Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-09-07

ings. That spy was Frau Kleist's son
The kaiser trusts nobody. Even his
favorites and most intimate cronies are
spied upon, and reports upon those IN
mfliar blue papers are furnished regu
larry. In view of what l had read In
that report from Karl Kleist, / stood
amazed when, at the grand court q
week later, had witnessed Herr Reit.
schers French wife bow before the
emperor and empress and noticed how
graciOusly the kaiser had smiled upon
her
Nearly three months passed.
The Trip to lImenau.
Herr Reitschel often came from Con.
stantinople. and frequently brought his
handsome young wife with him, for he
was persona grata at court. To me
this was indeed strange i'm view Of the
reports of the ex-Opera dancers son
who, by the way, lived in CONSTANT
nople in the unsuspiciOus guise of a
carpet dealer, and Unknown to the
bank director.
The latter had. assisted by his wife's
fortune, inherited from her grand
mother, purchased the SchlOss Langen-
berg. the splendid ancestral castle and
estates of the princes of Langenberg,
situated i'm the beautiful Thuringian
forest, and acknowledged to be one Of
the most famous shooting estates in
the empire. Ii was not, therefore, sur
prising that the emperor. to mark his
favor. should express a desire to shoot
there-a desire which, Of
course, delighted Herr Reitschel, who
had only few days before been dec
GRATED with the Order of the Black
Eagle.
One afternoon In midautumn the en-
peror. accompanied by the crown
prince and myself. together with the
suite. arrived by the imperial train ut
the little station of Ilmenau. where. Of
course. Reitschel and his pretty wife.
with the head and underfOresters, and
all sorts of civil officials in black coats
and white ties bowed low as the all
highest stepped from his salon. The
kaiser was most gracious to his host
and hostess.
The emperor had complained of a
slight cold, and in consequence, Just
before we left Berlin, l had been in
to summon by telegraph GER
tain Doctor VOllerthun from Augsburg.
who was a perfect stranger to us all.
but who had. l supposed. been recon-
to the emperor.
While the emperor and his host were
Dut shooting / remained alone in
big. circular. Old-world room in one
Of the towers of the castle. dealing
with flood Of important state pa
Ders which courier had brought
rom Berlin two hours before. Papers
us daily wherever we might
De.
About midday Doctor VOllerthun was
lshered in to me-a short. stout, gut
man of about sixty,
'ather bald. and wearing big. round.
spectacles. / quickly
handed him over to the major-domo.
About three o'clock that same after
lOOn light tap came at the door, and
saw my hostess standing upon the
threshold.
She was quietly but elegantly
ressed, presenting the true type of the
mart Parisienne, but i'm an instant /
ealized that she was very pale and
gitated. Indeed, her voice trembled
When she asked permission to enter.
Since her marriage had many times
hated with her. for she often came
o the palace when her husband visited
'erlin. had danced with her: had
aiken her into dinner at variOns houses |
there we met. always finding her a |
right and very intellectual compan-
IN.
She quietly closed the door and ad- |
anced To the table from which | had |
isen.
Count Won HeltzendOrff she ex.
Iaimed in Il low. strained voice. IL
ave come to seek your aid because
ell. because I'm distracted. and / |
now that you are my husbands
lend" she exclaimed in French.
And yours also. madam | said ear
estly.
My husband is out with the emper
r :" she gaSped in a curious, unnerved
ne. And ! fear: oh. fear that we
re- in great peril-,leadly peril. every
moment -
Really. madame, l hardly follow
Du," | said.
My husband. whom l hove devoted
=, has done his best in the interests
his emperor. You. count. know the
al aims of the kaiser i'm Turkey.
hese last six months have watched.
nd have learned the truth, / know
Nv. when the emperor went To Con-
antinople five months ago in pre-
nee of friendship toward the sultan.
it'll Professor Vambery as interpre-
r. he practically compelled Abdul
amid tn give him, In return for GER
in financial advances. those wonder
Il jewels which the Empress Cath