Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-02
GRAUSTARK
the SYNOPSIS
OF THE STORY

UF The STORY
"Graustark" is dramatization of
PROBABLY the most popular work Of
nction In the last 20 years. In II
george Mari McCutcheon has treat
ed the most romantic theme that ever
inspired the pen of a novelist the
love OF brave, handsome, dominant
american for a princess of royal
blood. The story has been told be-
fore but never with the delightful
charm OF Mr.. McCutcheon's novel
NO heroine was ever SO fascinatjng
as Yetive, the wilful little Princess
OF Graustark, and no hero so admir-
able as Grenfall Lorry, the rich
young American, whose native
shrewdness outwits foreign diplom-
acy and batters down the royal ira
dltion Of centuries in his fight for
the woman he loves.
He first meets her on a train as
1t pulls out of Denver. There is
soemthing rare and exquisite, but
distinctly foreign in her appearance
and though a much-traveled young
man, he cannot quite guess her ma
tionality. All his advances toward
her or members of her party are
met with cold reserve, but he event.
ually forms her acquaintance when
she is inadvertently left behind at q
little station up in the Alleghanles.
Although able to catch the train him
self, he remains behind to assist her.
He wires the train to wait for them
at the next station, and hiring a
mountain coach, they dash wildly
after the waiting train; by the time
he assists her up the steps of the
Pullman, their friendship is cement
ed and the romance well started.
The young beauty introduces her
self as Miss Guggenslecker," of Edel-
weiss, the capital of Graustark
When the American told her he had
never heard of 1t, she asked him why
geography is not taught in American
schools, and half jestingly, invites
him to visit her at Edelweiss. BY
the time he watches her steamer sail
from the pier he is hopelessly in
love and the next boat has his name
on the passenger list-the eager
search for the mysterious land Of
Graustark has begun.
Through Harry Anguish, his artist
friend who joins him in Paris, he
learns that Graustark is an obscure
principallty in eastern Europe. When
they arrive they are dismayed to
find that not even the oldest inhabi-
tant has ever heard of Miss Gug-
genslecker"-all inquiries are met
with mysterious ignorance. That
night the disappointed lover and his
friends overhear q plot abduct the
princess Of the realm. In a crazy
mood for adventure, they follow the
conspirators up to the castle and
even to the princess boudoir, which
Lorry enters to protect her. The
princess awakes and rises hastily
from her bed. Lorry turns to her
and with gasp recognizes the
strange girl he has come half across
the world to see-not Miss Guggens-
lecker, but Yetive, Princess of Graus-
tark.
Then follows the prettiest duo of
love scenes ever staged. For An
gulsh and his cute little countess,
unfettered by the ban of royalty, life
flows as smoothly as summer song.
But for Lorry and Yetive there are
problems, unconquerable, unsur-
ountable--unless American pluck
can cut the Gordlan Knot. She is a
princess of the royal blood. must
wed none but a prince, and even
now is betrothed to the heir to the
throne of Axphain. He is only an
American. She loves him hOpelessly,
despairingly. He loves audaciously,
and ever the star of hope shines be-
fore him and beckOns him on. Mat
ters are hurled to climax by the
Jealous Prince Of Dawsbergen, who
murders Prince Loren2 of Axphain
and casts suspicion on the American.
Then the princess becomes an arch
plotter, scheming TO save her lover
even at the cost of her kingdom.
Her superb bravery and the unadul-
terated never OF Anguish's "bluff,"
snatch Lorry from the scaffold, win
a strong political alliance for Graus-
tark, and remove the barrier Of her
edltary law between the little queen
and the American prince.
Sugar Factory Burned.
Halifax, Feb. 2,--Flre last night de-
stroyed the wondside plant Of the Ar-