The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-12

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q eenfaiI LOrry, a wealthy American
glcbe-tI 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 ahead 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 neal approach to it
as the rolling stage tuu.b les the pass.
ehgers 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 10 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 of.
Miss G. waves him a kiss from the
deck. LOrry joins his old friend. Harry
Anguish, an American artist, in Paris
6laustark 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 u, leaving the
mystery unsolyed. Later he received
a note at his hotel signed Sophia
Guggensloeker, inviting him to visit
her next day. In the evening LorTy
and Anguish ramble about the grounds
Of the castle where dwells the court
y 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
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 will
marry her son Lorenz. Prince Gabriel
OF Dawsbergen also bids for the prln-
cess hand with offer of a loan. Yetiye
tells Lorry that she belongs to her peo-
pc ana viii marry LorenZ. Lorry uss-
covered kissing the princess while sha
is seated on the throne. He quits the
castle by royal command. Betrothal OF
the princess to Lorenz. ne Americans
recognize Gabriel as chief cOnspirator
in the abduction plot. Lorenz toasts
the princess lightly in a cafe. LorTy
dashes the glass from his hand. Chal-
lenge to a duel. Lorenz a~ssassinated.
Lorry charged with the crime. PIin-
cess Yetive commits Lorry to prison.
All Graustark %rejoices at the death
of Lorenz. The princess helps LoTry
to escape. Disguised as a soldier, she
conducts him to a monastery.
II was an eloquent appeal. and il
struck home. Lorry wavered, but his
resolution would not weaken. He ar
gued first with Quinnox, then with
himself, finally returning TO the reck-
less determination to brave all and
save her from herself. The soldier
begged him to listen to reason, i'm
plored him to reconsider, at last turn
ing in anger upon the stubborn Amer
lean with a torrent of maledictiOns.
Lorry heard him through and quietly,
u~nswervingly, announced that he was
read TO leave the monastery at any
time his guide cared to depart. Quin-
nox gave up in despair at this, gazing
hopelessly at the man he had sworn to
protect. who insisted on placing his
head in the lions jaw. He sat down
at the window and murmured defect
eddy:
What will she say to me-what will
b say to meY"
II shall exonerate o. captain. Size
can have no fault TO find with your ac-
ton after | have told her how loyal
you are and how-how-well, how I'M
reasonable am" said Lorry kindly.
You may never live 20 tell her this,
sir. Then what is to become of me? |
could not look her in the face again. |
could only die"
Don't be 10 faint hearted, Quinnoxv'
cried Lorry, stimulated by the desire
to he with her, recognizing no obstacle
that might thwart him in the effort.
wen get through safe and sound.
and wen %untangle a few complications
before we reach the end of the book
Brace up. for heavens sake, for mine.
for hers. for your own. ] must get
TO her before everything is lost. The
fear that she may marry Gabriel will
drive me mad IL | am left here an
other night. Come! Let US prepare 70
start. We must notify the abbot that
! am to 20. | can be ready i'm five
minutes " gods. think of what she
may BE- sacriicing for met"
Lorry soon was attired in the guards
uniform he had worn from the tower
a month before. His pistol was in his
pocket. and the bunch of violets she
mad sent TO him mar very night was
,inned defantly above his heart. Quin-
nov smiled when he observed this bit