Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-08

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1a M; David, a mysterious STRANGER in
secretary of a cabinet minister, with
whom he is dining. She takes him to
cal on n her employer In his interview
is in reality the Prince of Balkanland.
ex1led as the result of a revolution fol-
loving the world var. and now in Eng
Revolutionaries of B~alkanland are seek
ing his life: Virginia Martin a social
WORKER at the factory, where David gets
him to meet her ares stepsfa "aMi i M. i Blacts
man, a salesman for the Grumpy shoe
factory, where David works: Blackman
also Is a Balkanlander, and he warns
David that he is in danger; Blackman is
bred by young Harry Grumpy, who CON
descends| to be interested in Virginia.
David and others from the Factory go
have reconsidered their opposition to
the union. Edith, G%runby's daughter.
and Sydney, his son. despise their home
life, and their fathers Ideas.
At the home of Virginia and Black
man. David has an encounter with
lLangrode, and other plotters. who ask
him to swear that he will not attempt
Sydney befriends him. Grunhy..s factory
Is burned. by dissatisfied workers.
A mob, encouraged by the burning Of
tack him: Edith stands BY, the rest Of
the family leave. David arrives. and
quells the mob, though some damage is
aone. Old Grumpy. goes to the cabinet
ask protection of the, law, but the, minis
ter tells him he is a law-breaker. him
self. and is creating disturbing condi-
David tells Virginia that Langrode
formerly was minister from the Balkans
to PetrOgrad, and is a villain. He was
banished BY David's father. ruler Of
Balkanland. David asks Virginia to spy
on LangrOde'S movements, f.
Virginia gets in. the good graces of
and apparently tries to make
David dimes with Sydney>;~who recognize
es him as the prince
Longrode is, offensive to Virginia in
MS lovemakins. and becomes Jealous Of
David. David assures LangrOde that he
Will continue to do as he pleases. and
has no fear of him. :
David and Old Grumpy disagree over
the labor question, but Grumpy is. de-
Lighted to be in the. company Of a prince.
While in David's apartment discus
sing the ~seriousness Of his, position Vir-
gina and David are surprised by Lang
rode and four assassins, who nave plan
ned to murder David.
Virginia makes a pact with Langrode,
saying tina she will disclose his real
mission in England. if he murders Da-
vid. The prime minister puts Scotland
Yard men on LanErode,s trail.
CHATTER XXV.-Cont:nucd.
The awkward moment had passed
Soon afterwards the ladies left the
room, and the Parsonage Invited Da-
vid to bring up his chair.
They tell me, Prince David" he
said kindly that you have very mod
ern IDEAS as to- a Monarch's duties.
Tell me about your travels"
Il am afraid there is very little OF
interest connected with them. SIR"
David replied Il undertook them
from a purely unitarian point of
view. 1t has always occurred to me
that my country was quite unneces-
sarily behind the western nations in
all manufactures"
!, "The great majorityLof your peas
.antry, though, are occupied upon the
land"
Precisely" David explained eager
~, but that is because they till and
farm almost entirely without machin-
cry. II modern threshing and reap
ing and ploushing machines were
made use Of. one man could do the
work of ten, and the remainder
would be liberated for Industrial la
Dor.
THAT Is why / have been making
use of these few years in trying to
understand something OF the manu-
features which I think would be suit
able to Balkanland. We could make,
paper. boots and shoes and Hosiery
without a doubt. Then there is our
greatest asset of all-our oil fields.
Il am a great believer in these. From
my own personal investigation / am
convinced that we have In Balkan
land a great tract OF country which
contains a practically inexhaustible
supply of oil, The development of
this would naturally and enormous
": ada to the prosperity Of the coun-
try
Tie prime minister leaned across
the table, breaking i brief pause
which had followed on Dayid's
speech.
OF those OFFICIALS, Prince David he
asked.
4 am absolutely convinced" wa
the reply. n sent for a famous e.
pert from America before the war.
and visited the district with him per-
sonally. Hb report was most 5conclu-
siye and has since been confirmed.
You think then" Harley Packs
interpreted. that any nation who ae-
.duired an option On that district
would b secure from any oil Ssmtne
for tfie next fifty Years."
e an quite sure ot -. Dastd ~