Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-12-28

ur.,,,n. VI every ulan ana
Mouan VINO looked upon it. Her hair
"as uarS brown and abundant: her
s!es We're a deep gray and looked
eagerly from between long lashes os
plack' her lips were red and ever
"iiiing 70 smile or turn plaintiye as oc.
rasion required; her brow was broad
ana fair. and her frown was as danger.
GUS as smile.
as 10 her age, if the major admitted.
somewhat indiscreetly, that all his chill.
ureh were old enough to vote. bor
mother, with the reluctance born in
women confessed that she was past
twenty SO a year or two either wav
WIZ determine Miss Beverly's age 80
lar as the telling of this story is con.
cerhed. Her eldest brother, Keith Cal
noun 1.-THE one with the congressional
nerltage), thought she was too Young
70 marry while her second brother.
Dah' held that she soon would be too
oiu TO attract men with matrimonial
intentions. Lucy, the only sister, bav-
ing been happily welded for ten years,
ADVISED her not to think of marriage
until she was old enough to know her
own mind
Toward the close of one of the most
brilliant seasons the capital had ever
KNOWN less than a fortnight before
congress was to adjourn, the wife Of
Grenfall Lorry received the news
whlch spread gloomy disappointment
over the entire social realm, A dozen
receptions, teas and balls were des-
tined to lose their richest attraction,
ana hostesses were in despair. The
princess had been called to Graustark.
Beverly Calhoun was miserably un-
happy She had heard the story Of Ga
Drlers escape and the consequent prob
aDlllty OF a conflict with Axphain. 1t
did not require a great stretch of mag
ination 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
Edeiweiss. 1t had been their plan that
Beverly should spend the delightful
summer months in Graustark, a 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
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 | shall cry all summer"
vowed Miss Calhoun, with conviction
in her eyes. "Its 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 min
ME or two. at seems to me, YetiVe,
that your jaiIers must be very incom-
petent or they wouldn't have let loose
all this trouble upon you" she COM
planned.
"Prince Gabriel is the very essence
of trouble" confessed Yetive plain
tively. "He was born to annoy peo-
ple, lust like the evil prince in the
fairy tales"
81 wish we had him over here" the
American girl answered stoutly he
wouldn't be such a 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
soe he is a condemned murderer.
"Tben YOU ought to hang him or
electrocute him or whatever it is that
vou do TO murderers over there" ." spoke
Beverly promptly.
.Rut dear, you don't understand
He won't permit US either to hang or
"a oIectrocute him. my dear. The sitla-
tion is precisely the reverse, if he Is
o4od bv NV uncle. When