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By
OnORQE  BARR
M'CUTCHEON
Author of "Qraustark," "Beverly of Graustark," Etc.
twinKie in me lau oi nis eye.   "An eight nr ten mile jaunt will do you a world of good. I'm Kurc.   .Shall wo ex¬ plore this little road up the mountain i and thon drop down to Rnd RcKif?   I ; don't believe It can be morn than five j or .six miles."
"Capital,"   Kaid   Mr.   Blithers   with ! enthuHiasm.    He   happ'jncd   to  know |
"I beg your pardon, prince," .said Mr. rjllthers firmly, "but I certainly Hiiapect that they failed her when they contracted this debt to Russia. You will forKive me for saying it. but it was the most asinine bit of short- siKhtedncHs I've ever heard of. My office boys could have seen further than your honorable ministers.  What
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Except for one heartrending inci¬ dent, the Blithorwood ball was the most sati.^^fying event in the lives of Mr. and .Airs. William W. niitho'-- That incident, however, happened tfi bo tho hasty and well managed f]i;,'h'i of Maud .\pplcgate Blithers at an hour indefinitely plac^l somewhere botwoon 4 and 7 o'clock on tlie lurirn ng of tho g oat day.
Mis.s Blithers was not at the ball. Slie was in Now York city serenel;, enjoying ono of the big sunuiier shows, accompanied by young Sco- villt.' and her one time governess, r, middle aged gentlewoman who had seen even better days than those spent in tho employ of William V. Blithers. The resolute young lady had done precisely what she said v^\v would do. and for tho first time in hi.- life Mr. Blithers realized that his dau.ghter was a creation and not a more condition. Ho wilted like a famished water lily and went about the place in a state of bewildorir.ont so bleak that even his wife felt sorry for him and rcfrninod from the "T told you so" that might have beer) ov- pectod under tho circumstances.
M:iu<l's tplognim. whieti came at :' D'cldck In the aftornnon. was iiionnt tn be roassurlrii.'. but It failed of Its imr pose.    It sa'd:
"Have a guul time and don't lose ww} sleep over me. I shall sloop very Houiidly myself at the Butz tonight and hojso you will bo doing tlio same whi'n I return home tomorrow afternoon, for I know you will be dreadfully tired after all the excitement. Convey my consratulations to the guest of honor and believe me to be your devoted and ebedient daughter."
that it was a "short cut" to Rod Roof j you need in flroostock is a little more
good American blood. If you are go¬ ing to cope with the world you've got to tackle the job with brains and not with that idiotic thing called faith. There's no such thing these days as charity among men, good will and all that non.sense. Now, you've got a splendid start in the right direction, prince. You've got American blood in your veins, and that means a good deal. Take my advice and Increase the proportion. In a couple of gener¬ ations you'll have .something to brair about. Beget sons that will thinl; and act. Weed out the thin blood and give the crown of Grasstick something that Is thick and red. It will be tho making of your" —
"I supiioso you are advising me 'o marry an American woman, Mr. Blith¬ ers." said r.'ibjn drvlv.
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CHAPTER   VI. Th» Prince and  Mr. Blithert.
AXY   one   v\!ii>   lui.igiues   tliat   Mr. Blithers aercpted  .Maud's defec¬ tion MS a limil (lisi),)sitiou of tiie cause lie had set his he:irt upon Is very uiueli mistalu-u in his nmn.
It was a nuisance getting rid of it, that was all, and lie wanted it to be completely out of sight when he re¬ turned from ilod Uoof. If a vestige of the ruins rt mained some would hear from him. That was understood. And when Jlaiid came hom(^ on the 5:U she would not find liim asleep, not by a long shot.
Half way to Ked Itoof he espied a man waJking briskly along the road ahead of him. To be perfectly accu¬ rate, ho was walking in the middle of the road, and his back was toward the swift niovitig, almost noLselcss Packard.
"Blow tho horn for the dam' fool," said Mr. Blithers to the chauffeur.   A moment  hiler  the  pedestrian  leaped nimbly a.iide and tho car shot past, the dying wail of tho siren dwindling away   in   the   whirr  of   the   wheels. "Look whi're you're going!" shouted Mr. Blitiiers frovii tho tonucau, a.s if' thc   walker   had   come   near  to   run- ; nlng hii.i dmvn  iuiitead of the other ; way around.   "Whoal   .Stop 'er, Jack- | son!" he called to tho driver.   He had j recognized tho pedestrian. i
I Tho car lurue to a stop with grind- j ing brakes, and at tho .same time tho I pedestrian halted a liuiidrod yards i away.
