Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-02-08

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royal household were filled
with joy and wonder for her.
Daily she sent glowing letters to her
father. mother and brothers in Wash
ington, elabOrating vastly upon the
paradise into which she had fallen. To
her highly emotional mind the praises
of Graustark had been but poorly
sung. The huge old castle. relic OF
the feudal days, with its turrets and
bastions and portcullises, impressed
her with a never ending sense of Won
der. Its great halls and stairways, its
chapel, the throne room and the armor
closet; its underground passages and
dungeons all united to fill her imagina-
tive soul with the richest, rarest joys
of romance Simple American girl
that she was, unused to the rigorous
etiquette of royalty, she found embar-
rassment in the first confusion OF
events. but she was not long in recov-
ering her pOise.
Her apartments were near those of
the Princess Yetiye. In the private in
tercourse enjoyed by these young wom-
en- all manner of restraint was aban-
doued by the visitor and every vestige
of royalty slipped from the princess.
Count Halfont and his adorable wife,
the Countess Yvonne, both of whom
had grown old in the court, found the
girl and her strange servant a source
of wonder and delight.
Some days after Beverly's arrival
there came to the castle Harry An
guish and his wife, the vivacious Dag
mar. With them came the year-old
cooling babe who was to overthrow the
heart and head of every being In the
household. from princess down. The
tiny Dagmar became queen at once,
and no one disputed her rule.
Anguish the painter became Anguish
the strategist and soldier. He planned
with Lorry and the ministry, advanc-
ing some of the most harebrained prof.,
ects that ever encouraged discussion in
u solemn conclave The staid, cautious
ministers looked upon him with won
der, but so plausible did he make his
proposals appear that they were
forced to consider them seriously. The
old Count of MarlanX held him in great
dlsdain and did not hesitate to expose
his contempt This did not disturb
Anguish in the least, for he was as
optimistic as the sunshine. His plan
for the recapture of Gabriel was ride
ulously improbable, but 1t was after
ward seen that had it been attempted
much distress and delay might actually
have been avoided.
Yetive and Beverly, with Dagmar
and the baby, made merry while the
men were in council Their mornings
were spent in the shady park sur
rounding the castle, their afternoons In
driving, riding and walking. Often
times the princess was barred from
these simple pleasures by the eXigen
cles of her position. She was Obliged
to grant audiences, observe certain Gus
toms of state, attend to the charities
that came directly under her supervl
sion and confer with the mobiles on af
fairs of weight and importance. Bev
erly delighted in the throne room anC
the underground passages. They sig
nified more to her than all the rest
She was shown the room in which LOr
ry had foiled the Viennese who oncr
tried to abduct Yetive. The dungeon
where Gabriel spent his first days o
confinement, the tower in which LORI!
had been held a prisoner and the mon
astery in the clouds were all places o
unusual interest to her.
Some Of the people of the city began
to recognize the fair American girl VIII,
was guest in the castle, and a certain
amount Of homage was paid to her
When she rode or drove In the streets
with her attendant soldiers, the peopl
bowed as deeply and as respectfull
as they did to the princess herself, ant
Beverly was just as grand and gra
clous as If she had been born with
scepter I'm her hand.
The soft moonlight nights charme,
her with a sense of rapture neve
known before. With the castle bril-
llantly Illuminated, the halls and draw
ing rooms filed with gay eOurtiers, tn