The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21

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upon his daily vigil, but in vain. until
his reluctance to tell me the reason
why I had been sent to Paris ANNOYED
me considerably
On the fifth afternoon, Just before
five o'clock, while we were stroIling
| together, the baron's eyes being fixed
upon the door of the small single
frOnted shop, 1 saw him start, and
| then make pretence of Indifference.
Look ~ he whispered.
| L glanced across and saw a young
man just about to enter the shop.
The figure was unfamiliar, but.
catching sight of his face, 1 held my
breath I had seen that saIlow, deep
eyed countenance before.
It was the young man who had sat
eating his luncheon alone at the Espla-
nades apparently fascinated by the
beauty Of Elise Breitenbach.
well" exclaimed the baron. ct see
you recognize him-eh? He is prob
ably going to buy more paper for his
scurrilous screeds."
| 'Yes. But who is her" I asked. ST
| have seen him before, but have no
exact knowledge of him"
The baron did not reply until we
were back again in his house at
Neuilly. Then he said:
That young man, the author of the
outrageous insults to his majesty, is
known as Franz Seeliger, but he is the
disgraced, ne'er-dO-welI son of General
Won Trautmann, captain general Of the
palace guard
1.-The son of old Won Trautmann ?"
1 h. e.
The baron grinned and shrugged his
shoulders.
Then. after had related to him the
incident of the Esplanade. he said:
''That is of greatest interest. VIII
you return to Berlin and report to the
emperor what you have seen here?
His majesty has given me that instruc-
tion.'
The baron told me of his long weeks
| Of patient inquiry and careful watch
| Ing; OF how the young fellow had been
followed to Anglers and other towns
in France where the letters were post
ed, and Of his frequent visits to Berlin.
He had entered a crack regiment, but
had been dismissed the army for forg-
| cry and undergone two years impris-
onment. Afterwards he had fallen in
with a gang of clever international
hotel thieves, and become what is
known as a rat d'hOtel. Now, because
of personal grievance against the
emperor, who had ordered his prose
cution, he seemed to have by some
secret means ferreted out every bit of
scandal at Potsdam, exaggerated it, in
vented amazing additions, and in Sc
cret sown it broadcast.
His hand would have left no trace
If he had not been so indiscreet as to
buy his paper from that one shop close
to the Rue de Provence, where he had
rooms
The Arrest Of General Won Trautnann.
On the third night following stood
In the emperor's private room at Pots
dam and made my report, explaining
all that knew and what 1 had wit
Messed in Paris.
THAT man knows a very great deal
but how does he known snapped the
emperor. ''See Schunke early tomor-
row." he ordered, land tell him to dis
cover the link between this young
BLACKBOARD and your friends the Bret
tenbachs, and report to me-"
Next morning sat with the astute
Schunke at the headquarters of the
detective police in Berlin, and there
discussed the affair fully. explaining
the result Of my journey TO Paris and
what had seen, and giving him the
order from the kaiser.
But, count, Il this woman Breiten-
bach and her daughter are your
friends, you will be able to visit them
and CLEAN something" he said.
l..
peror not to visit them while the in
Quiry is In progress" replied.
Later that same morning I returned |
to the Mariner palace to report to the /
crown prince. but found that his high /
ness was absent upon an Official visit |
Of inspection at Stuttgart
In the meantime I several times saw
the great detective, Schunke, and /
found that he was In constant commu-
nication with Baron Steinmetz in Paris.
The pair were evidently leaving no
stone upturned to elucidate the mys-
terry Of those annoying letters, which
were still falling as so many bombs
into the center Of the kaiser's court.
Suddenly, one Sunday night, all Ber-
lin was electrified at the news that
General Won Trautmann, captain gen
erai OF the palace guard-whom, truth
to tell, the crown prince had Ion 2 Sc
eretly hated because he had once dared
to utter some word OF reproach-had
been arrested and sent to fortress at
the emperor's order.
An hour after the arrest his majes-
TVS personal adjutant commanded me
by telephone TO attend at the Berlin
Schloss. When we were alone, the
kaiser turned to me and said:
Count Won HeItzendorH. ycu win
say nothing of yOur recent vtsst tel