Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-07-20


upon his daily vigil, but in vain, until
his reluctance to tell me the reason
why l had been sent to Paris annoyed
me considerably
On the fifth afternoon, just before
five o'clock, while we were strolling
together, the baron's eyes being fixed
upon the door of the small single
fronted shop, I saw him start, and
then make pretence Of Indifference.
"Lookr' he whispered.
I glanced across and saw young
man just about to enter the shop.
The figure was unfamiliar, but,
catching sight Of his face, held my
breath. 1 had seen that sallow, deep
eyed countenance before.
1t was the young man who had sat
eating his luncheon alone at the Espla-
made, apparently fascinated by the
beauty of Elise Breitenbach.
"Well," exclaimed the baron. ST see
! you recognize him-eh? He is prob
ably going to buy more paper for his
scurrilous screeds."
|
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-well son Of General
Won Trautmann, captain general Of the
palace guard"
'"The son Of old Won Trautmann !" I
gasped. "Does the father know?"
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. Will
you return to Berlin and report to the
emperor what you have seen herei
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 beer
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 II
. with gang Of clever internationa
hotel thieves, and become what 1:
known as a rat d'hotel. Now, because
, of a personal grievance against thu
emperor, who had ordered his prose
cution, he seemed to have by som,
, secret means ferreted out every bit O
7 scandal at Potsdam, exaggerated 1t, in
, vented amazing additions, and in Sc
, cret sown 1t broadcast.
His hand would have left no trac
, If he had not been so indiscreet as t
buy his paper from that one shop clos
- to the Rue de Provence, where he ha,
, rooms.
T The Arrest of General Won Trautmanr
On the third night following 1 stoo
p in the emperor's private room at Pots
4 dam and made my report, explainin
|, all that I knew and what I mad Wi
messed in Paris.
T '1That man knows a very great des
= but how does he know? snapped tn
\ emperor. "See Schunke early tomol
: row." he ordered, "and tell him to di!
!, cover the link between this youn
> blackguard and your friends the Bre
, tenbachs, and report to me-"
Next morning 1 sat with the astut
n Schunke at the headquarters of tn
Q detective police in Berlin, and ther
discussed the affair fully, explainin
n the result of my journey to Paris an
I what had seen, and giving him til
a. order from the kaiser.
Il "But, count, If this woman Breitel
1. bach and her daughter are yol
,e friends, you will be able to visit the
n- and CLEAN something" he said. ,
81 have distinct orders from the er
n peror not to visit them while the i
Is quiry is in progress" replied.
Later that same morning I returnt
w to the Marmor palace to report to Il
a crown prince, but found that his hig
N ness was absent upon an official Wis
ar of inspection at Stuttgart.
r In the meantime I several times sa
n the great detective, Schunke, al
:" found that he was in constant comm
ar nication with Baron Steinmetz in Par
d. The pair were evidently leaving
II stone unturned to elucidate the my
q terry of those annoying letters, viii,
" were still falling as so many bonn
m into the center of the kaiser's coul
j. Suddenly, one Sunday night, all Be
,h lin was electrified at the news tn
General Won Trautmann, captain ge
he eral of the palace guard-whom, tru
ur to tell, the crown prince had long s
Ill cretly hated because he had once dar
>" to utter some word of reproach-h
been arrested and sent to fortress
the emperor's order.
tx An hour after the arrest his majt
of TVS personal adjutant commanded I
all by telephone to attend at the Berl
he Schloss. When we were alone, t
kaiser turned to me and said:
IA Count Won HeltzendOrff, you W
or say nothing of your recent visit
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