The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-04-27

for you and me TO spend a peaceful
old age in when we get ready to lay
aside tho
lie stopped short. for she had arisen
and was standing over him with a
qulverlng forennger leyeled at his
nose.
"You may walk in where angels
fear 10 tread. but you will walk
alone. VIII Bllthers. shall not be
with you. and you may as well I'M
derstand II now. I've told you a hun
drcd times that money isn't every.
thing. and Il Is as cheap as dirt when
YOU put Il alongside OF tradition.
honor pride and loyalty. Those
Graustarkians would take you by the
nape Of the neck and march you out
u ;heir castle so quick that your
head would swim. You may be able
to buy their prince for Maudie TO ex-
hibit around the country. but you
can't buy the intelligence Of the peo-
pie The people Of Graustark must
have an opportunity TO see and be-
come acquainted with Maud before
the marriage IL definitely arranged.
I will not have my daughter cast into
a den OF lions, Wlll-for that IL what
Il may amount TO. The people will
adore her. they will welcome her
with open arms II they are given the
chance But they will have none OF
her II she is forced upon them in the
way YOU propose.
T'll-Ill think IL over" said Mr..
Blithers. "but there's nothing on
earth that can alter my determina-
ton to make Maud the Princess Of
Groodork That's settled
"Graustark. Will"
"Wcll. whateeer il is" said he. and
departed.
lie thought hard until half-past !.
aud then went to the wireless Office,
where he wrote out message In
cipher and directed the operator to
waste no time in relaylng It TO his
Offices In Paris. II would be the height
OF folly to offer Scoyille money. and
II would be even worse TO inspire the
temporary Imprisonment OF the youth
But there was splendid alterna-
tive. He could manage 20 have his
own daughter abducted chaperon in
cluded-and held for ransom!
The more he thought OF II the bet
ter II seemed TO him. and 80 he sent
cipher message that was destined to
throw his Paris managers into state
Of agitation that cannot possibly be
measured by words. In brief. he in
structed them TO engage few peace
able. Trustworthy and positively re-
spectacle gentlemen-he was partiou-
larly exacting on the score Of gentll-
ity-with orders TO abduct the young
lady and hold her in restraint until
he arrived and arranged for her lib
Grafton. They we're to do the deed
without making any fuss about II.
but at the same time they were 10 do
IL effectually
He had the foresight 90 suggest that
the job should be undertaken by the
very detective agency he had employ
ed to shadow young Scoville and also
10 keep an eye on Maud.
Late that evening he had a reply
from his Paris managers. They In
quired II he was responsible for the
message they had received II was a
tlcklish job. and they wanted to be
sure the message was genuine He
wired back that he was the sender
and to 80 ahead The next morning
they notified him that his instrue-
tlons would be- carried out as expedi-
tlously as possible.
About IL o'clock the next day an
lncomprehensibly long message be-
gan TO rattle out Of the air. lie CON
tanned himself In patience. FOR the
matter OF half an hour or 30 longer.
and then, as the clatter continued
without cessation. he got up and
made his way TO the door Of the OPP
orators oDlce.
"What Is IL? The history OF Eng
landY" he demanded sarcastioally.
AMessage for you, Mr. Blithers. It's