Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-13

This seemingly extraordinary exciE sion of Russian and German bidders was the result of vigorous objections raised by an utter outsider. the Ameri- can. John Tullis. long time friend and companion of Grenfall Lorry. consort to the late princess.
 Tulis was a strange man in many particulars He was under forty years of age. but even at that rather imma- ture time of life he had come to be recognized as shrewd. successful financial power in his home city. New York. Al the very zenith of his pow CT he suddenly and with quixotic dis regard for consequences gave up his own business and came to Graustark for residence. following a promise made to Grenfall Lorry when the lat ter lay dying in a little inn near Brus- sels.
 They had been lifelong friends. Tul- lis jestingly called himself the little princes "morganatic godfather" For two years he had been a constant resi- dent of Graustark.
 His wide awake. resourceful brain, attuned by nature to the difficulties of administration. lent Itself capably to the solving of many knogy financial puzzles: the ministry was never loath to call on him for advice and seldom disposed to disregard it. An outsider. he never offered a suggestion or plan unasked To this single qualification he owed much of the popularity and esteem in which he was held by the classes and the masses Socially he was great favorite. He enjoyed the freedom of fhe most exclusive homes in Edelwelss.
 There was but one man connected with the government to whom the pop ularity and influence of John Tullis proved distasteful. That man was the | Duke of Perse. On more than one occasion the cabinet had chosen to be | guided by the sagacity of John Tullis in preference to following the lines laid down by the astute minister of finance. The decision 10 offer tue new bond issue in London and Paris was ! due to the earnest. forceful argument | of John Tullis-outside the cabinet ! chamber. 10 be sure. This was but one instance in which the plan of the | treasurer was overridden. He resent ! ed the plain though delicate influence | of the former Wall street man. Tullis had made it plain to the ministry that Graustark could not afford to place it. self in debt to the Russians. into whose | hands sooner or later the destinies of the railroad might be expected to fall. l The wise men of Graustark saw his | point without force of argument and voted down in the parliament the | dukes proposition 10 place the loan in ! St. Petersburg and Berlin. For this | particular act of trespass upon the | dukes official preserves he won the hatred of the worthy treasurer and his no inconsiderable following among the deputies.
 But John Tullis was not in Edel- weiss for the purpose of meddling with state affairs. He was there be- cause he elected to stand mentor to the son of his lifelong friend, even though that son was a prince of the blood and controlled by the will of three regents chosen by his own sub jects
 To say that the tiny prince loved his big. broad shouldered. ruddy cheek ed. adoring mentor would be putting it too gently: be idolized him Tullis was father. mother and big brother to the little fellow. in knickers.
 One woman in Graustark was the source of never ending and constantly
 increasing interest to this stalwari companion to the prince. That woman
 was. alas. the wife of another man
 Moreover. she was the daughter of
 the Duke of Perse.
 'The young and witty Countess oi
 Marlanx came often to Edelweiss. Sh'
 was a favorite at the castle. notwith
 standing the unhealthy record of bel
 ancient and discredited husband. th'
 Iron Count Tullis had not seen th'
 count. but he had heard such tales O
 him that he could not but pity tht
 glorious young creature who calle'
 him husband.
 At present we are permitted to at
 tend a meeting of the cabinet, whicI
 sits occasionally in solemn collective !
 the tapestried walls of a dark littl
 antechamber known to the outsid
 world as the room of wraugles The question under discussion relate to the loan of 5.OOO.OOO gavvos. befor mentioned At the head of the lon table. perched upon an augmentar pile of lawbOoks. surmouuted by lii
 tie red cushion. sits the prince. almos lost in the huge old walnut chair O his forefathers-
 The prince was a sturdy. curly haire
 lad. with big brown eyes and Ian
 entably noticeable scratch on his noss
 acquired in less stately but more prot
 itable pursuits Qt seems that h had peeled his nose while sliding [ ! second base in a certain American . game that he was teaching the juvt nile aristocracy how to playJ About the table sat the three regent ? and the other men high in the admins : tration of affairs among them Geu eral Braze of the army. Baron Putt of the mines. Rosion of agriculture ? The Duke of Perse was discussing tn eieat loan question The prince va ? watching his gaunt. saturniDe fac
 with more than usual interest. l "Of course it Is not too late to rescin' the order promulgated at our last sii 2 ting. There are five bankers in Si Petersburg who will finance the loa 2 without delay. We need not delay tn 2 interminable length of time necessar
 to secure the attention and co-oper1