Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-19
HOW A WAR WAS
PREVENTED.

constitute notable newspaper ScoOps
One evening at a ball at the German
embassy at Paris NJ. de b.. brilliant
young journalist then representing the
London Times at the French capital.
was standing looking on at the dan
GERS when girl possessing Teutonic
cast OF countenance passed leaning on
the arm of the German ambassador.
Her eyes met those Of De b.. and,
though she lowered them modestly.
still there was that In her expression
which revealed to the young journalist
that he had made an impression. He
sought the ambassador and begged an
introduction. 1t was granted. and De
b. was presented to Marie Won Ullen.
stein OF Berlin. a niece of Prince Bis
marck
De h. met the fraulein often In so
tiety. and at every meeting the mutu-
al pleasure appeared to be greater
than at the previous one. Within a
few weeks he was encouraged to make
Ter proposition of marriage. She ac-
knowledged that she was greatly pleas
ed with him, but that no definite an
sWer could be given without consulta-
ton with her family, and especially her
uncle, the chancellor.
you think" she added. that | am
seizlng upon q pretext to put you of.
To convince you to the contrary, will
confde to you what this engrosslng
subject is. Our government. fearful
that France. displaying such remark
able recuperative powers. will soon
grow strong enough to take revenge for
the blow received in the late war. is
about to pick quarrel with the French.
march ON Paris and level It,"
The imparting Of such remarkable
piece Of news to him. journalist. by
a niece Of the real ruler OF Germany
threw De B. into a fearful state Of
doubt What could 1t mean? He soon
left the fraulein. going to another
apartment to think. Two Germans
near him were talking together. and
he heard one of them mention the
name of Marie Won Ullenstein, where.
upon the other added. 1T is said that
the chancellor intrusts her with many
delicate bits of diplomacy"
The words did not reassure the lis
tener. He left the embassy, went TO
his apartments and lay awake all night
thinking of his strange adventure
What should he do? Whether the news
the fraulein had given him was true or
false. 1t was his duty as a Frenchman
to lmpart 1t to the president of France.
But this compelled the betrayal of a
confidence reposed In him by the girl
he loved. After terrible mental strug-
gle he sent the information to his pa
per. Its publication attracted consider
able attention for the time being. then
was dropped by the public as piece Of
manufactured news
De b. kept away from Marie Won Ul-
lenstein. The day after the publica-
ton Of the news she had given him he
heard that she had left Paris. One of
two things was probable. Either she
had been recalled by her uncle to he
punished for revealing state secrets or
she had manufactured the news to test
him. As time passed and he heard
nothing of German preparation TO in
wade France he made up his mind that
the latter hypothesis was correct. In
either case his mental sufferings were
almost uncomfortable. loving desperate
~ as he did. the girl whose confidence
he had violated.
Then came an offer from Paris pa
per for him to act as its Berlin CORE
spondent A burning desire to see
Marie Won Ullenstein once more. even
though she spurned him. decided him.
and he went to Berlin. 1t was not long
before he met her in company. To his
surprise she nodded to him and smileS.
Her action convinced him that she had
manufactured the news she had given
him and. finding him unworthy. had
become Indifferent to him. Eager to
learn the truth. he took the first oppor-
tunlty to join Der.
'Weli," he said, you saw that | re-
garded my duty instead of my love"
Don't let us talk Of that" she re-
piled. "Your act did no harm"
"No," he said gloomlly. There is
no harm in manufactured news"
1.-THE news was not manufactured,
You did your duty. Why have you
not written meY'
"If Write you after having reveal.
ed your secret?'
81 expected you to reveal it. Indeed
1 wished you TO do sou
"Why2"
ST l had Intended the secret to be-
kept would not have impaired 1t to
you. Your duty to your country com.
PEELED you to reveal It,"
you used me as a tool. then"
Eyes"
"And your consent to consider me a
sutton was part of your scheme"
1T had nothing to do with my
| scheme"
A food Of joyous relief welled up
In De h. You have given me one
confidence" be said III you are moi
displeased with me. give me another
| Explain"
Il have at times" she replied, been
! intrusted by my uncle with delicate
| diplomatic maneuvers. He had been
/ long xa-Orrfp1 hv tho r.ar Y,arFy- .,~h,