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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-06-21

hereby announce myself as "a candidate
for the office Of County Treasurer, subject
10 the Democratic primary, August 2. 1910
j "a Penny, Of Hydro.
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too long"
The American sank back in his chair.
Suddenly he became conscious Of u
disquieting feeling that some one was
looking at him inteptly from behind.
He turned in Iii, clair and found him
self meeting the gaze OF ferocious
looking. military appearing little man
at table near by His waiter ap-
peared at his elbow with the change.
"Who the devil is that old man at
the table there!' demanded young Mr..
King loudly.
The waiter assumed look of ex-
IRENE insolence. THAT is Baron Dan.
gloss, minister Of police. Anything
more. SIR
Yes What's he looking so hard at
me for? Does he think I'm a pick
pocket
"YOu know as much as l, sir" was
all that the waiter said in reply King
pocketed the coin he had intended for
the fellow and deliberately left the
place. AS he sauntered across the little
square his gaze suddenly shifted to a
{ SeCOnu SlOTN WlUtOW above tile gun
shop.
The interesting young woman had
cautiously pushed open one of the
shutters and was peering down upon
trio Of red coated guardsmer. Al
most Mt the same instant her quick.
eager gaze fell upon the tall American
now quite close to the borScmer. He
saw her dark eyes expand as if with
surprise The next instant he caught
his breath and almost stopped in his
tracks.
\ shy. iinpu.sive smile played about
her red lips for a second. lighting up
the delicate face with Il radiance that
amazed him Then the shutter was
closed gently. quickly. He felt his ears
| burn as he abruptly turned away.
In the meantime Baron Dansloss
was watching him covertly from the
edge OF the cafe garden across the
square.
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Truxfon King a millionaire 9
son, sets out in search Of adj
venture. Where better could he
look for stirring events than in
foroT Grausfark, where the age
of chivalry yet survives in all
its romantic opportunity whcre
rules Prince Robin, the most
precocious boy monarch in the
realm of fiction; where the reds
Of Europe plot his murder in
mysterious underground retreats
phere gallant Truxton King ana
brave Uncle Jack" fight val
family for the preservation of the
prince and the love of beoufi-
fui princesscS; where American
pluck and manhood are ptffe0
against foreign infriguers, and
where honesty and courage are
n,ightier than the sword? Read
Of Prince Robin, son of an Amer
ican princess; Of Olga Pfatano'a,
the girl with The dread mission !
of Afarianx, The IRON Count; Of
John T..Vis, The American bull
wo~i; OF a foreign throne; cflopciy
Lorraine end o. daredevil Truxton
King, oisd then you viii under.
tond why an American lad is
Prince of Groustark and ar,
American, author prince Of story
i,1Iers.
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you AWFUL OLD MAN" he CRIED.
upon his sturdy little back, and there
was a kindly light in each of them,
bar none.
Later on the prince in his khaki rid.
ing suit loped gayly down the broad
mountain road toward Ganlook beside
the black mare which carried John
Tulis. He had told Tullis Of his vain
glorious defense in the antechamber.
SAY Uncle Jack, when are you go
ing to take me to the witch's howell
The thought abruptly banished all else
from his eager little brain.
Some day soon,' said Tulls. You
sec, I'm not sure that she's receiving
visitors these days. a witch is very
arbitrary person. Even princes have
to send UP their cards"
The witch's hovel was in the noun
tain across the most rugged of the
canyons and was to be reached only
after the most hazardous of rides. The
old woman of the hills was an ancient
character about whom chung a thou
sand spookish traditions, but who, In
the opinion of John Tullis, was moth
ing more than a wise fortune teller
ard nccromanccr who knew every
trick in the trade Of woodworking the
superstitous.
AS they rode back to the castle after
an hour, coming down through Castle
avenue from the monastery road, they
passed tall, bronzad young man
whom Tullis at once knew to be an
| American lie was seated on big
| bowlder ut the roadside enjoying the
shade. At his side was the fussy.
we'll known figure OF Cooks inter-
| prefer eagerly pointing out certain i'm
portant personages to him as they
, passed. or course the approach of the
, prince was the excuse for consider
able agitation and fervor on the part
Of the man from Cooks. He mounted
| tho bowlder and took off his cap to
wave it frantically.
