6 1 The 1 Princess 1 Elopes 1 By HAROLD McGRATH I Author of *3 "The Mar\ orv the Box/* "Hearts and Masks," Etc. 1 (Cupyritflil. luuj, liobbs-Mcrrlll Co.} SYNOPSIS. ' Arthur Warrington, American ijpnstd to I'ursehelt. tolls liow reigning Grand T)uke attempts to fori l his ueice, Prin cess Hildeganle, to marry Prince Dopplc kinn, an old widower. Warrington does iv>t know tile princess even by sight. Wliile riding horseback in the country night overtakes iiim and lie seeks accom jnodatiou.i in a dilapidated cast I e Here lie finds two women and an old man sen int. One woman is Princess Jlilcfe fctwde and tlie other a friend, Hon. Betty Moore, of Knglund. They detain him to witness a mock marriage between the princess and a disgraced army officer, rteinbock, done for the purpose of foiling tie grand duke. Steinbeck attempts to kiss the princess :ii she is rescued by Warrington. Stcinbo-k disappears for good. Max Scharfenstoin, an «»i.I Ameri can friend of Warrington's reaches Bar- B.chelt. Warrington tells him of the prin cess. Seharfenstein shows Warrington a locket with a picture of a woman in side. It was on his neck when he, as a boy, was picked up and adopted bv his foslt r father, whose name lie was gi\ en. He beli«-vi s It to lie a picture of his mother. The grand duke announces to the princess that she is to marry Dopple- Jtltri the following w« -It. During a morn ing's ride she plans to escape. She meets ticliarfeiistein. He finds « purse she h.is dropped but dues not discover her iden tity. CHAPTER VII. | "The one fault 1 have to find with European life is the poor quality of tobacco used." It was eight o'clock, Thursday night, the night of the dinner at Muller's. I was dressing when Max entered, with e. 1 i .serable cheroot between his teeth. "They say," he went on, "that in llttssia they drink the finest tea in the world, simply because it. is brought overland and not by sea. Unfortunate ly, tobacco —we Americans recognize no leaf as tobacco unless it comes l'rom Cuba—has to cross the sea, and Is, in some unaccountable manner, in the transit. There are !wor: o cigars in Germany than in (France, and I wouldn't have believed It possible, if I had not gone to the trouble of proving it. Fine country! For a week I've been trying to smoke the German quality of the weed, as a jireventive, but I see 1 must give it up .ta account of my throat. My boy, I liave news for you,"—tossing the che iroot into the grate. "Fire away," said I, struggling with a collar. "1 have a box of llavanas over at the custom house that 1 forgot to bail out." "No!" said I joyfully. A Havana, and one of Scharfenstein's! "I've an idea that they would go ■well with the dinner. So, if you don't mind, I'll trot over and get 'em." "He sure and get around to Muller's fet half-past eight, then," said I. "I'll be there." He knew where to find the place. Muller's rathskeller was the rendez vous of students, officers and all those persons of quality who liked music with their meat. The place was low ceilinged, but roomy, and the ventila tion was excellent, considering. The smoke never got so thick that one couldn't see the way to the door when the students started in"to clean up the place," to use the happy idiom of mine own country. There were mar ble tables and floors and arches and light, cane-bottomed chairs from Holm's. It was at once Bohemian and cosmopolitan, and, once inside, it was easy to imagine oneself in Vienna. A Hungarian orchestra occupied an in closed platform, and every night the wail of the violin and the pom-pom of the wool-tipped hammers on the Hun garian "piano" might be heard. it was essentially a man's place of entertainment; few women ever had the courage or the inclination to enter. In America it would have been the fashion; but in the capital of Harscheit the women ate in the restaurant above, which was attached to the hotel, and depended upon the Volksgarten band for their evening's diversion. You had to order your table hours ahead —that is, if you were a civilian. If you were lucky enough to be an of ficer, you were privileged to take any vacant chair you saw. Hut heaven aid you if you attempted to do this not be ing an officer! In Barscheit there were also many unwritten laws, and you •were obliged to observe these with all the fidelity and attention that you gave to the enamele.? signs. Only the mili tary had the right to request the or otic 'ra to repeat, a piece of music. SomeUmes the li< utenants, seized with that, gay humor known only to cubs, ■would force the orchestra in Midler's to play the Hungarian war song till the ears cried out in pain. This was always the case when any Austrians happened to be present. Hut ordinari ly the crowds were good-natured, bois terous, but ordt rly. 1 1. war here, then, that I had ar ranged to give my little dinner. The jrehc.'tra had agreed—for a liberal tip > —!o play ' The Star-spangled Banner," an.! there was a case of Doppelkiaa's sparkling Moselle. I may as well state right here that we neither heard our national anthem nor drank the vintage. You will soon learn why. I can laugh now, 1 can treat the whole affair with becoming levity, but at the time 1 gained several extra gray hairs. If the