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Copyrighted. 1894. 1898 Henry Holt 4 Company
Copyrighted. 1884, 1898. Henry Holt d Company
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS

CHAPTER I-Rudolf RassendyI: one
of whose ancestors was the natural SON
Of one of the Eiphbergs, the ruling
house in the Kingdom OF Ruritania, de-
termines to visit that country.
CHAPTER lI-RudOlf has the red
hair and fiorid complexion of the Elph-
On his Journey toward Strelsau, the
capital of Ruritania, Rudolf rides in
the same train with beautiful woman,
AntOinette de Mauban, who is much
admired by q friend of Rudolf's. at
present domicilcd in Paris. The cor
onation of the king Of Rurtanld Is
near at hand, and Rudolf. therefore, in
stead of going direct 10 Strelsau, stops
at a small place nearby. where the duke,
''Black Michael" brother of the king.
CHAPTER HIN the woods next
day. Rudolf meets Colonel Sapt and
Fritz Won Tarlenheim, both in the SgrV-
comment on Eudolf's marvellous rcSem
blaHcc to the king, whom Rudolf later
meets, and by whom he Is entertained
in hunting lodge. There the king.
after drinking "a bottle of liquor sent
by his brother. Black Michael, is stupe-
fed.
CHAPTER IV.-The next morning
the day set for the coronation the king
is Still unconscious. Fritz and Sap-
think that Black Michael is response
BILE for tn" l<lu" condition and ihdt II
the monarch does not appear at the
coronation his brother viii sciz" the
reins of government They therefor"
company them to StrolSau i'm the guiSe
Of the king. The king IS LETT in The
hunting lodge in charge of Il man who
is known to he discreet.
CHAPTER V.-RudoIf is crowned
king of Ruritania.
CHAPTER VL-Rudolf. Sapt and
Fritz ride hurricdly back to the hunt
ing lodge to get the real king. There
they find Josef, who. had been left to
guard him, murdered. and the king
CHAPTER VII-Thc Princess FIavia
of the royal blood sends to inquire at
ter the health of Rudolf. whom she
SuppOScS to bc the king.
CHAPTER VIII.-Hudolf has an in
terview with Princess Flavia, whom he
finds very fascinating. The populac"
is pleased at the attention he" shows
her. for she is exceedingly popular.
CHAPTER IN--An attempt is made
to dccoy Rudolf To his death. With
the aid Of an iron tea table. with which
he rputS ms aNSdILah,S, ne cnHLfNcT
his escape. The real king is believed
to be in a stone room in the castle of
BLACK Michael who will Kill him as
soon as he shall have got rid of Ru-
dolf
CHAPTER N-Rudolf, at a ball Civ
en- in honor of Princess Flavia, is about
t. propus" TO her when he is interrupt
ed by Sapt. who has been listening.
CHAPTER NL-Princess Flayia re
CciVcs an anonymous letter treaty.
from Antoincttc de Maubun) warnin :
her against Black Michael Black Mi
chacl is thought to have tired of Al
lOillttNt anu ~ t''74i' ~ Hi'tl i''N L.
Rudolf and his friends set off oStcnsi-
bly, ON "a boar hunt i'm Zerda. bat in
reality to attack Black MichuciS pal
ace i'm Zenda in the hope of rcsculn%
CIiNPTER XIT-Near Black Mi
chaers castle Rudolf receives a visit
from three Of Michacl's ldhereuts Lau-
rngrau, Krafstciu and Rupert Hcnt-
Eau. Rudolf lays a plot To get Johann,
one of Micharrs dependents, to trans
fer his allegiance To him.
CHAPTER NIII.-RUPcTt HcntZau.
who. with the rest of Black Michael :
advisers. of course knows wh"r" the
real king is pays another visit to ISu-
dolf and audaciuuSly wounds him. Ju-
ham has swallowed RudulCS bait and
reveals many of the secrets of the real
Kings place of concoIlmcnt ana cond:-
tion.