It's the prince" ne called cut tc
Truxton King. Stand up. HURRY
Long live the prince
The man from Cooks came 10 grief
He slipped from his perch on the rock
and came foundcring to the ground.
ne spirited pony Unit tAe prince
was riding shicd aud reared in quick
alright. The boy dropped his crop
AID chung valiantly to the roils. y
guardsman was ut the pouy's head In
an instant.
Truxton King picked up the riding
crop. strobe out into the roadway and
handed it up to the boy In the saddle.
I Il wi Is1l
Don't mention it," said Truxtpn
King. with his most engaging smile.
'No trouble at all"
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Graustark. a quaint, grim little princl-
pality in the most secret pocket Of the
earth's great mantle This was the
land OF his dreams. the land Of his
fancy. He had not even dared to
hope that 1t actually existed.
And now It becomes my deplorahle
duty to dvulge the fact that Truxton
! king. after two full days and nights
In the city Of Edelweiss. was quite
ready to pass on to other fields. com
platcly dsillusioncd IN his own mind
md not a little dIsgustcd with himself
for having COMO to the trouble to visit
the place.
Where were the beautiful women
he had read about and dreamed OF
ever since he left Tcheran? On his
SOUL he had not seen half dozen
women In Edelweiss who were more
/ than passably fair to look upon. True.
he had to admit. the people he had
seen were Of the lower and middle
classes-the shopkeepers and the shop
girls. the hucksters and the fruit vend-
ers What he wanted to know was
this: What had become of the royalty
and the nobility OF Graustark? Where
were the princes. the dukes and the
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CHATTER III
MANY PERSONS ~ REvIE

MANY PERSOES N REVIEW.
=" RCNTON KING witnessed the
IA review OF the garrison. That
MI in itself was rather 4 tame cY-
hibition for man who had
seen the finest troops in al the world.
\ thousand earnest looking soldiers.
proud Of the Opportunity to march b.
fore the little prince, and that was al,
so far as the review was concerned.
Mr.. King saw the court in all IT'S
cior-y scattered along the shady Castle
nrcnue-in carriages, IN traps. IN mo-
tors and In the saddle. His brain
Whirlcd and his heart loaped under the
pressure of new found interest il
life.
II TrI1ton King had given up III dis
yist and fled TO Vienna this tale yvoG'!
naycr have come to light. Instead OF
being the lively narrative OF Il young
geutlcman's adventures in PARKWAY
Graustark. it might have become
tale Of the smart set in New Yorh.
for. as you know, we are bound ~
tradition to follow the trail laid down
by our hero, no matter which way he
elects to fare. lie contlded TO his
friend from Cooks that he could new
err have forgiven himself if he had adj
hered to his resolution TO leave on the
following day.
Il didn't know you'd changed your
mind, sir" remarked Mr.. Hobbs in
surprise.
"Of course you didn't know it." SAIL
Truxton. How could you? I've Idst
changed it this instant. | didn't know
it myself two minutes ago. No. iir.
uobbs--or is it Dobbs? Thanks. No,
sir I'm going to stop here for a-"el.
n week or two. Where The dickens co
these people keep Themselves?
haven't seen 'cm before
"Oh. they are the nobllity-the
swells. They don't hang around tina
streets like tourists and rupbernecks.
SIR" in plain disgust
81 say, who is that just passing
the lady in the victorian King asked
abruptly.
That is the Countess Marlanx."
"Whew! l thought she was the
queen"
Hobbs went into details concerning
the beautiful countess.
II was just going to ask If you know
anything about young woman whs
occasionally tends shop for William
Spantz. the armorer," King finally
asked.
HOODS looked interested. "She'i
quite beauty, sir, l give you In!
word"
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CHATTER IL.

A MEETING or THE CABINET.
ar this time the principally OF
IVA Graustarli was In a most
A prosperous condition. Its az
fairs were under the control
Of an able ministry, headed by the
venerable Count Hafont. The Duke
Of Perse, for years resident Of st. Pc
tersburg and finnncier Of high stand
ing. had returned to Edelweiss soon
after the distressing death Of the late
Princess Yetivc and her American hus-
band, and to him was intrusted the
treasury portfolio.
