one, much to our Joy, had been entirely cured, and has been well for a long time. Mrs. F. Ruefenaeht, R. F. D. No. 3, Bakersfield, Cal., June 25 and July 20, 1906." _ _ NO NEED FOR WORDS. Brief Pantomime Told Everything to the Onlooker. Harrison Grey Fiske discussed, at a dinner in New York, the art of act ing. "I believe," said Mr. Fiske, "in sub tlety and restraint. A nod, a shake of the head, a silent pause—those things are often more effective than the most violent, yelling and ranting. "Life is like that, subtle and silent. What, for instance, could be more ex pressive than this scene, a scene without a spoken word, that I once witnessed in the country? "An undertaker stood on a corner near a noble mansion. He elevated his brows hopefully and inquiringly as a physician came from the house. The physician, compressing his lips, shook his head decidedly and hurried to his carriage. Then the undertaker with a sigh passed on. Annoying. "I suppose your family had a good time in Europe." "Well," answered Mr. Cumrox', "I don't think mother and the girls en joyed themselves all the time. You see, they had so much trouble figuring foreign money back into dollars that every now and then they were em barrassed by finding they had acci> dentally ordered something that, wasn't expensive." Mildred—Of course, I care more for a man's true love than for the amount of money he spends." Clothilde —"Oh, of course!" Mildred —"But still, it's av.-fully i>yv,t t.o hold i cheap m&& d-iai " TIRED BACKS. The kidneys have a great work to do in keepiug the blood pure. When —they get out of order it causes backache, headaches, dizziness, C languor and distress" ing urinary troubles. Keep tho kidneys y. */^'.'Vwi'll and all these sufferings will be saved you. Mrs. S. A. Moor \ proprietor of a ! staurai, t at Wa &wftfmSt£2 terviile. Mo., says: "Before using Doan's Kidney Pills I suffered everything from kidney trou bles for a year and a half. I had pain in the back and head, and almost con tinuous in tho loins and felt, weary all the time. A few doses of Doan's Kid ney Pills brought great relief, and I kept on taking them until in a short time I was cured. I think Doan's Kidney Pills are wonderful." For sale at all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. KNEW WHAT PAPA SAID. And It Was Something of a Variation of Old Adage. Tommy was stubborn and his teach er was having a hard time explaining a small point in the geography les son. "Tommy," teacher began, "you can learn this if you make up your mind. It's not one bit smart to appear dull. I know," she continued, coaxingly, "that you are just as bright as any boy in the class. Remember, Tommy, where there's a will there's " "Aw," broke in Tommy, "I know all dat, I do. Me ladder's a lawyer, ho is, an' I've heard him say it lots o' times." "You should not have interrupted me," reprimanded the teacher, "but I'm glad that your father has taught you tho old adage. Can you repeat it for me?" "Sure," said Tommy, confidently. "Me fadder says dat where der's a will —der's always a bunch o' poor re lations " —Lippincott's. Pure Food. The pure food law does not prohibit the sale of Cream of Tartar Baking Powders because Cream of Tartar is as pure as Alum —but it is a well known fact that a baking powder in which Aluin is used instead of Cream of Tartar is less injurious. Dr. Herman Reinbold, the expert German chemist, in a recent official report concerning Baking Powders, declares that a pure Alum baking powder is better and less injurious than the so-called Cream of Tartar powders. He says that if the quantity of alum contained in a suf ficient quantity of baking powder for a batch of bread or cakes for an ordi nary family, be concentrated to one mouthful of food, and taken into the stomach of any one person, no matter how delicate, it could do no harm. On Wit and Humor. Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference be tween what things are and what they ought to be. We weep at what thwarts or exceeds our desires in seri ous matters; we laugh at what only disappoints our expectations in trifles. We shed tears from sympathy with real and necessary distress; as we burst into laughter from want of sym pathy with that which is unreasonable and unnecessary, the absurdity of which provokes our spleen or mirth, rather than serious reflections on it.