Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-07
HOW A WAR WAS
PREVENTED.

was standing looking on ar the dan
GERS when girl possessing Teutoni,
cast or countenance passed leaning OF
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 Journals
that he had made an impression. II,
sought the ambassador and begged ar
Introduction. Ii was granted, and d.
b. was presented TO Marie Won Ullen
stein OF Berlin. a niece OF Prince Bis
| marck.
De II. met the fraulein often in so
ciety. and at every meeting the mutu
al pleasure appeared TO be greater
than at the previous one. Within q
few weeks he was encouraged to make
her a proposition OF marriage. She nc.
Snowledged 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 I am
Selling upon a pretext to put you OF.
To convince you TO the contrary, 1 will
confide to you what this expressing
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.
mo sch no at n
The imparting OF such a remarkable
piece OF news TO him, a Journalist, by
a niece Of the real ruler OF Germany
threw. De Il. into a fearful state OF
doubt What could It mean? He soon
left the fraQlein, 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, TT 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 10
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. II was his duty as Frenchman
to iinpart 1t to the president of France
But this compelled the betrayal OF
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 a piece OF
manufactured news.
De B. kept away from Marie Won u
lenstein. The day after the publlca-
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 10 he
punished for revealing state secrets or
she had manufactured the news to test
him. As time passed and be heard
nothing OF German preparation 10 In
wade France he made up his mind that
the latter hypothesis was correct. IaI
either case his mental sufYerings were
almost uncomfortable. loving desperate |
~, as he did. the girl whose confidence |
he had violated.
Then came an oder from a Paris pa.
per for him TO act as its Berlin CORE |
spondent 4 burning desire to see
Marie Won Ullensteln once more. even |!
though she. spurned him. decided him |
and he went to Berlin. II was not long |
before he met her in company. To his |
surprise she nodded to him and smiled |
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. |
tunity to join Der.
WELL" 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 gloomily. There Is
no harm in manufactured news"
''The news was not manufactured.
You did your duty. Why have You
not written meT"
81? Write you after having reveal.
ed your secret?'
IL expected you to reveal 1t. Indeed,
I wished you to do So"
"Why?
kept, l 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"
"Yes."
"And your consent to consider me
sutton was a part Of your scheme"
ut had nothing to do with my
scheme"
A food of joyous relief welled up
In De b. you have given me one
he said IF you are not
iispleased with me. give me another.
Explain"
II have at times" she replied, been
lntrusted by my uncle with delicate
diplomatic maneuvers. He had been
ong worried by the war party who
we're determined TO destroy France.
thus antagonizing the civilized world.
Finally they carried the day. and war
was decided on. My uncle commits
stoned me to go to France and let out
The secret. especially for England. ex-
Decting that power would interfere.
those you as my medium. AS soon as
he news was published In England
word was communicated by the Brit
sh minister here that II we attacked
France we must also attack England.
That settled the matter"