He had noted the broad track of the great limousine in the road before he entered the inn, and thinking it must have stopped there for a little while, he spoke casually of those who passed.
"Aye," said the innkeeper, "many go by, many of whom will never come back.

They go mostly toward Metz, but a great prince traveling in the other direction came today, before noon, and we served him refreshment." "Perhaps it was the Prince of Auersperg," said John.

"He was in Metz when I was there, and I saw him leave." "They did not tell me his name, but that must have been the man." "He was in a great, dark red automobile." "Then it was surely he.

One could not mistake that automobile.

I take it that only kings and princes travel in its like." "He carried with him two Frenchwomen, dangerous spies, intended for imprisonment in Germany." "So I heard, and we saw the face of one of them, very young and with the most marvelous golden hair.