The Glenwood post., 1917-09-29

that wild mountainous district beyond
| BreSlau. For week we had been
staying at u great, high-up prisonlike
\ ischloss, the ancestral home OF Prince
Ludwig Lichtcnau, in the Wolfels-
| grund.
The emperor and his suite had
left, and our host had been suddenly
called to Berlin by telegram, his
daughter having been i'll. Therefore,
the crown prince and we of the suite
had remained for some further sport.
On the day after the emperor's de-
parture I had spent the afternoon in
small paneled room which over
looked deep mountain gorge, and
which had been given up to me for
work. was busy with correspond
ence when the courier from Potsdam
entered and gave me the battered
leather pouch containing the crown
princes letters. Having unlocked it
with my key, found among the cor
respondence small square packet ad-
dressed to his imperial hlghness, and
marked private"
|. "Now, fearing bombs or attempts by
other means upon his sons life, the
emperor had commanded me always to
open packets addressed to him. This
one, however, being marked private"
and, moreover, the inscription being
in a feminine hand, decided to await
his highness' return.
When at last he came in, wet and
muddy after long days sport,
showed him the packet. With care.
less air he said: "Oh, open it, Helt.
zendorff. Open all packets, whether
! marked private or not" ,
81 obeyed, and to my surprise found
within the paper n small leather-cov.
| cred Jewel case, in which, reposine
upon bed of dark blue velvet, was
the beautiful ornament which I had
admired at the throat of the fair
| haired British girlIthe golden butter.
fly.
handed it to his highness just as
he was taking a cigarette from the box
on side table.
The sight of it electrified him. He
held his breath, standing for few
seconds staring at 1t as though he
We're gazing upon some specter. His
countenance was as white as paper.
"When did that arrive?" he man
aged to ask, in a hoarse voice, which
showed how completely sight Of it hat
upset him.
'"This afternoon. It was in the cou
rier's pouch from Potsdam."
"If the Truth Came Out"
He seemed highly nervous, and a
the same time extremely puzzled. Re
' ceipt of that unique and beautiful
brooch was, saw, some sign, but O.
its real significance I remained in en-
tire ignorance.
That it had serious meaning
quickly realized, for within half al
hour the crown prince and myself wer'
in the train on our 2OO-mile journe,
back to Berlin.
On arrival his imperial highnes
drove straight to the Berlin Schloss
and there had long interview witt
the emperor. At last was called int
the familiar pale-green room, the kai
ser's private cabinet, and at once say
that something untoward had OC
Cured.
The emperor's face was dark an,
thoughtful. The crown prince, In hi
badly creased uniform betraying
long journey-so unlike his usua
spick-and-span appearance, stood ner
vously by as the kaiser threw him
self into his writing chair with deel
grunt and distinctly evil grace.
81 suppose it must be done," h
growled to his son. "Did I not fore
see that the girl would constitute Sc
rious menace? When she was in Ger
many she might easily have been ar
rested upon some charge and he
mouth closed. Bah our political pc
lice service grows worse and worse
We will have it entirely reorganized
The director, Laubach, is far too sen
timental, far too chicken-hearted."
AS he spoke he took up his pen an
commenced to write rapidly, drawing
deep breath as his quill scratche
upon the paper.
"You realize" he exclaimed angril
to his son, taking no notice of m
presence there, because I was part an
parcel of the great machinery Of tn
court, '''you realize what this orde
means? 1t is blow struck against on
cause-struck by mere slip of cir
Think, If the truth came outl VIII,
all our propaganda in the Unite
States and Britain would be nullifie
In single day, and the good rela
tons we are now extending on ever
hand throughout the world In order t
mislead our enemies would be exposes
In all their true meaning. We canno
afford that. It would be far cheape