The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-20
A COUP BY A TELEPEO@I- GIRL.
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you will land in a lunatic asylum"
 But to think of Heinrich being put to death and he innocent of the crime! How can throw that off my mind? We must find a way to get this new evidence before the court"
 ''That is impossible, sweetheart We have had the last rehearing of the ease, and 1t is closed. Do try to make up your mind to bear it. You will not only lose your reason, but make me lose mine. No judge or court can now help us to save your brother"
 Could not the emperorY
 "The emperor cannot interfere in law cases. Besides, it would be impossible to get an audience with him."
 Not on matter of life and death p
 'Unquestionably. Suppose every con victed prisoner or his friends could in tervew the emperor about his case. He would have no time for his legiti- mate duties. Besides, tbe courts have exclusive control of such matters
 He talked with her long while, but failed to produce any effect. Who suf- fers most, one whom the law punishes or those who love the offender? Proba- ply the latter. At last the lover went away. and Gretchen walked the floor in agony Presently Marie t'roibel, a friend of Gretchen's, came in. Marie was employed in the central office of the Berlin Telephone. She not only knew of Gretchens trouble. but suf- fered from it herself Carl the con. demned, and Marie had been school children together. and. although they had not spoken of love and no one suspected them of being lovers, still Marie hid a secret in her heart. She alone knew that she loved Carl. But she must not display her feelings as her sister did
 Marie" said Gretchen. "l must see the emperor. Carl says his majesty cannot help us if he would l don't believe it. He has the power to do al most anything am sure he has kind heart"
 Marie pondered Ut seems to me- she said presently, that a woman's heart is more susceptible to pity and would be easier influenced, especially when what is asked conflicts with duty"
 But the emperor is not a woman"
 ''The empress iS."
 But has she the power"-
 "Yes, to influence the emperor"
 Well, but we cannot get an inter view with her any more than with the emperor.
 q think possibly may manage that"
 You. q poor girl working for your living, get me an interview with the greatest lady in the fatherlandw
 Sometimes have great power to secure the attention of great people,"
 'What do you mean? Tell me quick"
 ''I have given you hope. Live on that will call you upon the telephone and give it to you. Stay at home, never go- ing even for minute where l can't reach you"
 Marie kissed her friend ana went away. She had caught an idea. The question remained. Would she get an opportunity to work 1t out? There might be penalty attached to what she proposed to do, but what was that compared with chance to save the life of the man she loved
 In few days, when Gretchen was endeavoring to get her mind off the tragedy by doing some housework there was a ring at the telephone. Tax ing up the receiver she heard a wom> ans voice ask:
 'Is that you, baroness?"
 You are"- began Gretchen.
 "The empress
 Gretchen trembled
 "No, your majesty, l am not the baroness. l am only a poor girl whose brother has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit God has given me this opportunity to ask you to help to save him. I beg that your majesty will implore the emperor to use his influence to give me an op- portunity to get the new proof that he is innocent. Think. your majesty. how you would feel if one dear to you were about to be killed"
 "This is singular" said the voice of the empress as if to herself. Then: Give me your brothers name, my poor girl, and l will see If l can do anything for you, though you must know that the courts are an entirely different part of the government from that which the emperor administers. But am sorry for you and will help you if I can"