Evening star., 1928-09-23

| notlce0 LnaG ENeol "oo PAOAO"AA' ~
| treSSed.
what is it, Alfredo" Pollack asked
! Redl did not have to exert his con-
siderable talent as an actor on this
occasion: the depression he felt was
genuine. Nevertheless he was playing
a game, perhaps his last.
He leaned over the table and be-
gan to confess to his friend. He con-
| fessed moral lapses, degeneracy. strain
of insanity in his family and rear
that he was himself going insane. He
confessed enough to justify gloom IN
any man. but he said not a woro OF
the real reason for his depression.
do something for me. Victor. my
| friend!" he entreated softly. waiter
! was lowering about, and without con-
sciously suspecting him Col. Redl spoke
only when the man was away:
Il fear for my sanity at this very
moment. I want to go Dack 10
Prague. To my little apartment.
shall feel quiet there. Then you can
come and take me to any sanatorium
you wish.
But don't want to go to Prague
alone tonight. You know Chief OF
Police Gayer. Ask him to send one OF
his detectives with me as escort 10
Dr. Pollack rose. That's easy. Al
fred" he said. "Ill be back in few
minutes"
He went to the telephone booth and
called up the chiefs home. Herr Gayer
was still at his Office he was told: Dr.
Pollack then called up police mead
quarters and found his man there.
you're working late To-Day my
friend" Pollack said.
tiously. 4 %
speak to you," Polack went on.
"Your're dining with him at the
Riedhof?" Gayer asked.
"Why, how do you know"
"Oh. learned 1t accidentally
What can do for Col Redl?"
DIR. Pollack told him what Col. Reo
had said to him. "p,,,
Gaver seemed to sympathize. "Bu'
T can snare no one tonight" ne SAID
Calm the colonel and tell him &c
come to me first thing in the morn
| ing" .,,o l., tbe
e,lise of a waiter, had been nstenlIis "
DIR. Pollack speaking over the telepIion'
| was puzzled. He knew tne nu,iinI., .,',aS
| that the man had called up ana Wn'
r. was that over the telephone appear
ed to promise to do as Col. Redl Wlsneo
Did it mean that, after all, the Wnolf
| affair was to be hushed up? That tnt
scandal was so great that there mus
| be no scandal? n,
P,1t Col. Redl's face, when DR.. Fol
| ,ack renorted to him what Gayer nae
promised, showed no sign OF rehe1:
He said little during the rest OF tnt
,,eaI An orchestra-and it seems tC
me that nowhere in the world as II
Vienna can orchestras WOO the hear,
with such ligf1t-hearted charm--Was
nIaving one of Strauss ravlshins
waitzes. Redl seemed to be hstenins
| to 1t. ,, ouor hi,
latest failure. He had played LiS '"S
card. 49, +,o ohio
~ no,ice would send him detectiY'
&c escort that night; that the secrF
service. seeing this, would be con
tent to let the detective be the So
hut unsuspected watch over the colon :
Until they should decide to take nln
into custody. With only a city detec
tive to outwit, perhaps there mlgn
have been chance.
At 8:3O DR.. Pollack saw his frlen'
To his room at the Hotel KloSmer an:
left him apparently in more cneeriu
frame of mind.
NEANWHILE, at the Grand Hotel
N1Gen. Conrad Won Hoetzendoril
commander -in-chief of the Austro'
Hungarian Army, was host to ga!
dinner party. A.,
famous string ensemble Of the Crane
Hotel in those days: the faces OF lovely
Vienese women; good news sent to nm
by some of his spies in PariS-tney al
helped to make the chief designer o.
Plan Three feel pleased with lie tna'
evening.
In the midst of the dinner waiter
brought him the card of Gen. Augus
IJrbansN Won OstromeicZ. May l Speai
to you privately?" was written on INT
back. II am In the Office OF the note
manager"
self to his guests.
General. who is it?" exclaimed ;
lovely lady. I'm jealous!"
"It NAV be something pleasant
shall share with you," the general con
soled her.
In the managers private Office h
found Gen. Urbanskl pacing agitatedly
"As serious as that? Won Hoetzen
dorff asked, with bit of banter.
General"
The head of the united secret serv'
ices of Autria- Hungary then told hi
commander in chief his news. He tolc
it with the brevity of a soldier making
his report. He told it in so low tone
that the strains of the orchestra drift
ing into the room seemed at times loud
| or than his voice
Gen. Won Hoetzendorf seemed to be
aging as he listened. His face turnec
livid A fine dew broke out on his fore
head.
"He must be caught" he criec
hoarsely when the other had finished.
Hes under surveillance!"
"He must be made to reveal the ex-
tent of his treaSon!"
1T shall be done!" grimly.
"Then he must die"
Gen. Urbanski saluted.
And under no circumstances must
the manner or reason Of his death be
made known!"