American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-29


be derided by the son Of the all-highest
one.
On a Secret Mission for the Crown
Prince.
Next day. soOn after his highness
was dressed. he entered my room.
"Heltzendorff." he said. II have been
chatting with Won Pappenheim and
his sister upon a little matter Of bust
ness which closely concerns myself.
I want you to leave in an hours time
and 90 to Hanover. In the Kirchroder
strasse. No. 10. out at Kleefeld, there
lives a certain man named Minckwitz
"a Pole by birth. He has two nieces
one about twenty and the other two
years older. With them you have no
concern All l want is that you en-
gag a photographer, or, better. your
self take a snapshot Of this man
Minckwitz. and bring it to me. Be
discreet and trust no n with the Sc
cret of you. journey"
Exactly. There IS a doubt as TO
the mans Identity. ehf'
willie" nodded in the affirmative.
Satisfied that I should at last see
the mysterious person whose identity
the emperor wished to establish. I set
out from Gels on my long journey right
across Germany.
In due course I arrived in Hanover.
and found the house situated In the
pleasant suburb. Here l found that
"Willie's" suspicious were correct, and
the man Minckwitz was living under
the name of Sembach and pretending
to be a musician. I watched. and very
soon, with my W camera. in secret
took a snapshot of the mysterious in
dividual as he walked in the street.
With this I left. two days later. on my
return TO Gels.
The photograph was that of a thin.
narrow-faced. desp-eyed man, with a
scraggy. pointed beard-a. typical Pole,
and when I handed it to willie he
held his breath.
Look =" he cried, turning to Won
Pappenheim and his sister, who were
both present. Look! There is no
mistakel That is the man. What
shall we do? No time must be lost.
How can I act7"
A Talk With Won Pappenheim's Sister.
Brother and sister exchanged glances
blankly. From inquiries l had made
in Hanover, 1t seemed that the man
was a stranger, a music-master, who
had arrived there about a month ago.
l feared to make inquiry through the
police. because my official capacity as
personal adjutant to the crown prince
was too well known, and suspicion
might have thus been aroused.
The trio again held secret counsel
but I was not told the nature Of theil
deliberations. All l knew was thai
the crown prince was in some terrible
and most dangerous difficulty.
That afternoon I met the girl Mar
garete walking alone In the grounds
near the schloss. The autumn SUI
was pleasant. though there was 6
sharp nip in the air, which told Of th'
coming of the early Sllesian winter.
We had walked together for som'
distance, when I suddenly halted an'
asked her point-blank why they wer,
all in such great fear of Herr Mlnck
WITT.
She started. staring at me with he
big blue eyes.
His highness Mas not told you
count. Therefore. # would in becomI
me TO reveal his secret" was her COLI
rebuke.
But If the situation is so grave
and If I had been intrusted with tn
secret mission 10 Hanover, I may
perhaps. be of service in the matter
I understand you are acquainted will
Herr Minckwitz. alias Sembach-ehf
"Who told you that?"
Nobody. l learned it myself" I an
swered. with a smile.
For a second she reflected, then
with a wOman's c~leverness. she said
81 can tell you nothing. Ask tn
. crown prince himself And she re
fused to discuss the matter further
Indeed. she left the castle two hour
: later.
The Crown Princes Fear.
, That night I went boldly to willie,
I finding him alone in a little circula
: room in one of the towers of the castle
: TO which he often retired to smoke an,
r o
? I stood before him, and withou
r mincing matters, told him what l haI
0 overheard, and all 1 knew.