princess hadn't turned around and if .Max hadn't wanted that box of 1-lavanas! When I arrived at. Muller's I found my boys in a merry mood. They were Hinging softly from "Robin Hood" with fine college harmony, and as I entered they swarmed about me like so many young dogs. Truth to tell, none of them was under 20, and two or three were older than myself. Hut to them I represented official protection for whatever they might do. 1 assumed all the dignity 112 dared. I had kept Scharfenstein's name back as a sur prise. Ellis —for whom I had the passports —immediately struck me as being so nearly like Max that they might easily have been brothers. Ellis was slight er; that was all the difference. I gave him his papers and examined his tick ets. All was well; barring accidents, he would be in Dresden the next day. "You go through Doppelkinn, then?" said 1. "Yes. I have friends in Dresden whom 1 wish to see before going home." "Well, good luck to you!" Then 1 announced that Max Schar fenstein, an old college comrade, would join us presently. This was greeted with hurrahs. At that time there wasn't an American student who did not recollect Max's great run from the ten-yard line. (Hut where the deuce was Max?) I took a little ilag from my pocket and stuck it into the vase of poppies, and the boys clapped their hands. You never realize how beauti- I 1 V I /t, 112.„ . , , ii'M lil : I' i H' li ™i ! Ji_L ll 11 l! I jfJtf jfJtf M "He Tranquilly Pulled Out a Murderous-Looking Colt and Laid It Beside His Plate." ful your flag is till you see it in a for eign land. I apologized for Max's ab sence, explaining the cause, and or dered dinner to be served. We hadn't j much time, as Ellis' train departed at i ten. It was now a quarter of nine. We had como to the relishes when ! a party of four officers took the table I nearest us. They hung up their sabers ion the wall-pegs, and sat down, order | iug a bottle of light wine. Usually there were five chairs to the table, but even if only two were being used no one had the right to withdraw one of the vacant chairs without the most elaborate apologies. This is the law of courtesy in Barscheit. In America it is different; if you see anything you ! want, take it. Presently one of the officers —I knew j none of them save by sight—rose and ! approached. Ho touched the flag in- I solently and inquired what right it had in a public restaurant in IJarscheit. j Ordinarily his question would not have | been put without some justification. | But ho knew very well who I was and what my rights were in this instance. "Herr Lieutenant," said I coldly, though my cheeks were warm enough, "1 represent that flag in this country, and I am accredited with certain priv ileges, as doubtless you are aware. | You will do me the courtesy of return i ing to your own table." I bowed. He glared at me for a brief period, | then turned on his heel. This was the first act in the play. At the fellow's table sat Lieut, von Storer, Doppel : kinn's nephew and heir-presumptive. ! He was, to speak plainly, a rake, a ; spendthrift and wholly untrustworthy. I He was not ill-looking, however. My spirits floated between anger anil the fear that the officers might ruin the dinner —which they eventual ly did. Things went on smoothly for a time. Tho orchestra was pom-pomming the popular airs from "Faust." (Where the deuce was that tow-headed Dutch man?) Laughter rose and fell; the clinkle of glass was heard; voices called. And then Max came in, look , ing as cool as you please, though I [ could read by his heaving chest that CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1907. ho had been sprinting up back streets. The .boys crowded around him, and the;e was much ado over the laggard. Unfortunately the waiter had forgot ten to bring a chair for his plate. With a genial smile on his face. Max innoi cently stepped over *♦> the officers' table and plucked forth the vacant chair. For a wonder the officers ap peared to give this action no heed, and I was secretly gratified. It was something to be a consul, after all. Hut I counted my chickens too early. "Where are the cigars?" I asked as Max sat down complacently. "Cigars?"—blankly. "Hang me, I've clean forgotten them!" And then, ob livious of the probable storm that was at that moment gathering for a down pour over his luckless head, he told us the reason of his delay. "There was a crowd around the pal ace," he began. "It seems that the Princess Hildegarde has run away, and they believe that she has ridden to ward the Pass in a closed carriage. The police are at this very moment scouring the country in that direction. She has eloped." "Eloped?" we all cried, being more or less familiar with the state of af fairs at the palace. "Good-by to Doppelkinn's frau!" "Good girl!" "She has been missing since seven o'clock, when she drove away on the pretense of visiting her father's old steward, who is ill," went on Max, feel, ing the importance of his news. "They traced her there. From the steward's the carriage was driven south, and that's the last seen of her. There won't be any wedding at the cathedral next Tuesday,"—laughing. Queries and answers were going crisscross over the table, when I ob served