The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-08-03

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then, smiling affably, so clever was he,
like his imperial father, in the con-
cealment of his real feelings-he re-
piled:
"Oh, yes-Krahll recollect. Yes,
will see him here"
Next moment the person whom had |
heard discussed so strangely in the
little old woman's beautiful winter gar
den was ushered in.
He was dark-haired, aged about |
twenty-eight, judged, with small, |
shrewd black eyes, dressed in a we'll |
cut suit of gray country tweeds, and, |
but for his German name, / should
have taken him for an English tOur7
list, 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. went first to
Berlin and, learning that you were
here, 1 thought I 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 am detained for an hour or
| state business, and-and that 1 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. 1 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 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 I had partly
overheard?
That there was woman in the case
| l 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, al
his own request, been left alone witt
his mysterious visitor.
After a couple of short beats we ar
rived at the spot on the forest road tc
Quedlinburg, a most romantic and pic
turesdue gorge, where his highnesS hac
arranged to meet US, and there we sal
down and waited.
A full half-hour had passed, yet tbs
head forester, who was keeping a look
out along the road, did not signal hi
highness' approach.
Il wonder what can have detained
him?" remarked Won Oertzen, the in
spector general of cavalry.
/ explained that strange youn:
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 err
: 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 gun
, and green Tyrolese hat We're lyini
! upon a chair, and the fact that all tn
cars were still ranged outside showed
, that he had not driven back to the cas-
) tie.
, The crown prince had disappeared!
A Lady's Bag.
| Knot, his highness' chauffeur, wit
had been walking with us, was sen
back posthaste to the schloss to ascer
l tain whether he had been seen there
; for his highness' movements were oftel