Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-13

celleht beer over in the cafe garden?
Business seems to be little dull.
Can't y0u-er-lOck up"
SpantZ, looked at him keenly.
MAY ask what brings yea to EdeL
weiss?'' he<asked abruptly
II don't nsind telling you, Mr., Spantz,
that I'm bere because I'm somewhat
Of fool False hopes led me astray.
I came here looking for romaEee-for
adventure"
81 see;'' caekled Spantz, his eyes
twinkling With mirth. You thought
I you could captefe wild and beautiful
princesses here just as you pleased,
Ell? Let me tell You,, young man, oa1y
one American-oa1y one foreigner. in
fact-has accomplished that miracle.
| ME LoTTy came Mere rem years ago
and won the faireSt, flower Graustark,
ever produced-the beautiful Yetive-
but he was the only one:'N
"Ne.. I'm not looking for pffncesses.
| I've seen Hundreds oI 'em fa all parts
| of the world
"You should see Prinsse Robin" went
on the arlnorer-
h "Pve- Heard of nothiDgabut him. my
Il good Mn SpGntz Hes seven years
| old. atG be- looks like b ga mother. and
he's got. a. jews4ed sword and all that
sort Of sling: I daresag Re's a nice
| lEttle' chsp! Got AmericHxf' blood in
him, you sse!''
The old; man. retired to- 1iea rear of
the shop md called out 100 soTne one
! upstairs. AZ wonaan's voiceaanSwered
MY niece will keep shoEB+sir, while
I ann OUT Span9z explaines5
! They paused nessar the docETunrD the
old mans niece appeared aB4the back
Of the shop Kings glance Became
/ more OF less in tie nature Of a. stare
| of amazemeIih
A young wGman sf the mostastound--
| ing beauty. attired In the black and
red Of the Graustauk middle classes,
was slowly approaching from 6Ae sfad--
owy reeesses at the end of tie stDp.
His heart enjoyed lively thumpa
Truxton King. you may be sure. did
not precede theAeld KErn into tlt4streete
He deliberately renewed his hat and
waited most politely Scr age to go, be-
fore YOUTH. in the meantime bland1k.
gazing upon the face of this sEnaZins
niece.
I Across the: square, at one of the, tgS-
bles, the old n1anr over his huGe.musy
Of beer, became" properly grateful: Hte
was willing to- repay King for sis lit
tie attention. by giving him a careful
history of Graustark- past, present. and
future.
The old maEpwas rambling on. The
young prince has lived most OF. his
! life in Washington and London and
Paris, sir. He's only seven, SIX OF
course you remember the dreadfdl ac-
cident that made him an orphan anE
put him on the throne with the three
wise men of the east as regents or
governors-the train wreck near ~Brus+
sells, sir. His mother, the Curious
Princess YetiEe. was killed and his
father, Mr.. Lorry. died the next day
from his injuries That, sir, was, al
most appalling blow to the people OF
Graustark. There never will DE, an
other pair like them. sir. GOD alo11s.
preserved the little prince. The COZ
lSion was from the rear, a brokan raR
throwing a locomotive into the prfn-
cess coach. This providential1 escape
Of the young prince preserved THE uR-
broken line of the present royal FAM
lily"
81 say, LIN. Spantz, / don't believe
I've told youa that your niece Is a Nest
remarkably beau
"As l was saying. sir" interrupted
Spantz So pointedly that Truxton
flushed. 'tfte little prince is the idol
, of all the people. Under tire present
regency he is obliged to reside in the
principality until his fifteenth year.
after which he may be permitted to
travel abroad
SpantZ was eying him narrowly.
You do not appear interested in oul
royal family" he ventured eoldly.
Truxton fastened to assure him that
he was. keenly Interested. Especially
:, so now that l appreciate. that the lit
" tie prince is the last of his race
- "There are three regents, sirf il
>, charge of the affairs of state-Cou1
= Halfont, the Duke of Perse and Baror
JaStO DanglosS, who is minister of po
u lice. Count Halfont is a grandunclt
Of the prince by marriage. The DUKE
Of Perse is the father of the unhapp,
Countess Ingomede the young ant
:. beautiful wife Of the exiled Iron Coun
- Marlanx. No doubt you've heard o
AZ him"
20 81 remember that he was banishet
from the principality"
VI "Quite true, sir. He was banishe
oH in 1901 and now resides on his oc+a 70
in Austria Thre
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W III years ago in Buda
Mf pest he was mai
Fl H&UA ried to Ingomed,
IL A e y I the daughter G
lis the duke Cour
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