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The
Princess
Elopes
By HAROLD McGRATH
Author of
"The Man, on the Box,"
"Hearts and Masks," Etc.
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(Copyright, laui, Bobbs-Merrlll Co>)
SYNOPSIS.
Arthur Warrington, American consul
to Barscheit, tells how reigning Grand
Duke attempts to force Ills neice. Prin
cess Hlldegarde, to marry Prince Dopple
kirin, an old widower. Warrington does
not know the princess even by sight.
While riding horseback in the country
night overtakes him and lie seeks accom
modations in a dilapidated castle. Here
he finds two women and an old man
servant. One woman is Princess Hilde
irarde and the other a friend, lion. Betty
Moore, of England. They detain him to
witness a mock marriage between the
princess and u disgraced army officer,
Steinboek, done for the purpose of foiling
the grand duke. Steinboek attempts to
kiss tile princess and she is rescued by
Warrington. Stoinbock disappears for
good. Max Scharfenstein, an old Ameri
can friend of Warrington's readies Bar
scheit. Warrington tells Win of the prin
cess. Scharfenstein 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 by his
foster father, whose name he was given.
He believes it to be a picture of his
mother. The grand duke announces to
the princess that she is to marry Dopple
kinn the following week. During a morn
ing's ride stie plans to escape. She meets
Scharfenstein. He finds a purse she has
dropped but does not discover her iden
tty Warrington entertains at a public
restaurant for a number of American
medical students. Max arrives late and
relates m Interesting bit of gossip to the
effect that the princess has run away
from Barscheit, He unwittingly offends
a native officer and subjects himself to
certain arrest. Max Is persuaded to take
one of the American student's passports
and escape. The grand duke discovers
the escape of the princess. She leaves a
note saying she has eloped.
CHAPTER Vlll.—Continued.
The valet hurried to the dresser and
returned' with the duke's state eye
glasses. These the duke perched de
liberately upon the end of his noble
nose. He opened the letter and read
its contents. The valet, watching him
slyly, saw him grow pale, then red, and
finally purple,—wrath has its rainbow.
His hand" shook, the glasses sllppe d
from his palpitating nn'.-o. And I grieve
to relate that his serene highness
swore something marvelous to hear.
"Damnation!" he said, or some such
word. "The little fool!" Then, sud
denly remembering his dignity and the
phrase that no man is a hero to his
valet, he join ted to his glasses, at the
same time returning the letter to its
envelope, this letter which had caused
this momentary perturbation. "Call
the minister of police. You will find
him in the smoking-room off the con
servatory. Make all haste!"
The valet flew out of the door, while
the dtxlce began pacing up and down
the room, muttering and growling, and
balling his lists, and jingling his shin
ing medals. He kicked over an inof
fensive hassock and his favorite hound,
and I don't know how many long-wind
ed German oaths he let go. (It's a
mighty hard language to swear in,
especially when a man's under high
pressure.)
"The silly little fool! And on a
night like this! Curse it! This is
what comes of mixing Spanish blood
with German, of letting her aunt's
wishes overrule mine in the matter fit
education. But she shall lie brought
back, even if 1 have to ask the assist
ance of every sovereign in Europe.
This is the end. And I had planned
such a pleasant evening at cards!"
The duke was not wholly unselfish.
In less than ten minutes' time the
valet returned with the minister of ]
police. The duke immediately dis
missed tho valet.
1 "Your serene highness sent for me?"
asked the minister, shaking in his |
boots. There had been four ministers
of police in three years.
"Yes. Read this."
The minister took the letter. He
read it with bulging eyes. "Good heav
ens, it must be one of her highness'
jokes!"
"It will be a sorry joke for you if
she crosses any of the frontiers."
"But—"
"But!" roared the duke. "Don't you
dare bring up that word scandal!
Seek her. Turn everybody out, —the
army, the police, everybody. When
you locate her, telegraph, and have a
special engine awaiting me at the sta
tion. And if you play a poor game of
cards to-night I'll take away your port
folio. Remember, if she passes the
frontier, off goes your official head!"
"And the fellow, who is he?"