"Back up," commandeil Mr. Blith¬ ers in sciia(> haste, for the prince i seemed to bo on the point of desert- { ing the highway for the wood that I lined it. ".Morning, prince!" bi : shouted, waving his hat vigoneisly. I "Want a lift?'
i     ".\o,   I'll   walk  if  you  dont n..ie.!. ( Out for a bit of exercise, you know. I Thank you Ju.-t the same." i     "Where are you btuiiui for?" asked ; Mr. Blitiiers.
and less than a mile as the cro-w flic True,   there    was   .something   of   an ascent ahead of them, but there was also a corresponding descent at  the j other end.   Besides, ho was crmfiden! 1 he could keep up with the long leg- I god    youngster   by   the   paradoxical I process of holding back.   The prince, I having suggested the route, couldn't very well be arbitrary in traversing it.   Mr. Blithers regarded the sugge's- tion as an invitation. They   struck   off   into   the   narrow j woodland road, not precisely side by side, but somewhat after the fashion of a horseback  rider and his groom, , or,    more    strictly    s.peaking,    as    a ' knight and his vassal.   Robin started I off so briskly  that  Mr.  Blithers fell behind a fev/ paces and had to exert himself considerably to keep from los¬ ing   more  ground  as   they   took   tlie first steep rise.   Tho road was full of ruts and cross ruts and littered with bowlders that had ambled down tin- mountain side in tho spring r.iovlng. To save his life, :ir. Blithers couldn't Iccep to a straight course.   He  v.ent from rut to rut and from rock to rock wit!i    tho   fulellty   of   a   iiiagnetj-^r(! atom, seldoe.i  putting his foot v.hei-' he meant (o put It aiid never by any chance achieving a .'t.'ady stride.   11 would take ono lon.g, purpo!!Cful ;;'ip and thon a couple of short "feelers.' progre,:sing   very   much   as   a   man tramps over a newly plov.-(Mj field.
At the ton of tho rise Robin consid¬ erately slackened his pace, and tie chubby gentleman drew alont:sii!e somewhat out of breath, but as cli or ful as a crick''t.
"Going too f.'ist   for you, Mr.  Blit!- ers?" Inquired Robin.
"Not at all," sr.id Mr. Bliihers. "B.. the way, rrince," he went on, cunnin; ly seizing tV.o young man's arm and thereby pti'ting a check on his speeil for the tim" being at least, "I want tt- explain my daughter's unfortunate ab sencp la't night. You must have thought it very strange. Naturally I' was unavoidable. The poor girl is really quite heartbroken. I was par tlcularly anxious for you and Maud t,- meet under the conditions that obtain ed hist nitrht," he wont on, with a n- gretful look at the log they were pass¬ ing. "Nothing could have been more —er—ripping."
"1   hear  from   every   one  that   yo«.'| daughter    Is    most    attractive,"    said I Robin,    "fiorry not  to have mot  her .Mr. Blithers."
"Oh, you'll meet her all risht, prince. She's  coming home  today.    I  believe Mrs. Blithers is expecting you to din • ner tonight.    Sho"—
"I'm  sure there must bo some mis take," b(^gan Robin, but was cut short. "I  was on  my  way to Red Roof to ( ask you and Count Quiddux to give us i this  evening  in  connection with that I little  affair  we  are  arranging.    It  is ! most  imiierative that it should be to¬ night, as my attorney is coming up for the conference."
There was a note In his voice that Robin did not like. Tt savored of arro¬ gance.
"I daresay Count Quinnox can attend to all tho details, Mr. Blithers. I have the  power  of  veto,  of  course,  but   I
"impossmie :
"Absolutely," said the millionaire, Vi significantly that Robin would havo been a dolt not to grasp the sit¬ uation. Nothing could have been clearer than the fact that Mr. Blith¬ ers believed it Ui be in his power to block any effort Graustark might make in other directions to secure the much needed money.
"Will you come to the iwint, Mr. Blithers?" said the young prince, stopping abruptly in the middle of tho road and facing his companion. "What are you trying to get at?"
