Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-05-05
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"John," said Prince Frederick to his
bosom friend. Count ERNEST, Il wish
your advice. My betrothed is going to
make visit to her aunt, the queen OF
Sweden. She travels from st. Peters,
burg to Stockholm. Since she has new.
or seen me-nor her, for that matter
I'm thinking that 1ne opportunity ID
offered for me to observe her incognito.
shall go to st. Petersburg and join
the royal party. Now. how shall
manage to remain unknownr' @ s ,zs
"First, how are you to secure access
to the royal party except as your royal
SELF" y NJ .s s<S
/: fright you are That's the first point
to be settled" Il ,s:..lSsAA 1: 1: .Ss
IT will give you plan. Send me as
your representative with gifts to her
royal highness and you go with me as
my secretary" n =
"Capitaiv' exclaimed the. prince
"You've hit the nail on the head. Be
ready to start tomorrow FL. S..
The next court circular announced
that his royal highness Prince Freder.
lex had gone to hunt wild game In
South Africa. Another item spoke of
an ambassador the prince had sent to
Russia to accompany the Princess
Alex1a on her Forthcoming Journey to
Sweden. -@
When the prince and Count Ernest
arrived In St Petersburg the count sent
messenger to the princess In the per-
son OF his secretary, who had changed
his whiskers from d mustache to full
beard and his hair from long to short.
He was admitted to the princess and
announced that Count Ernest Won
Hammerstein, special envoy Of the
crown prince. her betrothed. begged
permission to wait upon her. A day
was set, and the count. after present
Ing credentials and gifts. asked permits
sion as the princes representative to
accompany her on her journey. Per.
mission was accorded, and the next day
the royal party started on a special
train. .,.
= What did Count Ernest do but claim
precedence as his royal masters rep.
resentative over all others, settle him
self down In the princess company
and monopolize her completely. He
was very entertaining man. and the
princess was delighted with him
Meanwhile the prince himself was Inn
patiently waiting at the other end Of
the car an opport unity to come in
closer relation with his betrothed
Having waited FOR an hour for d sum-
mons to Join his supposed master and
received none, he took the matter In
his own hands, went to the royal COM
partment ana called TO the count: ).
|Esssy MAY l'aspeak to You i moment.
countY T.. g.. ~ <2's' ,S1t::!
SPEAK to met No. I am represent
ing his royal. highness the crown
prince. betrothed to the princess. and
am to be respected and treated as
IL / were the prince himself. There
fore / ,aTa not to be interrupted In de.
Mvering the princes mesaages by my
secretary or any one else" ' ~
He waved his secretary away. The
prince colored at such treatment, but
could do nothing to change tho stu
alton without making 1t known that
he was making sort Of eavesdropper
Of himself to his betrothed. He went
away very much angered with. his
friend the count But in an hour. he
returned with paper in his hands.
Count" he said, ''here is dispatch
from his royal highness the prince.
He desires me to deliver a private
message to his betrothed. the Princess
Aexia." @~, g.. -. Ia. ~.
mot much" replied the count. ''The
prince has intrusted me with all mes
sages to his betrothed in order that no
| spurious one may reach her. To give
way to you would be to betray his
royal highness' confidence" ---e,.rs
But the paper bears the princes
signature" - IS. .; ~ So $50. =.
The princes signature by telegraph!
You 60 away from here and don't try
to- impose any spurious kilograms On
me or I'll have you put of the train :
The princess was much, amused al
the efforts 81 the counts secretary to
interrupt his masters tete-a-tete with
her and naturally fattered that the
envoy should resist the Interruptions
She was now looking forward to the
next interruption, anticipating enjoy
ment In the masters method Of get.
ting rid Of his inferior. The latter was
getting very angry, and 1t was not long
before he reappeared. (.
"a letter. count, for you from his
royal highness Prince Frederick. which
he charged me to deliver to you when
We should be well under way, @2s5s.
u decline to receive any such com;
munication. know his royal high.
mess well. He has perfect confidence
In me; would not send me on an er.
rand Of supreme importance and at the
same time show his distrust OF me by
charging my secretary with instruc-
tons 70 me. r. you come back here