Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-26
CHAPTER XII-(Continued)
MAN-SERyANT had come noiselessi!

MAN-SERVANT had come noiselessiy
n into the room with some clothes.
Gerry turned to him.
"Josef. where did you see that story you
wefe telling me about an English spy assau''- a
ing a man at the Esplanade last n,ght!
"Dot amt in de paper sir. haf heard
dis from de chauffeur of de Biederlnanns
next door He wass at de hotel himself w wlo
hiss shentleman lars night at de dance. Ley
won't put dat in no paper SIT
And the man chuckled
read to the young American all the morn
ing. He went on exactiy ike very D"N''
brought up child
Meyer" he said with a pleasant smile. bue
you're good fellow. Go ana nave your
lunch. You needn't come back till four;
always sleep after luncheon. Here nave
cigar
seemed my role and followed the Valet ihto
an adjoining room, where tne 'aoie ,t.aSa VIA IN
for me. am keenly sensitive to outsioe m
fuences, and I felt instinctively distrustful
of the man JOSEF. ..,
He left me to my luncheon and went away
After an excellent lunch, washed down oy
some frst-rate claret ! was eh1oylhs my
cigar over a book Then Josef reappearea
again. ,u,.,,i-.," y"
he said. <.,.
Monica received me in a morning-room cine
onartment was ON two fioors). She was very
much agitated and had lost all her haotuai
calm. , h.ar
"Des" she said, "Von Boden has been
here"
Well" / replied eagerly.
"I wasn't yery successful" she went on.
I'm in deep water Des and that's the
truth have never seen the old General as
he was today. He's frighttul puliy n anu
tyrant, but even his worst enemy M henei
accused him Of cowardice. But, Des. To-Day
terror of his life and had the greatest d'iIiI
Guilty in making him say anything at Ah
about your affair. ,o
~ made a joking allusion to the escapaue
at the hotel last night and he SAID;
Yesterday may prove the ruin of not only
nv career but that Of my sons also: yes
terday gained for me as an enemy Msoaih'
a man whom it spells ruin, perhaps death'
to offend
"You mean the Emperor ] asked.
1.-The Emperor" he said. ON OF course
he's furious No, was not speaking Oh lhe
Emperor"
''Then he changed the subject and 1t took
me all my tact to get back TO ~ asked
him If they had caught the author OF the
attack at the Esplanade. He said no, put
it was only a question Of time; the Fellow
couldn't escape. I said j supposed they
would offer reward and publish descrip-
ton of the assailant all over the country
Ee told me they would do nothing OF the
sort.
1.-THE public will hear nothing about the
affair he said. and II you will take my ad-
vice, Countess you will forget all about IT,
In any case. the Princess Radoiin is writing
10 all her guests at the ball last night TO
urge them strongly to say nothing about the
incident. The employees OF the hotel WIN
keep their mouths shut. The interests at
stake forbid that there should be any at
tempt whatsoever made in public to throw
light on the affair
'.That is ali could get out Of him. But
have something further to tell you. The
General went away Immediately after lunch
Almost as soon as he had gone / was called
TO the telephone. DR.. Henninger was there;
he Is the head OF the Political Police, you
know. He gave me the same advice as the
Ganeral, namely, to forget all about what
occurfed al the Eeplanade last night And
men the Princess Radoiln rang me UP ~