Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-19
SYNOPSIS


The opera. tires Of the singing anu
slips away to the park ana l. gre
makes the acquaintance Of hooHs
Thorpe. a little American boy.
CHAPTER H-RctumlnE to inc
palace at night the crown prince ma.
everything in an uprocr as reSuI, OF
the search for him. The chancellor
ip,nresses on the old king. the boy
grandfather. who is very i'll, the need
for better protection Of the crown
prince and suggests that the friend
shin of the neighboring king Of har-
mia be ceuented by giving the Prlh-
cess Hedwig in marriage to him. The
old king finally agrees.
CHAPTER III.-Hedwig hers' " 4,
who loves NlcKy Larisch, Otto's aid
de camp, and Larisch are upset by
the kings decision.
CHAPTER IV-Countess loschcG.
ladv in waiting to Annunciata. in love
with Karl of harnia, IS jealous OF
Hedwig. She plots to start a revolt
in Livoria by sending 4 cold letter
to Kari. telling him of conditions in
the country. Peter Niborg. who was
to deliver the message, is betrayed
by a fellow clerk, Herman Spjer.
CHAPTER V.-Niborg S robbed
of the missive. and 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 Terrorists, de
codes Countess Loschek's message
with the aid of a student named Haze
excl, a police spy, whom the Terror
lists are holding prisoner.
CHAPTER VII.-Captain Larisch
exchanges the sheet within the letter
for some cigarette papegs. On deliv-
ering the note to Karl, Larisch is
made prisoner when the deception is
discovered Hedwig's consent to the
marriage is forcibly obtained. Mettt-
Itch. chancellor Of Iivonia, concludes
the arrangements for the marriage
and leaves for Wedding, King Karl's
hunting lodoe.
CHAPTER NTTT.-Ou the way to
Wedelinr Chancellor Mettlich's par
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
rage, and Karl releases Larisch, af-
ter telling himsof the coming we'd
ding.
CHAPTER-.-sIX-Old Adclbertt,
crippled veteran, long an attendant
at the opera house, loses his position
and becomes embittored against the
king and the chancellor
CHAPTER X-Countess Loschck
has her room in the palace searched
and discriminating documents stolen.
She also finds a summons to appear
before the Committee of Ten revo-
lutionary tribunal. She goes, and is
ordered to assist in the kidnapping of
the crown prince, under threat Of
having her cuplicity revealed TO
Chancellor Mettlich She is given a
week to consider.
CHAPTER XI.-Hedwig in desper-
alton at the thought of the marriage
with Karl, urges Larisch to elope with
her. He points out the impossibility
of the scheme, and leaves Hcdwig 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 a promise never to desert
the .crown prince.
CHAPTER XIII-The American
boyi Bobby Thorpe, finds the secret
passageway from the palace by which
the court plans to escape if the Ter
rorists make flight necessary. and
takes old Adelbert. now a revolution
list, into the secret.
F. CHAPTER XIV-Adelbert informs
the :Committee of Ten of the indine
OF the secret passage The Terror
lists: fix the carnival as the time fol
kidnapping the crown prince.
CHAPTER Viking Karl visits
Liyofia to have personal under.
standing with Hedwig, and becomes
acqlainted with the troubled state
or fine country Countess LoscheR
agrees to assist in the kidnapping OF
the grown prince.
IHAPTER XVI-Hedwig plead,
with Larisch to take her away, bpt
Lartsch remains true t. his Dromis,
to AettIich never to leave the crown
prince.