Mr. Blithers was not long In get¬ ting to the point. In the first place, he was hot and tired, and his shoes wero hurting; In the second place, he felt that he knew precisely how to handle these money seeking scions of nobility. He planted himself .square¬ ly in front of the prince and jammed his hands deep into his coat pockets.
"The day my daughter Is married to the man of my choice I will hand over to that man exactly twenty mil¬ lion dollars." he said slowly, impres¬ sively.
"Ves;
"The so;- e:.j'.ct I have in life is to see my
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CON.STABLE SHOT.
Italian  Hotel  Keeper in  WaNliington
Townhliip Tries to .Shoot Constable
Holliuid.
William Holland, Jr., 4 0 years old, a constable in Wasiiiiiglon Township, haa a narrow escape Irom being shot to death ou Sunday alLeriioou al the hands of Jimmie Cisloue, ijroprie- lor of the hotel at Bangor Junction. A bullet tired trom a .3!) calibre re¬ volver by Cistone, an Italian, passed through Hoilaud's left thigh. Alter receiving iht wound, llie constable had a struggle with the iiUuriated Jialian, and succeeded iu laKiug tlie weapon trom him. Then the Italian drew a kuite. Tiie tight continued, iii'l Cisioue dropped the blade to the  -.round before he could use it on the
coustaule. That he meant lo kill his rl happy and at the same nian seemed apparent, for he was we), time at tho top of tbe heap. Sho is ; armed. Alter dropping the kuile worthy of any man's love. She is as i Cistone managed to draw a loug good as g')M.   She"— : poiuled  steel  Irom one ot ills pock-
"The p'):nt is this, then: You '^'•-- -Holland jjroke loose and ran would lik" !(, have me for a .son-ln- i ^'"^'^ '^'« \V6.\i^u loliowing him. Sev- law."
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"I  shall   marry  to   please  myself and no one else," said Robin.
Mr.  Blithers  uirectea  a  caicuiaiin,;: squint into tho treetops.   "I am simply
"Yes," v::-\ Mr. Blithers.
R(d)in !.,.'-i:'"d. He was am spite of himself. "You take granted th.-'t I can bo bought?"
"I have not made any such state¬ ment."
"And how much will you hand over to tho m.m of her choice when she ma'TJis him"" inquired the young man.
"You will bo her choice," said the other without the quiver of an eyelash.
"How can you be sure of that? Has sh" no mind of her own?"
"It isn't incomprehensible that she should fall in love with you, is it?"
"It might be possible, of course, pro¬ vided sho is not already in lov.- "¦"'¦ some one else."
Mr. Blithers started. "Havo ¦.¦•: heard any one say that? But thai',-> noH'- nse. She's not in love with a.ny one, take it from me. And Just to show you how fair I am to her—and to you—I'll stake my head you fall in love with each other before you've been together a week."
"It is jjossible that I could fall in love with hor inside of a week or even sooner. B'.;t I don't intend to. Mr. Blithers, v.v.: more than sho intenls 'o fall in love witli me. You say tliat .?2Q,000,000 will go to the man she mar¬ ries if h" is your choice. Well, 1 don't give a hansr, sir, if you make It $.^0,- 000,000. I am not for sale,'Mr. Blith¬ ers. Good morning, into the "-ood and wa." sauntering away witli his chin high in the air when Mi. Blithers called out to him from t ¦'¦.;:¦!-i:
"I shall • )u tonight, just the
same."
Robin halted, amazed by the man's assurance. He retraced his si.'.- ^o the roadside.
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Bhall be guided by  the counsel of my minis*ers.     You   n^od   have   no   hesi¬ tancy in dt.aling with"— "That's uot tho point, prince.   I am i a    business    man —as    perhaps    you I know.  I make it a point never to deal witli any one except  the head of a I concern, if you'll pardon my way of pult-ing it.   It isn't right to speak of Growstock  as   a   concern,   but  you'll understand,    of    course.    Figure    of speech."
"I can only assure you, sir, that Graustark is in a position to indem¬ nify you against any pos.sible chance of loss. You will be amply secured. I take it that you aro not coming to our assistance through any desire to be philanthropic, but as a business proposition, pure and simple. At least that is how wo regard the mat¬ ter.   Am I not right?"