with dread that Lieut, von Storer had risen and was coining our way. lie stopped at Max's side. Max looked up to receive Von Storer's glove full on the cheelt. It was no gen tle stroke. Von Storer at once re turned to his table and sat down. For a moment we were all absolute ly without power of motion or of speech, Max's face grew as white as the table-cloth, and the print of the glove glowed red against the white. I was horrified, for I knew his tremen dous strength. If he showed fight, Von Storer would calmly saber him. It was the custom. But Max surprised me. He was the coolest among us, but of that quality of coolness which did not reassure me. He took up his story where he had left off and finished it. For his remarkable control I could have taken him in my arms and hugged him. The officers scowled, while Von Storer bit his mustache nervously. The American had ignored his insult. Presently he rose again and ap proached. lie thrust a card under Max's nose. "Can you understand that?" he asked contemptuously. Max took the card, ripped it into quarters and dropped these to the iloor. Then, to my terror and the ter ror of those with me, he tranquilly pulled out a murderous looking Colt and laid it beside his plate. He went on talking, but none of us heard a word he said. We were fearfully wait ing to see liim kill some one or be killed. No one was killed. The officers hur riedly took down their sabers and made a bee-line for the door of which I have spoken. Max returned the revolver to his hip-pocket and gave vent to an Hom eric laugh. "You tow-headed Dutchman!" I cried, when I found voice for my words, "what have you done?" "Done? Why, it looks as if we had all the downs this half," he replied smartly. "Oh, the gun Isn't loaded," — confidentially. Ellis fumbled in his pocket and pro duced his passports and tickets. Thesa lie shoved over to Max. iTO RID dAN'MMIIjaiXI ENCOURAGING FACTS THOSE CONTEMPLATING CHANGE OF RESIDENCE SHOULD READ THEM. Tho other day the writer was in the Office of the Canadian Government at St. Paul, Minnesota. On the windows of the building were signs to the effect that homesteads of 160 acres were given free to actual settlers, and in tho windows were displays of wheat, oats, barley, other grains and vege tables, which he was told were grown in Western Canada. This could be readily believed for in no other coun try on the Continent would it be pos sible to grow such splendid specimens. The world is now pretty well advised that in the growing of such cereals as have been named and vegetables as well the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta have no competitor. For several years past specimens have been exhibited at State and County Fairs throughout the State, and these exhibits are looked upon as one of the chief attractions. They have demonstrated what can be done in the climate of a country pos sessing a soil that will grow things. But that it was possible to grow vege tables such as were seen there seemed to create some doubt. But it was the case. And apples too. Not of course the splendid fruit grown in countries more congenial to such cul ture, but they were in evidence. Throughout Indiana, the hoosier farm ers were forced to stop and think. When a similar exhibit was placed be fore them during the past few weeks, many of them were forced to stop and remark. "That is much ahead of any thing we can do. The quality of the grain we have conceded, for has not so-and-so sent us samples grown on his own farm the like of which we had never' seen before. But to think of the vegetables—and such vegetables. Why, we thought everything was frozen up there, and these turnips, cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, man golds, pumpkins, and squashes are away ahead of anything we ever saw grow." That is the story everywhere. Thousands of Western Canada home steaders, formerly United States citi zens, are growing just such grain, just such vegetables, which yield them a splendid profit with little outlay on the farms that they have secured from the Government of the Dominion of Can ada at the nominal cost of $lO for 160 acres. If adjoining land is wanted it can be secured from the railway com panies or from private individuals at moderate prices and reasonable terms. By placing your name and address on a postal card and addressing it to the Canadian Government Agent, whose name appears elsewhere, a copy of "Last Best West" telling you all about it will be sent you free. HOW HE FOUND THE KEY. Brother's Method Was Simple, but Also Somewhat Costly. Miss Dresswell had just returned, after spending a week with a country friend. Imagine her consternation when she discovered her previously well-stocked wardrobe empty! "Gracious, George!" she said to her brother. "Where are all my clothes? And what in the world is that great black patch on the lawn?" The face of George exhibited all the well-known signs of conscious right eousness, and he met her gaze un flinchingly. "Maria," he replied consolingly, "you wrote to me that if I wanted the key of the billiard room I should find it in the pocket of your bolero." "Yes, yes!" "Well, I don't know a bolero from a ftcliu or a box pleat, so I took all the