Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-14
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Thorpe. a little American boy.
CHAPTER II-Returning to the
palace at night the crown prince finds
everything in an uproar as a result OF
the search for him. The chancellor
impresses on the old king, the boy s
grandfather, who is very Ill, the need
for better protection of the crown
prince and suggests that the friend
ship of the neighboring king of kar-
MIA be cemented by giving the Prln-
cess Hedwig in marriage to him. The
old, king finally agrees.
CHAPTER III.-HedWig herself,
who loves Nicky Larisch, Otto's aid
de camp, and Larisch are upset by
the kings decision.
CHAPTER IV-Countess Loschek,
lady in waiting to Annunciata, in love
with Karl of Karnia, is jealous of
Hedwig. She plots to start a revolt
in Livonia by sending a cold letter
to Karl, telling him of conditions in
the country. Peter Niborg, who was
to deliver the message, is betrayed
by fellow clerk, Herman Spier.
CHAPTER F.-Niborg IS robbed
OF the missive. and a dummy letter
substituted Captain Larisch, una
ware of the substitution. holds up
Karl's chauffeur and secures the en-
velope.
CHAPTER VI-Black Humbert.
prominent among the Tcrrorists. de-
codes Countess Loschek's message
with the aid of student named Haze
excl, police spy, whom the Terror
lists are holding prisoner
CHAPTER VII.-Captain LaTiseh
inlpersonates Karl's chauffeur and
exchanges the sheet within the letter
for some cigarette papegs. On deliy-
ering the note to Karl, Larisch is
made prisoner when the deception is
discovered Hedwig's consent to the
marriage is forciblv obtained. Nett
iseh, chancellor Of Livonia, concludes
the arrangements for the marriage
and leaves for Wedding, King Karl's
hunting lodre.
CHAPTER VIIT-On the way to
Wedelin" Chancellor Mettlich's par.
tY finds Karl's chauffeur, with whom
Larisch had changed clothes, bound
and gagged. They release him and
proceed with him to the kings hunt
ing lodge The chauffeur escapes.
Mettlich and King Karl reach salts
factory arrangement as to the mar
riage, and Karl releases Larisch, af-
ter telling him of the coming wed
ding.
CHAPTER IX.-Old Adelbertt.
crippled veteran, long an attendant
at the opera house. loses his position
and becomes embittercd against the
king and the chancellor
CHAPTER X.-Countess LoschcI;
has Ter room in the palace searched
and discriminating documents stolen.
She also finds summons to appear
before the Committee of Ten revo-
lutioh harry tribunal. She goes, and is
ordered to assist in the kidnapping of
the crown prince, under threat Of
having her duplcity revealed to
Chancellor Mettlich. She is given a
week to consider.
CHAPTER XI.-Hcdwig in dcsDer-
alton at the thought of the marriage
with Karl, urges Larisch to clopc with
her. He points out the impossibility
of the scheme, and leaves Hedwig in
despair.
CHAPTER XII.-Mettlich, know
ing Of the attachment between He'd
wig and Captain Larisch, points out
to the latter the imposs;bility of his
marrying the princess and secures
from HIM promise never to desert
the crown prince.
-sCHAPTER XIII-The American
boy. Bobby Thorpe, finds the secret
passagewav from the palace by which
the court plans to escape if the Ter.
rorlsts make flight necessary, anC
takes old Adelbert, now q revolution
list, INTO the secret.
"Sit still, majesty" saiG Sc cnancel
Tor. sit is the students. They vii
talk that is ALL"
But 1t came perilously near to be
ing riot. Led by some students
pushed by others, the crowd SUI
rounded the two carriages, first NUT
ferirg, then yelling. A stone wa
hurled, and struck one Of the horses
Another denied the body of the car
TIage itself. A man with handker
chief tied over the lower half of hi
face. mounted the shoulders of tw
companions, and harangued the crowd
They wanted no friendship with Kar
MIA. Were they to lose their nationa
existence? He exhorted them mad
through the handkerchief. A babel o
noise, of swinging back and forth, {
mounted police pushing through
surround the carriage, Of cries and tn
dominating voices of the studer
denagogues. Then at last a semblant
of order, low muttering, an escort
police with drawn revolvers around til
carriage, and 1t moved ahead. .
Through 1t all the chancellor had Sc
with folded arms. Only his livid fac
told of his fury. Karl, too, had sat in
passive, picking at his small mustach'
But, as the carriage moved on, b
said: "a few moments ago | observe
that there had been few changes. Bu
there has been, perceive, after all,
great change"
"One cannot judge the many by tn
Few, majesty"