"Perfectly," .said Mr. Blither.s. "I haven't got sixteen millions to throw- away. Still I don't see that that has anything to do with my request that you bo present at the conference to¬ night. To be perfectly frank with you, I don't like working in the dark. Vou havo the power of veto, as you say. Well, if I am to lend Uroostork a good many millions of hard earnid dollars I certainly don't relish the Idea that you may take it into youi head to upset the whole transaction
I'll  be
looking ahead for my own protection. Iirlnce," said he.
"You may rest assured, Mr. Blithers, that I shall marry to please myself and no one else," said Robin, regard¬ ing him with a coldness that for an in¬ stant affec'ed the millionaire uneem fortably.
"Well," sail Mr, Blithers after a mo¬ ment of hard tliinkine, "It may inter¬ est you to know that I married for love."
"It   does   interest  me,"   said   Rol "I am glad that you did."
"1   was   a   comiiaratively   poor, e when  I nuiiried.    The girl I mar: was  well  off  in  her own  right.    ~ had  brains  as  well.    We  worki il gether to lay the foundation for well, for tlio fortune wo now possi fortun(\ I may add, that is to ge dollar of it. to my daughter,   1; sents nearly ?500,000,000.    Thf est king in tho world today is ; comparison  to  that  vast  estate. [ daughter will one day be the ricl woman in tho world."
"Why are you taking the pains in ¦ lighti>n  nie as to your daughter's ture, Mr. BUthors?"
"Becvfuse 1 regard you as a sens ' yoiinc man, prince."
"Thank you. And I suppose you re gard your daughter as a sensible yoiin. woman'"'
"Certainly!" exploded Mr. Blithers.
"Well, It seems to lue she will be capable of taking care of her fortune a great deal more successfully than you imugi.'ie, Mr. Blithers. She will doubt¬ less marry aa excellent chap who has the capacity to increase her fortune rather than to let it stand at a flguro speaker'.') mode of thought is intltienoed that some day may be surpassed by , by his surroundings. the possession of an ambitious king,"   !    Take,   for   exuiiiiile.   a   well   knowr,
There was flne irony iu the prince's \ adage and notice how the residents of tone,   but  no  trace  of  off   -^iveBess.   several cities would put it: Nevertheless   Mr,   Blitharti     urued   ai     "A bird In the hand Is worth two In
I eral men were attracted  by the cries of   both   Holland  and  Ciatone.     The tiler liiially gave uii the chase and eturned lo his hoxei.
Holland was assisted to the office of a physician iu Bangor. His wound was dressed and County Detective .N'eimeyer was notilied. The latter went to Bangor and had au interview with the constable. Tlie latter was later taken to his home.
Holland went to Easlon. He told his story to District Attorney Mc¬ Cluskey, and the latter directed that a warrant be sworn out for the ar¬ rest of Cistone, charging him with carrying cousealed deadly weapons, and felonious assault with intent to kill.
The story told by Holland in con¬ nection with the assault .is to the ef- '¦e'l that while going .through the ¦vuods, several hundred yards from ( isioue's hotel, about 4.30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, he saw a number of young men starting a fire. He called to them and they ran away. Holland decided to watch them and a short time later he saw the party creating a disturbance at a house im ¦ 'Upied by a foreign family, about il'M. yards   from   C:  •   ¦ >lace.     .\s   he
approached, th .ain ran away,
Holland hid .. ,....,, the building, till liking that the men would agaii; return. Suddenly Cistone, revolver in hand, bobbed up. Holland says he ran away, bui a sluirt time later hf- and Cistone again mei face to face, and the Italian ojiened fire. The bul¬ let struck the constable, passing Robin turned j through his left thigh. The men grap¬ pled and the Italian maije every ef¬ fort to kill the constable. .-Vnother bullet passed close i ¦ Holiand's head, and when Cisieiie .. ..empied to tire the third time the weapon missed fire, Holland  managed to secure the gun.
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"I'll walk i.! iied Uoof,' sa: Blithers doggedly. "I'm going t Mrs. King to let you ofT for tonigM.'
