The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-07-20

Il do not think that will be very diff
ficult. I will see what can be done.
But ! hope that If am successful you
will accompany your mother"
When looked in at the court mar
shal's room in the palace next morn
ing, scrubbed down the name of
mother and daughter for cards.
A week later the crown prince and
princess gave a grand ball at the Mar
NOR palace at Potsdam, and the EN-
peror himself attended.
Frau Breitenbach, gorgeously at
tired, made her bow before the all
highest, and her daughter did the same.
/ spoke with Elise, and afterward,
when / danced with her, saw how i'm
pressed she was by the glitter and
glamour of the Potsdam court circle,
and by the fact that she was in the
presence of the all-highest one. From
words she let drop that night as she
hung upon my arm, wondered wheth-
er she was really as ingenious as she
pretended. She was, | found, an ex-
tremely discreet and clever little per-
son, fact which further increased my
official interest in her.
Questioned by the Emperor.
One night about two months later
/ had an appointment with Max Rein
hardt at the Deutsches theater, in Ber-
lin, to arrange a royal visit there, and
after the performance I went back to
the palace, prior to retiring to my
rooms in the Krausenstrasse. The
guards saluted as I crossed the dark
courtyard. and having passed through
the corridors to the private apart
ments, entered with my key the
crown princes locked study
To my SURPRISE found willie"
seated there with the emperor in ear
nest discussion.
With apology, bowed instantly and
withdrew, whereupon the kaiser ex-
claimed:
"Come in, Heltzendorff; want you"
Then he cast a quick glance at the
young man, who had thrown himself
in lazy attitude into a long cane
lounge chair. 1t was as though his
majesty was hesitating to speak with
me, or asking his sons permission to
do so.
''Tell me, Heltzendorff," exclaimed
his majesty suddenly, "do you know
this persona" and he placed before my
gaze cabinet photograph of the pretty
Elise.
Yes" I answered frankly. st il
Frauelin Breitenbach.
"And what do you know of her?" in
quired his majesty. "You introduced
her and her mother to court, / believe
I saw that the emperor had discov
cred something which annoyed him
What could it be?
At once / was compelled to admit
that had set down their names fol
invitation. and, further, explained all
that knew about them.
sYou are certain you know nothing
more?" asked the emperor. "Under
stand that no blame attaches to you
assured him that I had revealed all
that knew concerning them.
Hold no further communication
with either mother or daughter" his
majesty said. "Leave for Paris by the
eight o'clock train tomorrow morning
and go to Baron Won Steinmetz, the
chief of our confidential service in
France"
Then, turning to the crown prince, he
said: you have his address,"
yes" said the younger man. "Hs
is passing as Monsieur Felix Reumont
and is living at la bis, Avenue de
Neuilly, close to the Pont'
I scrubbed the name and address
upon the back of an envelope, where
upon his majesty said:
! Garry my verbal orders to Stein
metz, and tell him to act upon the or
ders l sent him by courier yesterday
And you will assist him. He will ex
: plain matters fully when you arrive
Then, crossing to the crown princes
; writing table, his majesty took large
, envelope, into which he placed the pho
tograph with several papers, ant
sealed them with the crown princes
) seal.
"Give this to Won Steinmetz from
: me-" his majesty said.
{ l bowed as took it from his males
tvs hand, my curiosity naturally ex
t cited regarding Frau Breitenbach ant
r her daughter. What, wondered, wa
j in the wind?
"And, Heltzendorff, please report t,
me-" remarked the heir, still lounginl
> lazily in the chair.
. Bowling, took leave of my imperia
! master. and next morning at eigh
: o'clock, set out upon my mission.
Baron Won Steinmetz.
, I found the Baron Won Steinmetz liv
r ing in good-sized house in the Ave
! nue. de Neuilly, not far from the bridge
: One of the cleverest and most astut
: officials that Germany possessed, AM
a man high in the kaiser's favor, h
: had, in the name of Felix Reumont
0 purchased, with government funds o
a course, a cinema theater in the Ru
Lafayette, and ostensibly upon tn
t proceeds of that establishment live,
e comfortably out at Neuilly.
t At eleven o'clock in the morning hi
t valet, evidently a German, showed m