Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-18
SYNOPSIS.

'nobienan tabducts Delight Warren. q
raeh American sirl who has come tc
tenant Miehs se 'fBa alEic. ms he eoo does this this
because he knows that Michael is =
traitor to Montenegro and does not gish
Deiight.s fortune to aia him in his
no scandal in connection WITH the affair
he connpels Delight to go through a
marriage ceremony with him, and takes
He explains to Delight. -MichaeTs
treachery. While not believing that her
lover is a traitor: Delight is convinced
Of Of stefan's sincerity: In the meantim e
Michael by Jack Rupert, an American
auto driver whom she has known in New
Michael complains to the king, Of
Montenegro, and at the same time sends
for Delight. When the royal etnissary
matter, Delight, unwilling to PEI stefan
into trouble. plays the part OF his will
ing wife.
Micheal,s emissary attempts TO poison
Delight refuses to accept the freedom
cleared himself Of stefan's charge: -,
bribe him to lose a race In Paris.
rid pe 1 j a AND lreg Tn.y go nave fer ti ae t ao'o
BILE. While waiting Tor repairs. Delight
takes a stroll down the road. coins
around a bend in the road she comes
face 70 face With Michael. He critiei 7Ss
so-cslled Kidnapping. hichael tries to
yget Delight to run away with him but
to two horses waiting nearby. She calls
to Rupert for help. He m and res
, cues Delight and leaves Michael rolling
in the dust while they speed away In the
Michael has declared that Lesehdra is
treAcheruus' to Stefan, and attached to
him. Lesendra admits this. ~
from Michael Balsic n with Rupert
goes to answer 1t in person.
There is treachery, and Lesendra is
captured by Balsic. "a ~.
CHAPTER XIV. Continued. .
Micheal SHRUGGED his shoulders and
looked at the fallen man.. Busy hands
had bound Lesendra and laid him
face upperfnost. That face WAS very
tranquil in its pallor; the tumbled
fair hair gave it an effect almost boy
ish. There was ven the suggestion
Of a smile lingering about the firm
lips. as II in the moment Of being
struck down LesendrA had been re-
moved an INFINITE distance from the
| 1lOuI > "AAAVL1OSs ~
jumped to the fought he looked at a
dead man, but his experience told
him it wAs no 30.
A trickle Of blood started from
/ hichAal's cut lips. while ne stood.sHe
lifted the handkerchief to It. then as
II recalled by the smart. he stopped
down and struck his helpless enemy
on. the mouth.
Rupert snarled out an oath, casting
himself forward against, his bonds
Only his captor's grip on his should
Srs kept him from tover-balancinG
MicheAl regarded him and laughed
and the Austrian, Josef, standing near
laughed also.
"Be.patient. Mr.. Rupert" the first
urged. Cousin DAnilo has the fault
Of obstinAcy. I think we can cure
it I would not have invited him here
II you are i'll at ease, remember ]
aid not invite you.s
You'll get nothing ou of him!
unless you hypnotic him. snapped
the American with vicious salts
faction. II amt denying I hope I'd
III shall have my little pleasure
Cont y the ss", redstain.d p1 linen
in his hand. when you meet Stef.
an Balsic,s MI. Rupert. tell him our
Cousin Danilo loved him. and wal
! loyal to him@and tell him ali you
see here" =.
CHAPTER XVI.
DAliGht aw0ke very late next
morning from the heavy sleep into
which she had fallen shortly before
dawn. There seemed nothing fof
which TO awake, at any hour, she re-
fflacfed dreAfity. eQae knew now fell
to the heart of her, that stefan BAL
sic had been right and she could
never marry Micheal. Her uncle and
aunt had been right also. They had
seen from the first the man She had
anAdn 8~vnafapdav. n Waa not 1oOd,