Sharp County record., 1917-06-15

nOunced. Zeppelin was q character in
Berlin. He sought no friends, no ad-
yertisement, and stunned nOtOriety.
''Ha, my dear Ferdinand" cried the
prince, shaking the hand of the man
who so suddenly became wOrld-famous
at the age Of seventy. "You have trav-
eled from Stuttgart to see me-unwell
as you are! It is an honor. But the
matter is one Of greatest urgency, as I
have already written to you. 1 want
to show you the correspondence and
seek your advice" and the prince in
vited his white-haired friend to the
big, carved armchair beside his writ
ing-table. Then, turning to me, he
said:
'Will you see Won Glasenapp for
me, and hand him those orders for
Posen? He must leave tonight. The
/ general cOurt-martial at Stendal l
have fixed for the 25th. I shall be with
the emperor this afternoon. Report
here at seven tOnight-understand
Thus was l dismissed, while his i'm
perial highness and Count Zeppelin sat
together in secret counsel.
A Startling Discovery.
At ten minutes to seven that evening
I unlocked the crown princes room
with the key I carried, the other two
keys being in the hands Of the crown
princess and her husband. I had placed
upon the table a bundle of reports
which had just been brought round
from the ministry Of war; and required
that scribbly signature, "Wilhelm
Kronprinz," when l noticed three pri-
vate letters that had evidently been
| placed aside. The envelopes were adj
dressed in thin, angular, female hand,
and bore an English address. I noted
! it. The name on each was that of q.
lady residing in Aylesbury avenue,
Hampstead, London. The letters bore
German stamps. In keen curiosity,
took one and examined it, wondering
whether 1t could be the correspondence
which the crown prince had been so
eager to show Count Won Zeppelin in
| secret.
l drew the letter from the envelope
and scanned it rapidly.
What read caused me to hold my
breath. The signature to the letters
was "Enid Won Leutenberg."
Those letters Of hers had, it was
plain, been seized in the post on their
way to London. The countess either
had traitor in her household or secret
watch was being kept by the secret
service upon her correspondence.
All three Of those letters I read
letters which opened my eyes and
broadened my mind. Then, taking up
my bundle Of reports, crept away
from the room, carefully re-latching
the door. intended that his highness
should return, discover the letters left
there inadvertently, and put them
away ere my arrival, In which case
he would never suspect that had any
knowledge Of their contents.
With the papers in my hand | passed |
along the many carpeted corridors to
the south wing Of the palace, where
found Tresternltz, marshall Of the
princes court in his room.
The crown prince Initiated his fa-
ther's sharp punctuality, therefore
knew that he would be there at seven
or soon afterwnrd.
Tresternltz was always full Of scan |
dal concerning those who lived in the |
higher circles Of Berlin, and It was to
one Of these stories Of court scandal |
concerning one Of the ladies-ln-waitlng |
which / listened while ! smoked one |
Of his excellent Russian cigarettes.
Then, glanclng at the clock, | rose |
suddenly and left him, returning again .
TO the private room.
found his hlgbncss there and rs
| entered noticed chat he had hidden |
those remarkable letters which he had |
In secret shown to Count Zeppelin.
"You viii Introduce Me to Your Pret-
ty Friend"
A fortnight went pnst, The kaiser, !
with his mad love Of constant travel,
had been rushing up and down the en-.
pire--to krupp's Mt Essen, to the trials
OF n newly invented howltzer, thence
to nm inspection Nt Kassel and after
ward TO unyell monuments at Cologne
and nt Erfurt The crown prince and
princess had accompanied him, the
kNlserln being lndlsposed, and I, Of
course, had been Included In "Wlule's'
suite.
The week had been n strenuous one
Of train travel, luncheons, firing din.
ners, receptions, danclng and general
iunketlngs and was glad enough TO
yet bnck 10 my bachelor rooms-thosc
rooms In the Krauscnstrossc That you
knew 10 well before the bursting Of the
war cloud, 10 dance attendance upon
nm imperial crown prince, IA we'll ns
upon an nutocratc emperor, becomes
after n time n wenrisome business.
however gay and cosmopolitan man
may be.
| had only been nc home few hours
when telephone message summoned