Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-05-11

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"Just a moment, count" interrupt
ed Robin, cold light in his now UNI
smiling eyes. "You are getting lit
tie ahead of the game. Miss Guile is
not going to the Ritz, nor do expect
her to play around Paris with me.
AS a matter of fact, she refused to
tell me where she is to stop while
| here, and / am uncomfortably GER
tain that shall not see her unless by
chance. You may be sure that shall
not annoy Miss Guile, and you may
be equally sure that She
II beg your pardon, Robin, but did
not employ the word annoy" protest
| ed the count.
-"that she takes me for gentle
man II not for a prince" went ON
Robin, deliberately completing the
sentence before he smiled his forgive
ness upon the old man. ~ selected
the Ritz because all rich Americans
go there, I'm told. I'm taking a
chance"
"Robin, my lad. beg of you to con-
slider the consequences that
"There's no use discussing 1t, old
friend. Trust to luck. There is
bully good chance that she will send
me about my business when the time
comes, and then the salvation of
Graustark will be assured" He said
it lightly, but there was dark look
in his eyes that belied the jaunty
words.
Gam l to understand that you in
tend toto ask her to marry your"
demanded the count, profoundly
troubled. Remember, boy, that you
are the Prince of Graustark, that
you
"But 1 am not going to ask her to
marry the Prince of Graustark I'm
going to ask her to marry R.
Schmidt" said Robin composedly.
In the baron's room at the Ritz that
night there was held secret confer
ence.
The three conspirators were of the |
same mind. 1t was clear that some I
thing must be done. But what? |
That was the question. Gourou de-
clared that the people were very
much disturbed over the trick the
great capitalist had played upon the
cabinet; there were sullen threats of |
a revolt II the government insisted
on the deposit of bonds as required |
by the agreement. More than that,
there were open declarations that the
daughter of Mr.. Blithers would never
be permitted to occupy the throne Of
Graustark. Deeply as his subjects
loved the young prince, they would
force him to abdicate rather than
submit to the dissertation of a throne
that had never been dishonored.
They would accept William W. Blith-
ers money, but they would have none
Of William w. Blithers daughter.
The afternoon papers had published
the brief statement prepared by Rob-
in in the seclusion of his stateroom
on board the Jupiter Immediately
after a most enjoyable hour with
Miss Guile. 1t was a curt and ex-
tremely positive denial of the ru-
mored engagement, with the addi-
tional information that he never had
seen Miss Blithers and was more or
less certain that she had never set
eyes on him.
A rather staggering coincidence ap-
peared with the published report that
Miss Blithers herself was supposed to
be somewhere in Europe, word hav-
ing been received that day from
sources in London that she had sailed
from New York under an assumed
name. The imaginative French jour
nails put two and two together and g
dwelt upon the possibility that the
two young people who had never 9
seen each other might have crossed f
the Atlantic on the same steamer,
seeing each other frequently and yet 4
remaining entirely in the dark. so to h
speak. Inspired writer's began to !
weave a romance around them. q
The newspapers also printed a def !,
lite bit of news in the shape Of dis
patch from New York to the effect c
hat Mr.. and Mrs William w. Blithers =
we're sailing for Europe on the ensu- Z
ng day, bound for Graustark. h
However, the chief and present con-
I'm of the three loyal gentlemen in >
conclave was not centered
n the trouble that Mr.. Blithers had !
tarted, but in the more desperate :
created by Miss Guile. She 2
vas the peril that now confronted
hem, and she was indeed a peril.
by jove!" exclaimed Dank. so :,
oudly that his companions actually :,
umped in their seats. :.
What ails you. Dank?" demanded :
he baron, removing his eyes from the =
Dung mans face long enough to =
lance fearfully at the transom. .
Twelve got it," cried the soldier. ,
cunt. you remember the big red let :,
er B on all Of her trunks, don't youf -
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