Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-04

wants me to write to Julie de Rouville
at the Post Restante at Marseilles, eh2
H'm-Tll think 1t over"
Late In the afternoon, two days la
ter, his highness, who had been walk
ing alone, returned to the villa with
a stranger, a tall, rather thin, fair
haired man, undoubtedly a German,
and the pair were closeted together,
holding counsel evidently for consld-
cradle time. Where his highness met
him knew not, but when later on I
entered the room I saw that the pair
were on quite friendly terms
His highness addressed him as Herr
Schafer, and when he had left he told
me that he was from the Wilhelm
strasse and had been attached to the
embassy at Washington, and after
wards In London, ''for affairs Of the
press"
Whatever was In progress was a
strict secret between the pair. The
more saw of Hans Schafer the more
I dlsllked him. He had cruel eyes
and 1 could see that he was q very
clever and cunning person.
For full fortnight the crown prince
and the man Schafer were almost in
separable. Was 1t for the purpose Of
meeting Schafer that he had gone to
Nice? The man had been back from
London about two months and had,
learnt, been lately living In Paris.
One evening while strolling along
the tree-lined Promenade des Anglais
l suddenly encountered Julie de Rou-
vile, dressed in mourning. quiet, pa
thetic figure, just as we had last met.
instantly recollected that since the
evening when l had given her photo
graph to the crown prince he had
never mentioned her.
"Ah, COUNT" she cried. "Ttls is
indeed, a welcome meeting! l have
been looking out for you for the past
two days"
tive been staying over at Cannes"
was my reply. ''wellT
81 have to thank you for giving my
and message to his high
ness" she said.
81 trust that the crown prince has
written you-ehT
"Well, no" was her rather vague
reply.
'"Then how are you aware that I
gave your messenger" ~
She shook her head and smiled.
Il had my own means of discovery.
Tly 81 II hoI
ried out your promise" she said. "But
as I have heard nothing, l wish you to
deliver another message-a very urgent
Dne. Tell him 1 must see him. for
dread daily lest the truth of the
laiser's real intentions be known at
The Quai d'Orsay."
Certainly" was my reply. 81 will
leliver your message this evening""
Tell him that my sole desire is to
,ct in the interests of the emperor and
she urged.
"But. forgive me-" said. II cannot
zee why you should interest yourself
n the crown prince If he declines to
with YOU"
81 have my reasons, Count Won Helt-
was her rather naughty re-
Wy. "Please tell him that the matter
viii not brook further delay"
had seen in the London newspa-
'ers during the past week how eagerly
he English journalists, with the dust
asst into their eyes, were blindly advo-
ating that the British public should
Welcome the great German national
Movement, headed by Baron Won Cess
err. supported by Ballin. Delbruck |
nd Won Wedel, with the hearty coop ,
ration of the emperor and the imperi- [
l Characteristic movement to estab- {
Ish better relations with Great Bril- /
ain.
knew that the secret should at all ,
azards be kept, and that night told
he crown prince Of my second meet ,
ng with the pretty woman In black /
nd her urgent request.
He laughed, but made no remark.
let knew by his tone that he was not ,
o easy In his mind as he desired me to /
'elieve.
II also seemed strange why. II the
Dung Frenchwoman was 80 DESTROYS I
4 meeting him. she did not call at the /
lila.
About a week later II suddenly oc-
urred to me TO endeavor TO discover
he real identity OF the lady in black.
mt as l was not certain whether she
ctually lived In Nice 1t was rather G
nfficult. Nevertheless, by invoking 9
he aid of my friend Belabre. inspector c
4 the Surete OF Nice, and after wait
ng a few days I made an astounding I
discovery, namely, that the lady who c
allied herself De Rouville was an TIA
ian cafe concert singer named Irene
;peroni-the woman who had aroused v
he jealousy Of the crown princessl d
Ind she knew that important state Sc y
ret Of Germany d
The situation was most serious q
me. felt 1t my duty to mention my b
discovery TO his highness, when, TO my