_A Tragedy of the Hapsburgs_
Assassinations, abductions, and scandals of every kind loom large
in the records of the reigning Austrian house, and many of its
crimes have not yet come to light, as this amazing story proves.
But for the confession of an Austrian prisoner of war, anxious
to relieve his mind of the burden that oppressed it, this latest
instance of Hapsburg treachery would never have been heard of beyond
the precincts of the Hofburg. "Le Matin," the well-known French
newspaper, first drew attention to this officer's extraordinary
story, which is here set forth in full, and as nearly as possible
in his own words. It is a tragic tale indeed, a tale of love and
duplicity in high places, which he told to the _Wide World Magazine_.