Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-28
Copyright 1914 By Dsdd, Mead asd :
Company


Mr.. BiIthsrs In oraustarG
IMMEDIATELY upon receiving her
letter Roland sent for ouinnox
and 0ourou. who were stopping
at q hotel nearby.
II am ready to proceed to Ddeiweiss,
my friends,r said he. Miss Guile has
departed. VIII you book scoommoda-
ions On the earliest train for homer
r have already seen to that, high
Mesa" said Gourou calmly. We leave
at 8 this evening. Count Quinnox has
wired the prime minister that you viii
arrive In Edelweiss ct 8 tomorrow Aft
ernoon, God wiling"
You knew that she had sonef"
Il happened to be In the Nordbahnr
bot when she boarded the train at
midnight" replied the baron. m
moved.
The prince was thoughtful, his brow
elouding with Q troubled town. Il
suppose I shah now have to face my
people with the confession that VIII
confirm their worst fears. I may a.
wen say to you. my friends, thst I
mean to make her my wife even
though It costs me my kingdom. Do
you think they will accept her as-as
their princessf" cried Robin hopefully.
Il submit that It will first be neces-
sary for you to induce Miss Guile to
accept you as her prince" said 0ou-
rou mildly. THAT doesn't appear to
be settled at present"
He took alarm. What do you
mean? Your remark has q sinister
sound Has anything transpired to-
She has disappeared. highness,
quite efiectually. That Is all that I
can say" said Gourou. and Robin was
consciods Of sudden chill and the
rush Of cold moisture to his brow.
But let us prepare to confront an
even more substantial condition. A
prospective father In law Is descend
Ing upon our land. He IL cropping IN
the dark. and he Is angry. He has
lost q daughter somewhere in the
wilds Of Europe, and he realizes that
he cannot hope to become the grand
father Of princes unless he can pro
duce q mother for them. At present
he seems to be desperate. Have I
told you that he was In this city last
night? he arrived at the Bristol q
few hours prior to the significant de-
parture Of Miss Guile. Moreover, he
has chartered q special train and Is
leaving today for Edslweiss. Count
Quinnox has taken the precaution to
advise the prime minister Of his ap-
proaeh and has impressed upon him
the importance Of decrying any sort
Of popular demonstration against him
on his arrival Romano reports that
the people are In an angry mood !
would suggest that you prepare, In .
way. to placate them, now that Miss
Guile has dropped out Of sight"
It must not be supposed for an IN
slant that the city Of Edelweiss and
the court Of Graustark were untmpress-
ed by the swift approach and abrupt
arrival Of Mr.. Blithers. His coming
had been heralded for days IN advance.
The city was rudely expectant, the
court uneasy.
When the special train pulled into
the station Mr.. Blithsfs turned to his
wife and said:
Cheer up, Lou. This int . I'd
neral"
but there n quito . mob out there"
abe said. peering through the car win
dow. "How can We be sure that they
are friendlyf"
Don't you worry" said Mr.. Blithers
confidently. "They are not likely to
throw rocks at the goose that lays
the golden egg"
The crowd was big. immobile. surH.
II lined the sidewalks IN the vicinity
Of the station and stared with curl
Gus. half closed eyes at the portly
capitalist and his party. which. by the
way, was rendered somewhat impos-
ing In size by augmentation In the
shape Of lawyers from Paris and Lon
don, clerks and stsnographers from
the Paris ofnce, to say nothing Of Q
lady's maid. q valet private score
tary and a doctor.
He was somewhat amaSed and dis
gruntled by the absence Of si1k hat
ambassadors from the castle, with
words Of welcome for him ON his ar
rival There was plentiful supply
Of policemen, but no cabinet ministers
He was ON the point Of censuring his
secretary for not making It clear to
the government that he was due to
arrive at such and such an hour and
minute when . dapper young man in
unifoEm-he couldn't tell whether he
was patrolman or captain-came
up and saluted.
II am William w. Bltthsrs," SAID tie
multimillionaire sharply.
r an an official guide and inter-
prefer. SIR" announced the young
man suavely.
sNot necassary-not necessary at
an" exploded Mr.. H1ithers. ANY one
desiring to speak to me win have 70
do Il IN Engiish." He then marched
out 10 the carriages.
He was In some doubt a* ftrst, but
q his carriage passed swiftly be-
tween the staring ranks On The sids-
walks he began to do1 His hat and
bow to the right and left. His smiles
were returned By the multituds. and
% his progress was more o. Len q .
triumph aftsr AL
At the Reesngetx he found addi-
tiooal- cause for irritation. No one
vas there TO receive him sxosDt the
iugratia$inS manager of the estab-
lishm6nt
The manager rubbed hin hands and
smiled. .This y one of cur eals days.
Nr. Blithera You could not have ~
rfvsl ct . tims more oppcrtunA ]
EAavs taken the precaution to reserve
chairs for ycu on The veran6a. The
procession Vim par di1sstly IN mont
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