Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-06-14

known, less than fortnight before
congress was to adjourn, the wife Of
Grenfall Lorry received the news
which spread gloomy disappointment
over the entire social realm. A dozen
receptions, teas and balls were des
tined to lose their richest attraction,
and hostesses were in despair. The
princess had been called to Graustark.
Beverly Calhoun was miseraby I'M
happy. She had heard the story of Ga
briefs escape and the consequent prob
ability of a conflict with Axphain. 1t
did not require n great stretch of mag
nation TO convince her that the Lorrys
were hurrying off to scenes of intrigue,
strife and boodshed, 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 Sotive to
Edelwciss. 1t had been their plan that
Ecvcrly should spend the delightful
| summer months in Graustark, Il guest
at the royal palace. The original ar
engagements 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.
| Ietivc's maids We're packing The
| trunks, and IolTys servants were in
/ q wild state of haste preparing for the
! departure on Saturdays ship. On Fri
day afternoon Beverly was naturally
| whore she could do the most good and
! be Of the least hclp-at the Lorrys'.
| Self cOnfcssedly she delayed the
! preparations. Respectful maidservants
! and respectful manservants came of
ten to the princess boudolr to ask
| questions. and Beverly just as fire.
! Qucntly made fearful resolutions to
| leave the household in peacp-if such
hullabaloo could be called peace
Callers came by the dozen, but Yctivc
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 Grenfal I.orry
was off in town closing up all matters
Of business that could be dispatched at
once. The princess and her industri-
Gus rctinue were to take the evening
express for New York. and the next
day would find them at sea.
Il 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
ute or two. at seems to me. Yetive,
that your iailers must be very incom-
petont or they wouldn't have lot loose
all this trouble upon you" she com
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 stoutlv, ale
wouldn't be such trouble, I'm sure
We don't let small troubles worry US
very long, YOU know
But he's rea1fully important over
there. Beverly; that's the difficult part
of It," said Yetlve solemnly "You
sec. he ia a condemned murderer"
Then YOU ought to hang him OF
eoctrocute him or whatever il is that
YOU do to murderers over there" spoke
Beverly promptly
"Rut. dear, YOU don't understand
He won't permit us either to hang o,
to electrocute him. my dear. The situa
ton IS precisely the reverse, if he IS
correctly quoted by my uncle. Wher
Uncle Caspar sent an envoy to inform
,, Dawsbergen respectfully that Grau
stark would hold it personally respcn
sihle if Gabriel were not surrendered
Gabriel himself replied, 'Graustark b'
hanged""
How rude OF him, especially whcr
your uncle was so courteous about 1t
, He must be very disagreeable per
son." announced Miss Calhoun.
II am sure you wouldn't like him,
said the princess. His brother, wh'
has been driven from the throne
from the capital, in facts quite diff
ferent. have not seen him, but m,
, ministers regard him as a splendid
young man"
, ooh, how I hope he may go bacl
, with his army and annihilate that oil
, Gabrielw cried Beverly, frownin.
dercely.
Alas" sighed the princess, ''h'
q hasn't an army, and besides he is find
9 ing it extremely difficult to keep from
, being annihilated himself, The arm.
has gone over to Prince Gabriel
a .Pooh.' scoffed Miss Calhoun, VIII
y was thinking of the enormous armie
a the United States can produce at
days notice. What good is a ridicu
3 lous little army like his anyway? !
p battalion from Fort Thomas coul
beat it to-
Don't boast dear" interrupted Ye
+. tive, with wan smile. "Dawsberge