Williams news., 1917-08-16

staying at d SIedt, nlSn-up prlSOnl1Ke 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 i'll. Therefore, the crown prince and we of the suite had remained for some further sport.
 On the day after the emperor's de- parture I had spent the afternoon in small paneled room which over looked a deep mountain gorge, and which had been given up to me for work. I was busy with correspond ence when the courier from Potsdam entered and gave me the battered leather pouch containing the crown princess letters. Having unlocked it with my key, found among the cor respondence small square packet ad- dressed to his imperial highness, and marked private"
 "Now, 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, I 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"
 "I 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 I had admired at the throat of the fair haired British girl-the golden butter fly.
 handed it to his highness just as he was taking cigarette from the box on side table.
 The sight of it electrified him. He held his breath, standing for a few seconds staring at it 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 hoarse voice, which showed how completely sight of it had upset him.
 'This afternoon. It was in the cou- rier's pouch from Potsdam."
 "If the Truth Came Out"
 He seemed highly nervous, and at the same time extremely puzzled. Re ceipt of that unique and beautiful brooch was, I saw, some sign, but of its real significance remained in en- tire ignorance.
 That it had a serious meaning I quickly realized, for within half an hour the crown prince and myself were in the train on our 2OO-mile journey back to Berlin.
 On arrival his imperial highness drove straight to the Berlin Schloss, and there had long interview with the emperor. At last was called into the familiar pale-green room, the kali ser's private cabinet, and at once saw that something untoward had oc- cured.
 The emperor's face was dark and thoughtful. The crown prince, in his Douly SlCdSCu uI11O1h UCIldyluS Q long journey-so unlike his usual spick-and-span appearance, stood ner- vously by as the kaiser threw him. self into his writing chair with deep grunt and distinctly evil grace.
 q suppose it must be done," he growled to his son. 'Did I not fore- see that the girl would constitute se- rious menace? When she was in Ger many she might easily have been ar- rested upon some charge and her mouth closed. Bah! our political po- lice service grows worse and worse. We will have it entirely reorganized. The director, Laubach, is far too sen- timental, far too chicken-hearted."
 As he spoke he took up his pen and commenced to write rapidly, drawing deep breath as his quill scratched upon the paper.
 "You realize" he exclaimed angrily presence there, because was part and parcel of the great machinery of the court, "you realize what this order means? It is blow struck against our cause-struck by mere slip of a girl. Think, if the truth came out! Why, all our propaganda in the United States and Britain would be nullified in a single day, and the good rela- tions' we are now extending on every hand throughout the world in order to mislead our enemies would be exposed in all their true meaning. We cannot | afford that. It would be far cheaper to pay twenty million marks-the an- nual cost of the whole propaganda in America-than to allow the truth to be | known"
 Suddenly the crown princess face | frightened, as though he had had | some inspiration.
 ''The truth will not be known, I | promise you," he said, with a strange | grin. I knew that expression. It n, oo rt tbof bo hod dovfSod. copoa Rroch