The Washington times., 1919-12-26
LoUe and Intrigue Mingle
IN the Story OF Karl Muck
Dep0rted Orchestra Leader
By TKRl YHLIX WIIHa
U. s. Secret Sc rvics Ags.t

In letter addressed to Miss Adele
Marvin. Dr.. Muck wrote:
Ny Darling Adele:
I fail to find words to exprsm
my Joy over your decision to re-
new our friendship. which you %
cruelty broke off In q moment OF
despondsncy. feel happy to
learn that you no longer feel wsr-
ried.
You say. and you are right In
saying 20. Adele darling. that my
marital sntanglemehts make u
very hard for you to continue our
hitherto pleasant relationship.
but can't you see. darling Adele.
how much harder II 10 for me to
renounce the love that grew be-
tween us % .sublimslyy Must We
for the sake Of foolish sent rnsnts
that are fmposed on Ne BY others,
forswsar the love that u divine.
and insxprsssibls BY common
languagsf
No. Adele. darling. . thousand
times no! You are mine asd ! an
your slav4 and 20 I must re-
main - II win. perhaps. sur
prise you to learn that to q GER
tain extsnt Madame Muck knows
our relationship. She has q noble
heart and her mind 10 broad be-
yond the comprehension Of the
swine-like people among whom
we must live a little while longer.
And II win be only q very short
time when our gracious Kaiser
Win act upon my request and re-
call me to Berlin Once thers,
through the good offices of my
beloved friend, Minister Schmidt.
our Kaiser will be prevailed upon
to see the benefit to the Father
land In my obtaining . divorce
and making you my own. Then,
darling
Please be considerate of
YOUR KARL.
Together with Captain clifford.
Of our bureau. went to Station 10
and there asked the lieutenant In
charge for q police sergeant to as
sist in an arrest I also told him
that was about to bring him a
distinguished guest whose Identity
must be kept secret for the time.
Then we three left the station.
At this point ] became suspicious
that perhaps Miss Marvin would
violate her promise to me and
warn DR.. Muck of our seizure OF
his letters addressed to her. In
that case, should he take II into
his head to disappear, 1t would
have made II difficult for US to
trace him. especially when we were
SO shorthanded in the department
I thought that IL ] went direct to
his house we might be told that he
was away and that his household
would destroy further incriminat-
ing documents. II he had not al
ready done 50, that might be In the
house.
We finally decided TO send a
messenger boy to his house with
a typewriter message. written on
the Western Union stationery and
signed by Miss Adele Aarvins ini-
tials. telling DR.. Muck TO meet her
at the Symphony Hall at once. I
gave the message to the boy and
instructed him to deliver it to DR..
Muck personally. and " he should
not be at home to AK where he
could fnd him.
Our ruse worked splendidly. and
within half an hour the boy re-
turned with the information that
Karl Muck was conducting q re-
hearsal at the hall. We three then
proceeded to the hall. and on reach
ing the managers office we de-
manded DR.. Muck at once.
The indignation expressed by the
manager. who ought to have been
an American patriot. judging by
his Angio-Saxon lineage. was
shocking. Perhaps he repeated
the words: "whyl what will be-
come of the coming performance.