New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-27

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den was ushered In.
He was dark-haired, aged abou
twenty-eight, l judged, with small
shrewd black eyes, dressed in n well
cut suit of gray country tweeds, ant
but for his German name, l shout
have taken him for an English tour
list, one of those familiar objects of tn
Harz in peace time.
"Come In, Karl" exclaimed tn
crown prince, affably, as he graspe'
his visitors hand. His highness di'
not often offer his manicured hand t,
others, and at this l vas greatly sur
prised. "The forester did not know
you, Of course. Well, l am very pleased
to e you. Have you come straigh
here?"
Eyes, your highness. l went first t.
Berlin and, learning that you wer'
here, l thought l had better lose nj
time"
"Quite right" laughed his highness
who, turning to me, said: "Heltzen
dOrff, will you tell the others to go OF
that l am detained for an hour OF
state business, and-and that l vii
join them as soon as possible. l vii
find you in the woods, on the left o.
the Quedlinburg road, before one
comes to the Wurmtal. Apologize fol
me, but the delay is inevitable. l have
a conference with Herr Krahl."
The Crown Prince Disappears.
While his highness remained behind
ut 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 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
l felt assured, but her name had not
been mentioned and l had no suspi-
ciOn of whom 1t 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 heaters had come
with us, MS the row 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 to
Quedlinburg, a most romantic and pic
turesque gorge, where his highness had
arranged to meet us, and there w sat
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 his
highness' approach.
81 wonder what car have detained
him?' remarked Won Oertzen, the in
spector general of cavalry.
I explained that a strange young
had come to the f%Orester's house.
An hour went past. The light would
soon fade and we, knowing "Willie's"
utter disregard for his appointments,
last decided to continue the shoot,
leaving one of the fOresters to tell his
highness the direction we had taken.
The crown prince did not, however,
Join us, and darkness had fallen ere
we returned to the ~fOrester's house.
OF his highness there was no sign, n
which much surprised us. In the
room wherein l had left him, his gun
and green TyrOlese hat were lying
upon q chair, and the fact that all the
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, who
n d been walking with us, was sent
pack posthaste to the schloss to ascer-
ain WnetIleT ne ndu Deeu sctn theic, |
or his highness' movements were often
most erratic. We knew that If the
yhim took him he would perhaps 90
IF in an opposite direction, or trudge
Jack to the castle with utter disregard
# our natural anxiety.
Lights were lit and we enjoyed
igars awaiting KNOTS return. In an
our he was back with the news that
had been heard of his high
less. Soon after we had left that
morning, however, a young man In a
ray suit had called and seen the ma
or domo, who had directed him where
is highness might be found.
Upon Eckardt-the commissary of
olice responsible for his highness'
Onus rested. Yet, had he
OF been sent out with the party, as
is highness had expressed to me q
'ish to be left alone with the stranger,
hose name I alone knew?
While we were discussing the most
mode Of action-for 1 scent
d much mystery in this visit of Karl