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Updated: May 19, 2025
She saw that the king evidently intended overlooking Maenck's attitude. But Emma von der Tann was of a different mind. She had seen Maenck several times at social functions in the capital.
"It is Maenck's voice," he whispered. "Every road will be guarded." For a moment he was silent, thinking. The searching party had passed on. They could still hear the purring of the motor as Maenck's car moved slowly up the street. "This is a driveway," murmured Barney. "People who build driveways into their grounds usually have something to drive.
The animal leaped forward, striking Maenck's horse on the shoulder and half turning him aside, but the man clutched at the girl's bridle-rein, and, seizing it, brought her to a stop. "You may as well come voluntarily, for come you must," he said. "It will be easier for you." "I shall not come voluntarily," she replied.
Butzow gave a command and seventeen carbines poured their deadly hail into the ranks of the Blentz retainers. At Maenck's shot the "king" staggered and fell to the pavement. Maenck leaped across his prostrate form, yelling to his men "Shoot the American." Then he was lost to Barney's sight in the hand-to-hand scrimmage that was taking place.
As he spoke, Maenck's eyes, restless and furtive, seemed to be appraising the personal charms of the girl who stood just back of Barney.
The query was propounded in an ironical tone, and with a manner that made no pretense of concealing the contempt of the speaker for the man he thought the king. The eyes of the Princess Emma were blazing as she caught the scant respect in Maenck's manner. She looked quickly toward Barney to see if he intended rebuking the man for his impertinence.
I hoped that you would be sensible and accept my advances of friendship voluntarily," and he emphasized the word "voluntarily," "but " He shrugged his shoulders. A servant had entered the apartment in response to Maenck's summons. "Show the Princess von der Tann to her apartments," he commanded with a sinister tone.
The slight noise in that quiet room sounded to Barney's ears like the fall of a brick wall. Peter of Blentz stirred, turning in his sleep. Behind him Barney heard one of the men in the other bed move. He turned his head in that direction. Either Maenck or Coblich was sitting up peering through the darkness. "Is that you, Prince Peter?" The voice was Maenck's.
"I shall not be at Blentz long," she replied, not even looking in Maenck's direction, "though while I am it shall be as a prisoner and not as a guest. It is incredible that one could believe me willing to pose as the guest of a traitor, even were he less impossible than the notorious and infamous Captain Maenck." Maenck smiled.
He seemed to enjoy dragging out the agony that the condemned man suffered. But it was this very cruelty that caused Maenck's undoing and saved the life of Leopold of Lutha.
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