— William Hazlitt. A Point of View. The new steamer City of , was laid up for repairs and one of the rickety old-timers of the line was sail ing in her place. A passenger who was somewhat irritated by the fact remarked to another, an Irishman, by the way: "The City of always gets in at two in the morning and this old tub never gets in before six." The Irishman thought for a moment and replied: "It's all right. The dis tance is just the same and we get a longer sail for the money." Not Saying Much for Ma. "Pa, is ma your best half?" "I suppose so." 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Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; it cured lue of the terrible trouble ■ and 1 am now in better health than I have been for many years." $3 This and other such cases should encourage every woman to try Ly- B dia I'), l'inltham's Vegetable Compound before she submits to an operation. I Mrs. Pinkham's Standing invitation to Women | Women suffering from any form of female weakness are invited to fl 9 promptly communicate with Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. From the H b] symptoms given, the trouble may be located and the quickest and surest ■ way of recovery advised. Jg ■— TimsaaSr HAD A FELLOW FEELING. Aunt Susan's Heart Went Out t* "Pore Missus Astor." Uncle Ell felt he knew the metropo lis pretty well. Had he not been there three times in four years—and twice he had ridden oa the elevated. So when he brought Aunt Susan with him (on the fourth trip) he naturally assumed the role of guide. She marveled at everything until they sat down for luncheon. They had gone into tile Astor house for that meal, but all its other marvels seemed lost on the visiting country hostess, as she looked open-eyed at the crowd# that filled not only the corridors but the restaurants. Scarcely had they found seats, when this amazement took definite shape. "Eli," said she In a stagey whisper. "I can't set here an' eat peaceably, i jes' must go downstairs an' help poro Missus Astor with the cookin' an' dishes." —Bohemian. First Aid. A Washington doctor was recently called to his telephone by a colored woman formerly in the service of Ida wife. In great agitation the darky advised the physician that her young, est child was in a bad way. "What seems to be the trouble?"' asked the doctor. , "Doc, she dono swallered a whols bottle of ink!" "I'll be there in a short while to see her," said the Medico. "In tha mean time have you done anything for * her?" "I done give her three pieces o' blottin' paper, Doc," said the negresa, doubtfully.—Harper's Weekly. Full of Knots. The lanky tramp removed his tat tered hat and displayed his intellect ual brow. "Ah, lady," he confided, "I have brains to burn. There is nothing t like better than to tackle knotty prob lems." The busy housewife reached for the ax. "Indeed!" she said. "Well, go down to the woodpile. You will find that last load the most knotty prob lem you ever tackled during your career." 56,560 Acres U. S. Homestead farming and grazing land will be thrown open on the Lower Brule Res ervation a few miles from Pierre, s. D., the state capital, October 7th to 12th. Reached direct by the train service of the Chicago & North West ern Ity. Registration at U. S. Land office at Pierre Oct. 7th to 12th. Homeseekers' rates first and third Tuesdays of each month. For full in formation apply to W B Kniskern, P. T. M., C & N W Ry, Chicago, 111. Enid's Prayer. The other night little Enid, tired out by a day's romping, was about to re tire for the night when her mother told her to say her prayers, which she evidently was about to forget. This is what she said: "Oh, Lord, if you know everything, you know I am very sleepy, so dood-by till to-morrow •» night! ' SICK HEADACHE Jfc a Positively cured by CARTERS these Lm,c Pi, H They also relieve Dis bjfrM nTTTIF tress from Dyspepsia, la* Es iwrn digestion Too Hcartt £3 112 VE.R Eating? a "ff fort rem-' oII> 82 for zz ' ness > Nau* 531 rl LLS. sea, Drowsiness, Bad Taste ill the Mouth, Coafc eU Tongue, Pain in tb« IS i<l e, TORPID LIVER. They regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable. SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE. PADTCDcI Genuine Must Bear jjAKltno Fac-Simile Signature ISfl. REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. j IMMEDIATELY CURES M Headaches and Indigestion feSM>Tri.ilholili! lQr. At drue»:or»l
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