Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-06-30

''Look!" he cried, turning to Won
Pappenheim and his sister, who were
both present. Look! There is no
mistake! That is the man. What
shall we do? No time must be lost
How can 1 act?"
A Talk With Won Pappenheim's Sister.
Brother and sister exchanged glances
bfankly. From inquiries 1 had made
in Hanover, it seemed that the man
was a stranger. music-master, who
had arrived there about a month ago.
l feared to make inquiry through the
personal adjutant to the crown prince
was too we'll known, and suspicion
might have thus been aroused.
| The trio again held secret counsel,
but l was not told the nature of their
deliberations. All l knew was that
the crown prince was in some terrible
and most dangerous difficulty.
That afternoon 1 met the girl Mar
garete walking alone in the grounds
near the schloss. The autumn sun
was pleasant, though there was a
sharp nip in the air, which told of the
coming of the early Silesian winter.
We had walked together for some
distance, when 1 suddenly halted and
asked her point-blank why they were
all In such great fear Of Herr Minck-
WITT.
She started, staring at me with her
big blue eyes.
His highness has not told you,
| count. Therefore, it would Ill become
me to reveal his secret" was her cold
rebuke.
"But if the situation is so grave,
and if 1 had been intrusted with the
secret mission to Hanover, l may,
| perhaps, be of service in the matter.
| understand you are acquainted with
Herr Minckwitz, alias Sembach-eh?'
"Who told you that?"
Nobody. l learned it myself" an
| swered, with a smile.
For second she reflected, then.
Il can tell you nothing. Ask the
crown prince himself" And she re-
| fused to discuss the matter further.
Indeed, she left the castle two hours
| later.
The Crown Princes Fear.
That night l went boldly to "Willie,
finding him alone in a little circular
room in one of the towers of the castle,
to which he often retired to smoke and
snooze.
1 stood before him, and without
mincing matters, told him what l had
overheard, and all 1 knew.
The effect of my words was almost
electrical. He sat up, staring at me,
almost dazed at my statement.
at is true, Heltzendorff. Alas
True." he replied. But he would even
then give me no inkling of the reason
Of his fear.
eff this Herr MinckwitZ means mis-
chief, then surely it would be easy
to secure his arrest for some Offense
or other, and you need not appear in
it," I suggested.
"Pve thought of all that. But if
the police lay hands upon him, then
he will revenge himself on me- He
will carry out his threat-and-and
Heltzendorff, could never hold up
my head again"
"Why?"
81 can't be more explicit. I'm in q
hold, and I cannot extricate myself"
reflected for a moment. Then l
said:
"You appear to fear some action
of Minckwitz's. If that is so, 1 will
return to Hanover and watch. If there
is any hostile intent, I will endeavor
to prevent it. Fortunately, he does
not know me-"
Next night was back again in Han
over, having stopped in Berlin to
pick up friend Of mine upon whose
discretion could rely implicitly-a re-
tired member Of the detective force,
named Hartwieg. Together we start
ed to watch the movements Of the mys-
ferrous Polish musician, and to our
surprise we found that he had three
llICIuS, OllC lulIlcI ItIuS Ill tlic
BurgStrasse, who visited him regular
ly each evening. They always ar
rived at the same hour, and generally
left about eleven o'clock. Through five
days we kept watch, alternately close
ly shadowing the man who called him.
self Sembach, and becoming acQuaint-
ed with his friends, most of whom
seemed Of a very queer set.
A Strange Purchase.
There was no doubt that Minckwitz
and the two young women were asso-
ciates of some criminal gang, and,
further, I was staggered one evening
to watch the arrival at the house of q
young man whom 1 recognized as
BrOsch, an under-valet of the emperor
at the .Neues Palais.
For what reason had he come from
Potsdam?
He remained there till noon on the
following day. When he emerged, &C.
companied by Minckwitz, the pair went
into the city, and we followed, when, !