The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-05
THE PRINCES
AMBASSADOR
BY CORA HAWTHORNE SYKE
Copyright by American Press Assoc
citation, 1911

| bosom friend, Count Ernest, Il WIS
your advice. My betrothed is going I
make visit to her aunt, the queen o
Sweden. She travels from st. Peters
burg TO Stockholm. Since she has new
err seen me-nor l her, for that matter
I'm thinking that fine opportunity i
offered for me to observe her incognito
/ shall go TO st. Petersburg and Joil
the royal party. Now, how shall
manage to remain unknown"
"Eigst, how are you to secure access
to the royal party except as your roya
self"
Fright you are. That's the first poin
to be settled"
Il will give you plan. Send me al
your representative with gifts to hel
royal highness and you go with me al
my secretary"
"CapitalF exclaimed the prince
you've hit the nail on the head. BE
ready to start tomorrow"
The next court circular announced
that his royal highness Prince Freder
ick 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
Alexia on her Forthcoming journey to
Sweden.
When the prince and Count Ernest
arrived In ST. Petersburg the count sent
a messenger to the princess In the per
son of his secretary, who had changed
his whiskers from a mustache to full
beard and his hair from long to short.
He was admitted to the princess and
announced that Count Ernest Son
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 roy 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 i'm
patiently waiting at the other end OF
the car an opportunity to come In
closer relation with his betrothed
Having waited for an hour for sum.
mons TO join his supposed master and
received none, he took the matter in
his own hands. went TO the royal COM
partment and called TO the count:
May ! speak to you moment
countp
Speak to me7 No. am represent.
ing his royal highness the crown
prince. betrothed TO the princess. and
am to be respected and treated as
IL l were the prince himself There
fore am not to be interrupted in de-
livering the princes messages by my
secretary or any one else"
He waved his secretary away. The
prince colored at such treatment, but
could do nothing to change the 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
with a paper in his hands.
Count" he said. here is dispatch
from his royal hIghness the prince.
He desires me to deliver a private
to his betrothed, the Princess
Alexia."
Not much" replied the count THE
prince has intrusted me with all mes
iages to his betrothed In order that no
spurious one may reach her. TO give
way to you would be to betray his
'oyal highness' confidence"
But the paper bears the princes
signature"
'The princes signature by telegraph |
Gou go away from here and don't try |
o impose any spurious kilograms on
ne or I'll have you put of the train"
The princess was much amused at /
he efforts OF the counts secretary to
interrupt his masters tete-a-tete with /
Ter and naturally flattered that the
nvoy should resist the Interruptions.
The was now looking forward TO the
lext interruption. anticipating enjoy
nent In the masters method of get
ing rid of his inferior. The latter was
citing very angry, and II was not long
efore he reappeared.
"a letter. count, for you from hts
oval highness Prince Frederick, which
e charged me to deliver TO you when
Ee should be well under way
Il decline to receive any such com
l know his royal high.
ess well He has perfect confidence
4 me; would not send me on an err
and of supreme importance and at the
anne time show his distrust of me by
harging my secretary with instruc-
ons to IRE. IL you come back here
gain with any more Of this nonsense
shall telegraph to the emperor OF
Germany, in whose dominions we now
re, that desire the services of the
olice to remove an impudent under.
ng."
The secretary, with hot cheeks and
lazing eyes, withdrew for the last
me. and that was all he saw of his
etrothed On the journey.
Count Ernest was banished from