The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-29
The Sec]etS Of HE HohenBd]enJ


Inc erect OF my WOruS was dllnOSl
electrical. He sat up, staring at me.
almost dazed at my statement.
at is true, Heltzendorff. Alas!
True - he replied. But he would even
then give me no inkling Of the reason
of his fear.
IF this Herr Minckwitz means mis-
chief, then surely 1t would be easy
to secure his arrest for some offense
or other, and you need not appear in
it," l suggested.
I've thought of all that. But II
the police lay hands upon him, then
he will revenge himself on me. He
will carry out his threat-and-and
Heltzendorr. I could never hold up
my head again"
"Why?"
81 can't be more explicit. I'm in a
hold, and cannot extricate myself"
/ reflected for a moment. Then
said:
"You appear to fear some action
of Minckwitz's. If that is so, will
is any hostile intent, will endeavor
to prevent 1t. Fortunately, he does
not know me-"
Next night was back again in Han
over, having stopped in Berlin to
pick up a friend of mine upon whose
discretion could rely implicitly-a re-
tired member Of the detective force,
named Hartwieg. Together we start
ed to watch the movements Of the mys-
terious Polish musician, and to our
surprise we found that he had three
friends, one a furrier living in the
Burgstrasse, who visited him regular
ly each evening. They always ar
rived at the same hour, and generally
left about eleven o'clock. Through five
days we kept watch, alternately close.
ly shadowing the man who called him
self Sembach, and becoming acquaint
ed with his friends, most of whom
seemed of very queer set.
, A Strange Purchase.
There was no doubt that Minckwit
and the two young women were assc
e ciates of some criminal gang, ant
y further, I was staggered one evenin
It to watch the arrival at the house of
it young man whom recognized |
Brosch, an under-valet of the emper
r, at the Neues Palais.
lie For what reason had he come frC
az Potsdam?
~ He remained there till noon on
ct following day. When he emerged,
u companied by Minckwitz, the pair we
~ into the city, and we followed, wit
e curiously enough, came face to ia
n with Won Pappenheim's sister, W
:. was apparently there for the san
" purpose as myself Happily, she W
too intent in her conversation wi
u Minckwitz, whom she met as thou
accidentally, to notice my presence
= Then, at last, the musician rais'
y his hat and left her, rejoining Il
young man, Brosch.
= The pair went to bookshop in Il
= Herschedstrasse, and presently, whe
! they came forth again, Brosch was ca
: rying a good-sized volume wrapped
brown paper.
MY curiosity was aroused. Therefor
: / went into the shop, made purchas
q and learned from the shopman that tn
I younger of the pair had purchased
: well-known German reference boo
= Professor Nebendahl's Dictionary
j Classical Quotations"
= Strange that such book should
i purchased by an under-valetl
Z Leaving the detective, Hartwieg.
watch, l took the next train to Pot
!, dam, where / was fortunate enough
4. find the emperor giving audience
n the imperial chancellor. At the concl
10 sion of the audience, sought, and WI
accorded, a private interview, at whiC
I recalled his majesty's anxiety to a
q certain something regarding the ms
- Minckwitz.
"Well-and have you found him
- asked the emperor, very eagerly.
The Emperor Showed Me a Letter.
ne I replied in the affirmative. Thu
i'd he told me something which held 4
re GREATNESS, for, unlocking drawer,
k showed me an anonymous letter
warning he had received, a lett
err which, posted in Paris, stated that
attempt was to be made upon his III
u, and limiting that the crown prin
ne might be aware of it.
I'D "Of course" he laughed, Il do
regard it seriously, but thought
We, ought to know the whereabouts of Il
he man Minckwitz, who is probably
~, anarchist"
err. "Will your majesty leave the m
it'll ter entirely in my hands?" l suggest
Il" "The police must not be informed
SIT shall be as you wish. 1 give
IN authority to act just as you de-
best, if you really anticipate DANCE
en-, 81 do anticipate It." replied, a
ID: a few minutes later bowed myself
he of the imperial presence.
re- During that day I idled about
er. palace, gossiping with the officials
lrs danes du palais, awaiting the retr
of the young man Brosch. That mis-
he did not come back, but he arriy
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