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Updated: July 2, 2025
If the Princess Emma knew that your majesty believed her father to be a traitor that the order for his arrest and execution but awaited your signature I doubt not that she would gladly become queen of Lutha, with her father's life and liberty as a wedding gift." For several minutes no one spoke after Count Zellerndorf had ceased. Leopold sat looking at the toe of his boot.
The people and the army had every confidence in the old chancellor. Even if he opposed the king there was reason to believe that they might still side with him. "What is to be done?" asked Zellerndorf. "Is there no way either to win or force Von der Tann to acquiescence?" "I think we can accomplish it," said Prince Peter, after a moment of thought. "Let us see Leopold.
"You may be assured that we shall never forget," replied another voice that Barney recognized at once as belonging to Prince Peter of Blentz, the one time regent of Lutha. "It is not for myself," continued Count Zellerndorf, "that I crave your gratitude, but for my emperor.
"I mean, sire, that we should bring the princess here and compel her to marry you." Leopold shook his head. "You do not know her," he said. "You do not know the Von der Tann nature one cannot force a Von der Tann." "Pardon, sire," urged Zellerndorf, "but I think it can be accomplished.
It would have dispelled at once such fears and doubts as he may still entertain of our fealty." "Yes, I, too, am sorry," agreed Zellerndorf. "I can assure you that the news we hoped Captain Maenck would bring from America would have gone a long way toward restoring you to the confidence and good graces of the king."
"We may not need your help, but it will do us no harm to have them well on the way toward Lustadt as quickly as possible. Count Zellerndorf will be here in a few minutes. We shall, through him, give Austria twenty-four hours to withdraw all her troops beyond our frontiers. The army of Lutha is mobilized before Lustadt.
They told him that they had positive information that the Serbians already had crossed the frontier into Lutha, and that the presence of the Austrian troops was purely for the protection of Lutha. It was not until the morning following the rebuff of Prince von der Tann that Peter of Blentz, Count Zellerndorf and Maenck heard of the occurrence.
"I did my best," came another voice that caused Barney's eyes to go wide in astonishment, for it was none other than the voice of Maenck himself. "Twice I risked hanging to get him and only came away after I had been recognized." "It is too bad," sighed Zellerndorf; "though it may not be without its advantages after all, for now we still have this second bugbear to frighten Leopold with.
She needs to be taught that I am her king," and then as though his conscience required a sop, "I shall be very good to her. Afterward she will be happy." He turned toward Zellerndorf. "You think it can be done?" "Most assuredly, your majesty. We shall take immediate steps to fetch the Princess Emma to Blentz," and the Austrian rose and backed from the apartment lest the king change his mind.
"It was with greater difficulty, however, my dear Peter, that I convinced him that you, Von Coblich, and Captain Maenck were his most loyal friends. He fears you yet, but, nevertheless, he has pardoned you all. Do not forget when you return to your dear Lutha that you owe your repatriation to Count Zellerndorf of Austria."
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