The financing of the great railroad
project by which Edelweiss was to be
connected with the Siberian line in the
north fell to his lot ut n time when no
one else could have saved the little
government from heavy losses or even
bankruptcy.
The opening Of this narrative finds
the ministry preparing to float new
100000 gavvo issue of bonds for con-
struction and equipment purposes.
Agents Of the government were ready
to depart for London and Paris to take
up the matter with the great banking
houses. st. Petersburg and Berlin were
; not to be given the opportunity to COB
BILE up these extremely fine securities.
This seemingly extraordinary exclu-
! sion OF Russian and German bidders
was the result Of vigorous objections
| raised by an utter outsider, the Amcri.
can, John Tullis. long time friend and
companion of Grenfall Lorry. consort
to the late princess.
Tullis was n strange man In many
particulars. He was under forty years
Of age, but even Mt that rather imma-
ture time of life he had come to be
recognized as shrewd, successful
financial power In his home city. New
York. At the very zenith Of his pow
ar he suddenly and with quixotic dis
regard for consequences gave up his
own business and came to Graustarls
for residence. following promise
made to Grenfall I.orry when the lat,
ter lay dying In a little inn near Brus'
sells.
They had been lifelong friends. Tul,
lis jesttngly called himself the little
princes "morganatic godfather" For
two years he had been constant resi-
dent Of Grausta.l.
His wide awake, resourccful brain
attuned by nature to tho difficulties OF
administration, lent itself capably to
the solving of many knotty financial
puzzles; tho ministry was never loath
| 10 Cnll nm him for n1rioo oud coi1Ou,
disposed to disregard 1t. An outsider
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HE WAS EANIsHED TWENTY-FIVE years
iooi' of age. The Iron
Count is fully sixty-flve."
I'D like to see il she's really beau
tiful. I've seen but one pretty woman
In this whole blamed town, your niece,
Herr Spantz. I've looked 'em over
pretty carefully too. She Is exceed
ingly attract
"You will not find the beautiful wo-
men OF Edclweiss in the streets. sir"
snapped Spantz.
"DOu't they ever go out shOppinS?"
Hardly. The merchants, If you will
but notice, carry their wares to the
houses Of the noble and the rich. But
tomorrow the garrison at the fortress
II you should happen to be on the ave
nue. near the castle gate Mt ~ o'clock
you will see the beauty and chlvalry
Of Graustark. The soldiers are not
the only ones who Hre on parade
There was an unmistakable sheer in
his tone.
"You don't care much for society
I'd say" observed Truxton, with q
smile.
Spantz's eyes famed for an instan,
and then subtly resumed their most
ingratiating twinkle. I'VE cannot al
be peacocks," he said quietly. "You
will also see that the man who rides
beside the princes carriage wheel is
an American, while Graustark mobiles
take less exalted places"
IAN American, eh!"
eyes. Have you not heard Of Johr
Tullis, the princes friend? He, your
countryman, is the real power behind
! our throne. On his dcathbcd the
Drlnce's father placed his son IN THU
Americans charge and begged him 4
stand by him through thicl. end thii
until the lad Is able to take care o.
himself, Az II there were not loyn
men In Graustnrk who might have
done rs much for their prince"
King locked Interested II SEQ. Tit
people. no doubt. resent this espionage
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MANY PERSOES II REVIEW.
2" RCNTON KING witnessed the
II review OF the garrison. That
M in itself was rather tame cY-
hihitiDD for - man who ho n
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ooit VI tHllg. l Ndit ''HN III y III HIcc
little chap Got American blood IN
him, you see.
The old man retired to the rear ot
the shop and called out to some one
upstairs. A womans voice answered.
MY niece will keep shop. sir, while
| am out" Spantz explained
They pnuse1 near the door until tho
old mans niece appeared at the back
OF the shop. Kings glance became
more or less in the nature of stare
Of amazement.
young woman Of the most astounG-
ing beauty. nttircd in the black ard
red or the Graustark middle classes,
was slowly approaching from the shad.
owy recesses at the end Of the shop.
HIS heart enjoyed lively thump
Truxton King. you may he sure. did
not precede the old man into the street.
He deliberately removed his hat and
waited most politely for age to go he
fore youth. in the meantime blandly
, gazing upon the face of this amazing
niece.
