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

G. eental LOTry, a wealthy American
globe-u otter. 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
10 a mountain coach. There is no love
making, but a near approach to il
a. the rolling stage tun bles the pass
engevs about. Lorry dimes with the
foreign party, consisting of Miss
GuggensloekeT," Uncle Caspar and
Aunt Yvonne. They are natives Of
GTaustark. 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 Welheim. 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
steamer list. He sees the steamer oil.
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. Inc
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
t.4-unanE1galaw fnvf+fnu him 70 yfeff
her next day. In the evening LOrIy
and Anguish rambIe about the grounds
Of the castle where dwells the count
Of the Princess of Graustark. They
oXerhear a plot to abduct the Princess
ard resolve to capture the plotter=
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. LorTy quarter
ed in the castle. The princess visits
him. but fOrbids all talk of love.
Graustark is bankrupt and owes the
neighboring princedOm of AXphain
$50. 900 900. The creditor demands
cash or the cession of the richest dis
tricts. The Prince of AXphain offers
to extend the loan if the princess viii
marry her son Lorenz. Prince Gabriel
OF Dawsbsrsen also bids for the prlu-
cess hand with offer of a loan. Yetive
tells Lorry that she belongs to her pe0-
pie and viii marry LOrenZ. LOrry uD
covered kissing the princess while she
is seated on tue throne. He quits th
castle by royal command. Betrothal Of
the princess 10 L0renZ. lie American
recognize Gabriel as chief conspirator
in the abduction plot. LOrenz toas,s
the princess lightly in a cafe. LorTy
dashes the glass from his hand. Chal-
leEge 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.
WIRE you not AFRAID this will cost yoG
yOur life:" asked Lorry. first in Eu-
fish. then in German. The -uard mere
Is shook Ills head. Indicating that he
could not and. stand.
lie quickly rurned To- TIM he'd. sei2a5
1 sheet an1 tore it into strips, i1aFa,
Ic.t.ly JAru>,ius them INTO the others
aanaS. IL. hfst letter had foretold ali
this, and tsa prisoner knew what was
expected az him. He therefore secure
4 LOund lie guards legs and arms.
With 70 grim sauile the captive nodded
lis head toward the revolver, the lam
tern ana lac keys. His obliging prison
ar secured them. us well as his wv
personal effects, and was ready 10 dc
part. According to instructions. Lg
vas To 20 forth. locking the doors be
hind Kim. leaving the man to be di~
covered abe next morning by surprises
Keepers. Ii struck him that there was
something absurd in this part of tie
plan. How was this guard to eXplaia
his position with absolutely no sign OF
n struggle 10 bear him out? 1t was
hardly plausible that a big, strong fel
low could be so easily overpowercJ
sin.le handed There was something
wretchediy in"ongruous about the-but
There came % startling and effective
end TO ali criticism.
The guard. bound as he was. sudden
~ turned ana lunged headfOremost
against tEe sharp bedpost. His head
struck with n thud. and he rolled to tia
floor as is dead. Cttering an exclama-
ton of horror. Lorry ran to his side
Blood was gushing from a long cash
across his head, and he was already
unconscious. Sickened by the brave
sacrifice. he picked the man up and
placed him on the bed. \ hasty exam,
ination proved that il was no more
than "a scalp wound and that death was
too remote 10 he feared. Tie guard
had done lis part nobly, and it was
now the prisoners turn TO act as reso-
lutely aud as uafinchingly. Sorry 10
leave the poor fellow in what seemed
an inhuman manner, he strOd into the
corridor. closed and locked the doors
clumsily ana began the descent OF the
stairs. lie had been instructed to act
unhesitatinely as the slightest show Of
would result in discovery.
With the helmet well down over his
face and the cape we'll up he steadily.