The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26

The cunt retirSd into hStelephone
box. Presently he emerged. "Alas''
he murmured again. 1.-THE baron Is In
conference with thexsecretary of agtt>
culture untila12 O'Clock. The hour Il
not harmonious with him, fEaulein.
Where will he be this afternoon g.
- will to Herr Walters telephone inn
mediately, fraulein, and learn"
Again the count telephoned. "He
will be in his lodgings on Connecticut
avenue, near L street, at three O'Clock.
fraulein. To make this certain, Herr
Walters will telephone him to be there
and myself will telephone to the Agn-
cultural department, and then, frau-
lein, If you will be so kind as I'd leaf
your number, shall there send word
to you that the appointment may be
definitely arranged, and I will tell Herr
Walters to do the same. am sorry.
fraulein, that this does occasion for
you one worry, but it is all that can
be done just now, is It not, fraulein?
Or Is there more that I may do?''
thanked him and said, perhaps
another time"
As he held open the door for me. he
bowed many more times and m,tr-
INJURED low: 5TA
II only hope. fraulein. that there
may another TINA be-" +
AS it was thenSn o'clock, I decided
to walk to the agricultural department
leisurely and corral Baron Gustave II
possible before lie got away to his lodg-
ings. Alas! as my Stegfried said, he
too had come, und he had gone! The
secretary laughed and told me he was
mighty sorry, hut he could not help
it,TTzthat at least five telephone mes
sages from the embassy had come for
the baron while he was in his Office,
and that Prussian gentleman, excitable
at all times, had become quite TN
manageable and had left 20 minutes
before. The secretary was 1gdod
enough to detail clerk to locate the
baron foFwma, Khileshe joyfully rem
dered staystRsaSn tie point in quSs-
ton. Hegave He tie thrilling news
j chat n .oqT egg crop r, EXCEEDED in VALVE the
ffcoQptsS @comhhe1 Yoid 1pd silver
aoutpnt Since 1ss0; AaE oursAmerican
hens laid during the last fiscal syear,
100000 900 of eggs; that we have jim
the United States 81 standard ~varie-
ties OF chickens. He even Sprese4ted me
with pictures of all the various kinds
of hens. the very ones he had given
TO the barren and the fffeiherir tlhe dry
before. 1t seemed that all these de-
partment figures had quite staggered
the Prussians. The secretary said that
Baron Gustave had told him with. tears
in his eyes, in the presence Of the frei-
herr. that the hens in Germany would
not lay, and that every egg in the en-
pire had to be imported from Hun
gary.
t'The baron also stated" remarked
the secretary dryly, chat he was
charmed with the American hen. only
he wanted the department to guaran-
tee that she would keep UP her model
standard in Germany-which informa-
tion will ask you to use at your dis
cretion."
BY this time the clerk reported that
the embassy said the baron was at the
club. the club said he was at the lodg-
ings and the lodgings said he was at
the embassy.
I returned to the office and there
found enough messages to float a
dozen barons. The first four actually
stated that the Count Karl Josef Will
helm Won Steinwartz-Linstow was do
ing all in his power. The last one from
Herr Walters was definite. It informed
me that the baron was at lunch at
hthe Metropolitan club, and would como
to his lodging at three by the clock,
according to the hour named, whore
he would be charmed. An hour later
I was again called up, Herr Walters
asking in q heart-rending tone it I
could not possibly make the appoint
ment at two instead of three by the
clock, and replied that could.
took car in time to make the lodg-
ing at the hour named, when, as luck
would have it, the fuse burned out and
had to get out and walk, so it was
slightly after two when I reached the
lodgings. B
This was a two-story, pressed brick
building. painted pale yellow with gin
ger-bread trimmings, opposite the con
vent on Connecticut avenue. The first
floor was devoted to Turkish baths
On the second fiourished the baron and
his suite. went up a long flight Of
dark stairs and reached a gloomy hall
with crimson hangings and q few old
guns and shields for armorial effect
A small. stout gentleman in an en-.
broidered smoking Jacket opened 3tht
door. His hair was perfectly erect
over his mushroom brow. 1t was Herr
Walters. &
Zach! you vas der LADY," he cried
"und der baron, on der ferry instan'
vent oudt! He was vatink Won hour
ind den he vas opleeged to go!"
sank into the first chair that
found. "Oh, dear, am SO sorry!"
"Ach! was 9scho chorry! iva!
scho chorry!" he also cried sympathet
tcally, cannot I do Something's. frau
lein? l gan telephone to-" i
"No!" exclaimed, don't ever thinl
Of the telephone ever any more. I'd
you suppose the baron will com
back?' y Il & 81 Il
4 4 veer not deez afternoon, frauleln