Across the square. at one of the Ia
b!cs. the old man. over his huge mug
of beer. became properly grateful. He
was willing TO repay ling for his lit.
tie attention by giving him a careful
history of Graustarl. past. present ard
future
The old man was rambling on. The
young prince has lived most of his
life in Washington and London and
Paris. sir Hes only seven, sir. or
course you remember the dreadful ac-
cident that made him an orphan and
put him OIL the throne with the three
wise men OF the east us regents or
governors-the train wreck near Brus-
sells. sir His mother, the glorious
Princess Tetive. was killed and his
father. Mr.. Lorry. died the next day
from his injuries. That. sir. was Il
most appalling blow TO the people Of
Graustark. There never will be an
other pair like them. sir God alone
preserved the little prince The col
lsioa was from the rear. q broken rail
throwing n locomotive into the prin.
cess coach This providentiai escape
Of the young prince preserved the un-
broken line Of the prcsen. royal fam
lily.
~ say, Mr.. Spant2. don't believe
I've told you that your niece is a most
remarkably beau"--
las | was saying, sir" interrupted
SpGntZ so pOintedly that Truzton
flushed. 1.-The little prince Is the idol
OF all the people Under the present
regency he is obliged TO reside in the
princlpality until his fifteenth year,
after which he may he permitted to
travel abroad"
Spantz was eying him narrowly
You co not appear interested in our
roya! family" he venturcd coldlv
Truxtcn fastened to assure him that
lie was koenly interested Especially
so now that | appreciate that the lit
tie prince is the last of his race
There are three regents. sir. in
CHARGE OF the affairs OF state-Ccunt
Ha.foDt. the Duke of Pcrse and Darc,l
,IaSto Dangloss. who is minister of pc
lice Count ualfont is n grandunclo
of the prince by marriage. The Duke
Of Persc is the father OF the unhappy
Countess Incomeds the young and
heautiiu wife of the eXiicd Iron Count
MarlanX. No doubt you've heard OF
him"
II remember that he was banished
from the principality."
quite true, sir. lie was banishe(
In 1901 and now resides on his estate:
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CHAPTER I.

W ~ Z was tall, rawboned. rangy
@& young fellow with face so
tanned by wind and sun you
had tha t1nDraSeiop thn. his
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FOR 1T
barons, to say nothing of the feminine
concomitants to these excellent gen.
| tleElen'
One dingy little shop in the square
| interested him. 1t was directly op-
poSite the RRa: cafe. with American
bar attached. and the contents of its
grimy little windows presented Pc
cullarly fascinating interest to him.
They were packed with weapons and
firearms Of ancient design. Once he
ventured inside the little shop. Find
ing 10 attendant. he put aside his sud
denly formed impulse TO purchase a
mighty b-oadswold.
! on several occasions he had seen a
grim, sharp featured old man in the
| doorway of the shop but it was not
| day train that he made up his mind to
acc0at him ana TO have the broad
/ sword Mt any price. With this object
/ in view ne inserted his tail frame into
| the narrow doorway. calling out Justify
for attention.
What is it," demanded a sharp. an
giy voice ut his elbow He found him
self looking into the wizcncd parch-
ment-lilic face of the little old man.
That broad Say, you speak Eng
lish, don't you!'
"Certainly." snapped the old man.
"yvhy shouldn't !? l can't afford an
interpreter. You'll find plenty Of Eng
llsh used here in Edelweiss since the
Americans and British came. They
won't learn our language, so we must
learn theirs"
"Whats the price Of that old sword
you have in the window"
"Thrce hundred gavvos.
"Whnt's that in dollars?"
"Four hundred and twenty. 1t is
Prince Boris carried it, It's most
rare"
"Ill give you hundred dollars for
it. Mr.-er"-he looked at the sign on
the open door-"Mr. Spantz."
II don't want your money. Good
day"
Truxton King felt his chin in per-
plexity. TITS too much. can't af-
ford It," he said! disappointment in his
eyes.
Il have modern blades Of my own
make, sir, much cheaper and quite al
good" venturcd the excellent Mr.
Spantz.
You nlakn 'em7" in surprise.
The old man Strengthened his BEN
figure with sudden pride. II am ar
morer to the crown, sir. My blades
are used by the nobility-not by the
army, l am happy to say"
Il say, Herr Spantz, or monsieur, II
like to have u good long chat with you
Whatlo you say to mug Of that ex
cellem beer over in the cafe garden
Business seems to be little dull
Can't you-cr-lock up?"
