American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-04

wants me to write to Julie de Rouville
at the Post Restante at Marseilles, Ell?
H'm-Il think it over"
Late in the afternoon, two days la
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 1 knew not. but when later on l
entered the room l 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 l could see that he vas a very
clever and cunning person.
For a full fortnight the crown prince
and the man Schafer were almost in
s~eparable. 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, 1
learnt, been lately living in Paris.
One evening while strolling 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 recollected that since the
evening when I had given her photo
graph to the crown prince he had
never mentioned her.
"Ah, COUNT she cried. This is
indeed, a welcome meetingl 1 have
been looking out for you for the past
two days"
I've been staying over at Cannes"
was my reply. "WellT
II 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-ehr
swell, no" was her rather vague
reply.
"Then how are you aware that I
gave your message?"
She shook her head and smiled.
II had my own means of discovery.
By certain signs I knew you had car
ried out your promise" she said. But
as 1 have heard nothing, 1 wish you to
deliver another message very urgent
one. Tell him I must see him. for /
dread daily lest the truth of the
kaIser's real intentions be known at
the Quai d'Orsay."
Certainly" was my reply. II 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-" I said, Il cannot
see why you should interest yourself
in the crown prince II he declines to
communicate with you"
Il have my reasons, Count o Helt'
zendorff," was her rather naughty re
ply. please tell him that the matter
will not brook further delay"
l had seen In tho London newspa'
pers during the past week how eagerly
the English journalists, with the dust
cast into their eyes. were blindly advo
eating that the British public SHOULD
welcome the great German nauona
movement, headed by Baron 0 Cess
Ter, supported by Ballin, Delbrucl
and Won Wedel. with the hearty coop
Grafton Of the emperor and the imperi
al chancellOr-the movement TO estab
fish better relations with Great Bri
[ tain.
l knew that the secret should at al
hazards be kept. and that night l toll
the crown prince of my second meet
ing with the pretty woman In blac
and hss arEn&f request
He laughed. but made 10 remarl
: Yet l knew by his tone that he was nc
. SO easy in his mind as he desired me {
believe.
It also seemed strange why, II IN
young Frenchwoman was so desirou
OF meeting him. she did not cali at tn
villa.
: About a week later II suddenly o.
I CURED to me to endeavor to discove
d the real Identity Of the lady In blacl
" but as 1 was not certain whether sh
d actually lived In Nice 1t was rattle
y difficult. Nevertheless, By invoktn
the aid Of my friend Belabre. inspecto
Of the Surete OF Nice. and after wal
ing a few days I made an astoundin
discovery, namely. that the lady VIII
I called herself De Rouville was an III
y Ian cafe concert singer named 1ren
: Speroni-the woman who had arouse
: the jealousy OF the crown princess
e And she knew that important state s.
I cret Of Germany!
; The situation was a most serioJ
h one. 1 felt il my duty TO mention N
discovery TO his highness, when, TO n
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