6
The
Princess
■ Elopes
By HAROLD McGRATH
Author of
"Th® Man on the Bo*," S
"Hearts and Masks," Etc.
(Copyright, 1900, Bubbs-Mcrrlll Co.)
SYNOPSIS.
The American consul to B&rscheit, a
principality of Kurope, tells how the
feigning grand duke had tried to find
it husband for his rebellious niece, the
Princess Hildegarde, finally decreeing
that she wed the Prince of Poppelkinn,
an ugly old widower, ruler of the neigh
boring principality. Though he had been
Si the country for six months the Ameri
can consul had never seen«tho princess.
While horseback riding In the country
night overtakes him and he seeks accom
modation In a dilapidated old castle. In
It he finds two women and an old serv
itor. who feed him and his horse. One
announces herself as the Princess Hilde
jjarde, tlie other as the Hon. Betty Moore
of England. The princess insists that he
remain as a witness to a meeting to be
held in the castle that night.
CHAPTEa ill.— Continued.
"Must! My presence here ought
not to bo known to any one. When
you witness that which shall take
place here to-night, you will under
stand." Her tone lost its evenness; it
trembled and became a bit wild.
"In what manner may I be of serv
ice to your highness?" l ! asked pleas
antly, laying aside my gloves and crop
again. "I can easily give you my word
of honor as a gentleman not to report
your presence here: but if I am forced
to remain, I certainly demand—"
"Desire," she corrected, the old fire
in her eyes.
"Thank you. I desire, then, to know
the full reason; for I can not be a
party to anything which may reflect
upon the consulate. For myself, I do
not care." What hare-brained escapade
was now in the air?
"You have heard that I am to marry
the Prince of Doppelkinn?" she began.
I nodded.
"Doubtless you have also heard of
my determination not to marry him?"
she went on.
Again I nodded.
"Well, I am not going to marry
him."
I was seized with the dft-slfe to laugh
but dared not. What had all this to
do with my detention in the castle?
"Betty," said the princess, turning
imploringly to her cotppaniou ("'That a
change!), "you tell him."
"1?" The Honorable Betty drew
back.
(Had they kidnapped old Dopjjel
kinn? I wondered.)
"I can not tell him," cried her high
ness miserably, "I simply can not. You
must do it, Betty. It is now absolute
ly necessary that he should know
everything; it is absolutely vital that
he be present. Perhaps fc\?aven has
sent him. Do you understand? Now,
tell him!"
And, wonders to behold! she who
but a few minutes gone had been a
princess in everything, cold, seeing,
tranquil, she fled from the room. (De
cidedly this was growing intp,resting.
What had they done?) Thus, the Hon
orable Betty Moore and his excel
lency, the American consul at Bar
scheit, were left staring into each oth
er's eyes fully a minute.
"You will, of course, pledge me your
word of honor?" She who had recent
ly been timid now become cool and
even-pulsed.
"if in pledging it I am asked to do
nothing to discredit my office. I am
not an independent individual," —smil-
ing to put her more at ease. (1 haven't
the least doubt that I would have com
mitted any sort of folly had she re
quired it of me.)
"You have my word, sir, that you
will be asked to do nothing dishonor
able. On the other hand, you will con
fer a great favor upon her highness,
who is in deep trouble and is seeking a
way to escape it."
"Command me," said I promptly.
"Her highness is being forced into
marriage with a man who is old enough
to be her grandfather. She holds him
in horror, and will goto any length to
make this marriage an Impossibility.
For my part, I have tried to convince
her of the futility of resisting her
royal uncle's will." (Sensible little
Britisher!) "What she is about to do
will be known only to four persons,
one of whom is a downright rascal."
"A rascal?" slipped my lips, half
unconsciourily. "I trust that I lipyen't
given you that impression," I added
eagerly. (A rascal? The plot was
thickening to formidable opaqueness.)
"No, no!" she cried hastily, with a
flash of summer on her lips. (What
is more charming than an English
woman with a clear sense of the hu
morous?) "You haven't given me that
impression at all."
"Thank ycu." My vanity expanded
under the gonial warmth of this knowl
edge. U was quile possible that she
looked upon me favorably.
"To proceed. There is to be a kind
of moclc marriage heitr coo.ltjhl, and
you arc to witness it." She watched
nie sfcarp'y.
I frowned.
"Pattence! Not literally a mock
marriage but the filling out of a bogus
certificate."
"1 do not understand at all."
"You have heard of Hermann Stein
bock, a cashiered officer?"
"Yes. I understand that he is the
rascal to whom you refer."
"Well, this certificate is to be filled
out completely. To outwit the duke,
her highness commits —"
"A forgery."
"It 13 a terrible thing to do. but she
has gone too far to withdraw now.
She is to become the wife of Her
mann Steiubock. She wishes to show
the certificate to the duke."
"But the banns have not been made
public."
"That does not matter."
"But why detain me?" I was grow
ing restless. It was all folly, and no
good would come of it.
"It is necessary that a gentleman
should be present. The caretaker is
not a gentleman. I have said that
Steinbock is a rascal. As I review the
events, I begin to look upon your ar
rival as timely. Steinbock is not a re
liable quantity."
"I begin to perceive."
"He is to receive 1,000 crowns for
his part in the ceremony; then he is
to leave the country."
