The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-29


be derided by the son of the all-highest
one.
On a Secret Mission for the Crown
Prince.
Next day, soon after his highness
was dressed he entered my room.
''Heltzendorff," he said, II have been
chatting with Won Pappenheim and
his sister upon little matter of bust
ness which closely concerns myself.
l want you to leave In an hours time
and go to Hanover. In the Kirchroder
strasse, No. 16, out at Kleefeld, there
lives certain man named Minckwitz
Ia Pole by birth. He has two nieces
one about twenty and the other two
years older. With them you have no
concern. All / want is that you en-
gage a photographer, or, better, your
self take a snapshot of this man
Minckwitz, and bring it to me. Be
discreet and trust no one with the Sc
cret of your journey"
Exactly. There is a doubt as to
the mans identity, eh?''
willie" nodded in the affirmative.
Satisfied that should at last see
the mysterious person whose identity
the emperor wished to establish, / set
out from Gels on my long journey right
across Germany.
In due course arrived in Hanover
and found the house situated in thu
pleasant suburb. Here / found tina
'sWillie's" suspicious were correct, an
the man Minckwitz was living unde
the name of Sembach and pretending
to be a musician. watched, and yer,
soon, with my own camera, in secre
| took a snapshot of the mysterious in
dividual as he walked in the street
With this I left, two days later, on m.
return to Gels.
The photograph was that of a thin
narrow-faced, deep-eyed man, with
scraggy, pointed beard-a typical Pole
and when I handed it to willie" be
held his breath.
"Lookv' he cried, turning to Von
Pappenheim and his sister, who were
both present. look There is nc
mistake! That is the man. What
shall we do? No time must be lost
How can act"
A Talk With Won Pappenheim's Sister
Brother and sister exchanged glances
blankly. From inquiries | had made
in Hanover, it seemed that the man
was a stranger a music-master, who
had arrived there about month ago
1 feared to make inquiry through the
! police, because my official capacity as
personal adjutant TO the crown prince
was too well known, and suspicion
, might have thus been aroused.
The trio again held secret counsel
, but was not told the nature of theil
! deliberations. All 1 knew was tina
the crown prince was in some terrible
and most dangerous difficulty.
That afternoon 1 met the girl Mar
I garete walking alone in the ground
: near the schloss. The autumn SUI
! was pleasant, though there was
sharp nip in the air, which told of tn
9 coming of the early Silesian winter.
: We had walked together for som
! distance, when suddenly halted an
asked her point-blank why they wer
v all in such great fear of Herr Minci
e WITT.
4 She started, staring at me with he
e big blue eyes.
"His highness has not told yol
= count. Therefore, it would i'll becom
me to reveal his secret" was her col
4 rebuke,
% 'sBut If the situation Is so grav'
and if / had been intrusted with tn
secret mission to Hanover, ma,
n perhaps, be of service in the matte
N 1 understand you are acquainted wit
g Herr Minckwitz, alias Sembach-eh'
"Who told you that?"
Nobody. learned it myself" / al
swered, with smile.
For second she reflected, the
n with a woman's cleverness, she sait
r. 81 can tell you nothing. Ask II
Nv crown prince himself" And she r
!. fused to discuss the matter furthe
40 Indeed, she left the castle two houl
Nv later.
The Crown Princes Fear.
en- That night went boldly to willie
Id finding him alone in little circul'
es room in one of the towers of the cast,
e. to which he often retired to smoke al
or snooze.
of 1 stood before him, and witho1
err mincing matters, told him what hs
to overheard, and all knew.