"The good Lord only knows! That
girl! . . . Witness these gray hairs.
But the rascal in irons; I'll attend to
his case when I arrive. . . . Where is
Steinboek?"
"He was arreted this morning in
Berlin; I have already applied for his
extradition."
"Good! Now, be off with you! Leave
110 stone unturned. The expense is
nothing; I will gladly pay it out of my
private purse."
"I'll find her," said the minister
grimly. His portfolio hung in the bal
ance.
All at once the duke struck his hands
together jubilantly.
"What is it?" asked the minister,
j "A clew?"
"Nothing, nothing! Ise gone; you
j are wasting time."
The minister of police dashed out of
the room as if pursued by a thousand
| devils. lie knew the duke's mood; it
was not one to cross or irritate. No
sooner was lie gone than the duke left
his apartments and sought those of his
niece, it might be a joke; it would do
no harm to find out positively. But
the beautiful suite was empty; even
her highness' maid was gone. He then
knocked ou the door which led into
Betty's boudoir, not very gently either.
"Open!" he bellowed.
"Who is it?" demanded a maid's
frightened voice.
"The duke! Open instantly!"
"it is quite impossible," said another
voice from within. It was calm and
firm. "I am dressing."
"I must see you this instant. Open
or I shall force the door!"
"Is your serene highness mad?"
"Will you open this door?"
"You command it?"
"A hundred timeß, yes!"
"Since you command it." The voice
was no longer calm; it was sharp and
angry.
The wait seemed an hour to his se
rene highness, serene no longer. At
length the bolt slipped, and the irate
duke shouldered his way in. The tab
leau which met his gaze embarrassed
him for a space. He was even ashamed!
The Honorable Betty stood behind a
tall-backed chair, an opera cloak
thrown hastily over her bare shoulders.
Her hair was partly down. A beautiful
woman in a rage is a fascinating sight.
The duke stared at her irresolutely.
"Will your highness explain this ex
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The Duke Stared at Her Irresolutely.
traordinary intrusion?" she demanded.
"You have literally forced your way
into my room while I am dressing. It
is utterly outside my understanding."
''l am old enough to he your father."
"That is the weakest excuse you
could give me. At your age one's blood
ought to be cooled to a certain discre
tion. My father, if lie had had any
thing important to say, w uld have re
mained on the other side < 112 the door.
1 am not deaf. Your explanation is in
order."
The duke had never been talked to
so plainly in all his life. For a while
he was without voice, but had plenty
of color. "It is easily explained," he
finally bawled out to her. "Her high
ness has eloped!"
The girl stared at him with wide
eyes. "Eloped?" she breathed faintly.
"Yes, eloped."
Betty wondered if she heard aright,
or if the duke were out of bis mind;
and then she recollected her conversa
tion with the princess. Her mouth
opened as if to speak, but instead she
closed her lips tightly. That wilful
girl; whatever would become of her!
"Give this letter to your mistress,"
said the duke to the maid. "I will sta
tion myself in the window while she
reads it."
He strode over to the window and
drew the curtains about him. Below,
the night crowds were wandering
about the streets; the band was play
ing in the Volksgarten; carriages were
rolling to and from the opera; the
fountain in the center of the square
sparkled merrily in the glare of the
arc lights. But the duke saw none of
these things. Rather he saw the tele
graphic dispatches flying to the four
ends of the globe, telling the peoples
that he, the Grand Duke of Barscheit,
had been outwitted by a girl; that the
Princess Hildegarde had eloped with a
man who was not the chosen one. In
other words, he saw himself laughed
at from one end of tho continent to
the other. (There is something very
funny in domestic troubles when they
occur in another man's family!) No,
the duke saw not the beauty of the
night; instead of stars he saw aster
isks, that abominable astronomy of
the lampoonists. He had never doubt
ed the girl's courage; but to elope!
. . . And who the devil had eloped
with her? He knew the girl's natural
pride; whoever the fellow might be.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1907.
he could be no less than a gentleman.
But who, who?
"Your highness?" called a quiet (I
might say deceptive) voice.
The duke came forth.
