Williams news., 1917-07-19

Tt is true, Heltzendorff. Alas True!" he replied. But he would even then give me no inkling of the reason of his fear.
 'If this Herr Minckwitz means mis- chief, then surely it would be easy to secure his arrest for some offense or other, and you need not appear in it," l suggested.
 I've thought of all that. But if the police lay hands upon him, then he will revenge himself on me. He will carry out his threat-and-and Heltzendorff, I could never hold up my head again."
 "Why?'
 q can't be more explicit. I'm in a hold, and I cannot 'extricate myself"
 l reflected for a moment. Then ] said:
 "You appear to fear some action of Minckwitz's. If that is so, I will return to Hanover and watch. If there is any hostile intent, will endeavor to prevent it. Fortunately, he does not know me-"
 Next night was back again in Han- over, having stopped in Berlin to pick up friend of mine upon whose discretion could rely implicitly-a re- tired member of the detective force, named Hartwieg. Together we start ed to watch the movements of the mys- terious Polish musician, and to our surprise we found that he had three friends, one a furrier living in the Burgstrasse, who visited him regular ly each evening. They always ar rived at the same hour, and generally left about eleven o'clock. Through five days we kept watch, alternately close ly shadowing the man who called him. self Sembach, and becoming acquaint- ed with his friends, most of whom seemed of very queer set.
 A Strange Purchase.
 There was no doubt that Minckwitz and the two young women were asso- further, was staggered one evening to watch the arrival at the house of a young man whom recognized as Brosch, an under-valet of the emperor at the Neues Palais.
 For what reason had he come from Potsdam?
 He remained there till noon on the following day. When he emerged, ac- by Minckwitz, the pair went into the city, and we followed, when, curiously enough, came face to face with Won Pappenheim's sister, who was apparently there for the same purpose as myselfI Happily, she was too intent in her conversation with whom she met as though accidentally, to notice my presence.
 Then, at last, the musician raised his hat and left her, rejoining the young man, Brosch.
 The pair went to a bookshop in the and presently, when they came forth again, Brosch was car rying good-sized volume wrapped in brown paper.
 My curiosity was aroused. Therefore went into the shop, made purchase, and learned from the shopman that the younger of the pair had purchased a German reference book, Professor Nebendahl's Dictionary of Classical Quotations"
 Strange that such a book should be by an under-valet!
 Leaving the detective, Hartwieg, to watch, took the next train to Pots lam, where was fortunate enough to ind the emperor giving audience to he imperial chancellor. At the conclu- | 'ion of the audience, i sought, and was accorded, private interview, at which recalled his majesty's anxiety to as- certain something regarding the man 
 "Well-and have you found himr lsked the emperor, very eagerly.
 The Emperor Showed Me a Letter.
 replied in the affirmative. Then le told me something which held me 'reathless, for, unlocking drawer, he howed me an anonymous letter of | he had received, letter which, posted in Paris, stated that an lttempt was to be made upon his life, md limiting that the crown prince night be aware of 1t.
 "Of course" he laughed, CT do not | egard it seriously, but I thought we ught to know the whereabouts of this nan Minckwitz, who is probably an narchiSt.'
 "Will your majesty leave the mat CT entirely in my hands?" suggested. The police must not be informed"
 "It shall be as you wish. give you to act just as you deem est, if you really anticipate danger"
 q do anticipate it," I replied, and few minutes later bowed myself out f the imperial presence.
 During that day I idled about the alace, gossiping with the officials and ames du palais, awaiting the return the young man Brosch. That night e did not come back, but he arrived t the palace about seven o'clock on ne following morning. The head valet 7as furious at his absence, but the