The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-12-12
Copyright. 1906, Bobbs-Merriil Coz
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
Arthur Warrington. American consul
Duke attempts to force his melee. Prn-
cess Hildegardc: to marry Prince Dopple-
rot know the princess even by sight.
While riding horseback in the country
night overtakes him him and he seeks seeks; accom- com.
ssrvant. One woman woman IS sf Princess Hide.
s Moore. OF England. They detain him to
witness a mock marriage between the
ad Done for Era asmS Of ons
the grand duke. Steinbock attempts to
~tiss the princess and she is rescued by
Euod. Max Scharfensten. an old Ameri-
can friend OF Warrington's reaches Bar
cess seharfenste h 'e Shows V' Warrington p
a locket with picture of woman in
side. 1t was on his neck when he, as a
foster father. whose name he was given
He belieyes it to be picture Of his
the princess that she is to marry Dopple-
kim the following week. During morn
ing's ride she plans to escape. She meets
Scharfenstein. He finds purse she has
dropped. but does not discover her iden-
ity. Warrington entertains at a public
medical students Max arrives late and
relates an interesting bit of gossip to the
ro hns has run oends
. native officer and subjects himself to
certain arrest. Max Is persuaded to take
and escape.
CHAPTER vII.-continued.
Whats this for?" Max asked curl
ously.
Ellis" said l. at is very good OF
you. Max. take those. Mr.. Ellis wishes
to save your hide. Take them and get
to the station as quickly as you can.
And fotthe love of mercy. do not turn
around till you're over in Doppelkinn's
vineyards"
Well. I'm hanged II understand"
he cried. am a peaceful man. A
beggar walks up to me and slaps me In
the face for nothing at all, and now
must hike, Ell? What the devil have
done now"
Then. as briefly as could. ex-
planned the enormity Of his offenses.
To take a chair from a table, as he
had done. was a gross Insult: to re-
ceive a slap in the face and not to
resent it, was another insult; to tear
up an opponents visiting card. still
another: to take out revolver in Bar
scheit. unless you were an officer or
had a permit, was worse than an in
suit; 1t was a crime, punishable by
long imprisonment They could &C.
cuse him of being either an anarchist
OF a sOcialist-red, coming to Barscheit
with the intent to kill the grand duke.
The fact that he was ignorant OF the
l2ws, or that he was an alien, would
remit not one particle of his punish
a An noe
ere the matter could be arranged be-
tween the United States and Barscheit.
Good Lord" he gasped; why
Gidn't you tell me?"
why didn't you tell me that you
carried cannon in your pocket?
Take Ellis papers. otherwise you stand
pat for a heap of trouble, and l can't
help you. Go straight to Dresden, tele-
graph me. and I'll forward your lug
gage"
But came here to study" Max
argued.
ut will be geology in the form of
prison walls" said Ellis quietly. Don't
be foolish. Mr.. Scharfenstein; it is not
, matter of mans courage, but of his
common sense. Take the tickets and
light out have lived here for three
years. and have seen men killed out
right for less than you have done"
But you don't expect me to leave
this place without punching that beg
EAr's head?"-indignantly. What do
you think I'm made OFF,"
You'll never get the chance to
punch his head" said 1. I'VE are
wasting valuable time Those officers
have gone for the police. You have
about 20 minutes to make the train.
Come, for heavens sake. GOMEZ"
He finally got 1t into his head that
We knew what we were talking about
How we got him to the station l do
not remember. but somehow we got
him there. He sputtered and fumed
and swore. as all brave men will who
feel that they are running away in a
cowardly fashion. He wasn't con.
WINGED, but he thanked Ellis for his
kindness and hoped that he wouldn't
get into trouble on his (Max's) &C.
count.
Go straight to Dresden; say you've
been studying medicine In Barscheit
for three years. refer to me by tele-
graph II there is any question as to
your identity" said l. You're the
only man in the world. Max. that I'd
liz for"
He stumbled through the gates, and
We saw him open the door OF car
riage just as the train began to pull
out A guard tried to stop him, but he
was not quite quick enough. We
watched the train till 1t melted away
into the blackness beyond the termi-
nus covering: then we. | and my fel.