The Washington times., 1917-05-27

where and how I had obtained the
picture. but naturally said nothing.
'I've been away on a journey,
said. ~and. meeting the woman,
thought her suspicious"
"And II my memory serves me
properly I think. count, that your
suspicious are very well grounded"
'WhyT' ! asked
''Let us wait for the report from
outside" replied the old fellow. Then,
In order to turn the conversation. he
asked news Of Balz, who was at that
moment the detective In attendance on
the Kaiser's person, and whose vigil
ance the Emperor had, Of course,
evaded.
-Oh! He's at Potsdam." I laughed.
81 haven't seen him lately. for I've
been away on q mission"
The Emperor is In Thuringias"
Leibbrand said. There seems to be
some mystery as to his whereabouts,
but Balz telephoned me today to say
that his majesty Is gone to .Thuringia
without any staff or personal at
tendants."
THAT Is so. I believe" was my re-
ply, but / smiled, for the Thuringia
myth had been invented by myself
before I had left for Holland. II Is At
any time difficult to impose upon the
Berlin police, but. of course. news
given out officially from the court
they naturally believe to be the truth.
Peril Of the Emperor.
A quarter of an hour later Leib-
brands assistant re-entered the room.
and, handing back the photograph.
placed a file Of papers before his
chief, saying;
THE woman Is a famous Spanish
dancer, and one OF the most active
members of the Anarchist Society Of
Geneva-the society which committed
the bomb outrage upon King Alton
so. and who were responsible for the
recent attempt on the King OF Italy"
"An Anarchlsty' / gasped.
"Yes." answered the official @And
very dangerous one, too. II she
put foot into Germany, we should
have her at once under lock and key"
"Why?"
Because Il Is known that there Il
conspiracy on foot. organized by
that league in Geneva, against his
majesty, the Emperor. We had news
Of It from the Swiss police . month
ago"
as there really q plot against the
Emperor" / asked, much startled
There certainly is in Geneva" re-
piled Lelbbard- "At the present mo-
ment we are watching for this dan
GERS appearance in Germany. !
thought I was not mistaken when 1
first saw her picture"
/ stood in that bare official room |
utterly staggered. I dared not tell /
those two men the truth or give them |
warning OF the Emperor's peril.
I saw, however, that l must act in |
stantly. In nve minutes had gath
cred that the woman was one Of the |
most dangerous anarchists In Europe, |
and I also realized that my memory |
had served me very well. inasmuch |
as had seen her picture in an Illus
trated paper q year before, when she |
had been arrested in Rome in connec-
tion with an alleged attempt upon the |
life OF the King.
Herr Liebbrand. will you please
write down for me the facts you !
have just related?" ! urged.
Most certainly" was his reply, and |
taking up his pen he scribbled the
truth, signing II with a flourish
Eighteen hours later ascended in |
the lift at the Hotel des Indes to the |
suite coupled by Herr Zeller.
Without waste of time ] produced |
the snapshot photograph and asked
him whether he recognized It.
Certainly" was his reply. at Is
Madame Rosales," adding, laughingiy:
II became acquainted with her and
her husband In a curious manner in
the lift last night We were ascend
ing together; madame, who wore a
soft blue evening blouse, standing |
next to me. Unfortunately the button
on the wrist of my coat caught in the |
sleeve Of her blouse and tore IL very |
badly. I apologized for running the
blouse, and insisted that her husband
should send the damaged garment to l
me, so that / might replace It with
something better. At first he re-
fused. but at last he promised to
send II. II arrived only ave minutes
ago. and is in that little box there"
and he indicated . cardboard box ly-
ing upon the couch.
"Ah, you haven't opened II, see"
I exclaimed "Your majesty must not /
open II! Please read this. And
put before him Leiborand's signed
statement Of the identity OF Madame
Rosales.
When the Emperor read II he In
stantIy realized the situation.
"Ah! see II all, HeltZendorff. Ny
Joking becoming known, the
anarchists have taken advantage OF
II. have been lured here, out OF
Germany, by a cleverly conceived
dodge. for / came here believing that
I was to meet in secret General Or
anovski, chief OF the czar's military
cabinet, who wished to confer with
me. And though he was due three
days ago. he has not arrived. In
stead, this woman and her friends are
busy plotting my death"
without a doubt. Probably had
you opened that box yonder it might
have been fatal" said. "Is II not
wise to leave at once for Berlin?'
In the box was found, wrapped in
a pretty blue crepe de chine blouse,
with heavy beaded trimming, a small
canister filled with a high explosive,
the fuse so arranged that had the
string of the box been suddenly re-
leased by cutting in the ordinary way
a terrible explosion must have en-
sued.
Certainly the Emperor very nearly
lost his life as a result of his own
practical joking.
As for the Spanish dancing girl. she
followed the Emperor. for
two days later she and a man named
Ferroni. a well-known Italian anar
chist, who was posing as her hus-
band. were arrested at Herbestal
when about to enter Prussia, and
both were eventually sent to prison
or ten years.
Copyright. 1917 by William Ls ousuxJ