Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-17

SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-The crown prince
of Livonia, Ferdinand William otto
ten years old, taken by his aunt TO
the opera. tires of the singing and
Sims away to the park and there
makes the acquaintance Of Bobby
Thorpe. a little American boy.
CHAPTER U.-Returning to the
ralace at night the crown prince tlAd5
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 III, the need
for better protection of the crown
prince and suggests that the friend
shin of the neighboring king of kar-
MIA be cemented by giving the Prin-
cess Hedwig in marriage to him. The
old king finally agrees.
CHAPTER IH-HedWig herself,
who loves Nicky Larisch, Otto's aid
de camp. and Larisch are upset by
the kings decision.
CHAPTER IV-Countess LoschcE,
lady in waiting to Annunciata, in love
with Karl of Karnia, is jealous Of
Hedwig. She plots to start n revolt
in Livonia by sending a cold letter
to Karl, telling him of conditions in
the couT ~. Peter Niborg who vas
to deliver the message, is betrayed
by fellow clerk, Herman Spier.
CHAPTER V.-Niborg is 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 Humbar..
prominent among the Terrorists, de
codEs Countess L0schel3's message
with the aid of student named Haze
excl, a police spy, whom the Terror
lists are holding prisoner.
CHAPTER VII.-Captain Larisoh
impersonates Karl's chauffeur and
exchanges the sheet within the letter
for some cigarette papegs. On dolv-
ering the note to Karl, Larisch is
made prisoner when the deception Is
discovered Hedwig's consent to the
marriage is forcibly obtained Mcttt-
Itch, chancellor of Livonia. concludes
the arrangements for the marriage
and leaves for Wedding, King Karls
hunting LODGE.
CHAPTER VIT.-OY 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 escares.
Mettlch and King Karl reach a salts
factory arrangement as to the mar
riage, and Karl releases Larisch, af
ter telling him of the coming wed,
ding.
CHAPTER IX.-OId AdeIbcrtt
crippled veteran, long an attendant
at the oDera house, loses his position
and becomes cmbittered against the
king and the chancellor.
CHAPTER X.-Countess LosohcI;
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 duplicity revealed to
Chancellor Mettlich. She is given a
week to consider.
CHAPTER XI.-Hedwig in dcsDer-
ation at the thought of the marriage
with Karl urges Larisch to elopc with
her. He points out the impossibilitv
of the scheme, and leaves Hedwig III
despair.
CHAPTER XII.-Mettlich. know
ing of the attachment between He'd
wig and Captain Larisch, points out
to the latter the impossibility Of his
marrying the princess and secures
from him a promise never to desert
the crown prince.
CHAPTER XIII-The American
boy, 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.