The Washington times., 1917-05-13
Girl Outwitted Crown Prince
How Son of Kaiser Was Thwarted In Intrigue
Is Related By Former Personal
Adjutant of ''WilGe."

admit, in direst peril, and you alone
can save him Now, what is your de-
! cisionr'
The girls reply was in q tone too
low for me to overhear. Its tenor,
however, was quickly apparent from
the crown princes words:
You refuse! Very well. then, I
King, that you have had your Jour
ney to England for nothing"
But won't you help me, Mr.. Rich
teri" cried the girl appealingly.
NO." was his answer. II will,
however, give you opportunity to re-
consider your decision. You are, no
doubt, going to London. So am l.
You will meet me in the hall of the
Carlton Hotel at o'clock on Thurs
day evening, and We will dine to-
\ gethsr."
"But I can't really can't do as
you wish. You surely will not COM
pei me to-to commit a crime"
"Hushg" he cried. II have shown
you these papers. and you know my
Instructions. Remember that your
father must know nothing. Nobody
must suspect, or you will find your
self In equal peril with your broth
er."
@You-you are cruslI- sobbed the
I girl.
mo. no." he said cheerfully. Don't
cry, please. Think It all over, Miss
King, and meet me in London on
Thursday night
After listening to the appointment
discreetly withdrew into the corri-
dor on pretence OF summoning
waiter, and when I returned the
pretty English girl was taking leave
OF ''dr. Richter"
Betrayed Traces Of Emotion.
Her blue eyes betrayed traces of
emotion. and She was, I saw, very
pale her bearing quite unlills her at-
tude when she had enrersi there.
well, Eood-by, Miss King" said
his hiEhnsss, grasping her hand. ut
was really Awfully good Of you to
I-sh7 Good-by."
Then, turning to ma, he asked me
| to conduct her out
On returning to the crown prince,
| ! found him In q decidedly savage
mood. He was pacing the floor i'm
patiently, mutterinE RnGrily to him
self, for Il was apoH-snt that some
plan OF his was being thwarted by
the girls refusal 10 conform 10 his
wishes and obtain certain infOrma-
tion he was seeking.
The crown prince, when in for
eiKn country, was never idle. His
energy was such that ne was ever
on the move, with eyes and cars al
WAYS open to learn whatever he
could. Hence Il was at 2 o'clock that
afternoon Knot brought round big
grey open car, and in II sat beside
the Emperor's son while We were
driven around the defences Of Ply
mouth, just as on previous occasions
we had inspected those OF Portsmouth
and OF Dover.
On the following Thursday evening
we had returned to London, and the
crown prince. without telling me
where he was going. left the hitE
Hotel, merely explaining that he
might not be back till midnight
sample of Preparedness.
! On returning to the hotel / found
the Crown Prince arranging with
Knot, a motor run along the Surrey
hills on the following day. He had
large map spread before him-a Ger
man military map. the curious marks
upon which would have no doubt as
tonished any war office officials. The
map indicated certain spots which
had been secretly prepared by Ger
many in view OF the projected in
vasion.
To those spots we motored on the
following day. His Imperial High
ness, at the instigation OF the En-
peror, actually made a tour OF inspec-
tIon of those cunningly-concealed
points Of vantage which the Imperial
General Stan had, with their mar
velous forethought and bold enter
prise, already prepared right beneath
the very nose of the sleeping British
lion.
From the Crown Princes jaunty
manner and good spirits l felt assured
that by the subtle persuasive powers
he possessed toward women he had
brought the mysterious Miss King
into line with his own plans-what-
ever they might be.
We lunched at the Burford Bridge
Hotel, that pretty old-fashioned house
beneath Box Hill, not far from Dork-
ing.
After our meal in the long public
room. we strolled into the grounds
for q smoke.
"weu, Heltzendorff," he said pre-
sentIy, 1--WE will return to the Con-
tInent tomorrow. Our visit has not
been altogether abortive. We will
remain a few days in Ostend, before
we retupR TO Potsdam."
Next afternoon we had taken up
our quarters at a small but very
select hotel on the Digue at Ostend, a
place called the Beau Sejour." 1t
was patronized by old-fashioned folk,
and Herr Richter" was well known
there. There may have been some
who suspected that Richter was not
the visitors real name, but they were
few, and II always surprised me how
we'll the Crown Prince succeeded in
preserving his incognito-though, Of
course, the authorities knew OF the
imperial visit.
English Girl Again.
The following day, about o'clock.
while the crown prince was carelessly
going through some letters brought
by courier-from Potsdam, a waiter
came to me with a message that a
Miss King desired to see Mr.. Rich
ter.
In surprise l received her, welcom.
ing her TO Ostend. From ths neat
dress of the pretty English girl
concluded that she had just crossed
from Dover, and she seemed most
anxious to see his highness. ! noted
that she still wore the beautiful
golden butterfly.
When / entered his room to an
nounce her the crown princes brows
knit, and his thin lips compressed.
HIN! More trouble for us, Helt'
zendorff, I suppose! Very well show