The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-25


! an interview, then I will reveal all
know, and, further, will suggest
means of preventing the truth from
leaking out"
But you are French said.
Il have told you So" she laughed
But probably his highness will refuse
! to see Julie de RouvilIe, therefore,
think it best If you show him this"
From her little gold chain-purse she
produced a small, unmounted photo
| graph Of herself, and handed it to me-
When he recognizes who wishes to
see him he will understand" she said,
| in quiet, refined voice. "a letter ad-
| dressed to Julie de Rouville at the
Post Restante at MarseilIes will quick
~ find me. I do not wish the letter
| to be sent to me here. From Mar
settles I shall duly receive it."
was silent for few moments.
II confess" I exclaimed at last. "I
confess do not exactly see the neces-
| stty for an interview with his high
ness, when whatever you tell meas
his personal adjutant-wil be regard
ed as strictly in confidence"
81 have already said, Count Won
Heltzendorf, that I am his highness'
| friend, and wish TO approach him with
motives of friendship"
''YOu wish for no payment for this
information, eh?" asked suspiciously,
half believing that she might be a Sc
cret agent Of France.
Payment course not 70 she an
swered, half Indignantly. "Show that
photograph TO the crown prince, and
tell him that apply for an interview"
Then, rather abruptly, she rose and
walked away, leaving me with her pho
/ tograph in my hand.
The crown prince was out motoring,
and did not get back to the villa until
after seven o'clock.
AS soon as 1 heard OF his return 1
went to his room and recounted my
strange adventure with the dark
haired young woman In black. He be-
came keenly interested, and the more
so when I told him of her secret
knowledge of the kaiser's intended es-
Establishment Of a bogus entente with
Great Britain.
''She wishes to see you" 1 said.
"And she told me to give you her pho
tograph."
handed it to him.
At sight of ii his face instantly
changed. He held his breath and then
examined the photograph beneath the
light
Next second, however, he had recov-
cred his self-possession and said:
Eyes, OF course, I know her. She
wants me to write to Julie de RouviIIe
at the Post Restante at MarseIlIes, Ell?
H'm-Pll think it over"
Late in the afternoon. two days Ia
| ter, his highness, who had been walk
ing alone. returned to the villa with
a stranger, a tall, rather thin. fair
haired man, undoubtedly a German.
and the pair were closeted together.
holding counsel evidently for a consid-
cradle time. Where his highness met
him knew not, but when later on I
entered the room I saw that the pair
were on quite friendly terms
His highness addressed him as Herr
Schafer, and when he had left he told
me that he was from the Wilhelm
strasse and had been attached to the
embassy at Washington. and after
wards in London, for affairs of the
press"
Whatever was in progress was a
strict secret between the pair. The
more 1 saw of Hans Schafer the more
I disliked him. He had cruel eyes
and I could see that he was q very
cleyer and cunning person
For full fortnight the crown prince
and the man Schafer were almost in
separable. Was it for the purpose of
meeting Schafer that he had gone to
Nice? The man had been back from
London about two months and had, I
learnt. been lately living in Paris.
One evening while stroIling along
the tree-lined Promenade des Anglais
1 suddenly encountered Julie de Rou-
Vile, dressed in mourning, a quiet, pa
| thetic figure, just as we had last met.
instantly reeolleeted that since the
evening when I had given her photo
graph to the crown prince he had
never mentioned her.
"Ah, COUNT" she cried saTtis Is
indeed. a welcome meetingI I have
been looking out for you for the past
two days"
'Fye been staying over at Cannes"
was my reply. sWeHT"
81 have to thank you for giving my
photograph and message to his high
ness" she said.
Il trust that the crown prince has
written you-eh9
"Well. no" was her rather vague
reply.
'sThen how are you aware that I
gave your messageT
She shook her head and smiled.
'I had my own means Of discovery.
By certain signs / knew you had car
RED out jour pumise." she said. But