The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21

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some cases perfectly innocent people,
| destroying the regulations of honest
men and women, and abusing the heir
to the throne in an outrageous manner.
| On at least three occasions willie"
had shown me letters addressed to the
kaiser himself, and intercepted by the
kaiserin, who, in consequence of this
flood of anonymous epistles that had
produced such a terrible sensation at
Potsdam, had ordered that all such
letters found in the imperial pOstbag
should be handed at once to her.
1.-The identity Of the writer is the
point that is engaging my attention"
the baron said, as he opened g drawer
and drew forth q bundle of quite
hundred letters, adding: "An these
that you see here have been addressed
either to the emperor or the empress"
and he handed me one, which on scan
ming 1 saw contained some outrageous
statements. allegations which would
make the hair of the all-highest bristle
with rage.
''Well," 1 exclaimed, "that certainly
is q very interesting specimen OF
anonymous corr spondence."
Eyes, it spa exclaimed the baron.
I'm Berlin every inquiry has been made
to trace its author. Schunke (head Of
the detective police was charged by
the emperor to investigate. He did so,
and both he and Klewitz failed utterly.
Now it has been given into my hands"
A Typical German Investigation.
Presently, when 1 sat with the baron
at his table, he switched on an intense
electric light and then spread out some
of the letters above a small, square
mirror.
''You see they are on various kinds
Of note paper, bearing all kinds Of wa
termarks, Of French, English and Ger
man manufacture. Some we have here
are upon English paper, because it is
heavy and thick. Again, three differ
ent makes of typewriter have been
used-One a newly invented importa-
ton from America. The written let
tiers are, you WIFI see, mostly in a
mans hand"
Eyes, I see all that I said. ''But,
what have you discovered concerning
their author? The letter I received
bore French stamp and the postmark
OF Anglers"
He placed before me quite dozen
envelopes addressed to the emperor
and empress, all bearing the postmark
of that town in the Maine-et-Loire.
Others had been posted in Leipzig,
Wilhelmshaven, Tours, Antwerp, Ber-
lin, Wilmersdorf and other places.
''The Investigation is exceedingly
difficult, I can assure you" he said. ST
have had the assistance of some of the
best scientific brains Of our empire in
making comparisons and analyses. In
deed, Professor Harbge is with me fom
Berlin"
A few minutes later the professor
himself, an elderly, specialized man In
gray tweeds, entered the room.
knew him and greeted him.
sixteen different varieties of paper
have been received at the Neues and
Marmor palaces" the baron remarked.
''Well, have worked for two months,
night and day, upon the inquiry.
have discovered that eleven of these
varieties Of paper can be purchased
at a certain small stationer's shop,
Lancry's, in the Boulevard Haussmann,
close to the Printemps. One paper es-
pecially is sold nowhere else In Paris.
It is this
He held over q mirror letter upon
a small sheet of note paper bearing
the watermark of a bulls head.
'"That paper was made at a mill In
the south Of Devonshire, in England,
destroyed by fire five years ago. Pa
per OF that make cannot be obtained
at once realized how much patience
Quiry, and said:
'aThen you have actually fixed the
shop where the writer purchased his
paper1"
yes" he replied. "And we know
that the newly invented typewriter,
specimen one, was sold by the Maison
Audebert. In Marseille. The purchaser
OF the typewriter in MarseiIIe DUR
chases his paper and envelopes at Ian |
cry's, on the Boulevard Haussmann."
Splendid ~ said. for it was clear |
that the baron, with the thousand-and- |
one secret agents at his beck and call. |
had been able, with the professors |
aid, to fix the source OF the stationery. |
But" added, what Is wanted from |
met" Why. wondered. had his mai |
esty sent the baron that photograph |
OF Elise Breitenbachl
81 want you to go with me to the
central door OF the Printemps at four
O'Clock this afternoon, and we win |
watch Lancry's shop across the way"
the baron replied.
The Writer Of the Letters.
This we did, and from four til six
o'clock we stood, amid the hustle Of
foot passengers. watching the small
stRtiOner's on the opposite side OF the
boulevard. Jet withoat result.
Next day and the next accompa-
nLed the prosperous cinema propElstoz