"Your highness will do me the honor
to make out my passports to-night. I
desire to leave the palace immediate
ly. The affront you have put upon me,
even under the circumstances, is whol
ly unpardonable. You imply that I
have had something to do with her
highness' act. You will excuse me to
her serene highness, whom I love and
respect. My dignity demands that I
leave at once."
A flicker—but only a flicker —of ad
miration lighted the duke's eyes.
was a plucky little baggage.
"I will issue your passports upon
one condition," he said.
"And that condition?"—proudly.
"Tell me everything: Where has
she gone, and with whom?"
"I know absolutely nothing."
Silence. The duke gnawed his mus
tache, while his eyes strove in vain
to beat down hers.
"Thank you, I believe you." Then,
giving way to his wrath; "You Eng
lish people, you are all the same! You
never understand. I have brought up
this giri and surrounded her with every
luxury; against my will and reason I
have let her become educated In for
eign lands; I have given her the utmost
freedom; this is how I am repaid."
"You forgot one important thing,
your highness."
"What ?"—haughtily.
"Affection. You have never given
her that."
The duke felt himself beaten into
silence, and this did not add to his
amiability.
"Your passports shall be made out
immediately; but I beg of you to re
consider your determination, and to re
main here as long as you please. For
the sake of appearances, I desire your
presence at the dinner table."
"I shall leave as soon as the dinner
is over." This girl's mind seemed im
movable.
The duke shrugged. There was no
use in beating against this wall. "I
wish you knew whither she has gone."
"Frankly, if I knew I should not tell
your highness. My father taught me
never to betray a confidence."
"As you will. I beg your pardon for
the abruptness of my entrance," he
said, choking down his wrath. He
could not allow himself to be outdone
in the matter of coolness by this chit
of an English girl.
"I grant it you."
The duke then retired, or, I should
say, retreated. lie wandered aimlessly
about the palace, waiting for news and
making wretched all those with whom
he came in contact. The duchess was
not feeling well; a wrangle with her
was out of fjuestion; besides, he would
make himself hoarse. So he waited
and waited, and re-read the princess'
letter. . At dinner he ate nothing; his
replies were curt and surly. The Hon
orable Betty also ate nothing. She sat,
wondering if her maid could pack five
trunks in two hours.
I had quite a time of it myself that
night. As 112 predicted, I received a
visit from the police in regard to Mr.
Scharfenstein. I explained the matter
the best I knew how, and confessed
that he had hurriedly left the city for
parts unknown. I did not consider it
absolutely essential that I should de
clare that I had seen him enter a rail
way carriage for Dresden. Besides
this, I had to stand sponsor for the
other boys and explain at length that
they were in no wise concerned with
Mr. Scliarfonstein's great offense. The
police were courteous and deferential,
admitting that Max was the culprit.
He had drawn a revolver in a public
restaurant; he had broken a grave law.
The inspector wrote a dozen telegrams
and dispatched them from the con
sulate. i had, at his request, offered
him the blanks.
(TO BB CONTINUED.)
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Tributes by Lafcadio Hearn to Class
of Workers He Disliked.
"Lafcadio Hearn, that wonderful
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youth," said a publisher, "and the
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to his heart.
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HIS TURN TO CRITICISE.
Youngster Felt Called onto Manifest
Disapproval of Prayer.
Little John, who, at. the mature age
of four, has learned the Lord's Prayer,
is often criticised by his sister, two
years older, for slight mistakes which
he cannot always avoid in offering the
j petition. A few Sundays ago he was
| taken to church for the first time.
| When the moment for the prayer ar
rived and the congregation bowed
their heads John's mother took the
precaution to whisper to him that he
must be very quiet. "Listen,' she
said, "and you will hear the minister
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serious attention, but his mother,
watching him covertly, saw his ex
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As a source of humor the Irish ser
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to the better class of young women
from the Emerald Isle who come here
annually to help confuse the eternal
"servant girl question." But now and
again one of the old. naively ignorant
sort turns up in a New York house
hold, as was demonstrated the other
Jay to a caller at a house on the West
Side.
The girl who responded to the bell
was asked if her mi-stress was at
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the caller by putting her arms behind
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