The Washington times., 1917-05-13
CONTINUED from Fir,t PaEs.l

LOnuOn.
And the suIte7" asked, for It was
one of my duties to arrange who traV-
eled with his imperial highness.
Hated Surveillance.
"Ohl Wen leave Eckhardt at
home" he said. for he always hated
the surveillance Of the commissioner
OF secret police. 1--WE shall only want
Schuler, my valet, and Knot"
We never Travelled anywhere with
out Knot, the chauffeur, who was an
impudent, arrogant young man. In
tensely disliked by everyone.
So IL was that the four OF us duly
landed at Harwich and Travelled 10
London, our identity unknown to the
jostling crowd OF tourists returning
from their annual holiday on the
Continent.
At the "RItz," too, willie" was not
recognized, because all photographs
Of him show him in elegant uniform
In q tweed suit, or In evening clothes,
he presents an unhealthy, weedy' and
somewhat insignificant ngure.
His Imperial Highness had been
on the previous day to Carlton House
Terrace to a luncheon given by the
ambassadors wife, but to which no
body was invited but the embassy
stan.
That same evening an imperial
courier arrived from Berlin and
called at the Ritz" where. on being
shown into the Crown Princes sitting
room, he handed His Highness q
sealed letter from his wife.
willie" on reading It, became
very grave. Then. striking q match,
he lit It and held Il until II was con
sumed. There was q second letter
which ] saw-from the Emperor
This he also read, and then gave vent
| to an expression OF impatience. Fol
/ a few minutes he reflected, and II
was then he announced that We must
go to Plymouth next day.
| Girl Visitor Appears
On arrival there we went to the
Royal Hotel. where the Crown Prince
registered as Mr.. Richter. engaging
a private suite Of rooms for himself
and his secretary, myself. For thre,
days we remained there, taking
motor runs to Dartmoor, and also
down into Cornwall, until on tn,
morning OF the fourth day the Crown
Prince said:
'I shall probably have a visitor this
morning about IL o'clock-a young
lady named King. Tell them at the
bureau to send her up to my sitting
| room"
At the time appointed the lady
came. / received her in the lobby
of the self-contained flat, and found
| her to be about twenty-four, well.
| dressed, fair-haired and extremely
! good-looking.
Miss King. learned, was an Eng
lish girl who some years previously
had gone to America with her peo-
/ pie, and by the heavy travelling coat
and close-fitting hat she wore con.
! cluded that she had just come off one
/ of The incoming American liners.
One thing which struck me as
looked at her was the brooch she
/ wore. 1t was a natural butterfly oi
a rare tropical variety, with bright
| golden wings, the delicate sheen oi
which was protected by small plates
| of crystal-one of the most charm.
ing ornaments 1 had ever seen.
Creed "Mr. RIchter.s
As 1 ushered her in she greeted
the crown prince as ''Mr. Richter
being apparently entirely unaware ol
his real identity. I concluded thai
she was somebody whom his high
ness had m in Germany, and &c
whom he had been introduced undel
his assumed name.
"Ah! Miss King" he exclaimed
pleasantly in his excellent English
shaking hands with her. "Your boat
should have been in yesterday. I Ifsal
you encountered bad weather-eh?"
!
'But IT did not trouble me much. We
we left New York" she laughed
brightly. She appeared to be quite
a charming little person.
"HeltZendorff, would you please
bring me that sealed packet from
your dispatch-boX?" he asked, sud.
denly turning to me.
The sealed packet I had forgotten
all about II ever since he had handed
II to me at the door OF the Marmol
pala e. I knew that II contained
some secret reports prepared for thu
eye OF the Emperor. The latter haC
no doubt seen them, for the crown
prince had brought them with hin
from Berlin.
As ordered, took the packet int
the room where his highness sat will
his fair visitor, and then / retired anC
closed the door.
Hotel doors are never very heavy
as a rule: therefore ! was able {,
hear conversation, but unfortunatel!
few words were distinct The inter
view had lasted nearly half an hour
Finding that could hear nothing,
contented myself in reading the pape
and holding myself in readiness
should 'Mr. Richter" want me.
Voice Raised In Anger.
OF a sudden l hear his highness
voice raised in anger. that shrill, high
p.Ccheu note which is peculiar botl
to the Emperor and to his son whei
they are unusually annoyed.
But l tell you. Miss King, there &
no other way" heard him shout. 81
can be done quite easily, and nobod.
can possibly know"
Never" cried the girl. "whA
would people think of me7"
"You wish to save your brother.
he said. VERY well. I have show
you how you can effect this. And
will help you II you agree to tn
terms-if you find out what want &
know"
II can'tr" cried the girl. in eviden
distress. "I really can't! 1t would b
dIshonest-criminAl
Bah! my dear girl, you are look
ing at the affair from far too high
standpoint" replied the man sh
knew as Richter. 1t Is a mere mat
ter OF business. You ask me to assis
YOU TO save your brother, and ] hav