New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-08-17

IN IlIlNlNItN, lI'Il L Will ltNtul All
know, and, further, will suggest d
means of preventing the truth from
leaking out"
But you are French" | said.
Il have told you so" she laughed
But probably his highness will refuse
to see Julie de Rouville, therefore,
think 1t best if you show him this"
From her little gold chain-purse sh,
produced "A small, unmounted photo,
graph of herself, and handed it to me
"When he recognizes who wishes to
see him he will understand" she said
In n quiet, refined voice. "A letter ad.
dressed to Julie de Rouville at the
Post Restante at Marseilles will quick.
~ find me. l do not wish the letter
TO be sent to me here. From Mar
settles shall duly receive it,"
was silent for a few moments.
81 confess" | exclaimed at last. ~
confess | do not exactly see the neces-
sity for an interview with his high
ness, when whatever you tell meas
his personal adjutant-will be regard
ed as strictly in confidence"
81 have already said, Count Won
HeltzendOrff, that l am his highness'
friend, and wish to approach him with
motives of friendship"
you wish for M payment for this
information, eh?" asked su%spiciously
half believing that she might be Il Sc
cret agent Of France.
"payment-Of course not ~ she an
swered. half Indignantly. "ShOw that
photograph to the crow prince, and
tell him that l apply for an interview
Then, rather abruptly, she rose and
walked away, leaving me with her pho
tOgraph in my hand.
The crown prince was out motoring.
and did not get back to the villa until
after seven o'clock.
As soon as ! heard of his return l
went to his room and recounted my
strange adventure with the dark
haired young woman in black. He be-
came keenly interested, and the more
so when / told him of her secret
knowledge of the kaiser's intended es-
tablishment of n bogus entente with
Great Britain.
She wishes to see YOU" said.
And she told M to give you her pho.
tograph."
handed 1t to him.
At sight of 1t his face instantly
changed. He held his breath and then
examined the photograph beneath the
light.
Next second, however, he had recov-
cred his self%-possession and said:
Yes, of course ] know her. She
wants me to write to Julie de Rouville
at the Post Restantc nj Marseilles, eh?
II'm-I1l think 1t over"
Late in the afternoon, two days Ia
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 che pair were closeted together,
holding counsel evidently for a consid-
cradle time. Where his highness met
him ! knew not, but when later on /
entered the room / saw that the pair
were on quite friendly terms .
His highness addressed him as Herr
Schafer, and when he had left he told
me hat 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 l saw of Hans Schafer the more
l disliked him. He had cruel eyes
and l could see that he was a very
clever and cunning person.
For a full fortnight the crown prince
and the man Schafer were almost in
separable. Was 1t for the purpose of
meeting Schafer that he had gone to
Nice? The man had been back from
London about two months and had,
learnt, been lately living in Paris.
One evening while strolling along
the tree-lined Promenade DIES Anglais
1 suddenly encountered Julie de Rou-
vile, dressed i'm mourning, a quiet. pa
thetic figure. just as we had last met.
1 instantly recOllected hat since the
evening when l had given her photo
graph to the crown prince he had
never mentioned her.
"Ah, count" she cried. '"Ttis is
indeed, a welcome meeting! l have
been looking out for you for the past
days"
"Tve been staying over at Cannes"
was my reply. "Weil?'
II have to thank you for giving my
photograph and message to his high
ness" she said.
Il trust that the crown prince has
yOu-eh?"
"Well, no." was her rather vague
Then how are you aware that I
gave your message?"
She shook her head and smiled.
Il had my W a of discovery.
By certain signs I knew you had car
Red out your promise" she said. But