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 Louis of Thuringia took up again the scepter which had been left to him, and our two knights took up their adventures again followed by the same squire who had been with them before. They headed toward Mainz and in a few weeks were settled in this town.

There were in Mainz during this time, many people who had just returned from the famous fair in Frankfort and in talking to these people, the two knights heard the story of the Margrave of Baden and of a beautiful Saxon woman whom he had taken off to his castle. The prince tried to get the people, who had told the story, to tell him the name of the Saxon woman; but they had never heard it. Jealousy immediately came to the heart of Frederick and he resolved to do all he could to find the true identity of this woman.

"My friend," he said to the count, "I have no doubt about this being my wife. She must have yielded to the margrave and has become his mistress. Let's go to Baden immediately and let's challenge this man who has made me unhappy."

Mersburg opposed this project immediately.

"You have no idea whatsoever about whether this is your wife or not."

"No, I admit, I have only a suspicion."

"In that case, what can you accomplish with the margrave? You will only dishonor her and yourself by your suspicions."

"No, at least I will calm myself. Let's go to Baden and find out all we can. It may be that we can find the thread which will lead us to her."

"That is a possibility, but I think that it will be a useless trip."

Nothing could calm the jealousy of Frederick and all through the trip to Baden, he was raging in his heart.

When they arrived, all they heard about was the adventure of the margrave and the beautiful Saxon woman and about her escape. A price had been put on the head of the Baron of Dourlach by the margrave and he had promised a handsome reward for the person who would bring back the two fugitives. This news had come to Krimpser, who was eager to get in the good graces of the margrave and having kept the young man with this in mind, he had sent him back to Baden to get the