Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-01-17
Prince in Papua
By C. ROSS JOHNSON
Copyright. by Short Stories Co. LtdJ

was visiting his Ilritannic majesty
possessions in New Guinea.
He camc-Prince Carl-in the Bara.
tartan cruiser Konigin Hildebrande,
aud with him was a gorgeous staff
plump and beautifully gilded over its
plumrosity. The Konigin Hildebrandc
anchored of Port Moresby and waited
for the British governor TO arrive.
Meanwhile the prince and his STAFF
went ashore to have some shooting
They got it-after the continental
fashion. which consists of blazing
away at everything. sitting shots pre-
ferred. Not a bird could be seen
around Port Moresby for some time
tlterward, but they brought many
back with them. big and little And
they called It sport
When the governor came In little
excursion was planned TO show the
prince something of the interior. So
the horses were saddled and early one
morning they started.
The whits servants of the prince
were sent on ahead with natives car
, rying delicate viands and the camp
ing gear. with instructions to aNait
the main party at certain place AT
midday.
For short way the others could
ride two abreast and after he had
somewhat thawed Count Bierundon-
ner found I'm Mr.. OBrien n fairly con
/ genial companion. O'Brier was the
/ secretary for lands in British New
! Guinea, and. when a young man, had
been to Barataria; so he and the count
found a common subject OF interest.
Moreover. I'm the matter of women
and wine their tastes were similar.
At noon, tired and thirsty after his
cxertions, the prince heard with Ian
guild JOY that they were near lunch.
They soon struck the rendezvous and
the Englishmen perspired freely when
they beheld only one native sitting
there, his swag beside him. Him they
rapidly questioned.
As Mr. O'Brien afterward told his
chum, Those damned Dutchmen had
got lost. and after waiting some time
the boys concluded that they must
be in the wrong place. so cleared of
ahead"
The Englishmen raved and the gild
ed STAFF used Barbarian oaths tha
we're rs inches long and would sinl
in mercury. His serene highnesi
sulked and looked anything but hii
title
open his swag and see what HI
/ hoo not gagI If. tho nrff
ish governor. 1T is no good" and h'
gave vent to a lurid burst of bias
phemy-"it is no good using bad Ian
guage."
The swag contained but few tint
, of meat and biscuits intended for thu
, baser sort. The fowls and leg of goa
: and other delicacies. alas! were mile
: ahead. Months afterward in the whir
of a Barbarian ballroom the Coun
Won Berundonner confided to tn
beautiful Baroness Won Homburg tina
, he would never forget the sight of hi
royal master sitting in his shirt sleeve
on log, with a sleeps trotter in on
hand and ships biscuit in the other
while he occasionally slipped mudd
water out OF jam tin.
l Il hope" said his excellency polite
: ly, that your serene highness' SCI
= wants have come 20 no harm"
: Pray God they have broken thei
3 uecks," said his serene highness wit
: much earnestness, and pulled vicious
ly at small, red mustache. MI
: OBrien and the native were sent raj
/ idly forward to collect the carriers an
see that they camped at the righ
place for the evening; also, incider
: tally, to find the "Dutchmen."
Chastened and resigned. the prime
: and his attendants rode slowly oI
They crossed a stream and ascende
a hill, but refrained from expressin
any delight at the view, as was man
| festly their duty. Capt. FTeiherr vo
| Kladerdatch rode under a lawyer win,
| and was unable to keep his hors
| quiet. His remarks, which embrace
| the animal and vegetable kingdom
| were comprehensive, and brought
| tired smile to the careworn .ace of III
| prince. They passed the nipa pail
| hut OF a south sea islander, and her
| by common consent, they left the
| Christmas tree decorations.
| The scrub was more open now, an
| riding over a plain. the party scattere
| somewhat. His serene highness evince
no desire to be spoken to and roo
| alone, while his excellency discusse
the anti-Semitlc question with II
chamberlain. Shortly after FIVE the
met Mr. OBrien riding back. He ha
found most of the carriers and II
three "Dutchmen"-the latter in
/ speechless and semi-paralytic como
tion. Joyfully they rode into cam
to find their flies pitched and fir,
burning.
/ Il am very sorry to say" said NJ
/ O'Brien to Count Bierundonner, "th
| the carrier with your tent and har
| mock cannot be found but as | am a
| customed to roughing Il, / will be veI