Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14
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tween Count Ferdinand Won Stroebel. the aged
and feeble premier Of the Austrian empire, and
and Amer can educstion, the case Of the Arch
duke Karl ana his son Frederick Augustus. MISS
! together for several years, Is discussed. At
ties have both died In America. Armitage is
also generally believed to be dead. kafl's writ.
ten attack on bis wife. denying ths right Of
known as his son, has been stolen from Stroehel
by Julius Chauvenet. acting tor Francis: Won
stroebel desires Armitage to 'do somsthing for
terested In an American girl staying ut Gene
Va hotel. lI-Armitage is introduced to sht Icy
Clair6otne and Captain Dick claiborne. child child,
Mystery surrounds Armitage's Identity. III
Afmitave is greatly Interested In Shirley. who
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de red in a railway car on his way from Geneva
70 Vienna. and Afmllage tells Shirley, who is on
the point OF returning to America, that he eX-
pscis to meet tue assassin soon In Geneva.
Nv Armitage spies on Chauvenpt and his nc
complete. Dnrand. and hears than plan visit
proofs Of the death Of Karl and Frederick Au-
gustus. Armitage is caught by the ronsp,ra-
tors servant. V-Armltaee csc pes from Email,
dukes statement from Chauvenet, He .oses
ciRaret case, marked with the initials IF. a."
and the coat of arms of the Austrian imperial
being the son Of the archduke and h.ir to the
austrian throne II Karl is really dead. Won
Liverpool to New York. Armiiage meets the
Clsihornes. lie declares to Captain Claiborne
his interest In Shirley. telling him that he IS
there Measures Dick Of his financial stand
Inc, but leaves him very much In the dark rs to
his identy vli-zmai. travelling on the King
Armitage NJ night a he walks on the deck with
Shirley, vI;I-The announcement of thee death
Of the Austrian emperor breaks up Washing
and rh .uyeHet. Armitase by a trick RECEIVERS
his cfvaret case from Chauvenst. lS.Chauyt-
net mts es love to Shirley aud is snubbed. A
it'll Inter the girl saves Armitages life by cry
ing out as she sees Zmai abnnt 10 stab him. X
Oscar Breunig OK sergeant In the Unite STATES
ar shoonr n
Almitag IS service and Is sent to the lo,ters es-
tate near Lamar. Va. XII and XIl-Ata supper
HimItase as a false nobiemsn and and imnasior
Dick demands an explanation from Atmitave.
This the latter is unabiet to give at this time.
ths larger matters !n which he is inYolyad He
joins Oscar Ut bis Virginia hunting lodge, near
which Is the Port Of Missing Men, clearing
had refnsed to SUR nder. The port il reached
by dangerous. rckety old bridge. XIiI-Af
ter an letervew with Shirley on her father's es
net At the girls .ate. XIy-Arm.see accuse;
Chauvenet OF the murder of Won Stroebel and
warns him that heis playing o dangerous game
10 plotting to place Francis OIL the Austrian
throne. XV-Shiriey rejects Chauvenet. AS
tina two talk on the road they are held up BY II
m ;onshiDer. who mistakes Chauvenet for Arm.
itage. The natives are suspicious of Armitages
unexplained presence al the hunting lodge
Shirley saves Chauvenat's life by explaining
that neither he For Armitag 9 Is q government
officer. XvI-Dick Claiborne learns from q
Montana senator that AImltage lsn0t an im-
poster and SENDS this Information to Shirley,
She sees ArmitAge and Zmai fight at her own
garden wall. The Servian escapes after stabb
ing ATmitage In the shoulder The girl hides
Armitage 10 her fathers office as MIR, and Mrs.
Claiborne, accompanied by the austrian am
basssdor. Baron Won Marh0f. enter the house.
XVII-The anbassndoris worried by the weak
ness of the rev Austrian Emperor. Charlei
Louis. and the danger ohis nation Involved In
the possible succession uf Francis. Shirley dis
playsrmucn interest In the perils surrounding
Armitage. XV.Il-Oscar is attacked by Una
and captures the Servlan. Armitage sends
Email back to ChAuyenet with q note warning
hin that his plans and those Of Durand. who Is
now on his way to America ere known TO theil
Intended victim. In reply Chsuvenat threaten
bassador's request Dicx Cla'borne ia detailed t
learn something about themyster.ous Armitag'
The plot against CHARLES outs Is developing 4
vienna and Hungary. Xxx Shirley goes a
about to watch him. They meet at the oil
bridge. and little later she returns home send
Ing Armitage's horse. hich he had lent to her
back by Oscar.