Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-23
(cor the benefit o; new subscribers we print
the following synopsis of this story rfior to this
issue Of the Democrat

CHAPTER LIN an Interview at Geneva be.
tween Count Ferdinand Won Stroebel, the aged
and feeble premier Of the Austrian empire. and
John Armitage. o young man OF European birth
and American education. The case Of the Arch
duke Karl ana his son Frederick Augustus miss.
ms e we
ties have both died In America. Armitage Is
also generally believed to be dead Karl's writ
Franes heir pres s to se throre to b. %
known as his son, has been stolen from Stroabel
6y Julius Chanv.net, acting tor Francis Won
Austria. . his native country, Chauvenet Is In
terested in an American girl staying Mt a Gene
" hotel. Il-Armitage Is lntrOducedt to Shi ley
rem OF famous American Diplomat, Much
mystery surrounds Armtages Identity. Ill
Armitage Is greatly interested In Shirley. who
sees him buying watch for the fOrman of his
Montana ramon. Count Won StrOebpl Is muir
Dc red In railway car on his way from Geneva
to Vienna. and Afmitage tells Shirley. who is on
the point OF returning to America, that he eX-
pects to meet tile ASSASSIN soon in Geneva.
Nv Armttsge spies on Chauvenet and his nc
complete; Durand. and hears tli,m plan visit
TO America to rrocure for Francis positive
prnofs of the death of Karl and Frederick Au-
gustIs. Armitage is caught by the conspira-
tors, servant. V-Armitage ESQ pes from Zmai
the Servian servant. and recaptures the arch.
dukes statement from ChAuvenet, He loses
cRaret ease. marked with the initia's"F. A."
ard the coat rs Of arms Of the Austrian imperial
Durand, who discuss the possibility of the loser
being the son of the archduke and heir to the
Austrian throne II Karl is really de,d. vi On
Liverpool to New York. .Armilage meets ,ha
ClatbOrnes. he declares to Captain Claiborne
his interest In Shirley, telling him that he is
going to Washington because the girl lives
there He assures Dick of his financial stand
Ing. but leaves him very much In the dark as to
his identy. VlI-Zmai, travelling on the King
EDWARD under an assumed name. tries to stab
Armitage atnight q. he walks on the deck with
SHIRLEY, vIii-The announcements of the death
OF the Austrian emperor breaks up Washing
ton reception attended by Shirley. Armitage
and ChsuveRet. Armitaps by trick RECEIVERS
nj. cixaret case from Chauvenst. lN-ChRuva-
fttlr later the girl saves Armitages life by cry
Ing out rs she sees ZmAt about 10 stab him. x
oscar Breunig, ex sergeant In the Unite States
army and 10 former years Armltage's instruct
AtmltagA,s service and Is sent to the lo,ter's es-
tate near Lamar, Va. XII and XII-At supper
given by Dick Claibourne. Chauyenet denounces
Afmttage as false nobleman and mpostor
This the latter is unable to give at this time,
declaring that his private affa,rs must wait on
tbs larger matters In which he is involved. He
Joins Oscar at bis Virginia hunting lodge, near
once held by some Contederate soldiers who
had refused to surrender. The port" is reached
by dangerous. rickety old bridge. XIiI-Af
ter an ieterylew with Shirley on her fathers es
net at the girls tate. XIV-Armitage accuses
Chauvenet Of the murder of Won Stroebel and
warns him that he is playing a dangerous game
, y plotting 70 place Francis on the Austrian
tbs two talk on the road they are held up by ,
m 'onshiner. who mistakes Chauvenet for Arm
ltag6. The natives are suspicious OF Armitage's
9an a.eSla presence a. the hunting lodge
Ahirley saves Chauvenet's life by explaining
that neither he nor Armitag Q Is govefnu Ell
oricer.