Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-11
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of Livonla, Eerdlnand william 0IoO
ten wears old, taken by his aunt to
the opera, tres Of the singing and
slips away to the park and there
makes the acquaintance >of Bobby
Thorpe. little American boz,
CHAPTER IT.-Returning to the
palace at night the crown prime" ~ ds
everything in IN unloar as II. Of
the search fer him. The chaC ceIlor
in?pra SEES on the old king 1nr boys
grandfather, who is very IL, tie reed
for better protection of the CT WIN
prince and suggests that the friend
ship 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 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 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 a follow clerk, Herman Spier.
CHATTER V.-NIborg is robbed
&C the missive, and 4 dummy letter
subotituted. Caotain 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
codhs COUNTESS L0schek's message
with the aid of student named Haze
excl, a police spy, whom the Terror
lists are holding prisoner.
CHAPTER VII.-Captain Larisch
impersonates Karrs chauffeur and
exchanges the sheet within the letter
for some cigarette papegs. On deliv-
ering the note to Karl, Larisch IS
made nri~Aaor when the deception is
discovered. Hedwig's consent to the
marriage is forcibly obtained. Nett
lich, chancellor OF Livonia, concludes
the arrangements for the marriage
md leaves for Wedding, King KarPs
hunting lodoe
CHAPTER VIIT.-On the way to
Wedelinp 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 a salts
factory arrangement as to the mar.
riage, and Karl releases Lamsch, 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 emh;ttered against the
king and the chancellor.
CHAPTER X.-Countess Loschck
has her room in the palace searched
and incrimin2ting 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 desper-
alton at the thought of the marriage
with Karl, urges Larisch to elope It'll
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.
"Here, in the park. It is a great
secret"
"a cave--here in the park?'
"Tll take you, if you'd like to see It."
Old Adelbert was puzzled. The park
offered, so far as he knew, no place
for cave. 1t was a plain, the site
of the old wall, and now planted in
grass and flowers. He himself had
seen it graded and sown. A cavel
"WhereW
'That's a secret. But I'll show it to
you, If you won't tell"
Old Adelbert agreed to silence.
Until midday, when the railway
opened for business, the old soldier
was free. So the next morning, due
precautions having been taken, the
two conspirators set off. Three
rather, for Tucker, too, was now Oh
the band of the black flag.
Outside the thicket Bobby hesitated
az ought to blindfold you," he said
I"But ! guess you'll need your eyes
It's a hard place to get to-"
Perhaps, had he known the Difficult
ties ahead, old Adelbert would no
have gone on. And, had he turned
back then, the history of a certain
kingdom of Europe would have beer
changed. Maps, too, and school books
and the life story of small prince
But ne went on. Stronger than his
young guide, he did not crawl, bu
bent aside the stiff and ungainly
branches of the frs. He battled witt
the thicket, and came out victorious
HE was not SO old, then, or so feeble
His arm would have been strong fol
the king, had not
"There it is!'' cried Bobby.
MOT cave, it appeared at first. A
Cow doorway, barred with an iron graf.