Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-31

CcOpyright. lsl5. By W. 6. chapman.l

At the ball given by Herr Won
Jagow, of the foreign ofhce, year or
two ago, noticed as soon as entered
the room that there was certain at
mosphere which we diplomatists are
trained to feel. 1t was not ofSsus-
pense exactly, but certainly of marked
interest in a couple who were among
the most tireless of the dancers, ana
in q blond young officer, in uhlan uni
form. who stood watching them. scowl-
ing and pulling his mustache, as ne
followed their movements with his
eyes.
The man / recognized at once.
Handsome, black-haired, debonair as
only g Frenchman can be. ] had seen
him ON several occasions, and knew
him to speak to slightly. He was
Captain Paradis, one of the minor
military attaches at the French en-
bassy. The girl did not know. and,
discovering an old friend among those
who were congregated about the door
watching the brilliant spectacle,
asked him her name
He looked rather surprised at my
question. why, that is the Fraulein
Wedenkampf," he answered. This
name, however, is not the one that he
gave. One must preserve some shadow
of anonymity in such revelations.
'The heiress of the late cannon
lnaker?" inquired, with interest.
''Assuredly. She only came out this
spring, and you can imagine she is
persona gratissima at court"
"And why do you suppose" asked
''that she Is dancing with Captain Par
ads, who has the reputation of being
the most expert artillery officer in
France?"
That" answered my friend, smil
ing, is what everybody is wondering
and, not least, Captain Won Lindorf
to whom, rumor has it. she is supposed
to be engaged to be married"
They certainly made an interesting
couple as they circled round the enor
nous ballroom. saw Herr Won JagoV
and the crown princess watchin
them; I saw the princess whisper i
the foreign secretary's ear, and Vo
Jagow answer in words, whateve
they were, that made her highnes
raise her eyebrows In surprise. ]
fact the establishment was rapidly b.
coming universal And it was hardl
to be wondered at. For each of thes
two young people had access to 8
crets of priceless military value.
The knowledge that Fraulein We
enlAmpf could place at the disposal !
the French government WIS the equi
alent OF two army corps, The info
nation locked up in the head Of Ca
tain Paradis was worth FIVE ext
days Of mobilization to the kaiser
forces. And it was evident that Il
infatuation was on the part OF Il
young man. and not on that OF Il
calm, fair-haired. blue-eyed, and wh'
~ selfpossessed young woman.
/ saw Count Won Lindorfs SEQ
deepen, and took up my positil
near him, where l could watch hi
unostentatiously. At the end of t
dance Captain Paradis led his partn
to a seat near the door, half hidd
by q cluster OF large palm trees.
saw the count stroll slowly In Il
direction. He seemed preoccupit
but noticed that his lip was twit'
ing
What happened could not see,
a moment later saw Won Lindorf a
Captain Paradis upon their feet, I
ing each other, their faces flush
with anger. Then | saw the col
bow and proffer his card to
Frenchman.
Captain Paradis seemed to hesita
finally, with a gesture that was gu
incomprehensible to me. he turT
away and walked unsteadily tow
the door.
Count Won Lindorf looked at
fraulein with a sort of baffied flu
then his face became impenetraI
and, struggling his shoulders. he
tired
The scene had certainly not escal
observation among the personages,
allied and otherwise. who surroun
the crown princes chair saw SIN
upon some lips. and frowns upon SC
faces. Herr Won Jagow glanced
quiringly toward Count Won Bethma
HolIweg, the imperial chancellor.
he. apparently not wishing to no
the foreign minister's look. renal
deep in eonversation-with a I
whom l had not noticed before,
whom ! recognized Immediately.
The person in reference had at
time looked remarkably like myf
This resemblance had, in fact. 81
me the clue which enabled me to (
trate a clever trick to steal the
gariRn mobilization papers. 1t
on account of this similarity of
pearance that had grown a be-
For do not care to be mistaken
an international fnancier OF dub
reputation; and this parsonage We
certain Louis Weisknopf. head OF v
has come to be known as the Int
tional War syndicate.
This syndicate, formed for the
pose of unifying and exploiting
wealth of the world, having rami
tons in every capital. and being
doubtedly behind most of the
temporaneouc political Intrigue.
decided that. to attain its ends
must cast in IS lot with the Teut
nations, to whom, Ia It's opinion,
future supremacy OF the world
tanned. II was hand In glove
the cannon makers. the scare mons
who manipulated the markets for
syndicate-worse than all else,
ever. was what / knew to be its