Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-08-10


variably did so in the presence Of
strangers.
"Those accursed womenr' he cried.
"Ah, Heltzendorff, when a woman is
in love she will defy even satan him
self And yet they are fools, these
women, for they are in ignorance of
the irresistible power of our imperial
house. The enemies Of the Hohenzol-
Terms are as cloud of gnats on a sum-
mer's night. The dew comes, and they
are no more. 1t is a pity. Has not
one of our greatest German philOsO-
pliers written: 1T is no use breathing
against the windT"
True" 1 said. But, surely, 1t is
nuisance to be followed and worried
by that little English grill"
Worried! Yes. You are quite
right, my dear Heltzendorff. But l
do not mind worry, If 1t is in the in
terests of Prussia, and of our house
of HOhenzOllern. l admit the girl,
though distinctly pretty, is a most ir-
responsible person. She does not ap-
peal to me, but / am compelled to hu-
NOR her, because l have q certain OBJ
ject In view."
l could not 60 further, or / might
have betrayed the knowledge / had
gained by eavesdropping.
Il was surprised that she should
turn up here, in Ostend," / said.
II had written to her. 1 expected
her."
"She does not know your real rank
or stationT
mo. To her am merely Herr Emil
Richter, whom she first met away in
the country. She was tourist, and l
was Captain Emil Richter Of the Prus-
sian Guards. We met while you were
away on holiday at Vienna"
was anxious to learn something
about Miss Kings brother. but "Willie'
was generally discreet, and at that mo-
ment unusually so. One fact was plain,
however, that some secret report pre-
scented to the emperor had been shown
to her. Why? I wondered If his high
ness had been successful in cOercing
her into acting as he desired.
Certainly the girls attitude as she
had left the hotel went to show that,
In the contest, she had won by her
wOman's keen wit and foresight.
A fortnight afterwards we were back
again at POtsdam.
A Surprise Package for willie"
About three months passed. The
crown prince had accompanied the elm.
perOr to shoot on the Glatzer Gebirge
that wild mountainous district beyond
Breslau. For a week we had been
staying at great, high-up prisonlike
schloss, the ancestral home of Prince
Ludwig Lichtenau, in the Wolfels.
grund.
The emperor and his suite had
| left, and our host had been suddenly
called to Berlin by telegram, his
daughter having been Ill. Therefore,
the crown prince and we of the suite
had remained for some further sport
On the day after the emperor's de.
parture l had spent the afternoon in
small paneled room which over.
looked deep mountain gorge, and
which had been given up to me for
work. was busy with correspond
ence when the courier from Potsdam
entered and gave me the battered
leather pouch containing the crown
princes letters. Having unlocked ii
with my key, found among the cor
respOndence small square packet adj
dressed to his imperial highness, and
marked private"
Nov, fearing bombs or attempts BY
other means upon his sons life, the
emperor had commanded me always to
open packets addressed to him. This
one, however, being marked private"
and. moreover, the inscription being
in feminine hand, decided to await
his highness' return.
When at last he came In, wet and
muddy after a long days sport,
showed him the packet. With a care
less air he said: "Oh. open it, Helt.
zendorff. Open all packets, whether
marked private or not"
II obeyed, and to my surprise found
within the paper>a small leather-cOv,
cred jewel case. in which. repOsing
upon bed of dark blue velvet. was
the beautiful ornament which / had
admired at the throat of the fair
haired British girl-the golden butter
fly.
l handed 1t to his highness just as
he was taking cigarette from the box
on a side table.
The sight of 1t electrified him. he
! held his breath, standing for a few
seconds staring at IL as though he
were gazing upon some specter. His
countenance was as white as paper.
"When did that arrive?" he man
aged to ask, In a hoarse voice, which
showed how completely sight of 1t had
upset him.
This afternoon. It was In the cou-
rier's pouch from Potsdam."
az the Truth Came Out"
He seemed highly nervous, and al
the same time extremely puzzled. Re