The Ordway new era., 1917-07-20

main few days in Ostend. before we
return to Potsdam."
Next afternoon we had taken up our
quarters at a small but very select ho-
tel on the Digue at Ostend. 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 sus-
pected that Richter was not the visit
or's real name. but they were few. and
1t always surprised ME how well the
crown prince succeeded in preserving
his observation-disclosures, Of course. the
authorities knew OF the imperial visit.
The English Girl Again.
The following day. about three
o'clock. while the crown prince was
carelessly going through some letters
brought by couriers from Potsdam. a
waiter came to me with message that
Miss King desired TO see Mr.. Richter.
In surprise received her, welcom-
ing her to Ostend. From the neat dress
of the pretty English girl l concluded
that she had just crossed from Dover,
and she seemed most anxious 10 see
his highness. noted that she still
wore the beautiful golden butterfly.
When I entered his room 10 an
nounce her the crown princes brow
knit, and his thin lips compressed.
"H'm. More trouble tor US, Heltzen-
dorff. I suppose! Very well, show
/ her In"
The fair visitor was in the room for 8
long time-indeed. for over an hour
| Their voices were raised, and now and
then. curiously enough, l received the
| impression that, whatever might have
been the argument. the pretty girl had
| gained her own point, for when She
came out she smiled at me In triumph
and walked straight forth and 6owr
the stairs.
The crown prince threw himself In,c
/ a big armchair In undisguised diSSstis
/ faction. Towards me he never Wort
a mask, though. Ike his father. he In
variably did so in the presence O.
strangers
Those acclrsed women he cried
-Ah. HeltzendorT, when a woman I.
In love she will defy even satan him
self. And We, they are fools, thes.
women for they are in ignorance O
the irresistible power of our imperia
house. The enemies Of the Hohenzol
lerns are as cloud of gnats on a sum
naer's night The dew comes, and the,
are no more Il is a pity. Has no
one Of our greatest German philoso
pliers written: 1t is no use breathin,
against the windy"
True" I said. '1But, surely, II L
nuisance to be followed and worrie,
by that little English grill"
worried, Yes. You are quit
right, my dear HeluendorH. But
do not mind worry, II il is in the in
terests Of Prussia, and of our hous
Of Hohenzollern- l admit the girl
though distinctly pretty, is a most IL
responsible person. She does not az
peal to me, but am compelled to hu
NOR her, because / have a certain oh
ject in view
l could not go further, or nigh
have betrayed the knowledge 1 ha,
eN ~ SANSS4- lipluuS-
I WAS surprised that she shoul,
turn up here, in ostend," said.
4 had written to her. expecte
her.
"She does not know your real ram
or staion?-
NO. To her an merely herr Eri
k,chfer, whom she first met away I,
the country. She Was q tourist. and
was Captain Emil Richter of the Prus
sian Guards. We met while you wer
away on holiday at Vienna
I was anxious to learn sornethIn
about Miss Kings brother, but Willie
was generally discreet, and at that mo
Inent unusually so One fact was pisir
however. that some secret report prs
sented to the emperor had been shoyS,
to her. Why? I wondered II his hIrS
ness had been successful In coercn
her Into acting as he desired.
Certainly the girls attitude as sb
had left the hotel went to show tha,
In the contest, she bad won BY he
wumans keen Wit and fcresisht.
A fortnight Afterwards ve were bae,
asaln at Poesaam.
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