The Ordway new era., 1917-07-27

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then, smiling affahly, so clever was he
, like his imperial father, in the con
cealment of his real feelinss-he r.
piled:
"Oh. yes-Krahl, recollect. Yes
will see him here
Next moment the person whom had
heard discussed SO strangely in the
IirtIr old wOman's beautiful winter gar
den was ushered In.
He was dnrk-haired. aged about
twrnty-eiGht. l Judged, with small,
shrewd black eyes, dressed in we'll
cut suit of gray country tweeds, and.
hut for his German name, | 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, afrably, rs he grasped
! his visitors hand. His hIghness did
/ not often offer his manicured hand to
| others, and at this | was greatly sur
! prised. "Thc forester did not know
you. of course. Well, am very pleased
to see you. Have you come straight
here?"
"Yes, your highness. l went first TO
Berlin and, learning that you were
here. | 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 20 on
that l am detained for an hour on
L,,- prI-unI fhnf I will
join them as soon as possible. l 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. i 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 l 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 deer
| anu ptCulluE W uuI was
| offence that she, with the crown
prince, should concoct, as it seemed t,
me. such a plot as that / had pnrtl,
g overheard?
y That there was woman in the cas-
: ! felt assured, but her name had no
Y been mentioned and l had no susp
= cion of whom it could be. l realized
however, that something importaI
IS must be in progress, otherwise hi
D highness, devoted to sport as he wa
l. would never have given up the be:
D. afternoon to consult with that strange
in gray tweeds.
The foresters and beaters had con
is with US, as the crown prince had,
ut his own request, been left alone vii
le his mysterious visitor.
H. After a couple Of short beats we a
in rived at the spot on the forest road
e. Quedlinburg, most romantic and pi
e. turesque gorge, where his highness hi
ct arranged to meet US, and there we s
% down and waited.
ed A full half-hour had passed, yet I
head forester, who was keeping loo
out along the road, did not signal l
m highness' approach.
he II wonder what can have detain
IN himT' remarked Won Oertzen, the
on spector general of cavalry.
ite explained that strange you
to man had come to the forester's hous
rg An hour went past. The light wol
lat soon fade and we, knowing willie
he utter disregard for his appointment
at last decided to continue the sho
IL leaving one of the foresters to tell
Ter highness the direction we had taken
en- The crown prince did not, howey
en- join US, and darkness had fallen
tor we returned to the forester's hou
all OF his highness there was no sign
fact which much surprised us. In
me room wherein I had left him, his {
tie and green Tyrolese hat were ly
,ut upon a chair, and the fact that all
he cars were still ranged outside shov
to that he had not driven back to the {
The tie.
ing The crown prince had disappeare
4 Lsdys Dag.
ial Knot, his highnes9 chauffeur, I
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