The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-28
The Secrets 0ff,8e ~HbhenBd)emC
STARTLING EXPOSURE OF INNER LIFE OF KAISER AND CROWN PRINCE AS
TOLD BY COUNT ERNST Won HlTZENDORFF TO WILLIAM LEQUHX

memory was so at fault. There were,
l felt, some peculiar circumstances con-
nected with the woman at the time l
had known her, but what they were ]
could not recall. l saw, however, that
her memory was better than my own,
and hat she knew me, and because of
that fact had already grown apprehen-
sive.
1t was not In Berlin society that l
had met her. OF that 1 felt assured;
just as certain, indeed, that her real
name was not Rosales.
While / had been out watching the
woman on the previous night the en-
peror had also taken a stroll through
the city. What, l wondered, would the
Berlin police have thought If they
knew that William was walking about
at night unguarded and unattended at
The Hague.
AS l 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. II found out that they sold the
best beer one can get outside Germany,
and I really enjoyed 1t. 1 sent for you,
but you had already gone out. Did
you go to the theater2"
mo-" was my reply, and then I told
him practically what 1 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 I tried to dissuade him, but
he was sc persistent that 1 described
at which table she sat at lunch, and it
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 saw him, being at
hat moment engaged in conversation
with a waiter.
When / rejoined him in his room
he said: "No, Heltzendorff, l have new
er seen her before"
swell, majesty" I declared. 81 am
certain l 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
Their In love, in politics, or in crime"
A Trip to Berlin for information.
His words impressed me. An hour
later l went to a photographers and
arranged for a surreptitious portrait
to be taken of Madame Rosales the
next time she took a 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 l
had a rough print of it 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.
l returned to the Berlin Schloss alb
solutely mystified, 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 Platz, and entered
the private DON 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
him he handed the photograph, saying:
"Please see If anyone recognizes
this. l believe l debut ! may be mis-
taken"
He then became inquisitive as to
where and how 1 had obtained the pic
ture, but naturally / said nothing.
"I've been away on a Journey" I
said, "and meeting the woman, l
thought her suspicious"
"And if my memory serves me prop
erly l think, Count, that your suspi-
cions are very well grounded"
"Why?" I 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 vigil
lance the emperor had, Of course, evad-
ed.
"Ohf He's 9t pOtSd0m." laughed.