Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-14

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then, smiling affably, so clever was he,
like his imperial father, In the con-
cealment of his real feellngs-he re-
piled:
ION, yes--Krahll I recollect. Yes.
l will see him here"
Next moment the person whom 1 had
heard discussed so strangely in the
little old woman's beautiful winter gar
den was ushered In.
He was dark-hnired, aged about
twcnty-eight, judged, with small,
shrewd black eyes, dressed In q we'll
cut suit Of grny country tweeds, and,
but for his German name, should
have taken him for an English tour
list, one Of those familiar objects of the
Harz in peace time.
"Come In, Karll" 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. / went first to
. Berlin and learning that you were
here, l thought 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 lam detained for an hour on
state business, and-and that l will
join them as soon as possible. l will
find you in the woods, on the left of
the Quedllnburg road, before one
comes to the Wurmtal. Apologize for
me, but the delay is inevitable. have
a conference with Herr Krahl."
The Crown Prince Disappears.
While his hlghness 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 l had long en-
deayored 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 1t seemed to
me, such plot as that 1 had partly
overheard?
That there was n woman in the case
l felt assured, but her -nume had not +"
been mentioned and l had no suspi-
clon OF whom it could be. 1 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 heaters had come
with us, as the crown prince had, at
his own request, been left alone with
his mysterious visitor.
After couple of short beats we ar
rived at the spot on the forest road to
a most romantic and pic
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arranged to meet us, and there we sat
Town and waited.
A full half-hour had passed, yet the
read forester, who was keeping look
,ut along the road, did not signal his
lighness' approach.
81 wonder what can have detained
lim" remarked Won Oertzen, the in
pector general of cavalry.
/ explained that a strange young
nan had come to the forester's house.
An hour went past. The light would
Don fade and we. knowing "Wlllie's"
tier disregard for his appointments, /
I last decided to continue the shoot,
eaving one Of the foresters 10 tell his 1
ighness the direction we had taken.
The crown prince did not. however, I
DIN as. and darkness had fallen ere l
70 returned to the forester's house.
4 his highness there was no sign. a q
net which much surprised us. In the 8
pom wherein 1 had left him. his gun
nd green Tyrolese hat were lying I
pom aSchair, and the fact that all the s
ars were still ranged outside showed /
lat he had not driven back to the cas- 4
9. D
The crown prince had disappeared
A Lady's BAG. e
Knot, his hlghness' chauffeur, who
I'd been walking with us. was sent 4
lck posthaste to the schloss TO ascer- Il
An xvhofhar ho had haon aaon fhara