The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-20
as be-er-in love with herr"

one she meets in love with herr
II suppose So" he admitted sheep
ishlv. His face frightened. And
there's NJ reason why this prince
shouldn't fall heels over head, is there?
Well. there you are! That will MAKE n
difference In the settlement, believe
me, n difference of a couple of millions
at least if
She arose abruptly. You are posi-
lively disgusting. VIII. Can't you think
Of anything but
Say amt that Maudie coming up
the drive now? Sure 1t Is! BY gra-
ciOus, did you yer see anything to
beat her? She's got EN- all beat a
mile when it comes to looks and style
and oh. by the way" lowering his
voice 10 a hOarse, confidential whisper,
Il wouldn't say anything to her about
the marriage just yet If l We're you. !
want TO look him over first.
Prince Robin Of Graustark vas as
good looking a chap as one would see
In a weeks journey. Little would n
suspect him OF being the descendant of
a long and distinguished line of princes
save for the unmistakable though In
dednable something In his eye that eX-
acted rather than invited the homage
Of his fellow man. His laugh was a
free and merry one, his spirits as etfer-
ycscent as wine, his an blithe and
hoyish. yet beneath all this fair and
guileless exposition Of carcleSsness lay
the sober integrity Of caste.
His mother, the beautiful, gracious
and lamcutcd Princess Getiye, set all
royal circles 10y the ears when she mar
gicl. the American, Lorry, back In the
uiueties. \ special act of the ministry
had legaliZcd this union, and the son
Of the American was not deprived OF
his right TO succeed to the throne which
bis forbears had occupied for centuries,
From his mother he had inherited the
right Of kings, from his father the
spirit Of freedom; from his mother the
power Of majesty, from his father tn"
power to see beyond that majesty.
When little more than a babe in arms
he was orphaned, and the affairs of
state fell upon the shoulders Of three
loyal and devoted men who served A.
regents until he became of age.
He was seven when the great revolt
headed by Count MarlanX came so
near TO overthrowing the government,
and he behaved like the prince that he
was. 1t was during those perilous
times that he came to know the gal
liant TruXton King, in whose home he
was now a happy guest. But before
TIuXtOn King he knew the lovely girl
who became the wife of that devoted
adventurer and who, to him. was al
ways to be Aunt Lorraine"
AS n very small boy he had paid two
visits to the home land Of his father.
but after the death of his parents his
valuable little person was guarded 50
jealously by his subjects that not once
had he set foot beyond the borders OF
Graustark. except on two widely sep
arated occasions of great pomp and
ceremony at the courts of Vienna and
st. Petersburg, and a secret journey &c
London when he was seventeen. I'll
appears that he was determined to sec
a great football match.) On each OF
these occasions he was attended by
watchful members Of the cabinet and
certain military units in the now faI
from insignificant standing army. AS
a matter Of fact. he witnessed the foot
ball match from the ordinary stands
surrounded by thousands OF unsuspect
ing BritOns, but carefully wedged In
between two generals OF his own army
and flanked by a minister Of police, 9
minister Of the treasury and a minis
ter OF war, all Of whom were eXces
sively bored by the contest and more
or less appalled, by his unregal enthu
siasm. He had insisted On going to the
match incog, to enjoy it for all it was
worth to the real spectators-those who
sit or stand where the compression l.
not unlike that applied to a box o.
sardines.
The regency expired when he was
twenty years of age. and he becam,
ruler in fact of himself as we'll as o.
the half million subjects who had wait
ed patiently for the great day that wa:
to see him crowned and glorified. II,
was their prince. and they loved hin
well.
Mr.. Blithers was very close to tn,
truth when he said ito himself, If yol
remember, that the financial situation
in the far off principality was not al
that could be desired. 1t is true tina
Graustark was i'm Russia's debt to til,
extent of some 2O.OOO,OOO gavvos-abou
$50. 100000. in other words-and tina
the day Of reckoning was very near n
hand. The loan was for q period o
twelve years and had been arranged
contrary to the advice of John Tullis
an American financier. who long ha,
been interested in the welfare Of thu
principality through friendship for tn
lamented prince consort. IOrry. ii,
had been farsighted enough to realiz
that Russia would prove a hard cred
itor. wen though she may have bee
sincere in her p~rOtestations of friend
ship for the modest borrower.
A stubborn element in the cabine
overcame his opposition. however, an
the debt was contracted, taxation in
creased by popular vote and a perio
Of governmental thriftiness inaugu