Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
THE PRINCES
AMBASSADOR
By CORA HAWTHORNE SYKE
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911

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bosom friend. Count Ernest, Il wish
your advice. My betrothed Is going tc
make visit to her aunt. the queen OF
Sweden. She travels from st. Peters
burg to Stockholm. Since she has new
er seen me-nor ! her, for that matter
I'm thinking that fine opportunity is
offered for me to observe her incognito
shall go to st. Petersburg and join
the royal party. Now. how shall
manage to remain unknown"
First, how are you to secure access
to the royal party except as your royal
selfY'
Fright you are. That's the first point
to be settled"
Il will give you a plan. Send me as
your representative with gifts to her
royal highness and you go with me as
my secretary"
"Capitalv' 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
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 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 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 a 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 a moment.
count?"
Speak to me? No. am represent
ing his royal highness the crown
prince. betrothed to the princess. and
am to be respected and treated as
If l were the prince himself. There
fore l 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 it known that
he was making a 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 a dispatch
from his royal highness the prince.
He desires me to deliver private
message to his betrothed, the Princess
Alexia."
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"
"But the paper bears the princes
signature"
1.-The princes signature by telegraph!
You go away from here and don't try
to impose any spurious kilograms on
me or I'll have you put off the train"
The princess was much amused at
the efforts Of the counts secretary to
interrupt his masters tete-a-tete with
her and naturally flattered 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 it was not long