Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-30
.CRAUSIARK
... By.
GEORGE BARR M'CUTCnEON
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP.
TIERS.


wealthy American globe trotter, STUN
bles into acquaintance with a charm
Ing foreign girl on the train from Dem
yer to Washington. The pair are left
behind when the flier stops for repairs
in West Virginia. ll.-Lorry wires
ahead to hold tie train. lie and the
unknown girl ride four miles at tear
ing pace in a mountain coach. There
Is no loyemaking. but near approach
to II as the rolling stage tumbles tho
passengers about. IlI.-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. IV.-Lorry shows the
foreigners the sights Of Washington.
They leave for New York TO sail on the
Kaiser Wilhelm. Miss Guggenslocker
naively calls Lorry her ideal Ameri-
can" and invites him to come and see
her at Edelweiss. V.-Wildly infat-
uated, Lorry hurries TO New York.
The name Guggenslocker is not on the
steamer list. He sees the steamer off.
Miss G.. waves him kiss from the
Geck.-VI.-Lorry joins his old friend,
Harry Anguish, an American artist, in
Paris. Graustark and its capital, Edel-
weiss. are located by n guldebook. The
Americans get no trace OF the Gug-
gensloCkers there. VII.-Lorry sees
his Charmer driving In a carriage with
n hantt ifn1 mn N Inn nf har
lie gets a 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. VIlI.--In the evening Lorry
and Anguish ramble about the grounds
Of the castle where dwells the court OF
the Princess OF Graustark. They over
hear "lot TO abduct the princess and
resolve to capture the plotters red
handed. IX.-Following the conspir-
ators, Lorry finds himself in room he
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, 100000. The creditor demands cash
or the cession Of the richest districts of
Graustark. XllI.-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 q
loan. Getive tells LOrry that she bs-
longs TO her people and will marry
Lorenz. %lV.-Lorry discovered kiss
ing the princess while she Is seated
on the throne He quits the castle by
royal command. 5etrothal Of
the princess to Lorenz. The Ameri-
cans recognize Gabriel as chief con-
spirator in the abduction plot. XVI
Lorenz toasts the princess lightly In q
cafe. Lorry dashes the glass from his
hand. Challenge to a duel. Lorenz
Lorry charged with the
crime. XVlI.-Princess Yetive COM
mits Lorry to prison. All Graustark
rejoices at the death OF Lorenz. XVIII
and NlX.-The princess helps Lorry to
escape. Disguised as a soldier, she
him to a monastery. NIX
offers Graustark grace on the
loan II Lorry Is executed before Nov.
20. Yetive offers reward for the cap
ture of Lorry. XXI and XXII.-Lorry
prevails upon QuinnoX, an emissary of
the princess, to conduct him secretly
to the castle. lie will surrender him
self to save the reals. Tho princess
spurns the offer Of Gabriel.
Aware of her financial troubles and
pursuing the advantage that his rivals
death had opened TO him, Prince Ga.
briel OF Dawsbergen renewed his ar
dent suit. Scarce had the body OF the
murdered prince left the domain be-
fore he made his presence marked.
Knowing that he was in truth the mys-
FERROUS Michael who had planned her
abduction, she feared and despised him.
yet dared make no public denuncia-
ton. As Dawsbergen was too power
full to be antagonized at this critical
time, she was constantly forced to sub
NIT to the most trying and repulslve
OF ordeals Tact and policy were re-
quired to control the violent, hot blood
ed young ruler from the south. Day
after day he haunted the castle, persist
ent in his efforts to induce her to ac-
cept his proposition. So fierce was his
passion so implacable his desire, that
he went among the people of Edel-
weiss, presenting to them his proposal,
hoping thereby to add public feeling
to his claims. He tried to organize
OF citizens to go before the
princess with the petition that his offer