The Lamar register., 1908-01-15

purse he had found II contained a thou
sand pounds In bank notes. At the from,
and taken to Dopplekinn's palace.
CHAPTER x.-continued.
when you listen to reason. prince"
replied the girl calmly. you will .apol-
ogize to the gentleman and give him
his liberty"
"Oh, he Is a gentleman, is he?"
You might learn from him many OF
the common rules of courtesy,"-tran
guilty.
who the devil are your" the prince
demanded of Max.
81 should be afraid to tell you. I
hold that am Max Scharfenstein. but
the colonel here declares that my
name is Ellis. Who are your" Max
wasn't the least bit frightened. These
were no feudal times.
The prince stared at him. The in
solent puppy!
Il am the prince"
"Ah, your serene highness, hogan
Max, bowling.
II am not called erene'."-rudely.
THE grand duke is serene"
Permit me to doubt that" inter
posed the girl. smiling.
Max laughed aloud. which didn't i'm
prove his difficulties any.
Il have asked you who you are!"
bawled the prince. his nose turning
purple.
MY name is Max Scharfenstein.
am an American. II you will wire the
American consulate at Barscheit, you
will learn that l have spoken the
truth. All this Is n mistake. The
princess did not elope with me-"
His papers give the name of Ellis"
said the colonel. touching his cap.
"Humph! Wen soon find out who
he is and what may be done with him.
I'll wait for the duke. Take him into
the library and lock the door. It's a
hundred feet out of the window, and
do so. 1t will save us so much trouble.
Take him away! take him away!" his
rage boiling to the surface.
The princess shrugged.
Il can't talk to you either" said
the prince. turning his glowering eyes
upon the girl. 81 can't trust myself"
oh. do not mind me. l understand
that your command OF explosives Is
rather original Go on; 1t will be my
only opportunity" The princess rocked
backward and forward on the divan.
Wasn't 1t funny
Lord help me. and I was perfectly
willing to marry this girl" The prince
suddenly Gained down. What have
ever done to offend your
Nothing" she was forced to admit
II was lonely. I wanted youth about.
wanted to hear laughter that came
from the heart and not from the mind.
do not see where | am to be blamed
The duke suggested you to me: be-
Heved you to be willing. Why did you
not say to me that | was not agree
able? 1t would have simplified every
thing"
81 am sorry" she said contritcly
When he spoke like this he wasn't SO
unlovable.
People say" he went on. that I
spend most of my time in my wine-cel.
lars. Well. -defiantly,-"whate else is
there for me to do? / am alone" Max
came within his range of vision. Take
him away. tell you."
And the colonel hustled Max into the
library. s.r,,
Don't try the window" he warned.
but with rather a pleasant smile He
was only two or three years older than
Max. "If you do. you'll break your
neck"
Il promise not to try" replied Max.
my neck will serve me many years
yet"
1T will not If you have the habit OF
running away with persons above you
in quality. Actions like that are not
permissible in Europe" The colonel
spoke rather grimly. for all his smile.
The door slammed. there was q
grinding OF the key in the lock, and
Max was alone.
The library at Doppelkinn was al
the name implied. The cases were low
and ran around the room. and wer,
filled with romance. history. biograph,
and even poetry. The great circula
reading table was Uttered with new
books. periodicals and illustrated week
lies. Once Doppelkinn had been threat
ened with literary turn of mind. blu
q bad vintage coming along at tn
same. time had effected permanen
cure. $3.50
Max slid into a chair and took up
paper, turning the pages at random
What was the matter with the room
Certainly 1t was not close. nor damn
nor chill. What was it? He let tn
paper fall to the floor. and his eye