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j: Elopes I
1 By HAROLD McGRATIi I
Author of ■
J "The Man or\ the Bo*," I
I "Hearts and Masks." Etc. I
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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-
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-—~^~ —"—^
"'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.
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INEXPENSIVE AND EASILY PRE
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IE Said to Promptly Relieve Backache
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What will appear very interesting
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A well-known authority, when
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and can he obtained at a small cost
from any good prescription pharmacy,
or the mixture would be put up if
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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.
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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."
"Still, that ain't sayin' much for ma,
is It?"
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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."
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ervation a few miles from Pierre, s.
D., the state capital, October 7th to
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Tuesdays of each month. For full in
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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! '
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