American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-10

her memory was better than my OWL
and that she knew me, and because OF
hat fact had already grown a%pprehen-
sive.
It was not in Berlin society that !
had met her. OF that l felt assured;
just as c~ertaln. indeed, that her real
name was not Rosales.
While l had been out watching the
woman on the previous night the EN-
peror had also taken a stroll through
the city. What, | wondered. would the
Berlin police have thought If they
knew that William was walking about
at night unguarded and unattended at
The Hague.
AS I 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 ana 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 it.. 1 sent for you,
but you han already gone out. Did
you 20 to the theater?'
NO was my reply, and then l told
him practically what l have relate. in
the foregoing lines.
How curious r. exclaimed his ma
jesty. Il would much like to see this
mysterious Spanish lady. She must be
interesting"
At first 1 tried to dissuade him, but
he was so persistent that 1 described
at which table she sat at lunch, and 1t
was agreed between US hat 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 al
that moment engaged in conversation
with a waiter.
When I rejoined him in his room
he said mo, HeltzendOrf, l have new
er e her before"
well, majesty" l declared. Il an
certain 1 have seen her or her photo
graph somewhere, and that she is no
what she represents herself to be-"
"She's an adventures most proba
bly," replied the emperor. MANY won
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 hOu
later I went to a photographers an
arranged for a surreptitious portal
to be taken Of Madame Rosales tn
next time she took a walk.
All day the young Photographic
haunted the vicinity Of the hotel unit
the light faded. Yet next morning q
she came out he snapped her withoU
her knowledge, and In three hours
had a rough print Of 1t in my pocket.
That night, after writing down
l great mass of memoranda, instruction
to various departments Of the state,
: left again for Berlin, with orders {
l ring up Herr Zeller on the telephOr
from some unsuspicious place ever
night at ten o'clock.
r returned to the Berlin Schloss a
{ solutely mystiied, and mex day speI
) the greater part Of the time visitir
' the chancellor and the various mini
I tiers. and giving them the emperor
u commands. Then at about six O'clo'
t 1 called at the chief bureau of poll
in the Alexander Platz, and enter,
/ the private room Of old Leibbrand. wi
-t at that time was chief Of the detecti'
service.
> To him I showed the surreptitiol
j photograph Of Madame Rosales. IT
u astute thief catcher removed his spe
u tacles, and examining the picture wi
y the aid Of a big reading glass, ga
! vent to a loud grunt.
- In response to his bell a young
: and more alert man entered. and
- him he handed the photograph, sayin
"Please see II anyone ~recogniz
- this. I believe I debut I may be M
taken"
He then became inquisitive as
where and how l had obtained the p
70 ture, but naturally l said nothing.
N I've been away on a journey"
said. land meeting the woman,
thought her suspicious"
"And II my memory. serves me pr'
IS erly 1 think. Count. that your sus
or clOns are very well grounded
q "WhyT' l asked.
ch LET US wait for the report from 0
side" replied the old fellow. Then,
et- order to turn the conversation, he u
ey ed news of BALI, who was at that 1
ment the detective In attendance
= the kaiser's person, and whose Vi
Ill, lance the emperor had. of course, ev
ne, ed
he ooh. He's at Potsdam," 1 laugh
81 haven't seer him lately, for
LIT been away on a mission"
ie- ''The emperor Is in Thuringia." LIZ
to brand said. There seems to be so