Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-21
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CHAPTER I.-ln an interview at Geneva be.
tween Count Ferdinand Won Stroebel. the aged
and feeble premier of the Austrian empire. and
and Amor can education. the case of the Arch
duke Karl ana his son Frederick Angustns. miss.
! together for several years. Is discussed. Ar
ties have both died In America. Armitaee is
also generally believed to be dead. karl's writ.
ten attack 90 his wife. denying the right Of
known as his son, has been stolen from Stroebel
BY julius Chauvenet. acting TOR Francis: Won
stroebsl desires Armitsge to "do something for
terested in an American elr staying at Gene
va hotel II-Armltage is introduced to Shii ley
rem Of q famous Anne rlcan Diplomat. Much
Mystery surrounds Armitage's Identity. H.
Armitaee is K oltly lnterested In Shirley, who
montana ranch. Count Won Stroebpl Is muir
dered in railway car on his way from Geneva
10 Vienna. and Armitage tells Shirley, who Is on
pecis to meet the assassin soon In Geneva
IV-Armitage spies on Chauventt and his &C
complete: Durand. and hears than plan visit
to America to rocurc for Francis positive
proofs of the death Of Karl and Frederick Au-
gustus. Armitage Is caught by the conspira-
tors servant. V-Armitaee escs pes from Zmai.
the serylan servant. and Iecsptnres the arch.
dukes statement from ChAuvenet. Heloses
cigaret case. marked with the initials "F. A."
sna he Of IN Of the Austrian an
Durand, who discuss the p 'ssibility Of the loser
being the son of the archduke and heir to the
sesad the kps from
Claibornes. He declares to Captain Claiborne
going to wa.ninssony because the iii liz lives
there. He assures Dick of his financial stand
ing. but leaves him very much in the dark rs to
his identy Vll-Zmai, travelling on the King
Edward under an assumed name. tries to stab
Armitage nt night a. he walks on the deck with
shirley. vl,I-The announcement OF the death
ton reception attended by SHIRLEY. Armt,age
snd Ch.nvenet. Armitaee by trick RECEIVERS
his ciyaret case from Chauvenst. IX.Chauva-
it'll later the girl saves Armitage's life by cry
Ing out MS she sees Zmai about 10 stab him: "
Oscar Breunig. OK sergeant In the Unite States
army and In former years Armitage's instruct
Or In shooting in the Austrian forest. enlists In
Aimitag.s service and Is sent to the loter's es-
siven BY DICK ciaiboarne. chauvenet denSan pces
Armttage as false nobeman and impnstor
Dick demands an explanation from AimitaYe.
deciaring that his private atfairs must wait on
the larger matters IN which he is involved lie
joins Oscar ut his Virginia hunting lodge, near
once held by some Confederate + soldiers who
had refused to SURF nder. The port" is reached
BY dangerous. rlckety Old bridge. XIlI,At
tate. near his own. ArmItage runs into Chauve
net at the girls ate. XIv-Arnitage accuse!
Ohauyenet q the murder of Won slroebel and
warns him that he is playing
shrons f reests 81 Sh.usenee s'a
thu two talk on the road they are held up BY q
itage. The natives are suspicious OF Armitage's
unexplained presence at the hunting lodge
Shirley saves Chauvenat's life by explaining
that neither he For Armitag 9 is a government
officer. XVI-Dick Claiborne learns from n
Montana senator that Armitage Is not an I'M
poster and sends this Information to Shirley.
She sees Armitsge end Email tight at her own
garden wall. The Serylan escapes after stabb-
Ing Armitage in the shoulder. The girl hides
Armitage In her fathers office as MT. and Mrs.
Claiborne, accompanied by the Austrian am
XVlI-The ambassador is worried by the weak
ness of the rev Austrian emperor. Charles
Louis. and the danger TO his nation Involved In
the possible succession Of Francis. Shirley dis
Arnitage. XV.Il-Oscar is attacked by Zmal
and captures the Seryian.. Armitage sends
Zmal back to Chauyenet with note warming
now on his way to America are knownt to their
70 Iii Armitaee. MA the Austrian am.
learn something about tliemysterous Armitage
The plot against Charles Louis Is developing III
vienna and Hungary. Xxx Shirley goes al
aSout vasch hmm TssY a mees az fG the Old
bridge. and little later she returns home send
Ing Armitage's norse: hich he had lent to her
e by Osci r. XXI.Oscar meets Zmai and
Armttage's man seizes q message carried BY
the Serylan and is himself caught by Dick, who
reads the message. Zmat escapes. The mes,
snSa agent. reading Simply lin mot later than
Fridav." Unseen by Claiborne. Arm tage takes
Gears place as q prisoner. Shirley tells Arm
itage the contents # the cablegram. and the
riedly with Oscar. Dick goes to the ILLS on
mission from Won Marriott.