The Ordway new era., 1917-08-17
STARTING EXPOSURE LIFE OF KAISER AND CROWN NME Ao
T0n RY cNMT ERNST Won HELTZENDORF TO WILLIAM lEQOE0N

wants me to write to Julie de Rouvllie
at the Post Restante at Marseilies, ell!
H'm-Tll think it over
Late I'm the afternoon, two days ia'
fer. his highness, who had been Walk
ing alone. returned to the villa WIN
a stranger, tall, rather thih' i"i
haired man, undoubtedly German
and the pair We're closeted tosether'
holding counsel evidently for consid'
erable time. Where his highness met
him | knew not, but when later on l
entered the room ] saw thar the pair
were on quite friendly terms.
His hlghness addressed him ms Herr
Scbnfer and when he had left he told
me that he was from the Wiihelih-
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 Il
strict secret between the pair. Inc
more I saw of Hans Schafer the more
| disliked him. He had cruel eyes
and l could see that he was very
clever and cunning person.
I For n 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,
learnt, been lately living in Paris.
One evening while strolling along
the tree-lined Promenade des Anglais
l suddenly encountered Julie de Rou-
vile, dressed in mourning. quiet, pa
thetic figure. just rs we had last met.
| instantly recollected that since the
evening when l had given her photo
graph TO the crown prince he had
never mentioned her.
"Ah, count" she cried. "Ttis Is
indeed. welcome meeting! l have
been looking out for you for the past
two days"
1--WE been staying over at Cannes"
was my reply. "Well?'
81 have to thank you for giving my
photograph and message to his high
ness" she said.
II trust that the crown prince has
written you-eh:"
"Well, no" was her rather vague
reply.
"Then how are you aware that I
gave your messenger
She shook her head and smiled.
Il had my Own means Of discovery.
BY certain signs / knew you had car
ried out your PROMISE" she said. but
rs have heard nothing. l wish you to
deliver another message-a very urgent
one. Tell him l must see him. for
dread daily lest the truth of the
the Quai d'Orsay."
Certainly" was my reply. 81 will
deliver your message this evening"
Tell him that my sole desire Is to
act In the interests of the emperor and
himself" she urged.
But, forgive me-" l said, 81 cannot
see why you should interest yourself
in the crown prince If he declines to
communicate with you"
Il have my reasons, Count Won Helt.
zendorff,' was her rather naughty re-
ply. ''Please tell him that the matter
will not brook further delay"
l had seen in the London ncwspa.
pers during the past week how eagerly
the English journalists. with the dust
cast into their eyes, We're blindly advo
eating that the British public should
welcome the great German national
movement. headed by Baron Won Cess
Ter, supported by Ballin, Delbruch
and Won Wedel, with the hearty coop
Grafton of the emperor and the imperi
nj chancellor-the movement to estab
lish better relations with Great Rri
tain.
knew that the secret should Mt nj
hazards be kept. and that night tolt
the crown prince Of my second meet
ing with the pretty woman in blacl
and her urgent request.
He laughed. but made no remark
Yet knew by his tone that he was no
so easy in his mind as he desired me t,
believe.
1t also seemed strange why, II tn,
young FrenchwOman was so desirOu
of meeting him, she did not call at tn
villa.
| About week later 1t suddenly oc
Cured to me to endeavor to discove
the renl identity Of the lady in black
but rs was not certain whether sh
actually lived In Nice 1t was rathe
difficult. Nevertheless, by invoking
the aid of my friend Belabre, inspecto
of the Surete Of Nice, and after walt
ing few days I made an astoundin
discovery, namely, that the lady VIII
called herself De ROuville was an Ita
lian cafe concert singer named Iren
Speroni-the woman who had arouse
the jealousy of the crown princess
And she knew that important state sc
cret Of Germany!
The situation was a most seriou