The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-02
THE Man
Who Stole
The Earth"
CHAPTER LxiI.-(ContinuedD
By ". Holt Whifs.

CHAPTER LxiI.-(Continued.)
The two officers turned pale with
apprehension. II would be an I'M
pleasant thing to meet the kaiser aft
ec this
Where did she go?" spluttered one.
Where did she go?" stammered the
other.
The untidy woman made little ges-
ture indicative of ignorance. She
spread out her dirty hands. II don;
know" she said, II haven't the least
idea. She had only one little bag and
one llttle box, and she took them both
away"
One little box" said Ludwig. slow
ly That is the wireless
Are you sure?" demanded one OF
the officers.
Are you perfectly sure that she has
gomez asked the other.
Herr Captain" said the woman, Il
swear 1t with my life"
AT least we will see.'' said the first
officer.
AT least we will see" echoed the
second.
The door is locked, Herr Captain, =
said the woman. The door is locked.
but | will fetch the key from the land
lord. who lives below"
Fetch it at once" said the first
officer
YES, get 1t at once" said the sec
ontl.
The woman tumbled down the stairs.
and presently returned with a large,
rusty key. Ii grated in the lock, and
the three men went into the room.
which was in darkness.
Ludwig struck match and they
| looked around them. and ii was only
too patent that Miss Hunt had gone.
The place was in some disorder as
though she had collected what few
| belongings she had with her in con-
siderable haste.
Il wonder" said Ludwig to himself.
| II wonder whether that miserable We
man really did recognize me?'
! But he made no mention of his fear
to the officers.
! There remained nothing to do bur
return TO the palace, and their recep-
ton there was unpleasant.
! To Ludwig. OF course, even the kais-
eli could not say overmuch, but the
two officers went out broken men:
not that the fault was theirs.
Without moments delay. his
majesty got the police to work. BY
midnight IL was established without
doubt that Miss Hunt, who was de-
scribed as a shabby Englishwoman
with little bag and little box, had
taken a jhird-class ticket for The
Hague early that afternoon.
The kaiser was almost beside him
sell with rage
You have been so long in your
investigations" he cried, that yon
have lost your prisoner. BY now she
must be beyond the frontier
And such was the case.
Send for Moult." said the kaiser.
"He at least speaks Dutch. You and
he" he added, turning to Ludwig, had
best go after the Englishwoman at
once. You cannot catch the midnight
train. but you can at least be off the
first thing in the morning"
Ludwig bowed i'm silent acquie-
scence. He knew that 1t was the only
thing TO do. while he wondered by
what miracle Miss Hunt had been
warned and had fed.
AS a matter OF fact, there had been
no miracle at all-only. for Strong and
for Miss Hunt. n great piece OF luck.
Strong had heard from England
that the rumor was ABROAD tnat GredI
Britain was casting her lot with the
other powers. This had nightly dis
turbed him. and he had decided that
he must immediately send Miss Hunt
TO The Hague 10 ascertain the truth OF
the rumor.
IL was simply upon his urgent in
structions that Miss Hunt had so sud
denly left Berlin.
On the evening of The following day
Ludwig discovered Miss Hunts where
abouts at The Hague The police there
had been warned beforehand OF her
presence I'm the little town. though at
the same time they were admonished
not to take any action until Ludwig
and Herr Moult arrived on the scene.
The prince and Herr Moult had IN
stantly gone to yieux Doelen. where
the chief Of police called on them.
They had he said. discovered the
Englishwoman. who described herseu
as governess at the Hotel de France
a minor hosiery In minor street.
tTo he Continued5