The Ordway new era., 1917-07-20

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somethlng-eh1 I hope so." said the
emperor. you are usually Ingenious
In a crisis. Good! Here IL the or.
der; act just as you think fit."
II was summoned. your majesty" !
said. In order to remind him Of my
presence there.
"Ah! Yes. You know this Miss
King, do you not1"
II received her In Plymouth" was
my reply.
"Ah! then you will recognise her.
Probably your services may be very
urgently required within the next few
hours. You may CO." and his majesty
curtly dismissed me.
Iwaited In the corridor until his i'm
perlal highness came forth. When he
did so he looked flushed and seemed
agitated. There had, knew. occurred
violent scene between father and
son, for to me 1t seemed as though
willie" had again fallen beneath the
influence Of a pretty face.
He drove me in a big Mercedes
over to Potsdam where had a guam
tity Of military documents awaiting at
tention, and after change Of clothes,
tackled them.
Yet my mind kept constantly revert
ing to the mystery surrounding the
golden butterfly.
A Note From Miss King.
After dinner that night returned to
my workroom, when, upon my blotting.
pad. I found a note addressed to me
In the crown princes sprawling hand.
Opening 1t, I found that he had scrib-
bled this message:
II have left. Tell Eckhardt not to
trouble. Come alone, and meet me
tomorrow night at the Palast hotel.
in Hamburg. I shall call at seven
o'clock and ask for Herr Richter.
shall also use that name. Tell no.
body Of my Journey. not even the
crown princess-Wilhelm, Kronprinz."
I read the note through a second
time, and then burned 1t.
Next day I arrived at the Palast
hotel, facing the Binnenalster, in Ham,
burg, giving my name as Herr Rich
ter.
At seven o'clock awaited his high
ness. Eight o'clock came-nlne-ten
even eleven-midnight. but, though
l sat In the private room had en-
gagged, no visitor arrived.
Just after twelve, however, a waiter
brought up note addressed to Herr
Richter.
Believing IT to be meant for me, I
!: opened 1t. To my great surprise,
found that 1t Was from the mysterious
Miss King, and evidently intended for
! the crown prince. 1t read:
"My brother was released from the
Altona prison this evening" pre-
| sumo, owing to your Intervention
and we are now both safely on our
way across to Harwich. You have evil
!, IDENTIFY discovered at last that am not
the helpless girl you believed me to be,
, When your German police arrested my
brother Walter in Bremen as a spy
, OF Britain l think you will admit tha,
, they acted very injudiciously. In face
: OF all that my brother and myself know
' tosay. At Plymouth you demanded,
as the price Of Walters liberty, that I
should become attached to your secret
, service In America and betray the man
; who adopted me and brought me up as
, MS own daughter. But you never
| dreamed the extent Of my knowledge
=. OF your country's intrigues; you did
not know that, through my brother
, ana the man who adopted me as his
daughter. l know the full extent of
q your subtle propaganda. You were, I
admit, extremely clever, Herr Richter.
and confess that was quite charmed
when you sent me, as souvenir, that
!. golden butterfly which returned to
? you as mark Of my refusal and def-
). ance Of the conditions you imposed
upon me for the release Of my brother
from the sentence of fifteen years in
!. fortress. This time, Herr Richter, a
woman wins. Further, warn you
, that II you attempt any reprisal my
j brother will at once expose Germany's
\ Vaccinations abroad. He has, az.
sure you, many good friends, both in
britain and America. Therefore II you
> desire silence you will make no EFFORT
!, to trace me further. Adleu!"
Twelve hours later handed that LET.
ter to the crown prince In Potsdam,
. where he had been In the meantime ]
did not know. He read II through
: then he crushed 1t In his hands and
!, tossed 1t into the fire.
, Copyright. 1917. william Leousux.)
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