American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-17

But | hope that If | am successful you
will accompany your mother"
When l looked in at the court mar
shal's room in the palace next morn
ing, 1 scrubbed down the name of
mother and daughter for cards.
A week later the row prince and
princess gave a grand ball at the Mar
NOR palace at Potsdam, and the en-
peror himself attended.
Frau ~Breitenbach, gOrgeOusly at
tired, made her bow before the all
highest, and her daughter did the same.
1 spoke with Elise, and a%fterward,
when l danced with her, l saw how i'm
pressed she was by the glitter and
glamour of the Potsdam court circle,
and by the fact that she was In the
presence Of the all-highest one. From
words she let drop that night as she
hung upon my arm, I wondered wheth-
er she was really as ingenious as she
pretended. She was, 1 found, an ex-
tremely discreet and clever little per-
son, a fact which further increased my
official interest in her.
Questioned by the Emperor.
One night about two months later
l had an appointment with Max Rein
hardt at the Deutsches theater, in Ber-
lin, to arrange a royal visit there, and
after the performance l went back to
the palace, prior to retiring to my
rooms In the Krausenstrasse. The
guards saluted as I crossed the dark
courtyard, and having passed through
the corridors to the private apart
ments, 1 entered with my key the
crown princes locked study.
To my surprise, 1 found "Willie"
seated there with the emperor in ear
nest discussion.
With apology, I bowed instantly and
withdrew, whereupon the kaiser ex-
claimed:
"Come in, H~eltzendorff I want you"
Then he cast a quick glance at the
young man, who had thrown himself
in a lazy attitude into a long cane
lounge chair. 1t was as though his
majesty was hesitating to speak with
me, or asking his sons permission to
do so.
TELL me, H~eltzendorff," exclaimed
his majesty suddenly, "do you know
this person. and he placed before my
gaze a cabinet photograph of the pretty
/ Elise.
Eyes" 7 answered frankly. ut is
: Frauelin B~reitenbach.
"And what do you know Of herr" in.
quired his majesty. "You introduced
{ her and her mother to court. I believe
I saw that the emperor had discov
, cred something which annoyed him
What could it be?
!, AT once I was compelled to admit
that I had set down their names fol
: invitation, and, further, I explained al
that I knew about them.
"YOu are certain you know nothing
more7" asked the emperor. "Under
stand that no blame attaches to you
! I assured him that I had revealed al
!, that I knew concerning them.
Hold no further communicated
e with either mother or daughter" hi
majesty said. Leave for Paris by tn
e eight o'clock train tomorrow morning
and go to Baron Won Steinmetz, tn
chief Of our confidential service Il
= France"
Then, turning TO the crown prince, h
cuAh lOu luNf u uAlQl ENNs
D. yes" said the younger man. "H
n is passing as Monsieur Felix Reunion
IS and is living at ia bis, Avenue d
Neuilly, close TO the Point"
I scrubbed the name and address
upon the back of an envelope, wher,
IS upon his majesty said:
"a Garry my verbal orders to SteiI
n metz, and tell him to act upon the o.
ders I sent him by courier yesterda,
n And you will assist him. He will e,
ar plain matters fully when you arrive
n Then, crossing to the crown prince
IS writing table. his majesty took a larg
"a envelope, into which he placed the PHI
tograph with several papers. an
sealed them with the crown prince
10 seal.
"Give this TO Won Steinmetz froi
me-" his majesty said.
~ I bowed as I took it from his maize
tvs hand, my curiosity naturally e.
~ cited regarding Frau Breitenbach an
her daughter. What, l wondered, VIZ
"A in the wind?
"And. Heltzendorff. please report
me-" remarked the heir, still loungir
lazily in the chair.
IN Bowling, I took leave of my imperi
master, and next morning at eigI
o'clock, set out upon my mission.
Baron Won Steinmetz.
l found the Baron Won Steinmetz Ii
or ing in a good-sized house in the Av
Oh nue. de Neuilly, not far from the bridg
~ One Of the cleverest and most astu
officials that Germany possessed, al
a man high in the kaiser's favor, ]
IT, had, In the name Of Felix ReumOr
to purchased, with government funds
vn course. a cinema theater in the RI
Lafayette. and ostensibly upon d
,st proceeds Of hat establishment livl
comfortably out at Neuilly.
rot At eleven o'clock in the morning h
at valet, evidently a German, showed 4
80 In.