Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-24

oONeAAy Saiuouu WAS mlSeTaDly I'M
happy. She had heard the story of Ga
briefs escape and the consequent prob
ability Of conflict with Axphain. 1t
did not require great stretch of imag-
nation to convince her that the Lorrys
were hurrying off to scenes of intrigue,
strife and bloodshed, and that not only
Graustark, but its princess, was in
Jeopardy.
Miss Calhoun's most cherished hopes
faded with the announcement that
trouble, not pleasure, called Yetive to
Edelweiss. 1t had been their plan that
Beverly should spend the delightful
summer months in Graustark, guest
at the royal palace. The original ar
rangements Of the Lorrys were hope
lessly disturbed by the late news from
Count Halfont. They were obliged to
leave Washington two months earlier
than they intended. and they could not
take Beverly Calhoun into danger rid
den Graustark. The contemplated visit
to st. Petersburg and other pleasures
had to be abandoned, and they were in
tears.
Yetive's maids were packing the
trunks, and Lorry's servants were in
a wild state Of haste preparing for the
departure on Saturdays ship. On Fri
day afternoon Beverly was naturally
where she could do the most good and
be of the least help-at the Lorrys'.
Self confessedly she delayed the
preparations. Respectful maidservants
and respectful manservants came Of
ten to the princess boudoir to ask
questions, and Beverly just as fire.
quently made fearful resolutions to
leave the household in peace-if such
a hullabaloo could be called peace.
Callers came by the dozen, but Yetive
would see no one. Letters, kilograms
and telephone calls almost swamped
her secretary; the footman and the
butler fairly gasped under the strain
Of excitement. Through it all the two
friends sat respondent and alone in
the drear room that once had been the
abode of pure delight. Grenfall Lorry
was off in town closing up all matters
of business that could be dispatched at
once. The princess and her industri-
GUS retinue were to take the evening
express for New York, and the next
day would find them at sea.
II know 1 shall cry all summer"
vowed Miss Calhoun, with conviction
in her eyes. cts just too awful for
anything" She was lying back among
the cushions of the divan, and her hat
was the picture Of cruel neglect For
three solid hours she had stubbornly
withstood Yetive's appeals to remove
her hat, insisting that she could not
trust herself to stay more than a min
ute or two. sit seems to me, Yetive,
that your jailers must be very incom-
petent or they wouldn't have let loose
all this trouble upon you," she CON-
planned.
prince Gabriel is the very essence
of trouble" confessed Yetive plain
lively. 'He was born to annoy peo-
pie, just like the evil prince In the
fairy tales"
II wish we had him over here" the
American girl answered stoutly HE
wouldn't be such trouble, I'm sure
We don't let small troubles worry us
very long, you know"
"But he's dreadfully important over
there, Beverly; that's the difficult part
Of it." said Yetive solemnly. ''You
see, he is condemned murderer"
"Then you ought to hang him OF
electrocute him or whatever it is that
you do to murderers over there" spoke
Beverly promptly.
But, dear, you don't understand
he won't permit us either to hang or
to electrocute him, my dear The situa.
ton is precisely the reverse, if he is
correctly quoted by my uncle. When
Uncle Caspar sent an envoy to inform
Dawsbergen respectfully that Grau-
stark would hold it personally respon-
sible if Gabriel were not surrendered,
Gabriel himself replied, 'Graustark be
hangedp"
Glow rude of him, especially when
your uncle was so courteous about It!
He must be very disagreeabDe per-
son." announced Miss Calhoun.
II am sure you wouldn't like him."
said the princess. His brother, who
has been driven from the throne-and
from the capital, In facts quite diff
ferent. have not seen him, but my
ministers regard him as a splendid
young man."
"Oh, how l hope he may go back
with his army and annihilate that old
aabrielw cried Beverly, trowning
aercely.
"Alas," sighed the princess, che.
hasn't an army, and besides he is find
Ing it extremely difficult to keep from
being annihilated himself. The army
has gone over to Prince Gabriel
"Pooh!" scoffed Miss Calhoun, who
was thinking Of the enormous armies
the United States can produce at Il
days notice. "What good is ridicu-
lous little army like his anyway? "A
battalion from Fort Thomas could
beat it to-
Don't boast, DEAR" interrupted Ye-
tive, with wan smile. "Dawsbergen
has standing army of 10000 excel
lent soldiers. With the war reserves
she has twice the available force 1 can
produce"
"But your men are so brave! cried
Beverly, who had heard their praises
sung.
"True-God bless them!-but you for
get that we must attack Gabriel in his
own territory. To recapture him
means perilous expedition into the
mountains Of Dawsbergen, and am