Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-17
am gone. want my own to follow me-
on the Throne of Crauatark''

| Oh Ule tIFCHe OIL lIrduBIdEk. .FAss
| Then followed long, animated dis
cussion, growing brighter and more
| hopeful as the speakers willing hearth,
| warmed to the proposition. Lorry wasI
a fayorite, but he could not be theis3
| prince. Hereditary law prohfbited3
Many times the princess and her wise]
men met and overcalne bstacles, huge
at first, minimized in the end all bel
cause they loved her and she loved
them. The departure from traditiond
ary custom, as suggested by the prinj
cess, coupled with the threat to abdt.
cate, was the weightiest yet the most
| delicate question that had ever come
before the chief men Of GraustarkJ
For the first time in the history of the3
country n woman was sovereign; for]
the first time there had been no direcH
male heir to the throne. With the
death of old Prince Ganlook the n.es-
culine side of the illustrious family
ended. no matter whom his daughter
| took for husband, the line was bro,
KEN. Why not the bold, progressive,
rich American? argued some. Count
! Caspar held out until all were against
him, giving way finally in burst OF
oratory phich ended, In tears and sobsI
and which made the sense of the gath
| ering upanimous.
The Princess Yetiye won the day, sol
far as her own position was concernedJ
but there was Loriy to be considered.
"Mr. L0r,y knows that called you
together In consultation, but he does
not. know that 1 would have given up
my crown for him. / dared not tell
him that. He knows only that was
to ask your advice on the question OF
marriage, and that alone. l fear he
will object to the plan we have agreed
upon," she went on. "He is sepsitiveJ
and it is possible he will not like the
idea of putting our marriage to the
popular vote of the people"
II insist. however, that the people be
considered in the matter" said Gaspon!
"In three months time the whole na5
tion can say whether it sanctions the
revision of our laws of heredity."
II have no hesitancy in saying that
Graustark already idolizes this brave
American" said Halfont warmly. "Ha
has. won her affection. / will vouch
for it that the whole nation will rise
and cry: Long live the princess!, LenG
live the princess! Long live the prince
eess'F'." "a
"Goin' back, see" said Sitzky, ttla
guard, some months later. addressing
very busy young man who was hurJ
rying down the platform of the EdeA
weiss railway station toward the sped
cial train which was putting Impatient
ly.
"Hello, Sticky! Is it you? I'm glad
to see. you again. Yes, we are going
back to the land of the stars and
stripes The speaker was MI. Anj
guish.
you'll have fine company g fer al
Vienna TOO. d, you ever see such q
celebrations dey're havin' here todayl
You'd t'ink de whole world was inter-
ested in de little visit her royal high1
Eess is goin' to pay to Vienna. Dumi
.aed If de whole city, soldiers an ain
amt down here to see 'er Off Look at
de crowd! By glory, l don't b'lieve we
en- pull de train Out of de stationi
'Quainted wild any of de royal crowd n
Slightly" answered Anguish, smiE
ing. He!was watching trim figure in
a tailor made gown as it approached
drawing apart from the throng. 1t wad
Mrs. Harry Van Brugh Anguish
Say you must cut some ice wild
desc people. But dat's Jest like an
American, dough- the little guard
went on. de princess married an
American, an dey say he's goin' to put
de crown away where de moths won'd
git at it an take her over to live In
Washington fer six months. Is 1t a
sure t'ing?"
That's right, Sticky. She's going
back with US. and then we're coming
back with her"
why don't he keep 'er over dere
when he gifts her dere? What's de use
what's de use?"
well. she's still the Princess of
Graustark, you know, Sitzky. She
can't live always in America"
SCOT to be here to hold her job, eh?'
"Inelegant, but correct. Now, look
sharp! Where do we find our-ah!p11
His wife was with him, and he forgot
Sticky.
The guard turned to watch the pro]
cession-a file of soldiers, cavalry
troop, carriages and then the .carriage
with spirited horses and gay acconterl
ments.. 1t stopped with jangle, and d
man and woman descended.
"The princess" cried SitzlSy.
Long live the princess" cried thd
crowd. "God save our Yetiyer' /
Sitzky started as if shot, staring at
the tall man who approached with the
smiling sovereign of Graustark "Well,13
he gasped, what d. you t'ink o. dat"
The train that was to carry them OUT
OF the east into the west puffed and
snorted, the bell changed, the peopls
cheered, and they were off Hours lat1
er, as the car whirled through the Hunj
garian plain, Yetive, looking from her
window, said in that exquisite English
which was her very own:
"Ah, the world, the dear worldi b
am SO sorry for queens!" a,J