New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-13

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
food of anonymous epistles that had
produced such n terrible sensation at
Potsdam. had ordered that all such
letters found in the imperial pOstbag
should be handed at once to her.
"The identity of the writer Is the
point that is engaging my attention"
the baron said. as he opened n drawer
and drew forth a bundle of quite a
hundred letters. adding: "All these
that you see here have been addressed
either to the emperor or the empress"
and he handed me one, which on scan
ming saw contained some outrageous
statements. allegations which would
make the hair Of the aii-highest brlstle
with rage.
"Well." I exclaimed, that certainly
is n very interesting specimen OF
anonymous corr spOndence."
"Yes. 1t Is" exclaimed the baron.
"1n Berlin every inquiry has been made
to trace Its author. Schunke (head Of
the detective poilce) was charged by
the emperor to investigate. He did 80,
and both he and Klewltz failed utterly.
Now 1t has been given into my hands"
A Typical German Investigation.
Presently, when l 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 @ they are IN 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 1t is
heavy and thick. Again, three differ
ent makes of typewriter have been
used-One a newly invented importa-
tion from America. The written let
tiers are, you will see, mostly In a
mans hand"
Eyes, I see all that" I said. "But
what have you discovered concerning
their author? The letter l received
bore a French stamp and the postmark
OF Anglers"
He placed before me quite a 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,
Wllhelmshaven, Tours, Antwerp. Ber-
lin. Wilmersdorf and other places.
1.-THE investigation is exceedingly
difficult. I can assure yOu," he said. II
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
M elderly, specialized nan in
gray tweeds, entered the room. I
knew him and greeted him.
sixteen different varieties Of paper
have been received at the Neues and
Marmor palaces" the baron remarked.
We'll. I have worked for two months,
night and day. upon the inquiry. l
have discovered that eleven Of these
varieties of paper can be purchased
It a certain small s%tatiOner's shop.
Lancry's. in the Boulevard Haussmann,
lose to the Printemps. One paper es-
is sold nowhere else in Paris.
L is this"
He held we q mirror a letter upon
small sheet Of note paper bearing
ne watermark of a bulls head.
THAT paper was made at a mill in
he south of Devonshire, in England,
destroyed by fire nve years ago. Pa
YER of that make cannot be obtained
anywhere else in France" he declared.
I at once realized how much patience
must have been expended upon the in
Iuiry, and said:
Then you have actually fixed the
hop where the writer purchased his
Eyes," he replied. "And we know
hat the newly invented typewriter, a
pecimen one. was sold by the Maison
ludebert, in Marseille. The purchaser
f the typewriter in Mnrseille pur.
bases his paper and envelopes at Lam I
rvs, on the Boulevard Haussmann."
splendid! !" I said. for 1t was clear
hat the baron, with the thOusand-and-
secret agents at his beck and call,
ad been able. with the professors
Id, to fix the source Of the stationery.
But" 1 added, what is wanted from
,e7" Why. I wondered, had his maj
sly sent the baron that photograph
{ Elise Breitenbach3 4
II want you to go with me to the
entral door Of the Printemps at four I
clock this afternoon, and we will {
atch Lancry's shop across the way" |
he baron replied. |
The Writer Of the Letters. I
This we did, and from four till six
clock we stood, amid the hustle of [
,ot passengers, watching the small |
latisner's on the opposite side Of the {
oulevard. yet without result. I
Next day and the next I accompa-
led the prosperous cinema proprietor q