El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09
GIRL IN MASK
MYSTERY STILL
Attempts to Get Interview
With Acting Mayor; Seek
ing Telegram and Mail.

rs there a message Tor me here.
asked the woman in the black mask
at the Western Union Telegraph office
Wednesday morning She was very
nervous and excited and when the
clerk examined his envelopes and an
nOunced that there We're none, insisted
that he look again. He did and again
said no"
There should be one" she insisted.
I'm expecting a telegram from Chi
huahua and it should have come last
night. I'll be back later, but if 1t
should come, please send it to Hotel
Sheldon"
Immediately upon leaving the West
ern Union, the mysterious woman
walked TO the city hall and attempted
to have an audience with acting
mayor r. 3. Stevens. She started to
close the door, but Mr.. Stevens indig-
nantly protested You let that door
stay open" he said.
Firmly the woman walked to the
door and closed II. The acting mayor
walked around his table and opened
the door. It's got to be this way" no
said. You talk with the door open or
not at ALL
Il came here because I'm in trou-
BILE" said the woman in the black mask.
Fails 10 Get Interview.
well. you would get out Of 10
quicker" said Mr.. stevens, IF you
stopped this masquerade. Don't You
know that YOU are not winning the
respect of the people by this sort OF
I'm sorry" said the woman, but II
I were not TO wear this mask it
would be very unfortunate.
And seeing that the acting mayor
would not give her a private audience
the woman with the mask left the
building. Did she go to Mr.. stevens
to place before him a case-some trou-
BILE that either begins or ends IN Chi
huahua? What would she have told
him if he had given her the audi
encee
More Speculation.
Varied opinions are current ABOUT
frankly heralded that she is a Vililsta
sympathiler and in FL Paso on mis-
sion for the stranded bandit leader.
Other views are that she is some prom
inent moving picture actress in El
Paso looking over the situation with
a view TO putting on several big reels
There is much in the black mask TO
suggest olga Petrova or Hazel Dawn
Is II possible that either OF these Two
stars are in FL Paso2 Is 1t true that
great film company is planning to
stage the goth Century Mexican Rev
Olution' on the same scale as the
Birth Of Nation? Is it true that
this woman Of the black mask is here
for that purpose?
ON a Diplomatic Mission.
Quite on the other hand there is some
reason to believe that the black mask
is in El Paso on a diplomatic mission.
She speaks, when she does speak, ana
that is rarely, in voice that has ~
peculiar Spanish accent At noon
Wednesday she was seen by number
Of detectives TO pass up the steps Of
the federal building, go to the register
window and inquire for package.
When told that there was no package
for her, she became excited and said:
There should be-they said in Chi
huahua I should have II oy Tuesday.
Is She n VIllista:
What is the package she Is expect
ing from Chihuahua? Is 1t a number
OF state papers? Has she program
to secure amnesty for Francisco Villa
This is speculative because she has
not been seen about the Carranza con
surs office The stronger probability
is that something has interfered with
the black masks plans; that others
were to have met her mere and that /
there has been a delay i'm their ar
irving, as there has been in the tele-
gram and the registered package
Buys q New suit
An investigation has disclosed one
thing about the black mask-she came
for a brief stop, as she did not Drins
either maid-Or any trunks. Tues !
dav afternoon she entered the Popular
store and went to the ready MADE De
where she bought 4 hand !
some blue and tan check flannel suit |
which fitted her snartly, ana 4 nat {
to match Of tete de negre, milan hemp, {
trimmed with sand cOlored p0mpoms. /
Then she entered a number OF picture I
shows. evidently to relieve her NINA !
Of some ,vOrrv-but her reStlessness /
would mot hermit her stopping more [
than q few minutes i'm each place. why I
is she restless Why is she mere is !
she the forerunner Of new develop I
lneut along the border? or is she a /
great movie actress looking over the /
local field2