The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-10

ton between Rudolph and Stephan.
She immediately comm, .nicated with one
Bradhsch. the ga b.uan who aloavs
drove Rudolph when The latter did not
want 10 be seen IN bis own carriage.
Must See Rudolph.
BrathsCi Informed the baroness chat
he had orders 20 drive Rudolph 10 his
hunting box. Five hundred euldea If
you Viii take this letter 20 him, and
500 more = YOU return with orders To
bring one g Meyerling said the baron
ess.
Bratdsch earned the thousand suiden
and IN doing 50 sealed the death war
rant Of three.
The hunting part az AleyerliuE was
mach disappointed oa Tuesday morning.
January %. when Rudolph informed his
friends that cold prevented him from
participating I'm the chase. At about the
time when the hunters left for The for
est, Baroness Mary entered Bratdsch's
cab in Vienna and was rapidly driven
away ia the direction OF the suburbs
The lovers met az "a cross road. about
a mile from Meyerling. and drove TO the
hunting lodge together.
Rudolph and Marie entered the green
parlor OF the lodge on the ground floor
and some tinl later the crown prince
dispa tched the following telegram 20
Stephanie Sorry I can't cone, am
indisposed. but 1t is nothing serious.
Love. Rudolph
In the meantime Baroness Marie :
mother has learned OF her daughter s
"trip and L&G called upon Count Taane.
then prime minister, demanding that he
cause the crown prince TO send home
her daughter. Il beseech your excel
Iency" said the mother. TO rescue Ivy
little girl from the clutches Of this de-
bauched man"
Fearing chat ihe minister might not
act. the Baroness Nefser5 drove 10 uer
rr0ther. tho Banker Baltazzi and asked
him 70 go to AIeyerling and bling back
Marie Baljazzi ordered the deetest
fcur-in-hand frGIn his stables and start
ed Off breakneck rate
Bursts Into Room.
BaItazzi burst into the green salon
while his niece was implorins the
crown prince not 10 forsake her. par
ticularIy as she was in a delicate con-
dition. Hearing this. the uncle few
into a rage and swore that Rudolph
must keep his promise to the girl
adding that If he refused he CBaltazzD
would inform the Emperor and all the
world that Rudolph had broken his
word OF noi.rr by or e more receiving
Marie in nis house.
Don't ok of honor; ii sounds badly
i7 the mouth Of procurer"' shouted
Rudolph
The ba mixer at once jumped a his
throat. 1ne crown prince tore himself
loose, seizod a revolver and shot Mares
uncle in the abdomen. just as one Of
the huntiag party. Count HoyOs. en-
tered. S.nding Marie and the crown
prince from the room. Hoyos sum-
moned serc~al trusted servants. and
with their aid carried the wounded man
20 an upper chamber. When they had
laid Baltazzi on the bed and removed
his clothes Hoyos saw at once that the
man was doomed. So he ordered Brat
hsch TO fetch a prizes, while the crown
princes body physici,n attended to the
wound
Less than twenty minutes after her
uncle was wounded 10 death Marie
sat down TO dinner with his slayer and
the hunting party, a dinner at which
every one drank deeply About mid
night tie crown prince announced that
mis- cold compelled him to withdraw,
and ordered Brdtfisch TO drive the
baroness to the Royal Hotel in Baden.
This was done for decorum. After all
had taken leave OF Marie she slipped
up the sairs and into Rudoiph's apart
ments.
The crown prince who had drank
very heavily soon fell asleep. while
Marie sat mp thinking of her disgrace
and her shattered hopes. She leaned
he sfr-rrr Il
where the doctors were working over