Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-04

But hope that IL am successful you
will accompany your mother"
When looked In at the court mar
shaI's room In the palace next morn
Ing, I scrubbed down the name Of
mother and daughter for cards.
A week Inter the-crown prince and
princess give a grand ball at the Mar
NOR palace at Potsdam, and the en-
peror himself attended.
4 Frau Breltenbnch, gorgeously at
tired. made her bow before the ALI
highest, and her daughter did the same.
spoke with Elise, and afterward,
when danced with her, saw how inn
pressed she WIS by the glitter and
glamour of the Potsdam court circle,
and by the fact that she was in the
presence of the all-highcst one. From
words she let drop that night as she
tug upon my arm, wondered wfieth-
n she was really as Ingenious az she
pretended. She was, I found. an ex-
tremely discreet and clever little per-
son, n fact which further increased my
ctiieicl inte.cst IN her.
SIe.Honec - lie emperor.
! One night c.. .wo months latar
, had M apr1.a'a' IT Wit Max 7. q
hardt at the Deutsches theater, In Ber-
lin, to arrange a royal visit there, and
after the performance l went back to
the palace, prior to retiring to my
rooms in the Krausenstrasse. The
guards saluted as crossed the dark
courtyard, and having passed through
the corridors TO the private apart
ments, I entered with my key the
crown princes locked study
To my surprise, found "Willie"
seated there with the emperor in ear
nest discussion.
With apology, bowed instantly and
withdrew, whereupon the kaiser ex-
claimed:
"Come in, Heltzendorff; want you"
Then he cast quick glance at the
young man, who had thrown himself
in lazy attitude into a long cane
lounge chair. It was as though his
majesty was hesitatlng TO speak with
me, or asking his sons permission to
60 so,
Tell me. Heltzendorff." exclaimed
his majesty suddenly. "do you know
This person?" and he placed before my
gnze cabinet photograph of the pretty
Elise.
yes" 7 answered frankly. at is
FraueIin Breitenbach.
"And what do You know of herr" in
CURED bis majesty. "You introduced
her and her mother 70 court, I believe"
I saw that the emperor had discOv-
cred something which annoyed him.
What could it be?
At once was compelled to admit
that I had set down their names for
invitation, and, further, explained all
that knew about them.
"YOu are certain You know nothing
more?" asked the emperor. "Under-
stand that no blame attaches to you"
Iassured him that had revealed all
that knew concerning them.
"Hold no further communication
with either mother or daughter" his
majesty said "Leave for Paris by the
eight o'clock train tomorrow morning.
md go to Baron Won Steinmetz. the
chief Of our confidential service In
France"
Then. turning to the crown prince. he
said: "You have his address,"
"Yes." said the younger man. "He
is passing as Monsieur Felix Reumont.
and is living at ia bis, Avenue de
Neuilly. close to the Pont."
/ scribbled the name and address
upon the back of an envelope. where
npon his majesty said
Garry my verbal orders to Stein
metz. and tel him to act upon the or
dcrs sent him by courier yesterday.
And you win assist him. He will ex-
plain matters fully when you arrive"
Then. crossing to the crown princes
writing table. his majesty took large
envelope, into which he placed the pho
tograph with several papers, and
sealed them with the crown princes
seal.
"Give this to Won Steinmetz from
me-" his majesty said.
bowed as I took II from his majes-
tvs hand. my curiosity naturally ex-
cited regarding Frau Breitenbach and
her daughter. What. I wondered. was
In the windf
"And. Heltzendorff. please report to
me-" remarked the heir. still lounging
'iazily In the chair.
Bowling, took leave Of my imperial
master, and next morning at eight
o'clock. set out upon my mission.
Baron Won steInmetx.
I found the Baron Won Steinmetz liv-
Ing In a good-sized house In the Ave
nue. de Neuilly, not far from the bridge.
One Of the cleverest and most astute
officials that Germany possessed. and
a man high In the kaiser's favor. he
had. In the name OF Felix Reumont.
purchased, with government funds OF
course. a cinema theater In the Rue
Lafayette. and ostensibly upon the
proceeds Of that establishment lived