"But the priest's signature, the no
tary's seal, the iron-clad formalities
which attend all these things!" 1 stam
mered.
"You will recollect that her high
ness is a princess of the blood. Sel
dom is she refused anything in Bar
scheit." She went to a small secretary
and produced a certificate, duly sealed
and signed. There lacked nothing but
Steinbock's name.
"But the rascal will boast about It!
He may blackmail all of you. He may
convince the public that he has really
married her highness."
"I think not. We have not moved
in this blindly. Steinbock we know to
have forged the name of the minister
of finance. We hold this sword above
his head. And If he should speak or
boast of it, your wora would hold
greater weight than his. Do you un
derstand now?"
"Yes, I understand. But I believe
that I am genuinely sorry to have
"'Your Highness Sees That I Am Prompt.'"
blundered into this castle to-night."
"Oh, if you lack courage!" care
lessly.
I laughed. "I am not afraid of 20
Steinbocks."
Her laughter echoed mine. "Come,
Mr. By the way, I believe I
do not know your name."
"Warrington—Arthur Warrington."
"That is a very good English name,
and a gentleman possessing it wiil
never leave two women in a predica
ment like this. You wilt understand
that we dare not trust any one at
court. Relative to b«r highness, the
duke succeeds in bribing all."
"But a rascal like Stelnbock!"
"I know," —a bit wearily.
"It is pardonable to say that I be
lieve her highness has been very fool
ish."
The girl made a gesture which con
ceded the fact. "It is too late to re
treat, as I have told you. Steinbock is
already on the way. We must trust
him. But you?"
"After all. what does a consulate
amount to?"
"Your highness!" she called.
The princess returned. She looked
at me with a mixture of fierceness and
defiance, humility and supplication. I
haii always supposed her to be a sort
of hobbledehoy; instead, she was one
of those rare creatures who possess
all the varying moods of the sex. 1
"lie knows all?" asked her highness,
her chin tilted aggressively.
"Everything."
"What must you think of me?"
There was that in her highness' tone
tone which dared me to c-xpress any
opinion that was not totally compli
mentary.
"I am not sufficiently well-born tu
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1907
pass an opinion upon your highness*
actions," I replied, with excusable
irony.
"Excellent!" She exclaimed. "I have
grown weary of sycophants. You are
not afraid of me .at all."
"Not in the slightest degree," I de
clared.
"You will not regret what you arei
about to do. 1 can make it very pleas
ant for you in Barschelt —or very un
pleasant." But this threatening sup
plement was made harmless by the ac
companying smile.
"May I offer the advice of rather a
worldly man?"
"Well?"
"When Steinbock comes bid him go
about his business."
The Honorable Betty nodded approv
ingly, but her highness shrugged.
"Since you are decided," and I
bowed. "Now, what time does this
fellow putin his appearance?"
Her highness beamed upon the Hon
orable Betty. "I like the way he says
'this fellow;' it reassures me. He is
due at nine o'clock; that is to say, in
half an hour. I will give you these di
rections. I do not wish Steinbock to
know of your presence here. You will
hide in the salon, close to the pon
tieres, within call. Moreover, I shall
have to impose upon you the disagree
able duty of playing the listener. Let
nothing escape your ear or your eye.
I am not certain of this fellow Stein
bock, though I hold a sword above his
head."
"But where are your men?" I asked.
She smiled. "There Is no one here
but Leopold."
"Your highness to meet Steinbock
alone?"
"I have no fear of him; he knows
who I am."
"Everything shall be done as you
wish." I secretly hoped I might have
the opportunity to punch Steinbock'a
head. •.
"Thank you." The transition of her
moods always left me in wonder. "Play
something; it is impossible to talk."
She perched herself on the broad arm
of the Honorable Betty's chair, and
her arm rested lightly but affection
ately on her shoulder.
"Hark!"
We all listened intently. The souiid
of beating hoofs came distinctly. A
single horseman was galloping along
the highway toward the castle. The
sound grew nearer and nearer; pres
ently it ceased. I rose quietly.
"It is time I hid myself, for doubt
less this rider is the man."
The princess paled for a moment,
while her companion nervously plucked
at the edges of her handkerchief.
"Go," said the former, "and be watch
ful."
I then took up my position behind
tho portieres. Truly I had stumbled
into an adventure; but how to stumble
out again? If the duke got wind of it,
it would mean my recall, and I was of
a mind, just then, that I was going to
be particularly fond of Barschelt.
All was silent. A door closed, and
then came the tread of feet. I peered
through the portieres shortly to see
the entrance of two men, one of whom
was the old caretaker. His companion
was a dark, handsome fellow, of Hun
garian gypsy type. There was a devil
may-care air about him that fitted him
well. It was Steinbock. He was
dressed witli scrupulous car#, in spite
of the fact that he wore riding clothes.
It is possible that he recognized the
importance of the event. One did not
write one's name under a princess' sig
nature every day.even in mockery.
There was a half-smile on his face that
I did not like.
"Your highness sees that I am
prompt,"—uncovering.
"It is well. Let us proceed at once
to conclude the matter in hand," she
said.
"Wholly at your service!"
(Hang the fellow's impudence! How
d<«:ed he use that jovial lone?)
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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