Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-28
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cEAprER LIN an interview at Geneva be.
sween Count Ferdinand Won Stroebel, the aged
and Feeble premier Of the Austrian empire, and
Sohh Armitage. young man of European birth
Gnd Amer can education, the case of the Arch
fuks Karl ana his son Frederick Augustus. miss
mitsgs assures Won stroebel that tie two royal
eies have both died In America. Armitage Is
also generally believed to be dead. Karl's writ
ten attack on his wife. denying the right of
Francis. heir presnmptive to The throne to be-
known AS his son, has been stolen from Stroebel
byJulius Chauvenet. acting tor Francis. Won
Str sbel desires Armt4ge to do something for
Austria" his native country, Chauvenet Is In
tereated in an American glrl staying at a Gene
ClAirborne and Captain Dick Claiborne. child
zen of q famous Amt rican dlulomat. Much
Mystery surrounds Aimitsge's identity. Ill
uees him buying watch for the forman Of his
MOI tana ranch. Count Won Sroebnl is muir
dersd in a railway car on his way from Geneva
70 Vienna. and AImitage tells Shirley. who IL on
ehe point OF returning to America. that he eX-
pecis to meet the assassin soon In Geneva.
w Armitsge spies On Chauven-t and his nc
complete. Durand. and hears than plan Vi 1t
% america to procure for Francis positive
proofs Of the death Of Karl and Frederick Au-
Arm1age Is Caught BY The sonsprs
the Servian servant. and recaptures the arch
dukes statement. from chauvenet. He loses
snd the coat Of arms Of lie Austrian Imperial
family. The case is found by Chauvenet and
DI 'i who d. cass the ssibility Of the loser
boh X thc bou Vi tUc hICuuukC duu nplT 10 tn6
Austrian throne II Karl is really de,d. vi On
board the steamer King Edward bound from
Liyarpoal to New York. Armi,sge meets ,hs
his interest In Shirley, telling him that he Is
going to Warrington because the girl lives
there Measures Dick of his financial stand
InR. put leaves him veiy much In the dark rs tn
his identy. Vll-Zmai, travelling OH the King
1dwsrd under an assumed name, tries to stab
Srmitage ~ night !. he walks OH tile deck with
6hriey. VliI-The aDn0uncemnnt OF the death
81 The Austrian emperor preak- up Washing
son Ieception atteaded by Shirley. Armiiaee
III sarst from ny rsk
net mises love to Shlr .ey hud is suubbed A
nth later the girl saves Armitage's life by cry
Mg out ms shs sees I'm Il about TO stab him. x
Oscar Breunig. OK sergeant In the unite' States
erpY and In former years ArmItages instruct
Or shooting In the Austrian forest. enlists In
tlt-near Lamar. Va XII and Xll-At u supper
given by Dick Claibourne. Cllanvenet denounces
1nlttage as false nobleman and impnstor
vi demands an explanation frnm Armitave
yhls the latter is unable To give at this time.
Occurring that his private affairs must walt ON
tas larger matters ~ which he Is involved He
Which Is the Port Of Missing Men, clearing
once held by some Confederate soldiers who
4ckets hs
tor an ietarvew with shirley on nor fathers o.
tate. ear his own, Armi'ags runs into Chauve-
Ohsuvenet Of the murder Of Won stroebsl and
warns him that he is playing dangerous game
VI plotting to place Francis on The Austrian
throne. XV-Shirley rejects Chauvenet. AS
the two talk OH the road thav are held up BY n
moonshner. who mistakes Chauvenet for Arm.
1taRa. The natives are suspicious of Arnitage's
unexplained presence al the hunt lodge
Shirley saves Chauvsnats life by explaining
shat neither lie EOr Armitpge S Il government
officer. VI-Dick Ciabnrn, learns from q
Montana senator that Armltaga lsnot an i'm
poster and sends this iii.Ormati III to Shirley
Sh3 sees ATmittge and Znli fight at her own
garden wall. The Servian escapes altar stabb-
ms Aimitage In the shoulder, The girl hides
Atinitage 10 her fathers office as Mr., and Mrs
claiborne. accompanied by the Austrian am
bass .dor. Baron Won Marliof. enter the house.
SvII.The ambassador Is worried by the weak
LOUIS and the danger TO his nation Involved In
the possible succession OF Francis. Shirley dis
plays mucn interest 10 the perls surrounding
Arm tage. XIV Il-Oscar is attacked by 2 mai
an captures The Servian. Armitage seidi
Eaml back to Chsuvenet with q note warnios
himthat his plans and these Of Durand who IL
no ON his wAv TO An erica are known to their
Inten0ed victim. In reply Chiuyenat threatens
to Bili Armitage. XiX-At the Ausiri n ar
Dassndor's request Die e q borne ia detailed to
l0ern something about tile mysterious ArMitave
The plot agaii st CHARLES ouis Is developing IN
Vienna and Hungary. XX-Shirley zoe at
night to warn Armitage that her bro her I,
about to watch him. They meet at the old
bridge. and little later, he returns home send.
tng Armitages horse. b CHI he had lent to her.
back ty Oscar. XXt-O car mee.s I'm Il and