The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-27

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= could not refine until I had salts
6ed myself as TO Mr.. Lorrys condition
and his comfort said be In his broken
English. He seated himself e the
couch and bent sharp. anxious eyes on
the recumbent figure.
"Oh. he's all rightF" volunteered An
guish readily. BE able to go into
battle again tomorrow"
That is the way with you aggressive
Americans. | am told. They never give
up until they are dead" said the count
c~ourteously. Your head is betterr'
1T does not pain me as it did. and
I'm sure I'll be able TO get out tomor-
row. Thank you very much for your
interest" said Lorry. May l inquire
after the health Of the Countess Hal
font? The excitement of last night
has not had an unpleasant effect i
hope"
"She is with the princess, and both
are quite well. Since our war. gentle
men. Graustark ome have nothing
to acquire in the way Of courage and
endurance. You. OF course, know moth
ing of the horrors of that war"
But we would be thankful for the
story OF it. your excellency. War is a
hobby of mine. | read every war scare
that gets into print" said Anguish
eagerly.
I'VE of Graustark at present have
every reason TO recall the last war and
bitterly TO lament its ending. The war
occurred just fifteen years ago-but
will the recital tire you, Mr.. Lorry? /
came to spend a few moments socially
and not to go into history. At any
other time | shall be-
at will please and not tire me. |
am deeply interested. Pray. go on"
Lorry FASTENED to say. for he was in
terested more than the count suspect
ed.
Fifteen years ago Prince Ganlook
of this principally. the father of our
princess. became ineensed e the dep
relations of the Axphain soldiers who
patrolsd our border on the north. he
demanded restitution for the devasta-
ton they had created, but was refused.
Graustark is a province comprising
some 500 square miles Of the best land
In this part Of the world. Our neigh
Dor is smaller in area and population.
Our army was better equipped, but not
so hardy. For several months the fight
ing in the north was in our favor, but
the result was that our forces were
finally driven back to Edelweiss, hack
ed and battered by the fierce thousands
that came over the border. The nation
was staggered by the shock, for such
an outcome had not been considered
possible. We had been too confident
Our soldiers were sick and worn by
ak months Of hard fighting. and the
men of Edelweiss-the merchants, the
laborers and the nobility itself-hew to
arms in defense of the city. For over
a month we fought. hundreds Of our
best and bravest citizens going down to
death. They at last began a lombard
ment Of the city. Today you can see
the marks on nearly every house In
Edelweiss. Hundreds of graves In the
valley to the south attest the terrors Of
that siege. The castle was stormed,
and Prince Ganlook. with many of the
chief men of the land. met death. The
prince was killed in front Of the castle
gates, from which he had sailed in q
last brave attempt TO beat of the con
querors. A bronze statue now marks
the spot on which he fell. The prin-
cess. his wife. was my sister. and as /
held the portfolio of finance 1t was
through me that the city surrendered.
bringing the siege to an end. Fifteen
years ago this autumn-the goth Of No
v6mber, to be exphcit-the treaty OF
peace was signed in Sofia We were
compelled to cede a portion of territory
In the far northeast, valuable for It's
mines. Indemnity was agreed upon by
the peace commissioners. amounting TO
100000 gavyos, or nearly $50. 600
in your money. In fifteen years this
money was to be paid. with interest
On the 10th Of November, this year.
the people Of Graustark must pay Is
10000 gavvos. The time Is at hand.
and that Is why we recall the war 50
wildly. II means the bankruptcy Of
the nation. gentlemen"
Neither of bis listeners spoke for
some moments. Then Lorry broke the
silence.
You mean that the money cannot
be raisedT' he asked.
at Is not In our treasury. Our peo-
pie have been taxed SO sorely In re-
building their homes and in recuper.
Rting from the effect OF that dreadful
invasion that they have been unable
to pay the levies. You must remem-
Der that we are a small nation and OF
limited Your nation could
secure $50. 100000 In one hour for the
mere asking. To us II Is like a death
blow. / am not betraying a state So
cret in telling you Of the sore straits
in which we are placed. for every man
in the nation has been made cognizant
Of the true conditions. We are all fac.
bg il together"
There was something so quietly he
foic in his that both men felt
pity. Anguish. looking at the military
figure, asked:
You fought through the war. your
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