The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-18
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copyriskt. 1909. BY George barr


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CHAPTER I-Truxton King arrives in !
Edelweiss, capital of Graustark, and !
meets the beautiful niece of Spantz. i
gunmaker. liking does favor for |
Prince Robin, the young ruler of the |,
country, whose guardian is John Tullls,
an American. III-Baron Dangloss, |
minister of police, interviews King and
warns him against Olga. the gun
makers niece. " King invades the
royal park, meets the prince and is pre-
scented to the lads fascinating Aunt
Lorraine. V-The committee of ten:
conspirators against the prince, meets
in an underground chamber, where the
girl Olga is disclosed as one who is to
kill Prince Robin with a bomb VI
John Tullis calls on the beautiful Coun-
tess Ingomede, who warns him that her
hated and notorious old husband, Count
Marlanx, is conspiring against the
prince. VII. VIII, TX and liking
visits the house of the witch of Gan
look gap and meets the royal household
there. He sees an eye cleaning through
d crack in door, and while searching
for the person he is overpowered and
dragged into loft. He is confronted
by Count Marlanx and then taken to
the underground den of the committee
of ten. Xl-Olga defends King before
the committee of anarchists. XII
Lorraine is brought to the den and
thrown into the same room with King.
XlII-King fells jailer .dons his cloth
ing and, disguised, carries Lorraine into
q boat at night In which several of the
anarchists are about to depart. XIV
King manages to get Lorraine, whom he
loves, ashore, and they hide in freight
car. XV-Olga waits on a street cor
ner with bomb to kill Prince Robin
as he passes in parade. King and
Lorraine are carried off into the country
in the car. They start back in an OK
cart and warn the prince when almost
in front of the girl Ola. XVl-The
bomb is thrown, but the prince escapes
to the castle. Marlanx is in control of
the city. XVII and XVIII-King goes
from the castle to notify Tullis of the
princess danger, Tullis being absent in
the hills with force of soldiers. He
finds Tullis. Milking returns to the
castle again, risking his life. XX-Tul-
los, with re-enforcements, cverpowers
the Marlanx soldiery and rescues the
castle and the prince from the count s
grasp. Marlanx is killed. XXI-Lo-
raine agrees to become Kings wife.
CHAPTER XXI.
you WILL BE MRS. KINe.'
T was late In the day when Trux.
ton King was summoned to the
u devastated state chamber to be
made a baron. and the prince
completed the Americans reward by
presenting him with an ancient gold
seal ring. one of the crown jewels.
Late that night it was reported at
the castle that a large force of men
were encamped on the opposite side
OF the river. A hundred campfres
were cleaning against the distant up
lands.
The Grand Duke Paulus!" exclaim
ed Count Halfont. Thank God he die
not come a day earlier. We owe hin
nothing today. but yesterday-ah. be
could have demanded much of us.'
In one Of the wrecked approaches tt
the terrace. surrounded by fragment:
OF stone and confronted by ugly de
struction, sat young man and /.
slender girl. There were no light
near them. The shadows were blacl
and forbidding.
His arm was about her; her heat
nestled securely against his shoulder
and her slim hands were willing pris
oners in one Of his.
She was saying: "Truxton. dear.
did not love Eric yos Engo. l jus
thought 1t was love. never reall
knew what love was until you cam
INTO my life. That's what made 1t s
hard. had let him believe that
might care for him some day. And
did like him. So r.
You will never, never know no,
happy am, Lorainep' he breathed int
her ear.
i hope l shall always bring happ
ness to you, Truxton," she murmuret
faint with the Joy Of loving.
You will make me very unhappy
you don't marry me tomorrow"
! will marry you. Truxton. whe
we get to New York." she said. br
not very. firmly. He saw his advaI
tage.
lie held her close for q long tim
MS face buried in her hair. Lister
darling! Won't you say you'll be NJ
wife before l leave Graustark?
want you so much. / can't go ava
without YOU
She besitated. when are you g
Ing, Truxton? You-you haven't tol
me-"
1t was what he wanted. IT am q
lug next Monday" he said promptl
as matter Of fact, he had forgotte
the day of the week they were NO
living in.
Monday? Oh, dearr'
will your
II must cable home 6rst," 81
faltered
That's mere detail, darling. Cab
snerward. 1t wiz beat us home !