The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-09

become convinced that the team be-
longed within the city. and so, as u
forlorn hope rather than in the be.
lief that any clew would be gained,
they employed the gypsy, giving him
license to adopt whatever means
seemed the most likely to discover and
identify the horse. With Romany Gun.
ming. he Immediately secured seat
facing one of the most fashionable
parkway drives. where he remained
for hour after hour. apparently occu-
pied In smoking a short black pipe,
and presenting no marked difference
in appearance from that Of = hundred
other loungers.
II was on the second day OF the
traders watch that he jumped to his
feet and excitedly ran after passing
tention OF mounted officer, who had
been posted on the driveway for the
purpose of assisting him In case his
quest should develop anything worth
following. The man pointed to the car
rage ahead. and in broken German as
serted his conviction that it was the
one which had been used in the alb.
duction. The officer. after giving him
hasty instructions to report to head.
quarters. galloped down the boulevard
In pursuit.
Much excitement was caused by the
gypsy's story. and a group OF the most
prominent officials awaited the return
Of the mounted officer. One hour
passed, and still another, before he
appeared. and suspense by this time
was at high pitch. They began to look
at the horse trader with considerable
almost on the point of sending others
TO search for the missing officer. when
the latter appeared. clanking his spurs
across the tiled floor OF the entryway.
He looked sheepishly about him before
saying anything. and then addressing
the captain. said; This man is
either mistaken or else the affair
promises TO be more serious than we
at first believed"
We'll" said his superior question
ingly. what about the carriage?"
The officer leaned over and spoke In
a confidential tone. The carriage was
that of the American ambassador
The captain started back as II par
alyZed. He impaired the news in an
undertone TO HIS comrades In the room
and the excitement grew. They dared
go no further in this quest without
consulting those OF higher authority,
and gathered into a private chamber,
taking the Romany with them. where
they waited till they were joined by
the supreme head OF the secret service
department This latter, in person.
questioned both the gypsy and the Off
Ger who had followed the carriage. All
that could be elected from the horse
trader was that he had been accus.
toned to observe animals closely all
his life. was positive that he could
not be mistaken. and finally. in 1T OF
sullen wrath. he swore that he would
stake his life on this having been the
animal which passed him on the night
OF the kaiser's disappearance. He
even went further and asserted that
the harness of the horses was the
same which he had seen on that oc-
oasion.
The mounted officer was equally GER
tain that the turnout was that belong.
ing 10 the embassy. because he had
observed II before. and knew the am
bassador by sight. and this was the
uuh ka hnI a.
He said that he had been prepared
to do so when he overlook the team.
but. identifying tn, occupant. decided
to run no risk OF OBTAINING sc impor-
tant parsonage, and contented him.
self with following the carriage
throughout its journey and TIL IL was
housed. He then dismounted, and by
a pretext engaged one OF the stable
men in conversation. learning thereby
that the ambassador had no horses
other than these two. lie had not
deemed IL advisable to make any fur
ther inquiries for fear OF arousing sus.
picion.
The head OF the secret service de-
partment saw that he was facing
very grave responsibility. He sent
messages calling together the most
important men In the government,
and within an hour the findings were
laid before them. They found them
selves In a singularly embarrassing
predicament. To take any action which
might offend the representative OF
nation which was already engaged In
triumphant war, and OF which the
whole world stood in terror and appre-
hension. was something to be avoided.
Even to suggest to the ambassador OF
the United States that he was sus-
pected OF having abducted the kaiser,
an act Of lese majesty In itself, was
something which might arouse that
man to appeal TO his home government
and topple Germany itself into an i'm
broglio which could end only In de-
feat The attitude Of America, up TO
the moment when communication
ceased, had been friendly. Therefore,
there seemed no logical reason for
her taking any such unheard OF action
as that OF interference with the per-
son Of his majesty. The consensus OF
opinion was that the situation was too
delicate to admit of any ordinary
methods, and that there was only one
thing to do-keep the embassy under