The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-14
THE PRINCES
AMBASSADOR
BY CORA HAWTHORNE SYKE
, Copyright by American Press Assoc
citation. 1911,

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 rne-nor her, for that natter
I'm thinking that fine opportunity ID
offered for me to observe her incognito.
I shall 80 to st, Petersburg and join
the royal party. Now. how shall I
manage to remain Unknown"
First. how are you to secure access
to the royal party except as your royal
self2"
Fright you are. That's the FIRST point
to be settled" sv
II will give you q plan. Send me as
your representative with gifts to her
royal highness and you 60 with me as
my secretary"
"Capitall'' 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.
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
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.
xop of hfo Saoratary rpbo baI oho N md
his whiskers from 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 special
train.
What did Count Ernest do but claim
precedence as bis royal masters rep
resentativs over all others. settle him.
self down in the princess company
and nonopolize her completely, He
was a 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 10
closer relation with his betrothed
Having waited for al 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 l speak to you a moment,
countT"
Speak to met No. am represent
ing his royal highness the crown
prince, betrothed 10 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-
hvering 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
ation without making 1t known that
he was making sort Of eavesdropper
of|himself to his betrothed. He went
away very much angered with h.s
friend the count. But In an hour he
returned with paper in his hands.
! Count" he said. here Is a dispatch
from hts royal highness the prince.
He desires me to deliver a private
message to his betrothed, the Princess
Alexia."
T"Not much" replied the count 1.-THE
prince has intrusted me with all mes
sages to his betrothed in orderAhat no
spurious one may reach her. To give
way to you would be to betray his
royal highness' confidence"
'"But the paper bears the princes
signature"
'The princes signature by telegraph
You go away from here and don't try
to impose any spurious kilograms on
metor I'll have you put of the traip !"
! The princess was much amused at
the efforts of the counts secretary to
interrupt his masters tete -a-tete with
her and naturally battered that the
envoy should resist the Interruptions.
She was now looking forward to the
next interruption. anticipating enjoy.
Ipent In the masters method Of get.
ting rid OF bis inferior. The latter was
getting very angry, and It was not long
before he reappeared.
"a letter, count, for you from his
royal highness Prince Frederick. which
ne charged me TO deliver to you when
we Should be well under way" s.,
~ decline to receive any such com
muhication. Il know his royal high.
ness well. He has perfect confidence
iii me; would not send me on az, Ter.
rand of supreme Importance and at the
same time show his dlstrust of me by
charging my secretary with instruc-
tons to ne. If you come bnck here
again with any more of this nonsense
shah telegraph to the emperor Of
Germany. IN whose dominions we now
are, that | desire the services Of the
police to remove an impudent under
ling"
The secretary. with hot cheeks and
blazing eyes. Withdrew for the last
time, and that was all he saw Of bis
betrothed on the journey.
Count Ernest was banished from
. AM r..