New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-08-17

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his representative, the bristly-hairet
little project.
AS | departed from the crown prince
who yawned and declared that he was
tired, he said:
"Ah. IIeItzendorf. How good it is
Mediterranean. We shall have Il port
on this pleasant sea one dny-if We
live as ~Iong-ehY'
That remark showed the trend OF
events. 1t showed how, hand in hand
with the emperor, he was urging prep
a%ratiOns for war-a wal that had fol
it's primary object the destruction OF
the powers which, when the volcano
erupted. united as allies.
The Mysterious Lady.
After we had been at the Villa Lilas
about ten days l was one afternoon
seated outside the popular Cafe de
lOpera, in the Place Massena, when Il
lady, dressed in deep mourning and
wearing the heavy veil in French style
passed along the pavement, glanced at
me-, and then, %heSitating, she turned,
and, coming back, advanced to the lit
tie table in the corner whereat | was
sitting.
"May j be permitted to have n word
with you, mOnsieur!' she asked In
| French, in Il low, refined voice.
"Certuinly," was my reply, and, ]
rncn and I,.nxr a chair fnI' har
She glanced round quickly, ms
though to satisfy herself that she
would not be overheard. | saw that
she was about twenty-four, handsome,
dark-haired, with well-cut features.
81 know, monsieur, that am a com
plete stranger to you" she exclaimed
with a smile, but to me you are quite
familiar by sight. ] have passed you
many times in Berlin and in Potsdam,
and l know that you are Count Won
HeltzendOrff, personal adjutant to his
highness the crown %prince-Or Count
Won Grunau, as he Is known here In
France"
"YOu know that" | exclaimed.
She smiled mysteriOusly, replying
Eyes. well, l happen to be a
friend of his highness."
l held my breath. So this pretty
young FrenchwOman vas one of my
imperial masters friends!
1.-THE fact is" she went on, 81 have
Travelled a considerable distance to see
you. | said that l was n Of the
crown princes friends. Please do not
misunderstood me. ] know that he
has a good many friends, but l have
never been introduced to him, and he
does not know me. ! am his friend
because of a certain f%riendliness to-
ward him."
Really, madame, I don't quite I'M
d%crStand," l said.
"Of course not" she answered, and
then. glancing round, she added: This
place is a little tOO public. Cannot
we go across the garden yonder?'
l rose and walked with her to a
quiet spot in the gardens.
She told me that her name was
Julie de ROuville, but she would give
no account of where she lived.
Il have ventured to approach you,
because l cannot approach the crown
prince" she said presently. "You prob
ably do not know the true reason of
his visit here to Nice?"
"No," l said. 81 admit that I do
not. Why Is he here?'
ut Is a secret of his own. But, l
am aware of the reason, and that Is
why l have sought you. Would it sur
prise you If / told you that in a GER
tain quarter In France it will, in a few
days, be known that the German en-
peror is establishing a movement for
an entente between Germany and Brit
ain, and that the whole affair is based
upon n fraud? The emperor wants no
entente, but only war with France and
with Britain. The whole plot will be
exposed In a few days!"
From what source have you de-
rived this knowledge" l asked, look
ing at her in amaZement.
But she again smiled mysteriously,
and said:
~ merely tell you this in order to
prove to you that l am in possession
of certain facts known to but few peO-
pie"
"You evidently are" l said. But
who intends to betray the truth to
9
II regret, count, that l cannot an
swer your question"
eff you are, as you say, the crown
princes friend, it would surely be a
friendly act to let us know the truth,
so that steps may be taken, perhaps,
to avoid the secret of Germany's diplo-
macy from leaking out to her n
"All 1 can tell you, count, is that the
is one of the gravest impor-
But will you not speak openly, and
dive us the actual facts?"
II will-but to his imperial highness
was her answer.
IF his highness will honor me with