The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-30


Pappenheim and his sister, who were
both present. Look There is no
mistake! That is the man. What
How can act?"
A Talk With Won Pappenheim's Sister
Brother and sister exchanged chances
blankly. From inquiries 1 had made
in Hanover, it seemed that the man
was a stranger, a music-master, who
had arrived there about a month ago.
1 feared to make inquiry through the
police, because my official capacity as
personal adjutant to the crown prince
was too well known, and suspicion
might have thus been aroused.
The trio again held secret counsel,
but was not told the nature of their
deliberations. All 1 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 schIoss. 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 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 i'll become
me to reveal his secret was. her cold
rebuke.
But if the situation is so grave,
and If had been fntrusted with the
secret mission to Hanover, may,
perhaps, be of service in the matter.
1 understand you are acquainted with
Herr Minckwitz. alias Sembach-eh? q
''Who told you that?'
Nobody. learned 1T myself an
swered, with a smile
For a second she reflected, then,
with a wOman's cleverness, she said:
81 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 2 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.
I stood before him. and without
mincing matters, told him what 1 had
overheard, and all I knew.
The effect of my words was almost
electrical. He sat up, staring at me,
almost dazed at my statement.
SIT is true, Heltzendorff. Alas
True!" he replied. But he would even
then give me no inkling of the reason
of his fear.
IF 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," 1 suggested.
give 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"
"WhyF
81 can't be more explicit I'm in a
hold, and Z cannot extricate myself"
1 reflected for a moment Then I
said:
"You appear TO fear some action
of Minckwitz's. If that is so, I will
return to Hanover and watch. If there
is any hostile intent, will endeavor
TO prevent it. Fortunately, he does
not know me-"
Next night I was back again in Han
over, having stopped In Berlin, TO
pick up a friend of mine upon whose
discretion could rely Implicitly re-
tired member of the detective force,
named Hartwieg. Together we start
ed TO watch the movements Of the mys-
terious Polish musician, and to our
surprise we found that he had three
friends, one a furrier living in the
Burgstrasse, who visited him regular
~ 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
" shadowing the man who called him
self Sembach, and becoming acquaint-
ed with his friends. most Of whom
seemed of very queer set.
A Strange Purchase
There was no doubt that Minckwftz
and the two young women were asso-
ciates OF some criminal gang, and,
further, was staggered one evening
TO watch the arrival at the house of q
young man whom I recognized as
Brosch, an under-valet Of the emperor
at the Neues PaIais.
For what reason had he come from
Potsdam?
He remained there till noon On the
following day. When he emerged, ae-
companied by 1Hnckwitz. the pair went
into the city. and we followed. when,