Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-03

little old woman's beautiful winter gar
den was ushered in.
He was dark-haired, aged about
twenty-eight, 1 judged, with small,
shrewd black eyes, dressed in a we'll
cut suit of gray country tweeds, and,
but for his German name, 1 should
have taken him for an English tour
ist, one of those familiar objects of the
Harz in peace time.
"Come in, Karl !" exclaimed the
crown prince, affably, as he grasped
his visitors hand. His highness did
not often offer his manicured hand to
others, and at this / was greatly sur
prised. "The forester did not know
you, of course. Well, am very pleased
to see you. Have you come straight
here?"
Eyes, your highness. 1 went first to
Berlin and, learning that you were
here, 1 thought l had better lose no
time"
Quite right" laughed his highness,
who, turning to me, said: "Heltzen-
dorff, will you tell the others to go on
that l am detained for an hour on
state business, and-and that I will
join them as soon as possible. will
find you in the woods, on the left Of
the Quedlinburg road, before one
comes to the Wurmtal. Apologize for
me, but the delay is inevitable. L have
a conference with Herr Krahl.''
The Crown Prince Disappears.
While his highness remained behind
at the forester's house to chat alone
with the mysterious Karl Krahl, we
went out among the birds and had
some excellent sport. Yet the sight of
the young man, whom I had long en-
deavored in vain to trace, caused me
considerable wonderment. Who was
that young fellow in whom the little
old countess seemed to take such deep
and peculiar interest? What was his
offence that she, with the crown
prince, should concoct, as it seemed to
me, such a plot as that l had partly
overheard?
That there was a woman in the case
1 felt assured, but her name had not
been mentioned and l had no suspi-
cion of whom it could be. realized,
however, that something important
must be in progress, otherwise his
highness, devoted to sport as he was
would never have given up the best
| afternoon to consult with that stranger
in gray tweeds.
The foresters and beaters had come
with us, as the crown prince had. at
his own request, been left alone with
his mysterious visitor.
After a couple Of short beats we ar
rived at the spot on the forest road tc
| Ouedlinburg, a most romantic and pic
turesaue gorge, where his highness had
arranged to meet US, and there we sal
down and waited.
A full half-hour had passed, yet the
head forester, who was keeping a look
out along the road, did not signal nj:
highness' approach.
81 wonder what can have detained
him?" remarked Won Oertzen, the in
spector general of cavalry.
l explained that a strange youns
man had come to the forester'S house.
An hour went past. The light woult
soon fade and we, knowing "Willie's
utter disregard for his appointments
at last decided to continue the shoot
leaving one of the foresters to tell hi
highness the direction we had taken.
The crown prince did not, however
Join us, and darkness had fallen er
we returned to the forester's house
OF his highness there was no sign,
fact which much surprised US. In tn
room wherein / had left him, his gu
and green Tyrolese hat were lyin
upon q chair, and the fact that all tn
cars were still ranged outside shove
that he had not driven back to the cas-
tie.
The crown prince had disappeared
A Lady's Bag.
Knot, his hlghness' chauffeur, VIII
had been walking with US, was sen
back posthaste to the schloss to ascel
tain whether he had been seen there
for his highness' movements were ofte
most erratic. We knew that if tn
| whim took him he would perhaps G
off in an opposite direction, or trudg
! back to the castle with utter disregar
! of our natural anxiety.
t Lights were lit and we enjoye
cigars awaiting KNOTS return. In a
, hour he was back with the news thf
= nothing had been heard of his higl
: ness. Soon after we had left thu
morning, however, a young man in
| gray suit had called and seen the N;
e !ior domo, who had directed him whel
his highness might be found.
a Upon Eckardt-the commissary {
I; police responsible for his highnes
J, safety-the Onus rested. Yet, had /
: not been sent out with the party, {
: his highness had expressed to me
wish to be left G1one with the strange
J, whose name / alone knew?
While we were discussing the mo
d judiciOus mode of actiOn-fOr / seen
ed much mystery in this visit of Ka