Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-21
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CRAUSTARK
...By...
GEORGE BARR M'cUTcHEoN
Copyright, 1901, Nv Herbert s. Stonr
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.

CHAPTER I.-Grenfall Lorry, a
wealthy American globe trotter, STUN
bles into acquaintance with a charm
ing foreign girl on the train from Dem
yer to Washington. Tine pair are left
behind when the fiier stops for repairs
| In West Virginia. II.--Lorry wires
ahead to hold the train. He and the
unknown girl ride four miles at tear.
! ing pace In a mountain coach. There
is no lovemaking but a near approach
I to 1t as the rolling stage tumbles tho
passengers about. llI.-Lorry dimes
/ with the foreign party, consisting OF
I Miss Guggenslocker, Uncle Caspar and
Aunt Yvonne. They are natives Of
| Graustark, country Lorry had never
heard of before. IV.-Lorry shows the
foreigners the sights OF Washington.
They leave for New York to sail on the
Kaiser Wilhelm. Miss Guggenslocker
naiyely calls Lorry her ideal Ameri-
can" and invites him TO come and see
her at Edelweiss. V.-Wildly infat-
NhN'hf iscll W ave-" VI Ne
The name Guggenslocker is not on the
steamer list lie sees the steamer of.
Miss G. waves him n kiss from the
ldeCk.-VI.-Lorry joins his old friend,
Harry Anguish, an American artist in
Paris. Graustark and its capital, Edel-
weiss, are located by guidebook. Tho
Americans get no trace of the Gug-
genslockers there. VII.-Lorry sees
his Charmer driving in a carriage with
a beautiful companion of her own sex.
He gets n glance of recognition, but
the carriage rolls on, leaving the mys-
terry unsolved. Later he receives a
note at his hotel signed Sophia Gug-
genslocker. inviting him to visit her
next day. VlII.-ln the evening Lorry
and Anguish ramble about the grounds
Of the castle where dwells the court OF
the Princess of Graustark. They over
hear a not to abduCt the princess and
resolve to capture the plotters red
handed. IX.-Following the conspir-
ators, Lorry finds himself In room he
heard them designate as that of the
princess. X.-Lorry tells the princess
OF the plot. Mutual recognition: she is
Miss Guggenslocker. Dannox, the
guard, Is in the abduction plot. He
fells Lorry with a terrible blow. An
guish to- the rescue. XI-Lorry quar-
tered In the castle. The princess Wis
its him, but forbids all talk OF love.
Xll.-Graustark is bankrupt and owes
the neighboring princedom of AXphain
$50 900, 900. The creditor demands cash
or the cession of the richest districts of
Graustark. Nlll.-The Prince of AK
phain offers to extend the loan II the
princess will marry his son Lorenz.
Prince Gabriel of Dawsbergen also bids
for the princess hand with offer of a
loan. Yetiye tells I.orry that she be-
longs to her people and will marry
Lorenz. NlV.-LOrry discovered kiss
ing the princess while she is seated
on the throne. lie quits the castle by
royal command. Betrothal of
the princess to LOrenZ. The Ameri-
cans recognize Gabriel as chief CON
spirator in the abduction plot.
Calmly he prepared to write some
letters, not to say farewell, but to
explain to certain persons the cause
OF the duel and to say that he gloried
In the good fortune which had pre-
scented itself. One of these letters was
addressed to his mother, another to
the father OF Prince Lorenz and the
last to the Princess of Graustark. To
the latter he wrote much that did not
appear in the epistles directed TO the
others. Anguish had been In his room
more than an hour and had frequently
called to his friend and begged him to
secure what rest he could in order
that their nerves might he steady in
the morning. But II was not until
after midnight that the dueist sealed
the envelopes, directed them and
knocked at his seconds door to say:
II shall intrust these letters to you,
Harry, You must see that they start
on their way tomorrow"
Then he went to bed and to sleep.
At G o'clock his second, who had
slept but little, called him. They
dressed hurriedly and prepared for the
ride TO the valley, Their own new
English bulldog revolyers were to
serve as weapons In the coming come
bat, and carriage was to be In wait
Ing for them In a side street at 7
o'clock,
Before leaving their room they heard
evidences Of oomm0tlon In the hotel
and were apprehensiye lest the in
mates had learned Of the duel and
were making ready TO follow the
fighters 10 the appointed spot, There
was a confusion Of voices, the sound
Of rushing feet, the banging Of doors,
the noise increasing as the two men
stepped into the open hall They were
amazed 10 see half dressed men ana
women standing or running about the
halls, Intense excitement In their faces