Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-08-31

one. Tell him l must see him, for l
dread daily lest the truth of the
!iaiser's real intentions be known at
the Quai dOrsay."
Certainly" was my reply. 81 will
deliver your message this evening.
Tell him that my sole desire is To
act in the interests of the emperor and
himself" she urged.
But. forgive me-" l said. 81 cannot
see why you should interest yourself
in the crown prince If he declines to
communicate with you"
II have my reasons. Count Won Helt-
zendorff." was her rather naughty re-
ply. please tell him that the matter
will not brook further delay"
l had seen in the London newspa-
pers during the past week how eagerly
the English journalists. with the dust
cast into their eyes, were blindly advO-
eating that tire British public should
welcome the great German national
movement. headed by Baron Won Cess
Ter. supported by Ballin, Delbruck
and Won Wedel, with the hearty coop
GRAFTON of the emperor and the imperi-
I'll chancellOr-the movement to estab-
fish better relations with Great Bri-
tain.
| l knew that the secret should at all
hazards be kept. and that night told
the crown prince of my second meet
ing with the pretty woman in black
and her urgent request.
He laughed, but made no remark.
Yet knew by his tone that he was not
so easy in his mind as he desired me to
believe.
1t also seemed strange why, II the
young FrenchwOman was so DESTROYS
of meeting him, she did not call at the
villa.
About week later 1t suddenly &C.
Cured to me to endeavOr to discover
the real identity of the lady in black,
but as l was not certain whether she
actually lived I'm Nice it was rather
difficult. Nevertheless. by. invoking
the aid of my friend Belabre. inspector
of the Surete of Nice, and after wait
ing a few days made an astounding
discovery. namely. that the lady who
called herself De Rouville was an TIA
liam cafe concert singer named Irene
SperOni-the woman who had aroused
the jealousy Of the crown princess
And she knew that important state Sc
cret of Germany.
The situation was n most serious
one. / felt it my duty to mention my
discovery to his highness. when, to my
surprise, he was not in the least angry
He merely said:
1T is true. HeltzendOrff-true what
the crown princess declared-that
went to Wiesbaden and that l gave
the woman pair of emerald earrings
which l ordered from old VOllgOld
But there was no reason for jealousy
l saw the woman and gave her the
present in the hope of closing hel
lips"
In moment l understood. The
pretty variety artistic was endeavOrini
to levy blfckmail. But how could she
i'm her position. have learned the secret
of the emperOr's intentions?
She was. found. living as Signorins
Speroni. with her nelid. at the Hote
Bristol over at Beaulieu. just across the
blue bay of Villefranche. and as the
days went on 4 realized the imminen
danger of exposure. and wondered Il
the kaiser knew of il.
! made remark to that effect to hi
: highness one morning whereupOn IN
replied:
Don't disturb yourself. my dea
HeltzendOrff! have not overlooked tn
matter, for il is one that closely con
Germs both the emperor and myself
The woman obtained the secret b.
opening the dispatch box of one VIII
believed her to be his friend. and theI
: she attempted to use her knowledge il
/, order to drag me into her net. But
, do not think l am very likely TO b.
: caught-eh?'
AT that moment Herr Schafer on
tered the room. therefore further dis
r cussion was out of the question.
From inquiries l made later on
r found that the concert singer had sud
denly left the hotel. therefore l wen
: over to Beaulieu and had an instruC
e tive chat with the hall porter, Gel
: man, of course. From him / learne
e that the signorina had been stayin
there ever since the date when we ha
a arrived ut Nice and. further. that tw
e gentlemen had been frequently i'm tn
e habit of calling upon her. One was
$ smart young Frenchman who came /
y a motor car and the other was a Gel
man. From the description of the lai
e ter at once came to the cOnclusiO
: that il was none other than Herr Sch;
( fer
o The one gentleman did not know q
n the others visits said. the bearde
i porter. with laugh. 1.-THE signorin
always impressed silence upon me, b,
g cause she thought one would be jea
: Gus of the other. The German gentl,
+ man seemed very deeply in love wit
J. her, and she called him Hans He a,
/. companied her when she left here fO
e San Reno"
, reported this to his highness. bu
d he made no remark. A week late
some fishermen found upon the brow
S rocks near CapO Verde. beyond Sa
e Reno. the body of woman. full
L dressed. afterwards identified as tina
Of Irene Speroni. the singer SO popl
" lar in Rome.