The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-06-19
THE PRINCES
By CORA HAWTHORNE SYKE
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation. 1911

.-U~Dm ITitUQr OOuht EahCoI vs.
your advice. My betrothed Is going to
lake a visit to her aunt. the queen OF
sweden. She travels from st. Peters
burg to Stockholm. Since she has new
err seen me-no / her, for that matter
I'm thinking that a fine opportunity is
offered for me to observe her i~ncognito.
/ shall 60 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
self"
Right you are. That's the first point
to be settled"
81 will give you a plan. Send me as
your representative with gifts to her
royal highness and you go with me as
my secretary"
.'Capitalrr 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
q 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 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 in
closer relation with his betrothed.
Having waited for an hour for a sum-
mons to Join his supposed master and
received none, he tool the matter in
his own hands, went to the royal COM
partment and called to the count:
"May l speak to you a moment,
count?" asi
Speak to mel No. / am represent
ing his royal highness the crown
prince. betrothed to the princess. and
am to be respected and treated as
If I were the prince himself. There
fore l am not to be interrupted in de-
livering the princes messages by my
secretary or any n else"
He waved his secretary away. The
prince celored at such treatment. but
could do nothing to change the stu
alton without making 1t 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 a paper in his hands.
Count he said. 'shere is a dispatch
from his royal highness the prince.
He desires me to deliver a private
message to his betrothed, the Princess
Alexia."
mot much" replied the count. 1.-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 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 at
the efforts of the counts secretary to
interrupt his masters ~tete-a-tete with
her and naturally fattered that the
envoy should resist the Interruptions.
0ut was uOW iOOhAu6 Iva WdAo " thc
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
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"
II decline to receive any such com
m~unication. / know his royal high
ness well. He has perfect confidence
in me; would not send me on an err
rand Of supreme Importance and at the
same time show his distrust Of me by
charging my secretary with instruc-
tons to ne. II you come back here
again with any more Of this nonsense
I shall telegraph to the emperor Of
Germany. in whose dominions we now
are, that I desire the services OF the
police to remove an impudent under
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