The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-27
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II uxton King, a wealthy New Yorker,
goes 10 Graustark seeking romance. lie
meets Olga PlatanOva. an anarchist. The
members of her group think he is a spy
sent from America. Olga has been Sc
lected TO kin the sevcn-year-old ruler of
the country. with whom Graustark makes
friends during a stolen visit to the
palace. John TulliS. an American. guard
ian Of the boy king, loves the young wife
OF Count MarlanN, a former Graustark
court official, who had been eXiled and
IS responsible for the activity Of the
anarchists. as well as other revoluuonlsJs
IN the kingdom. The Countess tells lul-
lie she suspects the count Of plotting
against the king. King and a Cooks
agent go to a witch's hut, where King
sees mysterious eye. He returns 10
mo its owner and disappears
The countess has disappeared, ana
when Tullis insists on searching for her
instead OF King. Vos Engo volunteers TO
iead party 70 rescue King.
The party that went I'm search OF TUX
ton King found no trace Of him
King Is taken under guard back 70
Edelweiss and through an undergoing
passage TO The house. where he IS toid
he is to die. He learns that he Is the
prisoner OF plOtters against the govern
ment. He also learns that Olga Is 20
assassinate the little prince
He hears the conspirators discuss his
own death. and learns tE1t a trap has
While King awaits his fate another
prisoner-Loraine, the princes aCnt-ano
in a prisoner and the two relate their ex-
pericnces and plan to escape.
Lorraine Jnbinds Kings hands, and Is
horrihed when he tells her OF the plot 10
kill the prince.
When julius Spantz comes after Lor-
aine, King fells him, takes his garments
and false beard and gets into the boat IN
which the girl is 70 be taken away. a.
they land he fells BrutUs and covers the
two oarsmen with revolver.
They are pursued through darkness and
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in an empty car on the outskirts OF the
city.
The day preceding that fixed for the as
EasEination OF the prince fake reports OF
soldiers from Edelweiss-
The city filed with ruf7ans and plans
were made for the final blow at the gov
The car in which King and Lorain
sought safety was placed TO an engine
and taken away, a fact which agents
for the COnspiratOrs learned with mUch
pleasure.
Some distance out Of Edelweiss they
escape from the car and barter with a
farmer TO return them to the city.
King reaches Edelweiss just as Olga
prepares 10 hurl the bomb at the princes
carriage but disconnected by his appear
ance, she throws It with indecision, and
King. the prince. and Iorain and many
OF the royalty reach the castle safely, but
are virtually prisoners there, as the Iron
count mas ONefNnellueu army anu boAANc-
The Iron Count turns against the con-
sprators and seeks TO gain the throne
for himself.
Marlanx. the iron count, arrests and
orders the execution OF the conspirators'
while plans in the castle are being made
to rescue John Tullig, who IS still out
side the city walls.
The iron count sends an ultimatum 20
the castle demanding the surrender OF
Prince Robin, which IS refused
Count Vos Engo, himself in love with
Lorraine. orders King not to come near the
castle, where the girl Is staying
When all others have failed King says
he viii go for John Tullis.
The prince sends for King, who learns
that Lorraine is greatly worried about his
pefilouS journey.
King and Hobbs find Tullis and warn
him OF the danger he is in.