The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-09

e. eentaII Lorry, "A wealthy American
globe-tIotter, stumbles into acQuaint-
ance with a charming foreign girl
on the train from Denver to Wash
ington. The pair are left behind when
the flyer stops for repairs in West
Virginia. Lorry wires anead to hold
the train. He and the unknown girl
ride twenty miles at a tearing pace
Ia a mountain coach. There is no love
making, but a near approach to II
as the rolling stage tun. bles the pass
engers about. Lorry dimes with the
foreign party, consisting of Miss
Guggenslocker," Uncle Caspar and
Aunt Yvonne. They are natives of
Graustark. a country Lorry had never
heard of before. Lorry shows the
foreigners the sights of Washington.
They leave for New York to sail on
the Kaiser Welhelm. Miss Guggen-
locker naively calls Lorry her ideal
American" and invites him TO come
and see her at Edelweiss. Wildly in
fatuated. Lorry hurries to New York.
The name Guggenslocker is not on the
steame list. He sees the steamer of.
Miss G. waves him a kiss from the
deck. Lorry joins his old friend, Harry
Anguish, an American artist, in Paris.
Graustark and its capital, Edelweiss,
are located by a %guidebook. The
Americans get no trace of the Gug-
genslockers there. Lorry sees his
charmer driving in a carriage with a
beautiful companion of her own sex.
He gets a glance OF recognition, but
the carriage rolls on, leaving the
mystery unsolved. Later he received
a note at his hotel signed Sophia
Ct1ronrTaalop fnuftfau him m yiGff
her mex day. In the evening Lorry
and Anguish ramble about the grounds
of the castle where dwells the court
of the Princess of Graustark. They
oy erhear a plot to abduct the Princess
and resolve to capture the plotters
red handed. Following the conspir-
ators, Lorry finds himself in a room
he heard them designate as that of the
princess. 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.
Anguish to the rescue. Lorry quarter
ed in the castle. The princess visits
him, but forbids all talk OF love.
Graustark is bankrupt and owes the
n~eighboring princeton of Axphain
$50, 000, 900. The creditor demands
cash or the cession of the richest dis
tricts. The Prince of Axphain offers
to extend the LOAF il the princess will
marry her son LorenZ. Prince Gabriel
OF Dawsbergen also bids for the prln-
cess hand with offer of a loan. Yetive
tells Lorry that she belongs to her peo-
PIE ana VIII marry LorenZ. Lorry uls-
covered kissing the princess while she
is seated on the throne. He quits the
castle by royal command. Betrothal OF
the princess to Lorenz. lie American
recognize Gabriel as chief conspirator
in the abduction plot. Lorenz toasts
the princess lightly in a cafe. Lorry
dashes the glass from his hand. Chal-
lenge to a duel. LorenZ assassinated.
LOrry charged with the crime. Prin-
cess Yetive commits Lorry to prison.
All Graustark r~ejoices at the death
of Lorenz. The princess helps Lorry
to escape. Disguised as a soldier, she
conducts him to a monastery.
"Allode? He's the fellow who saw
me-er-who was in the throneroom."
He is the man who saw nothing
sir"
81 remember his obedience" he said
laughing in spite of his u~nhappiness
"Am TO have no freedom up here
no liberty at alp
you are to act as the abbot or the
prior instructs. and. | must not forget,
Qulnnox will visit you occasionally
He will conduct you from the monas-
terry and to the border line at the prop
er time"
aAlAa hn rwtI hn my mnP6nrnF 1
fear! Yetive. you do not believe ]
killed Lorenz. / know that most of
them do, but | swear to you am no
more the perpetrator Of hat cowardly
crime than you. God bears testimony
TO my innocence. l want to hear you
say that you do not believe ] killed
him"
II feared so at frst-no. do not be
angry-I feared you had killed him for
my sake. but now am sure that you
are innocent"
The carriage stopped too and
Quinnox opened the door. 1t was still
as dark as pitch. but the downpour had
ceased except for a disagreeable, misty
drizzle. cold and penetrating.
I'VE have reached the stopping
place" he said.
And we are TO walk from here to
the gate said the princess. resuming
her hoarse. manly tones. While they
were busy DOMINIC their raincoats she
WHISPERED in Lorry's ear, Il beg OF
you. do not let him know that you
have discovered who | am"
He promised. and lightly snatched a
kiss. an act of lndiscretion that almost
brought fatal results. Forgetful OF the
darkness. she gave vent to a little pro
testing shrek. fearing that the eyes OF
the captain had witnessed the pretty
transere~-ion. LoFry laughed as hs
sprang to the road and turned to assist
her In ~aiighting. She promptly and
rhoughtfully averted the danger his
~gallantry presented by Ignoring the
outstretched hands. discernible as sien-
der shadows %protruding from an Cd
tect a shade darker than the night anu
leaned boldly TO the ground.