Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-13

" which he nad OeS1gnat-
ed as a place Of meet
ing. But no ladies an
Awering to the description he gave had
been seen there.
He returned at once to the railway
station.
The telegram was still in the hands
Of the station master, to whose care 1t
had been addressed. This diligent per-
son professed to have sent a man
through the Orient express from end
to end calling for Miss Helen Now
bray, but calling in vain. He had no
theory more plausible to offer than
that the lady had not started from
KrOnburg or else that she had left the
train at Felgarde before her name had
been cried. But certainly she would
not have had time to go far If she
were through passenger. for the
Orient express stopped but ten min
utes at Felgarde.
1t was evident throughout the short
conversation that the excellent official
was on pins and needles. Struck by
the emperor's features. which he had
20 often seen in painting and photo
graph, 1t still seemed impossible that
the greatest man In Rhaetia could be
travelling thus about the country In or
binary morning dress and unattended.
Sure at one instant that he must be
talking with the emperor, sure the next
that he had been deceived by like
ness, the poor fellow struggled against
his confusion in a way that would
have amused Leopold In different
mood.
With manner that essayed the DIFF
1erent mean between reverence due to
royalty and common everyday polite
ness. good enough for an ordinary gen.
tleman, the station master volunteered
60 ascertain whether the ladies de-
0cribed had gone out and given up
their tickets. A few minutes of sus-
pense dragged on. Then came the
news that no such persons had passed
Here was stumbling block. Since
Helen Mowbray and her mother had
apparently not travelled by the Orient
express. where had they gone on leav-
ing the hotel at Kronburg? Had they
after all, misled Baroness Won Lyndal
- to their intentions for the purpose
Of binding the emperor, or had they
AMPLY changed their minds at the last
minute. as women may? Could it be
possible that they had changed them
- completely as to return to Schloss
Lyndalberg or had they chosen to van
1sh mysteriously through some back
door out Of Rhaetia. leaving no trace
which even lover could find?
Leopold could not help recalling the
9Aancellor's revelations. but dismissed
them AZ soon as they had crept into his
brain. No matter where the clew to
the tangle might lie, be told himself
that It was not In any oct Of which
Helen Mowbray need be ashamed
He could think OF nothing more to do
but to 60 dismally back to Kronbure
and await developments or. rather, to
stir them up by every means In his
power This was the course he finally
chose. and just az he was about to
ct upon his decision he remembered
his carelessly given promise to Count
Won Breitstein.
There was telephone In the railway
station at Felgarde, and Leopold him
1elf called up the chancellor at Kron.
burg.
my friends are not here. I'm start
ing FOR Kronburg as soon as possible
either by the next train or by special
hs announced after a PARKWAY squeah
had signiled Count Won Breitstein'l
presence at the other end. II don't sel
Why you wish to know. but would moi
break my promise; that's all. Goodby
Ehfs What was that you said?"
II have a-curious-piec Sc of-newl
Bee you." came over the wire In thu
ehancellor's voice. "Its-about the
ladies'"
~What is it?'' asked Leopold.
limited that had more informa
lion which l could not give you then
But am In different position now
You did not find your friends in thu
Orient express"
"No," said the emperor.
They gave out that they were leav
ing Rhaetia, but they haven't crossed
the frontier"
Thanks. That's exactly what want
ID to know"
"You remember a certain person
whose name can't be mentioned ovel
the telephone buying hunting lodge
near the village of Inseleden. in TIT
aBuchenwald. last year?"
Yes; l remember very well. Blu,
what has that to do with my friends 2
"The younger. lady has gone there
without her mother, who remains III
Kronburg with the companion I,
seems that the present owner Of the
hunting lodge has been acquainted with
them for some time, though he was ig
norant Of their masquerade. You see
he knows them only under their rea
name. The young lady is a singer In
comic operas, Miss Jenny Brett
3 whose dossier can be given you on de-
mand. The owner Of the hunting lodge
Arrived at his place thts morning, mo