The Glenwood post., 1907-12-07
Copyright, 1905, Bobbs- Merrill Coz
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
Arthur Warrington. American consul
Duke attempts to force his neice. Prin-
cess cess Hiidegarde, to marry Prince Dopple.
not know the princess even by sight.
While riding horseback in the country
night overtakes him and he seeks accom-
modations in a dilapidated castle. Here
he finds two women and an old man
servant. One woman is Princess Hide
Egarde and the other friend. Hon; Betty
witness mock marriage between the
grinesss ern,,,es,, and % disgraced army officer.
e me for tes e f9Ps ,s
kiss the princess and she is rescued by
Warrington steinbock disappears for
can friend of Warrington's reaches Bar
scheit. Warrington tells him of the prin-
cess. scharfenstein shows Warrington
locket with a picture of a woman in
side. 1t was on his neck when he, as a
boy. was picked up and adopted by his
He believes 1t to be n picture of his
mother. The grand duke announces to
the princess that she is to marry Dopple-
kim the following week. During a morn
ing's ride she plans to escape. She meets
Scharfenstein. He finds a purse she has
dropped. but does not discover her iden-
medical students. Max arrives late and
effect that the princess has run away
from Barschelt He unwittingly offends
native officer and subjects himself to
certain arrest. Max Is persuaded to take
one of the American students passports
and escape.
CHAPTER vII.-continued.
Whats this for?" Max asked curl
ously.
Ellis" said 1, "it is very good of
you. Max, take those. Mr.. Ellis wishes
to save your hide. Take them and get
to Il,
And for the love of mercy, do not turn
around till you're over in Doppelkinn's
vineyards"
We'll. I'm hanged if understand"
he cried. I'm peaceful man. A
beggar walks up to me and slaps me in
the face for nothing at all, and now l
must hike, eh? What the devil have l
done now?"
Then, as briefly as l could, l ex-
To take chair from a table, as he
had done, was gross insult; to re-
ceive 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 crime, punishable by
long Imprisonment. They could ac-
cuse him of being either an anarchist
or socialist-red, coming to Barscheit
with the intent to kill the grand duke.
The fact that he was ignorant of the
laws. or that he was an alien, would
remit not one particle of his punish
ment and fine; and weeks would pass
ere the matter could be arranged be-
tween the United States and Barscheit.
Good Lord" he gasped; why
didn't you tell Ine?"
why didn't you tell me that you
carried a cannon in your pocket?
Take Ellis papers, otherwise you stand
pat for heap of trouble, and l can't
help you. Go straight to Dresden, tele-
graph me. and I'll forward your lug
gage"
But l came here to study" Max
argued.
1T 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
gar's head?"-indignantly. What do
you think I'm made Off"
You'll never get the chance to
punch his head" said l. 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. comet"
He finally got 1t into his head that
we knew what we were talking about.
How we got him to the station 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
cowardly fashion. He wasn't con.
vinced, but he thanked Ellis for his
kindness and hoped that he wouldn't
get into trouble on his (Max's) ac.
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
lie for"
He s.umbl through the gates, and
we saU him open the door of a car.
rIage Just az 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 fsl.