The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-05
tCopyrlght, lUO6, pobbs. Merrill Col
SYNOPSIS.


Copyright igo6, Bobbs-Mcrrill Coz
SYNOPSIS.
Arthur Warrington, American consul
to BarsCheit, tells how reigning Grand
Duke attempts to force his neiCc, Prin-
cess HIidegarde to marry Prince Dopple-
kim, an old widower. Warrington does
not know the princess even by sight
While riding horseback In the country
night overtakes him and he seeks accom-
nodations In dilapidated castle. Here
he finds two women and an old man
garde and the other a friend. Hon. Betty
Moore, OF England. They detain him TO
witness mock marriage between, the
Steinbock, done for the purpose OF foiling
the grand duke. Steinbock attempts to
Kiss the princess and she IL rescued by
good Max Scharfenstein. an old Ameri-
pan friend OF Warrington's reaches Bar
scheit Warrington tells him OF the prin-
a locket with picture of a woman In
side. II was on his neck when he, as "a
boy was picked up and adopted by his
foster father. whose name he was given.
He believes II to be picture OF his
mother. The grand duke announces to
the princess that she IL to marry Dopple-
kim the following week. During q morn
ng's ride she plans to escape. She meets
| Scharfenstein. He finds n purse she has
iropped. but does not discover her iden-
| ty. Warrington entertains at a public
restaurant for number Of American
medical students. Max arrives late and
relates an interesting bit OF gossip TO the
| effect that the princess has run away
| from Barscheit. He unwittingly onends
native officer and subjects himself to
certain arrest. Max is persuaded to take
one of the American students passports
and escape.
CHAPTER vii.-continued.
whats this for?" Max asked curl.
ously.
Ellis" said !, ut is very good of
you. Max, take those. Mr.. Ellis wishes
to save your hide. Take them and get
| to the station as quickly as you can.
And for the love of mercy, do not turn
around till you're over in Doppelkinn's
vineyards"
he cried. I'm peaceful man. A
beggar walks up to me and slaps me In
the face for nothing at all, and now
must hike, Ell? What the devil have
done now"
Then, as briefly as l could, 1" o.
planned the enormity OF his offenses.
To take a chair from a table, as he
had done. was gross insult; to re-
Eeive slap In the face and not to
resent II, was another insult; to tear
up an opponents visiting card, still
another; to take out revolver In Bar
,cheit, unless you were an officer or
had a permit, was worse than an in
suit; II was crime, punishable by
ong imprisonment They could ac-
;use him Of being either an anarchist
,r soclalist-red, coming to Barscheit
With the intent to kill the grand duke.
The fact that he was ignorant oil the
avs, OF that he was an alien, would
emit not one particle of his punish
nent and fine; and weeks would pass
ere the matter could be arranged be-
:ween the United States and Barscheit.
Good Lord" he gasped; why
iidn't you tell me?"
why didn't you tell me that you
carried a cannon in your pocket?
Take Ellis papers, otherwise you stand
pat for heap OF trouble, and | can't
ielp you. Go straight to Dresden, tele.
graph me. and I'll forward your lug.
gage"
But ! came here to study" Max
argued.
1T will be geology In the form OF
prison walls" said Ellis quietly. Don't
De foolish, Mr.. Scharfenstein; It Is not
matter of a mans courage, but of his
common sense. Take the tickets and
light out. have lived here for three
years, and have seen men killed out,
light for less than you have done"
But you don't expect me TO leave
his place without punching that beg
gar's head?'-indignantly. What dc
you think I'm made Off"
"Youll never get the chance to
punch his head" said /. I'VE are
wasting valuable time. Those officers
nave gone for the police. You have
about 20 minutes to make the train
Come. for heavens sake. GOMEZ"
He finally got It into his head that
we knew what we were talking about
How we got him to the station | dc
him there. He sputtered and fumed
and swore, as all brave men will who
feel that they are running away In q
cowardly fashion. He wasn't con
vinced. but he thanked Ellis for his
kindness and hoped that he wouldn't
get into trouble on his (Max's) &C
count
go straight to Dresden; say you've
been studying medicine in Barscheit
for three years, refer to me by tele
graph II there is any question as tC
your Identity" said |. You're the
only man in the world, Max. that Ia
lie for"
He stumbled through the gates, anC
we saw him open the door OF a car
riage Just as the train began to pull
out. A guard tried to stop him, but he
was not quite quick enough. We