Williams news., 1917-08-09

put l nope lnaC IT am SucceSSIul yOl will accompany your mother"
 When looked in at the court mar
 shal's room in the palace next morn ing, I scribbled down the name O. mother and daughter for cards.
 A week later the crown prince ant princess gave grand ball at the Mar nor palace at Potsdam, and the em peror himself attended.
 Frau Breitenbach, gorgeously at tired, made her bow before the all highest, and her daughter did the same
 I 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 a1l-highest one. From words she let drop that night as she hung upon my arm, I wondered wheth- CT 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 Der 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 princess 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 quick glance at the young man, who had thrown himself in a lazy attitude into long cane lounge chair. It 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 person?" and he placed before my gaze cabinet photograph of the pretty Elise.
 'Yes," I answered frankly. 'It is Frauelin Breitenbach.
 And what do you know of herr" in- quired his majesty. "You introduced her and her mother to court, believe"
 l saw that the emperor had discov- cred something which annoyed him. What could it be?
 At once I was compelled to admit that I had set down their names for Invitation, and, further, explained all that knew about them.
 You are certain you know nothing more?" asked the emperor. "Under- stand that no blame attaches to you"
 I assured him that I had revealed all that l 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 von 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. "He is passing as Monsieur Felix Reumont, and is living at IA 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 I sent him by courier yesterday. And you will assist him. He will ex- plain matters fully when you arrive"
 Then, crossing to the crown princess writing table, his majesty took large envelope, into which he placed the pho- tograph with several papers, and sealed them with the crown princess seal.
 "Give this to von Steinmetz from me-" his majesty said.
 I bowed as took 1t from his maies- tvs hand, my curiosity naturally ex- cited regarding Frau BreitenBach and her daughter. What, I wondered, was in the wind?
 And, Heltzendorff, please report to me-" remarked the heir, still lounging lazily in the chair.
 Rowing, took leave of my imperial hdster, ana next morning at eight o'clock, set out upon my mission.
 Baron won steinmetz.
 l found the Baron von Steinmetz liv- ing in good-sized house in the Ave nue de Neuilly, not far from the bridge. One of the cleverest and most astute officials that Germany possessed, and man high in the kaiser's favor, he had, in the name of Felix Reumont, purchased, with government funds of course, cinema theater in the Rue Lafayette, and ostensibly upon the proceeds of that establishment lived comfortably out at Neuilly.
 At eleven o'clock in the morning his valet, evidently German, showed me in.
 T quite understand, my dear Helt- zendorff," he said, as he took from the