The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-06-28

meath a great damask-cOvered settee
which runs along the wall opposite the
door. For nearly an hour l remained
there, when the door was opened
Stealthily, and there entered the young
man whom l had seen in Hanover on
the previous day. He carried a book
In his hand This he swiftly exchanged
for another similar book of the same
appearance. and a moment later crept
out again, closing the door nOiselessly.
Quickly | came forth and took up
the classical dictionary, a copy of
which was usually upon the emperor's
table. 1t presented just the same ap-
pearance as the book that Brosch had
taken away, only it was considerably
heavier.
A Narrow Escape.
Without delay, dashed out, sought
the emperOr'S valet, and was admitted
to his majesty's presence.
Three minutes later we were both in
the study. l took up the book and held
it to his ear. Just as l had hear, se
could detect the faint ticking of a
watch within.
The book had been followed out and
bomb inserted 1t was, no doubt,
set to explode between eight and nine
o'clock, when the emperor would be
at his desk.
Take it out quickly" shrieked the
kaiser. in terror when he realized the
true import of the plot.
In obedience. handling the book very
carefully, l rushed with it downstairs,
out into the open. l placed it on the
grass some distance away, while the
emperor followed me- utterly astOund-
ed at the discovery.
Having deposited it, l dashed back
to where the emperor was standing
| upon the steps, greatly to the surprise
| of the se1tries. when hardly had I
reached him than there showed a
bloodred flash, followed by a terrific
report and concussiOn-an explosion
which would have blown the emperorS
head off as he sat.
His majesty stood white and rigid,
instantly realizing what a narrow es-
cape he had had. while the noise
! caused the greatest alarm. and people
| began rushing hither and thither to
! ascertain the cause.
In a few seconds his majesty was
/ calm again.
Say nothing of this, Heltzendorff,"
he said. Let it remain a mystery,
! Come upstairs, and I will speak on the
telephone to the police"
"Your majesty gave the matter I'M
| reservedly into my hands" I reminded
him.
"Ah, that is so; I forgot" he ex-
claimed, and after thanking ne he
added: Take what steps you like,
but have the offenders punished, and
also try to find out who sent me that
/ anonymous warming"
The young valet, who had been. no
! doubt, heavily bribed by Minckwitz to
| substitute the book, had already dis
appeared and. as matter Of fact, has
| never been seen since in Germany.
The man Minckwitz had also, ii
/ seemed, suddenly left Hanover on the
night of my departure, for Hartwieg,
following him, reported to me by wire
that he was in Paris.
What Learned in Paris.
Without delay l travelled to the
French capital, saw my old friend,
| Pinaud of the Surete, and told him
the whole story explaining in conf
| dence that for some mysterious rea-
son the crown prince feared that if
| the man were arrested. he might reveal
| something unpleasant.
81 quite understand" replied the
| French detective, with a smile. Il
know that, six months ago, while the
/ crown prince was in Paris. he was one
night enticed into the gaming house
kept by the notorious Minckwitz.
! There quarrel ensued and the crown
prince, fearing attack. drew his re
volver, which went off and shot one Of
/ MinckwitZ'S confederates stone-dead.
! The crown prince has ever since been
/ paying big sums to hush up the at
/ fair.
Until recently Minckwitz conceived
/ the idea that if the emperor died and
/ the crown prince came to the throne,
/ it would mean to him considerably
more money each year. Therefore he
| conceived that diabolical plot
warned the crown prince of it. and he
threatened to expose Minckwitz and
| have him arrested. MinckWitz, in turn.
| threatened that if his highness made
| the slightest movement to thwart his
| plans, he would expose to the world
| that the German crown prince. during
his latest escapade in the MoEtmartre
had killed a man. Finding this to be
the case, | myself wrote that anony-
nous letter of warning, which 1 adj
dressed to the emperor"
"And which has had the effect of
saving his majesty's life" 1 remarked
That night Minckwitz found himself
arrested upon charge of Matchmaking
a Portuguese nobleman, and was later
on sentenced to 10 years imprison-
ment
In his solitary hours in prison he
often wonders, | expect, why his das-
tardly plot failed. Had it been sue
cessful, however, it certainly would
| have had a great effect upon the flu
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