The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-15

n Eugen?"
Not her, but her absurd
parents. They have heard rumors,
and l must set those rumors at rest
by presenting to them a clean sheet"
am glad you have been frank
With me, Eugen," said Prince Aribert,
but l will be plain with you You
VIII never marry the Princess Anna"
Gus again.
Because her parents will not permit
IT. Because you will not be able to
present e clean sheet to, them. Be
lend you the million"
Explain yourself"
= propose to do so. You were kid
naped-it is a horrid word, but we
must use it-in Ostend."
"True"
"Do you know Why"
suppose because that vile, old.
red-hatted woman and her accom-
plice wanted to get some money out
didn't"
"Not at ALL" said Aribert. "They
wanted no m"ney from you. They
knew well enough that you had no
naughty sChoolboy among European
princes, with no sense of RESPONSE
bility or Of duty toward your king
dom. Shall! tell you why they kid
when you, have done abusing me.
my dear uncle"
They kidnapped you merely to keep
you out Of England for a few days,
merely to compel you to fail in your
appointment With Sampson Levi. And
II appears to me that they succeeded.
Assuming that you don't obtain the
money from Levi. is there another finan-
cier In all Europe from whom You can
get ft-on such strange security as you
have to Offer"
"Fossiblv there is not" said Prince
Eugen calmly. but. you see, shall
get 1t from Sampson Levi. Levi prom
iFed II, and l know from other sources
that he is man Of his word. He said
that the money, subject to certain for
malities, would be available till
"TiIl?''
Till the end Of June"
And now it is the end of July
We'll, what is a month? He is only
too glad to lend the money. He will
get excellent interest. How or earth
have you got into your sage old head
this notion of a plot against meP The
idea is ridiculous. A slot against me?
What for?''
Have you ever thought of Bosnia"
asked Arihert coldly.
What of Bosnian"
81 need not tell you that the King of
Bosnia Is naturally under obligations to
Austria, to whom he owes his crown.
Austria is anxious for him to make a
well, let him..
HE is going to. He is going to
marry the Princess Anna"
Not while 1 live. He made over
lures there several years ago, and was
rebuffed."
Yes, but he will make overtures
again and this time he will not be re-
buffed. Oh! Eugen, can't you see that
this plot against you is being engineered
by some persons who know all about
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vent your marriage with Princess
Anna? Only one man in Europe can
have any motive for wishing to prevent
your marriage with Princess Anna. and
that is the man who means to marry
her himself"
Eugen went very pale.
Then. Aribert, do you intend to con-
vey to me that my detention in Ostend |
was contrived by the agents of the
King of Bosnian
with a view to stopping my nego- !
tiations with Sampson Levi and so put |
ting an end to the possibility Of my |
marriage with Anna?''
ATibert nodded.
You are a good friend to me, Ari-
bert You mean well. But you are |
mistaken. You have been worrying
about nothing"
Dimmock?"
died"
II said nothing of the sort. 1 said
that he had been assassinated. That
was part Of it, my poor Eugen."
Pooh" said Eugen. Il don't be-
lieve he was assassinated. And as for
Sampson Levi. will bet you thousand |
marks that he and l come to terms this
morning and that the million is in my
hands before 1 leave London"
Aribert shook his head.
You seem to be pretty sure of Mr..
Lewis character. Have you had much
to do with him before?
"Welr'-Eugen hesitated a second-'a
little. What young man In my position
hasn't had something to do with Mr..
SAMPSON Levi at one time or another?'
81 haven't" said Aribert.
you! You are a fossil" He rang
a silver bell. Hans. I will receive Mr..
Sampson Levi"
whereupon Aribert discreetly depart
ed, and Prince Eugen sat down in the