The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-11-05
CHAPTER ~
The consuI's Story.

The business at any r American
consul Is to have known the father. or
at least some relation. Of any caller
who comes from his own nation. Con
sui Icthro Thompson Of Ohio, cast
away In the melancholy enterprise OF
representing the dignity OF this repub
lie In this small and none.too-well-
known principally of Gret2hoffen, was
glad-really glad-to see Miss Kitty
Gray. And he knew really knew
her father or had done so at the time
when he was still living.
ITS n grand little place. isn't it
Grctzhoncn?" said Kitty smiling i've
read about il and written about it
before now. But this isn't q vacation.
really. | am ON a biz ASSIGNMENT, Mr..
Consul. | may ui your hclp--the
only trouble Is. | G,u't know what ! do
want TO do am after "a story, and !
don't know where 1t Is or what it Isl
The gnunt, kindly old man smiled
1T her. wen. my dear, rest assured
that / will do all ] en- for YOU. And
between us, We on M to start some
thing, maybe; II it's stories you're
after. you've come ro the place where
they grow, that's sure enough. Why,
Miss Kitty, the story Of the king Of
Cr,t2honcn alone Guild ill a book
What do you know Of Grctzho,en,
anyhow" he asked suddenly. You
said you had writte2 about It. sup
pose"
Wen you see replied Kitty.
when the big news story about the
proposed Grotzhun,u loan its hawk.
ing about the street and It's rejection
when that came CUT I was put on the
assignment OF looking into G"rctzhoifou
IN general / remember that the old
King s name was = ichHol wasn't it?'
The one that died! Yes Michae'
the First. lie was q good sort. Ills
death VAS the uuluchiost thing that
ever happened for this roor little PEG.
pie. lie was a good man King Michael,
and a strong one and q Just. So much
cannot BE- said ! am thinking. of the
new incumbent OF the throne, Michael
the Scccud
You see this 'irh.cl the Second Is
only a king in name, when it comes Ia
facts. lie is unly a little lieutenant
lie has been put on the job hy q bigger
and stronger man Count Frederick Is
the real power behind the throne III
irrtzhon,n-H strong and handsome
man-be sure YOU don't lall in love
with him What Count Frederick
plans no one knows Perhaps h,
has his " eye on the thronC-wC
can't tell what may happen, say il
is n tense sort OF place. G~rCtzhOllcn
hut Gretzhoncn Is broke. Michael. th'
King, is broke. Count Frederick, The
Warwick Of Grotg' zen, also is broke
hat Is why thew tried 10 make a Loaf
in our own country.
"rut they didn't sc,m to have th'
rullutcryl.-rO unused revenues, moth
ing which hgd not been used or spen
or wasted.
when Michael the First died, hi'
treasury d~is,TI,gr,d lie was rich
the old king wac rich In the name O
GrctzhonCn. l}ut the crown towels
the imperial securities, the crow
/ treasures of an sorts. the impuria
4. miptage of every description the.
disappeared. There was rumor tina
p the old king hid his treasures some
p where. hut hat he lcft some sort of
9 mysterious record by which they Nigh
= be traced No one knows just whu
+ was left for that record. II Is know
r however. or supposed, AZ least, that
was put into the possession Of an oil
e scrvant-one OF the few men the oil
r. King trusted But this man inall
F., gave up some part Of what he knew
IT,. rart Of the proof. whatever T. was-t
the new king. when he himself wa
d about to die.
d "Brtvcpn them. cunt Frodcrick ur
c Michael the SccuDd ba0krupt'd th
L. linrdnm ~ at l.. Niohgoi did.