The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-15

and heard the suggestions. and
week after travelled across the
frontier to Essen. Dick had gone on
to Copenhagen. where he had some
business. and he had bestowed upon
me his blessing. saying.
"Rilly, you've got real hns thing
here :or your people II you only work
II cute"
1t was many weeks since | had
met the handsome Ieopoldine, and
when I entered the Hotel Rheinis-
cher Hot. at the corner Of the pleas
ant Berta- kruppstrasse opposite the
gardens. / experienced a strange
feeling OF depression. Everyone, from
the concierge to the fat woman re-
ception clerk. seemed to view me
with suspicion. have often noticed
that in hotels. Ones bed so often
costs one hard thinking.
AS an uninterested traveller I re-
manned in Essen for four days. In
those days went out to see the re-
Werden. and out 10 Dusseldorf,
Steele and Kray. in pretence OF en-
joyinE myself. my object being to
disguise the reason I had entered the
Erupp town.
krupp's secrets we're the most jell-
ously- guarded in all the world. And
| knew that In order to approach my
friend, the dsrk-eyed baroness. ! had
to exercise the greatest precautiun
and to take big risks.
A fortnight after | had arrived In
Essen-I was utterly tired to death
OF the awful place, with its factory
din and racket ate my lunch at
the Rheinischer Hot and then drove
in taxi to call upon the baroness.
The house was A large and impos-
Ing one. At the door a neat German
maid in a beautifully. embroidered
apron met me. Yes. the baroness va.
at homo.
was shown into an elegant little
salon. and few moments later the
baroness. plainly dressed, entered
and greeted me warmly.
"Ah. m'sieur!" she exclaimed. $50
you have really kept your promise to
come and see ma after all-eh?"
Yes" I replied. II happened to
have some business in Dusseldorf 30
7 came over for 4 few days In the
hope q resuming our pleasant &C.
| quaintance."
Excellent. And your American
friend-where IS he!"
I'm Copenhagen. He has som,
financial matters there, I think"
She made me take tea with her
and chartered on merrIly until I tell
II was time to 90.
~ daresay you DO not like oul
town-eh? The people, nearly a hun
dred thousand. work in the gun fac
tory" she said. II would take 20,
In to see the place-it Is most In
terestir.g-but you are foreigner
and only Germans are allowed Inside
Count Won Stubel. my principal. 4!
very strict"
Yes. I would like 10 see some Of
the Krupp's wonders" said. "Bu'
can quite understand that the!l
secrets are we'll guarded"
"Ah. m'sieur. there are too many
spies about here. They arrested
three only last week-an English
man and two Frenchmen. They vii
get ten wears in fortress. all three
OF them"
II suppose. baroness. you believ,
like lots Of other people that 4 val
must come" asked.
"ot course. And the Germans vii
win. We cannot help winning" sh,
said seriously. "Ah. II Europe knew
what was going on yonder!" and sh,
indicated the great Krupp works
The wonderful guns that are being
made-gunI to carry hundred
miles!"
yet hree-euarters Of the peopl,
Of Europe say that war will never b.
declared" said as I rose to 90.
She had invited me to dine with
her on the following night. and hac
accepted.
That meal. the FIRST We had tcte.
a-tete. proved a very enjoyable one
What she had remarked about tn,
fate OF spies on the previous day
caused me considerable apprchen
sion, and though longed to SOUND
her and see II in consideration oi
being assisted in her financial diff
culties she would help France.
dared not do 40.
Casually I mentioned the director
count Won Stubel, and instantly
saw that she hated him. In thai
case, I wondered whether her hatred
would prompt her to betray some o.
his secrets.
When returned to the hotel thai
night was uncertain. and confess
7 was at a loss how TO approach her
with sufficient delicacy. recol'
lected that I was in Germany. and II
she liked she could call the nearest
policeman and give me into his hand:
as spy!
Next afternoon when called sh'
announced that she was going on
business Journey for the count tc
Berlin that night. and that she woult
probably be away :or 4 week.
II shalt be At the Esplenade." AIT
! added. If YOU are going to Berlin
perhaps we may meet
ut is my intention to 20 on t
; Cologne tomorrow" said. land Their
tc eBrlin. | shall be At the Adion on
Thursday."
Good. We may spend an evening
together. en-" she suggested" ane
naturally eagerly agreed.
On Thursday night we dined to
gether at Kcmpinski's in the 1.eip'
, z'gerstrasse. and afterwards went tc
the Walhalla.
On our way hack TO Ter hotel IT
taxi I mentioned the increasing
cost of everything whereupon she
sighed and said quite frankly:
, "Ot late I've lost quite half my
income and-wcll. really, to tell you
the truth. I'm in'"rrally hard up