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Differently  Expressed. The same idea may be expressed le many different ways, according as the
I     "I don't know.   I ramble where my fancy leads me." ' merely because you have not had the
"I guess I'll got out and stroll along I matter presented to you by me in- with you. God knows I need more ex- ' stead of by your cabinet, competent crcl.se than I get. Is it agreeable?" i as its members may bo. First hand lie was on the ground by this time. ¦ Information on any subject is my no- Without waiting for an answer, he | tlon of simplicity." directed Jack.son to run on to Red "The integrity of the cabinet is not Roof and wait for him. to   be  questioned,   .Mr.   Blithers.    Its
"I .shall be chy,riiied." said Uobin. a ' members have never failed Graustark
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shaJo more purjilo than betoie and nut • from the violence of exercise. He was having some difflculty in controlling his temper. What manner of fool was , this fellow who could sneer al ?500,- ] 000,000'? He managed to choke back; something that i^ e to his lips and: very politely remarked: j
"I am sure you will like her, [irince. j If I do say it myself, she is as hand¬ some as tliey grow." j
"So I have been told."
"You will seo her tonight."
"Really, .Mr. Blithers, I cannot"—
"I'll lix it with Mrs. King Don't you worry."
"May   I   be  pardoned  for  observing, that Mrs. King, greatly as I love her, | is  not   invested   with   tho  power   to ' govern    my    actions?"    said    Robin haughtily.
"And 'nay I be pardoned for sug¬ gesting that it Is your duty to your people to completely understand this loan of mine before you a^ree to ac¬ cept it?" said Mr. Blithers, lom- pressi.ng his lips, I
"Foigive  me.   Mr.   Blithers,  but   It I is   not   altogether   improbable    that Graustark    may   secure    the   money elsewhere."
"It Is not only improbable, but ira- '• po.sRible," saljd Mr. Blithers flatly.
the liush."
In Boston this might l<H'ome:
"One thought of Browning, thoroug ly assimilated,  is  more valualle than two lu a state of mental nebulnsitr."
The New York version:
"Paper prulils must be realized upon before they can add.tn one's bank a- count."
Translated into Chieagoese:
"One hog in the packing von\n and ready for tnark<>t is belter than two on the hoof at tlie |M)iiit of production."
Now go ns f;ir west iis Denver;
"It is the <-aslied chips that count."— Puck.
Easy. Customer- You have a sjirn in you- window. "A suit of ilothes made while you wnlt." Do you really d that':' Tailor Yes. sir. You lenxe your order, with a deihisli, and then g.i home and wait until the gnrments iii'i Bnlshed.-- London Teleirraph.
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i\.-   lired  a  shot  a:   ;»
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'..dared   that   numerous   lights   hav,.- taken  place in  his  hotel.
The question now arises. Is a mat vith a temper like Cistone, a fit sub ject to hold a liquor license in this i-ounty. The court should have the matter thoroughly investigated and if this man's character is such that he cannot govern his temper it would possibly be well to have his license revoked.
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Obliging.
"Only give me tiiiie, your honor.* begged the convicted prisiiuer.
"All right," rei'lied th.' judge "llciw will ten year* ¦ult''"-Baltimore Amir lean.
»A:'^*"'*'''  >'We In Conn«Mllcut.
C   i^y^o   M' Helmer,   former   ui'-r 'li*i ¦   (A ?fa/areth.   and   bookkeei'or
,J f* Ulft;'^. uger  Furniture Co., of A!
\;i*»frfw,li, tor the last four, years, has i*(*s»(pBed his jiosition, and ha,s gone to Stanford, Conn., whore hi opened a store as exclusive dealer of the Edi¬ son diamond disc jihono^raphs and reconls. This is .Mr. Edison's latest invention, which is also one of great merit. Its iierleitiiess in tone, quality can be appreciated when one knows ihal. while Mr. Edison W'as at the raiiama Exposition last summer, a machine w'as placed in front of a telephone at his labratory In Orange, N. J . ;itid spoke clearly, across the continent to htm. Mr. Helmer is most fortunate lu securing such an industrious and prosp'-roua territory, for the morchandiziiig of this article, while it bears recopnidon generally among the classes.
(><>o4l   |{oad>  Day.
Oovi riior Brumbaugh issued a pro¬ clamation fixing Thursday, .May 25, as "State-wide Good koads Day." The Governor calls ou all citizens to so plan their personal duties as to de¬ vote that day to the imiirovernent of the highways and lalls on all those who cannot lie iireseiit to ccHitrlbute either money or material to the proper local authorities.