Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-08-25


an interview, then | will reveal all
know, and, further, wiz suggest
means of preventing the truth from
Beaking OUT"
but you are French" | suid..
Il have tsld you So" she laughed.
T,ut probably his highness will refuse
to- see Julie de Rouville, therefore, l
think it best e vow show him this"
from her Little gold chain-l urse she
produced Il sfnnlI, unTnounted! phoS9-
graph Of herself, afbd handed Z to lae.
when he recognizes who wishes TO-
see aim he will understand" SIZE said,
in Il TVrfet, refincii voSee. "A letter adI-
dressed to julio de R0uville st the
Post Re1tante at MarseiIles will quick
ly find me. do not wish the sAtter
to Ire sent to me- here. From hlhr-
settles l shall duly receive it,
was silent for G' few moments.
81 confess" | cXuairr@l 1T last. IL
confess so not eXIHtly See the neces-
sity f3r an interview with his htsn-
ness, when whatever vow tell MEAS
his personal adjutalst-wilI be reSafu-
cd us strictly in coElidnrG@e-'
81 e,ve already 1aiG- Count v"ni
Heltzenuortr, that 1 am als highne IS
friend, aiItf wish to :yppr,saets him W ili'
Inotives, of friendship
You wish for no payrraent for tlifs,
Information, 'eh?" asked suSpiciousiN
half believing that sfia might be So
cret agent of France.
"payinerst-of coutse nptI :" she an
sSpred. half indignanidS. Show that,
D photograph to the Crnwp prince, and
tel him that apply Cor a1 interview
Thea, rnther abrurdyr she rose aIsal
walked away, leavin2-me with her pl!a'--
tcgrapR IN my hand.
The CrUwn prince vaS N9t motorirg =;
and dir not get bacE, 30 tive villa unaii'
after seven o'clock.
AS scam as | heard of his returns L
Weat tds his room ard reeounted lay
strange. adventure with the dark
haired yullng woman in black. He ha-
so when l told him of her sectet
knowledge of the kaiSer'S intended IS
tafriShment of Il bogus entente w:Eh
Great Britain.
She wishes to, see you" | SAID
and she, told me 10 give you her QhD-
tegraph."
| handed it to dim.
At sight of it his face instantly
changed He hslIl his breath and then
examined the photograph beneath the
| light
| Next second, however, he had reeov-
cred his self posSeSSion and Sa;I:
Eyes, of course, | know hec. She
wants me to write to Julie de Rouvllle
at the Post Restante IT MarSeil1eS, en-
H'm-Tll think il over"
Late in the afternoon, two days Ia
ter. his kighneSS, who had been walk
ing alone. returned to the villa with
a stranger, a tall. rather thin, fair
haired man, undoubtedly Il German,
and the pair were closeaed together
holding counsel evidently for consid-
erabte time. Where his highneSs met
him | knew not, but when later on
entered the room l saw that the pail
were on quite friendly terms
Ills highnesS addressed him as Herr
Schafer, ana when he had left he toll.
me that he was from the Wilhelm
strasse and had been attached to the
embassy ut Washington, and AFTER
wards III London. for affairs of tn,
press"
Whatever was in progress was ;
strict secret between the pair. The
more | saw of Hans Schafer the more
disliked him. He had cruel eye:
and could see that he was Il yer.
clever and cunning person.
For Il full fortnight the crown prime
| and the man Schafer were almost in
, separable. Was it fer the purpose o
| meeting Schafer that he had gone t.
, Nice? The man had been back from
London about two months and had,
: learnt. been lately living in Paris.
: One evening while strolling alon
the tree-lined Promenade DIES Anglai
, l suddenly encountered Julie de Rou
Vile, dressed in mourning, Il quiet, pa
} thetic figure, just as we had last met
l instantly recollected that since tn
: evening when l had given her photo
graph TO the crown prince he ha
t never mentioned her
D "Ah. count she cried. Iris
indeed, welcome meeting. | hav
! been. looking out for you for the pas
two days"
Il I've been staying over ut Cannes,
4 was my reply. "Well?"
/. Il have to thank you for giving m
;, photograph and message to his hisl
! ness" she said.
= Il trust that the crown prince Ia
written you-eh?"
G We'll, no" was her rather vagu
: reply.
Then how are you aware that
i gave your MESSAGE"
She shook her head and smiled.
s Il had my own means of discover.
By certain signs l knew you had ca
b ried out your promise" She said. "Bl