things to the lawn and burnt them. Then I recovered the key from the ashes." She froze him with a stare, and he is now thawing slowly on the kitchen stove. —Stray Stories. DOCTORS ORGANIZE UNION. Toronto Physicians Fix Higher Scale of Prices. Toronto, Ont. —The doctors of this city west of Yonge street have formed a union under the name "No. 11 Ter ritorial Division of the College of Phy sicians and Surgeons." The objects of the organization are to improve the condition of the profession against quacks, establish minimum fees and amend lodge terms. The lowest fee for medical examination for fraternal societies has been fixed at $2, while the minimum fee for minor operations has been fixed at $lO, and that for major operations at SSO. For a first visit to a patient $2 hereafter will be charged, and $1 for each subsequent visit, while the fee for night visits will be doubled, being fixed at $3. The charge for an office visit has been made sl, including prescription, while to give anesthetics $5 will be charged. Useless. A short time ago an old negro was up before a judge in Dawson City, charged with some trivial offense. "Haven't you a lawyer, old man?" inquired tho judge. "No, sail." "Can't you get one?" "No, sah." "Don't you want me to appoint one to defend you?" "No, sah; I jes' tho't I'd leab de case to de ign'ance ob de co't." Some of Them. • "'n't you think it is dreadful for fi v to be taking up any of these en.,.,ile Oriental ideas?" v. "Oh, but the Oriental rugs are per fectly lovely!" Baltimore American.! COULD USE THE ROAD. Iri6h Soldier's Great Idea V/hen Cover Was Badly Needed. The following colloquy Is said to have actually occurred during one of the earlier battles Ifi the Philippines: A detachment of American infantry, under orders to support a section of Capt. Reilly's battery, were halted for quite a while on a perfectly flat mili tary road in full view and fine range of the Filipino trenches. Of course, to lie flat on the road was the only avail able "use of cover." In this detachment was an Irishman who had served his time with the col ors in the British army before he en listed with Uncle Sam. As a recruit he had been very prone to tell how the British soldiers did everything. As a result he was incessantly plied with questions as to his experiences. While the bullets were "plopping" down the road and kicking up the gravel, a young Yankee suddenly asked: "Say, Mike, what do the British sol diers do with their heads in a place like this?" Quick as a flash came the retort: "A British soldier has no head, sorr!" After a full two-minute pause, Mike continued: "However, be that as it may, I wish I could pick up this d — road and stan' it on edge ferninst me!" DOCTORS IN GRAND JURY NET. Two Indicted in lowa for Conspiracy to Force an Independent Physi cian from a Surgical Case. Waverly, Ta.—The Bremner county grand jury, which a few weeks ago indicted fourteen members of the coun ty medical association, alleging viola tion of the anti-trust law, recently re ported additional indictments against Dr. W. A. Rohlf and Dr. O. L. Chaffee on the general ground of conspiracy. Their alleged offense was of forcing an independent doctor from a surgi cal case, in which he as well as one of the accused doctors had been em ployed, after he had refused to sign the union scale. FOUND OUT JUST IN TIME. Or Finger Bowl Would Have Been Put to Novel Use. The late William Cassidy, one-time editor of the Albany Argus, possessed the traditional Irish wit. On one oc casion, a number of years ago, he was a guest at a political banquet in Al bany. At that time finger bowls were seldom used, and their correct usage (a passing fad) meant to dip a corner of the napkin in the water and there with daintily cleanse the finger tips. Most of the men present eyed the in novation, when introduced at dessert, narrowly and uncertainly. One after another ended by plunging the hand into the crystal dish. But Mr. Robert Pruyn, a well-known Albany gentle man, correctly moistened a bit of his napkin and laved his fingers. Mr. Cassidy watched him admiringly, not having as yet touched his own glass. "That's good," he whispered to a neigh bor. "That's good. If Pruyn hadn't done that I should have put my foot in it." —Harper's Weekly. An Acute Observer. A one-armed man sat down to his noonday luncheon in a little restaur ant the other day, and seated on the right of him was a big, sympathetic individual from the rural district. The big fellow noticed his neigh bor's left sleeve hanging loose and kept eyeing him in a sort of how-did it-happen way. The one-armed man failed to break the ice, but continued to keep busy with his one hand sup plying the inner man. At last the inquisitive one on the right could stand it no longer. He changed his position a little, cleared his throat and said: "I see, sir, you have lost an arm." Whereupon the unfortunate man picked irp the empty sleeve with his right hand, peered into it, looked up with a surprised expression, and said: "By George, sir, you're right." ATATB or Onto. CITY or TOLIDO, I Luojl* COOT*. ( FXIHE J. Chknxt makes oath that he li senior partner of the arm of F. J. 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