Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-29

night, ana waited until quite late Tor
"Willie's" return. AS he did not come,
1 left for the capital, and on arrival
at my rooms, rang up Wolff's agency,
and gave out paragraph to the press
that his imperial highness, the crown
prince, had been compelled to aban.
don his journey to Thorn, owing tC
having contracted chill.
At the SchIoss oeIs.
Several weeks went by, and one day
we were at the ancient schloss at Oels
in far Silesia,
The guests included old Count Won
Reisenbach, court chamberlain of the
prince of Schambourg-Lippe, who was
a noted raconteur and bonvivant, with
Major Won Heidkamper of the Fourth
Bavarian Light Cavalry, a constant
companion of "Willie," and Karl Won
Pappenheim, a captain of the Prusslan
guard, who had been educated at Ok
ford, and who was so English that ii
was often difficult for people from
London to believe that he was Prus.
sian.
Won Pappenheim was one of "Wil-
lies" new friends. He was the son
of great landowner of Erfurt, and
the pair had for the past month been
inseparable. He was a shrewd, keen
eyed man, who seemed ever on the
alert, but, of course, obsessed by mill.
tary dignity. He had a sister, Marga'
rete, pretty girl, year or so his
junior, who had been to the Mariner
palace on one occasion.
One day 1 had accompanied the
party out after stag. Soon after lunch
con, which we took at forester
house, we went forth again, and / con
cealed myself at point of vantage
lying behind a screen Of ferns ant
branches specially constructed as
cover.
was alone, at some considerable
distance from the others, and had beer
there waiting for nearly an hour witt
my gun in readiness, when suddenly
heard the cracking of dried wood moi
far away.
Something was moving. raised my
gun in breathless eagerness.
Next moment, however, 1 heard the
voices of two men-"Willie" and hi:
friend, Won Pappenheim. They were
approaching me, speaking in low, con
fidential tones.
"You quite understand" 'Willie'
was saying. "My position is a terri
BILE one. l don't know how to extri
cate myself. If dare reveal the truth
then 1 know full well what their ven
geance will be-"
"But, my dear Caesar" was Kar
Won Pappenheim's reply, for he was OIL
such intimate terms that he called hi
highness by the name Won Hochberi
had bestowed upon him, sis it not you
duty to risk all and tell the TRUTH"
The pair had halted only few yard
from me and taken cover behind I
dead bush which had been cut dow
and placed conveniently at the spot
in case the shooting party were larg
one and the screen behind which ha'
concealed myself was insufficient. s.
near were they that could hear al
that was said.
"The emperor would neither believ
nor forgive me-" willie" said
"Minckwitz is clever devil. HI
would bring manufactured evidenc
which must implicate me-"
Minckwitzl That was the nam
which the emperor had uttered, askin
me If 1 knew himl
"But can he bring evidence?" aske,
his companion.
"Yes, curse him The can ~
"You can refute it, surelyT"
mo, can't. If 1 could, I shoul
make clean breast of the whole mat
ter" Willie declared.
"He Holds Me in the Hollow of HI
Hand"
"But cannot 1 help you? Cannot
see Minckwitz, and bluff him?" hi
friend suggested.
"You don't know him." was the n
ply. "He holds me In the hollow G
his hand"
"AhI Then you have been horribl
indiscreet-ehT
81 have. l admit have, Karl; an
1 do not see my way out of it."
"But, my dear Caesar, think of tn
danger existing day by day-hour b
hour I" cried Won Pappenheim. "Thin
what there is at stakeI That lette
you showed me this morning reveal
only too plainly what Is intended"
1T is a letter of defiance, admit"
"And a catastrophe must inevitabl
occur, If you do not act"
"But how can act?" cried the crow
prince. Suggest something-I canno
If l utter a syllable, Minckwitz wi
most certainly carry out his thre,
against me-"
"Contrive to have him arrested upo
some charge or other" Karl suggeste
eff did he would produce the ev
denee against me-" declared the crow
prince.
A silence then fell between the pal
Suddenly Karl asked:
"Does Won Heltzendorff know?"
"He knows nothing" was "WiIlie'!
answer. "The emperor questioned hiI
but he was in ignorance of Minckwitz
existence. He was naturally surprise
but 1 did not regard it as judicious
enlighten him."
''He is your confidential adjutant.
were you, 1 should tell him t
truth. No time should be lost, I
member"
Then, after few seconds of silenC
: Won Pappenheim went on:
"Why, I never thought of it!
sister Margarete knows Minckwit
She might perhaps be useful to US
) eh?"
"Why, yes!" cried "Willie," "a wol
an can frequently accomplish thil
: | where man would fail. A most e
= cellent idea. Let us leave the othe
: to their sport and get back to t
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