Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-03
The Secrets Of HE HohenBd]emJr
SAK LIMO EXPOSURE Or QER LIFE OF kAR AND CROWN PRINCE AS
TOLD BY COUNT ERNST VON HHTZNDORFF TO WNLAN LEQUELX

know that I was acquainted with TIA
llan, the language she had spoken on
that well-remembered night in her own
conservatory, l exclaimed:
"Ahe! ale volte con gil occhi aperti
81 far del sogni." sometimes one can
dream with ones eyes open.)
Her thin eyebrows narrowed, and
with a shrug of her shoulders the
old woman replied:
''Dal falso bene viene il vero male"
(From an affected good feeling comes
a real evIl.)
I realized at that moment that there |
was more mystery in the affair than l
had yet conceived. His imperial high
ness was certainly missing, though the |
female element of the affair had be- |
come eliminated by my recognition of |
her own handbag. She, too, had been |
in secret to the forester's house-but |
with what object?
Half an hour later we were back at
the little house in the forest.
The guests had all returned to the
castle. and only Eckhardt the police
commissioner, remained, with a for
ester and his underlings. Already
search had been made in the surround
/ ing woods, but without result. Of his
imperial highness there was no trace.
In the long room, with it's pitch-pine
walls, and lit by oil lamps, the old
countess closely questioned Eckhardt
as to the result of his inquiries. But
the police official, who had become full
of nervous fear, declared that he had
been sent off by his highness, and
had not since found any trace of him.
He spoke of the little silk bag, of
course, and attached great Importance
to it.
Within half an hour we had reOr-
ganized the beaters from the neighbOr-
| hood and, with lanterns, set out again
| to examine some woods to the east
which had not been searched. About
ten o'clock we set forth, the countess
accompanying us and walking well,
Notwithstanding her age, though l
could see that it was a fearful anxiety
that kept her active. To the men with
US every inch of the mountain side
was familiar, and for hours we
searched.
A Startling Discovery.
Suddenly, not far away, a horn was
blown, followed by loud shouts. Quick
ly we approached the spot, and Eek
hardt and myself, as we came up,
looked upon a strange scene. Close to
the trunk of great beech tree lay the
form of the crown prince, hatless, out
stretched upon his face.
Instantly I bent, tore open his
shooting jacket, and to my great relief
found that his heart was still beating.
He was, however, quite unconscious,
though there seemed no sign of a
struggle. AS he had left his hat and
gun in the house, it seemed that he
had gone forth only for moment.
And yet we were quite a mile from the
forester's house!
The countess had thrown herself up
on her knees and stroked his brow ten
derly when I announced that he was
still living. By her actions I saw that
she was filled by some bitter self-re-
proach.
With the lanterns shining around
him-surely a weird and remarkable
scene which would, if described by the
journalists, have caused a great SEN
sation in Europe-the crown prince
was brought slowly back to conscious
ness, until at last he sat up, dazed and
wondering
His first words to me were:
'"That fellow! Where is he? That
that glass globe!''
An hour later he was comfortably In
bed in the great old-world room in the
castle, attended by a local doctor
upon whom I set the seal of official 81
lence-and before dawn he had com
pletely recovered.
Yet, even to me, he declared that he
retained absolutely no knowledge Of
what had occurred.
81 went out quickly, and I-well,
don't know what happened" he told
me soon after dawn, as he lay in bed
Strangely enough, he made no mention
of the man, Karl Krahl.
Later on he summoned the Counties!
Won Kienitz, and for twenty minute:
or so he had an animated discussion
: with her. Being outside the room, how
ever, was unable to hear distinctly
Well, I succeeded, by bribes ant
: threats, in hushing up the whole affai
and keeping it out of the papers, whil
by those who knew of the incident
was soon forgotten.
] Karl krahI Again.
suppose it must have been full,
. three months later when one evening
: having taken some documents over t.
the emperor for signature at the Berlil
schloss, I returned to the princes pri
vate room in the palace, when, to M
| great surprise, I found the man Kar
Krahl seated there. He looked ver
u pale and worn, quite unlike the rathe
athletic figure he presented at the for
: ester's house.
"If you still refuse to tell me tn
truth, then I shall take my own meas
ures to find out-severe measures! S
> 1 give you full warning" the crow
L. prince was. declaring angrily, as I en-
, tered so unexpectedly.
> 1 did not withdraw, pretending no
to notice the presence of visitor
i therefore his highness himself becB
oned the young man, who followed hi1
3 down the corridor to another room.
l. The whole affair was most puzzlins
What had happened on that afternoo
in the Harz mountains could not a
all imagine. By what means had hi
q highness been rendered unconsciou.
e and what part could the little oil
y countess have played in the curiou
g affair?
1t In about half an hour the crow
n prince returned in a palpably bad hi
NOR and, fiinging himself into hi
it chair, wrote a long letter, which h
e addressed to Countess Won Kienit,
This he sealed carefully and order,
" me to taEa it at cace to the Stulel