Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-24
GRAUSTARK
..By...
GEORGE BARR HCUTCnroN
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.

wealth" American globe trotter, STUN
| bles into acquaintance with a charm
Ing foreign girl on the train from Dem
yer to Washington. Tine pair are left
behind when the fiier stops for repairs
In West Virginia. II.-Lorry wires
ahead to hold the train. He and the
unknown girl ride four miles at a tear.
ing pace in a mountain coach. There
is no lovemaking, but near approach
to II as the rolling stage tumbles tho
passengers about. lII.-Lorry dimes
Miss Guggenslocker. Uncle Caspar and
Aunt Yvonne. They are natives OF
Graustark, a country Lorry had never
heard of before. lV.-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.
-
deck.-VI.--Lorry joins his old friend.
Harry Anguish. an American artist, in
Paris. Graustark and its capital, Edel-
weiss, are located by n guldebook. Tho
Americans get no trace of the Gug-
genslockers there. VIT.-Lorry sees
his charmer driving in a carriage with
a beautiful companion of her own sex.
He gets glance of recognition, but
the carriage rolls on, leaving the mys-
terry unsolved. Later he receives q
note Mt his hotel signed Sophia Gug-
genslocker. inviting him to visit her
next day. VlII.-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 not to abduct the princess and
resolve to capture the plotters red
handed. IX.-Following the conspir-
ators, Lorry finds himself in room he
heard them designate as that of the
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
SlI.-Graustark is bankrupt and owes
the neighboring princedom of Axphain
$50, 100000. The creditor demands cash
or the ccSsion of the richest districts of
(srnngInrE NH Tho Dt.fnnn nT
phain offers to extend the loan II the
princess will marry his san Lorenz.
Prince Gabriel of Dawsbergen also bids
for the princess hand with offer OF
loan. ietive tells Lorry that she be-
longs to her people and will marry
LorenZ. %lN.-Lorry discovered kiss
ing the princess while she is seated
on the throne. lie quits the castle by
royal command. XV.-Betrothal Of
the princess to Lorenz. The Ameri-
cans recognize Gabriel as chief con-
sprator in the abduction plot. XVI
Lorenz toasts the princess lightly In
cafe. Lorry dashes the glass from his
hand. Challenge TO a duel. I.orenZ
assassinated. Lorry charged with the
crime. XNlI.-Princess Yetive COM
mits Lorry TO prison. All Graustark
rejoices at the death OF Lorenz.
With the helmet well down over his
face and the cape well up he steadily,
even noisily, made his way to the next
flood below. There were prisoners on
this floor, while he had been the only
occupant of the floor above. Straight
ahead he went, flashing his lantern
here and there, passing down another
stairway and into the main corridor. !
Here he met guard who had just
come in from the outside. The man adj
dressed him in the language OF the /
and his heart almost stopped !
How was he to answer? Num-
bling something almost inaudible, he !
hurried on to the ground floor. tremb- |
ling with fear lest the man should call |
to him to halt. He was relieved to
find, in the end, that his progress was
not TO be impeded. In another moment
he was boldly unlocking the door that /
led to the visitors hall. Then came
the door to the warden's office. Here
he found three sleepy guards, none of
whom paid any attention to him as he
passed through and entered Captain .
Dangloss' private room. The gruff old ,
captain sat at desk writing. The es-
Gaping man half paused as If to speak
10 him. A sharp cough from the cap /
tain and a significant jerk of the head !
-old him that there must be no delay, ,
no words. Opening the door he stepped
out into storm so fierce and wild that
he shuddered apprehensively.
"A fitting night" he muttered as he
plunged into the driving rain, forcing
his way across the courtyard toward .
he main gate. The little light in the
satekeeper's window was his guide, so,