Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-12
| The Secrets Of terHbhhrr3d|ernJ
1T ERNST Won HELTZENDORFF TO WILLIAM LEQUEUX

memory was so at fault. There were,
| felt, some peculiar circumstances con-
nected with the woman at the time /
had known her, but what they were I
could not recall. l saw, however, that
her memory was better than my own,
and that she knew me, and because of
that fact had already grown apprehen-
sive.
1t was not in Berlin society that
had met her. Of that I felt assured
just as certain, indeed, that her real
name was not ROsaleS.
While I had been out watching the
woman on the previous night the en-
perOr had also taken a stroll through
the city. What, I wondered, would the
Berlin police have thought if they
knew that William was walking about
at night unguarded and unattended at
! The Hague.
AS sat with him attending to some
correspondence and taking down a
| number Of instructions regarding i'm
pOrtant matters at the Wilhelmstrasse,
he suddenly broke off and told me
how he had, on the previous night,
spent an hour drinking Dutch beer at
that popular resort of tradesmen and
their wives, the Royal Brasserie.
Nobody recognized me-" he laugh
ed. 81 found out that they sold the
best beer one can get outside Germany
and / really enjoyed it. I sent for you,
but you had already gone out. Did
you go to the theater?"
NO" was my reply, and then told
him practically what have related in
the foregoing lines.
How curious!" exclaimed his ma
jesty. II would much like to see this
mysterious Spanish lady. She must be
! interesting"
At first tried to dissuade him, but
he was so persistent that [ described
at which table she sat at lunch, and 1t
was agreed between Us that while we
were eating our meal he should come
to the door of the dining room and
| peep in.
This the emperor did, and cleverly,
too, for she never saw him, being at
that moment engaged in conversation
| with a waiter.
When I rejoined him in his room
he said: "No, Heltzendorff, l have new
er seen her before"
'Well, majesty" I declared. st am
| certain I have seen her or her photo
| graph somewhere, and that she is not
what she represents herself to be-"
"She's an adventures most proba-
bly, replied the emperor. MANY wom-
en- are. Indeed, it is difficult to dis
! cover one who does not adventure Ell
ther in love, in politics, or in crime."
A Trip to Berlin for information.
| His words impressed me. An hour
later I went to q photographers and
arranged for surreptitious portrait
to be taken of Madame Rosales the
next time she took walk.
All day the young photographer
| haunted the vicinity of the hotel until
| the light faded. Yet next morning as
she came out he snapped her without
her knowledge, and in three hours I
had rough print Of 1t in my pocket.
| That night, after writing down a
| great mass of memoranda, instructions
| to various departments Of the state,
left again for Berlin, with orders to
ring up Herr Zeller on the telephone
from some unsuspicious place every
! night at ten o'clock.
I returned to the Berlin SchlOss alb
| sOlutely mystifed, and next day spent
the greater part of the time visiting
| the chancellor and the various minis
| tiers, and giving them the emperOr's
| commands. Then at about six o'clock
I called at the chief bureau of police
in the Alexander PIatz, and entered
| the private room Of old Leibbrand, who
at that time was chief of the detective
service.
To him I showed the surreptitious
photograph of Madame Rosales. The
astute thief catcher removed his spec
tacles, and examining the picture with
the aid of a big reading glass, gave
vent to a loud grunt.
In response to his bell a younger
| and more alert man entered, and to
/
"Please see if anyone recognizes
this. believe debut may be mis-
! taken
He then became inquisitive as to
where and how 7 had obtained the pic
ture, but naturally I said nothing.
give been away on a Journey" I
said, 'and meeting the woman, !
thought her suspicious"
"And if my memory serves me prop
erly | think, Count that your suspi-
cions are very well grounded"
| ''Why?" l asked.
"Let US wait for the report from out
side," replied the old fellow. Then, in
order to turn the conversation he ask
ed news Of BALI, who was at that mo-
| ment the detective in attendance on
| the kaiser's person, and whose vigi-
| lance the emperor had, Of course, eVad-
| ed.
"OhI He's at Potsdam," I laughed.
ST haven't seen him lately, for I've
| been away on mission"
THE emperor is in Thuringia," Leib-
brand said. There seems to be some
mystery as to his whereabouts, but
BALI telephoned me today to say that
his majesty has gone to Thuringia
without any staff or personal attend
ants"
offered 1892 boxes of cheese on the