The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-07-13
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

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CHAPTER 1.-The relations be.
tween Graustark, small and isolated
principality, and Axphain, to the north
and Dawsbergen, to the south of it,
have become strained. Prince Gabriel,
half brother of the reigning prince
of Dawsbergen, imprisoned in Grau-
stark for the assassination of Prince
Lorenz, of Axphain. has escaped ana
seized the throne of Dawsbergen. Ak
phain demands the immediate recap
ture of the escaped prince. Princess
Yetive, of Graustark (the wife of an
American, one Grenfall Lorry) who
has been sojourning in Washington,
upon the receipt of this news, leaves
for home. II-Beverly Calhoun,
daughter of United States senator, is
an intimate friend of the princess.
She obtains the consent of her father
to visit St. Petersburg. Unattended
by guard of Cossacks, Beverly leaves
st. Petersburg for Graustark. while
passing through Axphain the Cossacks
hear that the Axphainians believe
their charge 10 be the Princess Yetive
and have laid plans to intercept the
coach. The terror inspired by this in
formation and the sound of shooting
cause the Cossacks and even the coach
man to abandon her. IVA troop of
ragged, half starved men emerge from
the mountain shadows. The leader,
who speaks English we'll, tells Beverly
that they are goat hunters. These
men believe that she is the Princess
Yetive and offer to escort her to the
borders of Graustark. This leads Bev-
erly to pose as the princess and accept
the offer. Whey camp in the
mountains. Treasured by their court
esy, Beverly dimes with the men. VI
In rescuing Beverly from mountain
lion, Baldos is accidentally shot by
Beverly, who has fired at the beast.
XII-Haste is now made toward the
Graustark frontier. The condition of
coach with Beverly. XIIl-On the
journey Baldos contracts high fever,
and the pseudo princess persuades him,
despite his strong objections, to enter
her domains for medical attention. At
the frontier town of Gaplook, Beverly,
still posing as the princess, demands to
see Baron Dangloss, chief of police.
She is greatly surprised when the chief
tells her who she is.
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do you know, l was finally compelled
to issue a private edict to restrain
them from sending an appeal to Gren
fall away off there on the frontier
Whether or no, my uncle insisted that
he should be brought home. a three
days journey, in order that he might
keep me from going to St Petersburg
or course they could not disobey my
edict, and so poor Gren is none the
wiser, unless he has returned from the
conference. II he has, am sure he is
on the way to Ganlook at this very
minute"
What a whimsical ruler you are"
cried Beverly. ''Upsetting everything
sensible Just to rush OF hundreds Of
miles to meet me! And Axphain is
trying to capture you toe! Goodness.
you must love me"
"Oh, but l did have a trifing affair
Of state to lay before the czar, my
dear. Tomorrow we shall be safe and
sound in the castle and 1t will ali be
very much worth while. You see, Bev-
erly, dear, even princesses enjoy d.
version now and then. One wouldn't
think anything OF this adventure in the
United States; it is the environment
that makes it noticeable. Besides, you
Travelled IS a princess. How did you
like itT'
And then the conversation related
particularly to the advantages of roy
atty as viewed from one side and the
disadvantages as regarded from an
other. For long time Beverly had
been wondering how she should pro-
coed in the effort to secure absolute
clemency for Baldos AS yet she had |!
said nothing to Yetive of her promise
to him, made while she was a prin-
cess.
AT any rate I'm sure the goat hunt |
ers would not have been SO faithful |
and true if they had not believed me to
be a princess" said Beverly, paving |
the way. You haven't man in your
Kingdom who could be more chivai- |
rOus than BaldOs."
eff he is that kind of man, he |
would treat any woman as gently
"You should have heard him call me
your highness.' cried Beverly. "He
will loathe me If he ever learns that /
deceived him"
"Oh, | think he deceived himself"
spoke Yetive easily. Besides. you
look as much like princess as l."
There is something | want to speak
very seriously about to you, Yetive,"
said RayarIv maxine ready for tho
cast You see, he did not want to