Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-07-20

EldmOuT VI lHe EOtSuuIu court clTCle,
and by the fact that she was in the
presence Of the all-highest one. From
words she let drop that night as she
hung upon my arm, wondered wheth-
er she was really as ingenious as she
pretended. She was, found, an ex-
tremely discreet and clever little per-
son, fact which further increased my
official interest in her.
Questioned by the Emperor.
One night about two months later
had an appointment with Max Rein
hardt at the Deutsches theater, in Ber-
lin, to arrange q 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 1 crossed the dark
courtyard, and, having passed through
the corridors to the private apart
ments, l entered with my key the
crown princes locked study.
To my surprise, l found "Willie"
seated there with the emperor in ear
nest discussion.
With apology, 1 bowed instantly and
withdrew, whereupon the kaiser ex-
claimed:
"Come In, HeltzendOrff; I want you"
Then he cast a quick glance at the
young man, who had thrown himself
In a lazy attitude into a long cane
lounge chair. 1t was as though his
majesty was hesitating to speak with
me, or asking his sons permission to
do so.
"Tell me, Heltzendorff," exclaimed
his majesty suddenly, ado you know
this person?" and he placed before my
gaze cabinet photograph of the pretty
Elise.
Eyes" 1 answered frankly. SIT is
Frauelin Breitenbach.
"And what do you know of herr" in
quired his majesty. "You introduced
her and her mother to court. believe
saw'that the emperor had discov
cred something which annoyed him
What could 1t be?
At once I was compelled to admit
that I had set down their names fol
invitation, and, further, explained al
that knew about them.
''You are certain you know, nothing
more?" asked the emperor. "Under
stand that no blame attaches to you.
Lassured him that had revealed al
that I knew concerning them.
"Hold no further communication
with either mother or daughter" hi
majesty said. leave for Paris by tn,
eight O'Clock train tomorrow morning
and go to Baron Won Steinmetz, tn,
chief of our confidential service II
France"
Then, turning to the crown prince, h
said: "You have his address"
"Yes," said the younger man. "H
is passing as Monsieur Felix Reumont
and is living at ia bis, Avenue d
Neuilly, close to the Pont."
/ scribbled the name and addres
upon the back of an envelope, where
upon his majesty said:
"Carry my verbal orders to Stein
metz, and tell him to act upon the OIL
ders / sent him by courier yesterday
And you will assist him. He will ez
plain matters fully when you arrive.
Then, crossing to the crown prince
writing table, his majesty took larg
envelope, into which he placed the PHI
tograph with several papers, an
sealed them with the crown prince
seal.
"Give this to Won Steinmetz frol
me-" his majesty said.
bowed as took 1t from his maize
TVS hand, my curiosity naturally e,
cited regarding Frau Breitenbach an
|, her daughter. What, wondered, we
IN the wind?
"And, Heltzendorff, please report |
4, sme," remarked the heir, still loungir
? lazily in the chair.
! Bowling, took leave of my imperi
) master, and next morning at eigl
> o'clock, set out upon my mission.
Baron Won steInmetz.
|, I found the Baron Won Steinmetz II
2 ing In a good-sized house in the Av
: nue. de Neuilly, not far from the bridg
: One of the cleverest and most astu
t officials that Germany possessed, al
q man high in the kaiser's favor,
t had, In the name of Felix ReumoI
r purchased, with government funds
l course, a cinema theater in the r.
: Lafayette, and ostensibly upon L
proceeds Of that establishment liv
e comfortably out at Neuilly.
9 At eleven o'clock in the morning /
8 valet, evidently a German, showed I
: In.
+ T quite understand, my dear He
(, zen6orff." he said, as he took from
n emperor's> packet the picture Of Fra
h lein Elise and stood gazing at 1t.
r is quite plain why you should ha
l. been sent by his majesty"
"Why. l don't understand. But !
f. majesty told me that you would {
% plain. The young lady and her moth
n are friends of mine."
Exactly. That's just til" he {
n claimed. "You apparently know b
q little of them-eh?-or you would I
- call them your friendsl"
- These words surprised me, but 1 W
:, the more astounded when he cont
m ued:
n "You of course know of those d
graceful anonymous letters which hs
IN been continually arriving at court
N the emperor's fury concerning ther
I replied in the affirmative, for, a!
1: matter of fact, for the past thu
T. months the whole court had been flo
e. ed with most abusive and disgrace
,u correspondence concerning the car
rilla that had again sprung up arou
r the kaiser. The emperor, the empire
n the crown prince and princess, PriI
Of Eltel, Sophie Caroline, Prince Henry
Prussia and others had received
Id ters, most of them in typewriting, C
Ir- tanning the most intimate details
n scandals concerning men and won
around the emperor.
It. Fully q dozen of these letters
IL dressed to the crown prince he
'a. handed to me-letters denouncing
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