American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-26

Of silence. during which | noted that
upon his table DAYS a private letter from
the German Ambassador in London.
you win recall my conversation re-
garding the Countess % Leutenberg
-ehf'
"Perfectly." was my reply.
81 told you that should require
you to Introduce me-" he said. well
/ want you 30 90 so this evening. she
has taken a box at the Konigliche
Opera tonight. where they are 10 play
'Falstam.' l shall bee there, and you
will be with me. Then you will in
troauce me to your pretty friend. In
d~erstand?'
A Puzzling Sentence.
That night, in accordance with my
instructions. l sat I'm the emperor's box
with the crown prince. Tresternitz,
and two personal adjutants. and. rec
oguizing the Countess % Leutenberg
in "a box opposite, accompanied by an
elderly lady, l took the crown prince
round. and there presented her TO him,
greatly to her surprise and u~ndisguised
delight.
The prince and the countess chatted
together. while / sat with her elderly
companion. Then. when We had With
drawn my imperial master exclaimed
"Ah. my dear Heltzendorf. Why,
She is one Of the prettiest women in
an Berlin, Surely it is unfortunate
most unfortunate
What was unfortunate? I was fur
ther puzzled by that last sentence, yet
l dare not ask any explanation, and
we went back to our own box.
After our return to the palace the
crown prince, who was standing in one
of the corridors talking with the slim,
fair-haired Baroness o Wedel, one
of his wife's ladies-in-waiting. left her
and beckoned me into an adjoining
room.
II wish you, HeltzendOrff, TO call
upon the Countess Won Leutenberg at
nine o'clock tomorrow evening. She
Will expect you"
I looked at his highness, much puz-
zled. How did he know that the pretty
countess would expect me?
But he gave me no time to reply,
merely turning upon his heel, and
striding down the corridor to the pri-
vate apartments.
"You Are Witness He Has Drawn His
Sword Upon the Heir to the
Throne"
Principally at nine o'clock that win.
try evening I called at the Lenne-
strasse, but Josef, the elderly man.
servant, informed me that his mistress
was engaged, adding that his imperia.
highness the crown prince had paid g
surprise call.
1.-THE crown prince here" I gasped
astounded.
yes, count. And. further, my mis-
tress is in high glee, for my master
returned this morning quite unexpect
edly from London. He has been on
at the ministry for foreign affairs al
the evening. and I expect him hOm'
at any moment The crown prince or
dered me to ask you 80 wait him here
Count Won Leutenberg in Berlin
What did it mean? He was absurd,
jealous. 1 r~ecollected. He might return
at any momen and find the crow
prince alone in the countess drawing
room. L SO. the situation might Ger
tainlv be a most unpleasant one.
Hardly had the thought crossed m.
mind when 1 heard the count enter
his spurs clinking and his saber raj
Ting as he strobe up the stairs.
= 1 crept forth. listening breathlessly
A Few seconds later l heard IN
? counts voice raised in anger and higl
/ bitter words. Next moment l spran
UP the stairs and, daShing into tn
5 room. found the pretty countess stanl
ing near the window. white and rigi
! as "a statue. while the two men in I'm
form faced each other. Won Leuter
? berg's countenance was distorted wit
rage as he abused the crown prime
, aud openly charged him with hayin
+, brought about his exile to London.
= His highness made no reply, but onl
5 smiled sarcastically and shrugged hi
g narrow shoulders.
So earaged the other became at TIL
e latter gesture that, with a sudde
i movement. he drew his sword.
e The countess shrieked and swoone
( as l sprang forward and stayed h'
husbands hand.
It was a dramatic moment. tn
q count instantly realized the enOrmit
+ Of his crime. and his hand dropped.
Enough - cried the crown prime
o waving his adversary aside. The
e turning to me, he said in a calm, har
u voice
e "Heltzendorf, you are witness thi
n this man has drawn his sword upC
5 the heir to the throne"
And with those naughty words
bowed stifly and strobe out of Il
n room.
A Message From the Emperor.
Two hours later l was commando
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