Sparitz looked mt him kcenly.
MAY l ask what brings you to Edel
wciss?" he asked abruptly.
Il don't mind telling you. Mr.. Spantz
that I'm here because I'm somewha
of fool. Fake hopes led me astray
l came here looking for romance-fol
adventure"
II see," cackled Spantz. his eye
twinkling with mirth. You though
you could capture wild and beautiful
princesses here just as you pleased
eh? Let me tell you, young man, onl!
one Ameriean--only one foreigner, II
fact-has accomplished that miracle
Mr.. Lorry came here ten years ag'
and won the fairest flower Graustarl
; ever produced-the beautiful Yetive-
but he was the only one"
mo. I'm not looking for Processes
I've seen hundreds Of 'em in all part
Of the world"
"You should see Prince Robin," wen
on the armorcr
"I've heard Of nothing but him, IN,
good Mr.. Spantz. He's seven year
, old. and ne looks like his mother. ant
{ he's got jeweled sword and all tina
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ished prince. The
explosive demand
caught the ruler
by surprise. lie
gasped and his
lips fell TT.
Then 1t must have
occurred to him
that the question
could be answered
by no one save
the son to
whom It was 80
plainly addressed.
He lifted his chin
and piped I'D
shrilly and with
q fervor that
startled even the
intense Perse:
Because Uncle
Jack said we
6 b ould. thatS
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Ill ~ uStTlu. j uTee
years ago in Buda-
pest he was mar.
ried TO 1ngomede,
the daughter of
the duke. Count
Marlanx has great
In tluence at the
Austrian court.
The Duke Of Perse
realized this when
he compelled bis
daughter to accept
him as her hus-
band. The fair In
Gomede is less than
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1t goes without saying that the limo.
cent rejoinder opened the way to an
acrid discussion Of John Tullis. II
that gentleman's ears burned In re-
Spouse to the sarcastic comments Of
the Duke of Perse and Baron Pultz,
they probably tingled pleasantly as the
result Of the stout defense put UP by
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i'd. Mead {, Company

Is that it?'
Spantz gave him whitening look. as
much as to say that he was a fool
to ask such n question In Il place so
public Without replying. he got to
his feet.
Il must return. have been away
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Rev. j. G. Mccain, members of the
congregation and all Keokuk is justly
proud of the First Methodist Protest
ant church, which was dedicated to
the worship of God by impressive SER
vices held Sunday morning, after
noon and evening.
The edifice is one that will add to
Keokuk's fame as city of beautiful
churches. 1t has one of the most
beautiful interiors il the city. In
perfect harmony the colors blend and
the Corinthian Gothic style of archi
lecture is especially pleasing to the
artistic eye In the center is huge
dome With a color scheme containing
pearl glass, while the general windows
of the church have amber colored
glass with soft yellow to blend in
harmony. The walls are of a soft
olive below and near the ceiling be-
come gradually lighter with very pref
Ey effect. The large church benches
are of quarter sawed oak of a pleasing
shade and velvet carpet covers the
door. In the Sunday School room
what is known as noiseless carpet has
been laid. The church is especially
well lighted by both gas and electric
lty. In the center and suspended from
The center of the dome are very hand
some chandeliers, adding much to the
interior. The exterior of the church Is
Of hydraulic pressed brick. A heating
plant of the latest type has been in
stalled, and is almost similar to that
in, the George washington school, but
On a smaller scale. Everything about
the church, both inside and out, is
sanitary and even sanitary drinking
fountains have been installed, the
first church to do this. Inscriptions
On the windows show that individuals
and societies have contributed gen.
erously to make the edjfice one of the
finest that Keokuk now possesses.
Dedicatory Sermon.
The dedicatory sermon was deliver
GU dl iV.4o cloCk III the moIHlHg ny
Rev. 3. w Anthony, D. D., president
of Adrain College, Adrain, Mich, and
at this! service the church was former.
~ dedicated by Rev. c. S. Queen D.
D., secretary treasurer of the board of
home missions of the Methodist Prot
estant church.
The sermon was forceful one that
brought strongly before those present