Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-07-13


the instrument, sharp click, and all
was again silence.
/ put down the receiver in wonder.
1 saw that to telephone to me at the
palace was impossible, as it would go
through the exchange there, and some
body might be listening. For that rea-
son he had sent me to the Adlon, and
from his conversation he was evidently
representing himself at The Hague to
be a prosperous German merchant, as
he had done at Nice and other places.
At nearly two o'clock in the morn
ing l passed the sentries on duty, and
re-entered the Potsdam palace. 1t was
then too late to give the kaiserin her
husbands message, therefore waited
till morning, and gave it to her YER
bally when alone with her in her break
fast room.
The empress seemed greatly relieved
when told her of the telephone con-
versation, and during the day wrote me
note to hand to the emperor on my
arrival at The Hague. That night 1
left for Holland, and next morning
duly inquired at the Hotel des Indies
for Herr Zeller. 1 was conducted to
small suite of rooms on the first floor,
where, dressed in a gray suit, his ma
jesty rose to meet me, smiling at my
astonishmnt.
swell, you heard me plainly on the
telephone, eh?" he asked. "Ah, I see
you are surprised that 1 am here. I,
too, am equally surprised to find my
self here. And, further, do not know
how long I shall remain"
81 have brought the Clothes" 1 re-
marked, and afterwards drew the en-
press letter from my pocket and hand
ed it to him.
"Her majesty should have left for
Prague yesterday" he said. "Did she
go?'
'No. She was still at the palace
when left at eight o'clock last night.
The emperor gave vent to grunt of
dissatisfaction. From the books lying
about his room I gathered that he
passed his time in reading, preferring
not to go out in the day time for fear
of being recognized. Apprehension on
that score was unnecessary, for the
kaiser, shorn cf his uniform and deco
rations, presents in civilian attire q
very ordinary appearance and not
readily recognizable by the man in the
street. For that reason he was often
able to spend a week In Paris, Nice
or on the Italian Riviera without any
body being the wiser.
Mystery Of the Royal Scheme.
I engaged room close to that Of
Herr Zeller, and for some hours re
mained with him while he signed 8
number Of state papers which 1 had
brought with me. He seemed strangely
absent-minded, thought, but present
ly he took up one Of the formidable
blue documents which, by the heading
saw was an urgent report from the
imperial chancellor.
"Look, HeltzendOrffl Look at this 7
cried the emperor.
"The chancellor reports that the edi
tor of the Cologne Gazette has called
at the chancellery and inquired hov
long it was intended that l should re
main out Of the country? Think Of 1t
My absence is knownl"
"That may be so," responded, "bu
your majesty's whereabouts Is un
known to all save her majesty the EN-
press"
"Yes, yes," said the emperor impa
tiently. But our police will commenc
making inquiries, and shall be trace
here"
"Why not leave at once" suggest
ed, in the hope of calculating the trutf
"Ahl That is just the unfortunat
point. I am unable to leave" he re
piled. 81 must remain-and 1 do nc
know for how longw
Further than that he would tell m
nothing. The fact that his absenc
from Germany was known greatly VI
set him. 1t seemed to me as thougl
by that truth leaking out, some cleve
secret plan of his had been thwarted
|, From his cOuntenance, as he re-rea
that document, saw that serious trOV
= BILE was brewing for somebody. III
: majesty, seized by his mania for trav
would very often at five minutes n
e tice leave Potsdam and journey to Il
e farthest end of the empire. But Il
papers were always at once informe
d and the kaiser never went out of h
I country without first acquainting Il
u chancellor of his intentions. In tn
u case, however, he slipped away by
It night train, and nobody knew uni
IS next morning.
W The Dark-Haired Woman.
IS On concluding the correspondence,
'e went out for a stroll, when, not f
1t from the hotel, 1 noticed well-dre:
n ed, rather handsome, dark-haired wol
an approaching. To me her face see
te ed familiar, and was puzzled to knC
III where had seen 1t before.
7e 1 passed on, and, entering a ca
sat down to smoke and to think. Me
1T Ory of that wOman's face still haunt
me. l felt that 1 had met her son
in where, and had had good cause to