The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-01-10

expressly forbidden to do sop
Il forbidden to cross the frontierp'
My establishment was indescribable,
Young man, you have made blunder
OF some sort. l am not a socialist or
an anarchist. I have never been for
hidden to cross the frontier of any
country. Your chancellor is one of the
best friends have in the world. /
went to school with his son. T.. Il
He rocked to and fro on the table.
laughing honestly and heartily. .eYou
do not lack impudence Are you or are
you not the London correspondent of
the New York -Y -
81 certainly am'
"You admit it?' eagerly.
=. II see no earthly reason why I
should not
when did you last visit this city?'
Several years ago"
Several years ago?' incredulously.
g. Exactly. Have you ev>. seen me
before?"
''No. But it was a little less than
two years ago when you were here.''
ut is scarcely polite,'' said I, 'sto
question the veracity Of man YOU
never saw before and of whom you
know positively nothing" Suddenly
my head began to throb again, and 1
grew dizzy. you hit me rather sound
ly with that pistol. Still your eye
ought to be recompense."
He replied with a scowl. "Perhaps
your name is
"Winthrop, John Winthrop, if that
will throw any light on the subject.''
zone name is as good as another"
with a smile of unbelief.
THAT is true. What's in. d name?
There is little difference, after ALL be-
tween the names of the nobility and
the rabble."
"Iou are determined to irritate me
beyond measure" said he. A German
is the most sensitive man in the world
as regards his title.
"Grant that l have some cause. And
perhaps" observing him from the cor
ner Of my eye, lit is because you
smoke such vile tobacco"
Remembering the incident in the
railway carriage, he smiled in spite of
the gravity Of the situation. ''It was
the best I had" be said, "and then it
was done in self defense. I'll give you
credit for being a fearless Individual.
But you haven't answered my ques-
tion''
what question:?
Why you returned to this country
when you were expressly forbidden to
do so.'
II answered that" said l. And now
let me tell you that you may go on
asking questions till the crack of doom,
but no answer will I give you till you
have told me why l am here-I, who
do not know you or what your business
is or what I am supposed to have
done.'
He began to look doubtful. He
thumped the table with the butt of his
pistol.
do you persist in affirming that
your name is Winthrop?'
These gardens are very fine. could
see them BETTER" said l. eff the win
dow was larger
"Perhaps," he cried impatiently,
''you do not know where she is?"
''She?' | looked him over carefully.
There was a perfectly sane light in his
eyes. Am crazy, or is it you? She?
l know nothing about any she!'
DO you dare deny that you know
of the whereabouts of her serene high
ness the Princess Hildegarde and that
you did not come here with the pur-
pose to aid her to escape the will of his
majesty? And do you mean-oh, here,
read this:' fiinging me a cablegram
The veil Of mystery fell away from
my eyes. l had been mistaken for
Aillars. Truly, things were growing
interesting. I bent and picked up the
cablegram and read:
Count Walden-He has left London and is
on his way to the capital Your idea to allow
him to cross the frontier is good one. Undoubt
edly he knows where the princess is in hiding
In trapping him you will ultimately trap her
Keep me informed.
The name signed was that of we'll
known military attache at the embas-
sy in London I tossed back the ca
blegram.
"Noll?" triumphantly.
mo, it is not well. 1t is all very
DdI' ana dItlCuldIly 1Oi you. hour
London informant is decidedly off the
track. The man you are looking for is
in Vienna"
II do not believe you. 1t is trickr'
eyes, it is a trick, and I am taking
it, and you have lost a point, to say
nothing Of the time. and labor and a
black eye. If you had asked all these
questions yesterday, I should have told
you that Mr. Hillars''-
Eyes, that's the namev' he interrupt
ed
81 should have told you that he is no
LONGER the London representative Of
my paper. 1t is true that the descrip-
ton Of Hillars and myself tallies some
what, only my hair is dark, while his
is light, what there is left Of it, and he
is handsomer man than l. ALI this I
should have told you with pleasure,
and you would have been saved no end
Of trouble. l presume that there is