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


From his countenance, as ne re-read
that document, | saw that serious trOu-
BILE was brewing for somebody. His
majesty, seized by his mania for travel
would very often at five minutes no.
tice leave Potsdam and journey to the
farthest end Of the empire. But the
papers were always at once informed,
and the kaiser went out of his
country without first acquainting the
chancellor of his intentions. In this
case, however, he slipped away by a
night train, and nobody knew until
next morning.
The Dark-Halred Woman.
On concluding the correspondence, I
went out for a stroll, when, not far
from the hotel. I noticed a w~ell-dress-
ed, rather handsome, dark-haired wOm-
an approaching. To me her face SEEM
ed familiar, and I was puzzled to know
where I had seen 1t before.
1 passed on, and, entering a cafe,
sat down to smoke and to think. Mem
DRY of that woman's face still haunted
me. l felt that 1 had met her m
where, and had had good cause to re-
member her, yet. for the life Of me, I
could not recall the circumstances of
our meeting.
An hour later. on returning to the
hotel, l saw her speaking with the con-
cierge.
She was evidently staying there,
hence a few minutes afterwards, when
she had assembled the lift. I questioned
the man. and learned that she was
Madame Rosales, from Malaga, in
Spain. She had arrived with her hus-
band three days ago, but monsieur had
left the same morning for Paris, and
she was now awaiting his return.
The motive of the emperor, usually
so restless and pOmpOus, in remaining
virtually a prisoner in the hotel, and
posing as a merchant, was certainly
most mysterious, and even a chat with
Herman, his majesty's chief valet, eli
cited no information.
That night, as 1 sat alone eating my
dlnner-f0r Herr Zeller took his meals
in his private sitting room-the dark.
haired woman sat at a table near me
With her was a pretty girl In a pale
pink dinner gown, evidently a friend
who lived in the town.
The pair chatted together and laugh
ed merrily over their meal. while
{ watched them covertly.
Why. I cannot even now tell, but
: held Madame Rosales In distinct sus
: picion. Yet l could not recOllect wherl
7 we had met before. Now. however, a
I sat there In the corner eating m.
: meal I felt convinced that, on he
part. she had recognized me, an
further, that she had pointed me gu
I to her companion.
E Later in the evening I made other IL
quiries in the hotel. and learned tina
" Madame had several friends. The eve
ming that her husband left for Pari
a tall. thin, pale-faced young man ha
called upon her after dinner. and ha
L a long chat with her in a corner
= the lounge. Afterwards they went on
u together for a short walk. and. return
u ing. he smoked a cigar before he lef
y on the following day another man, {
rather unkempt appearance, called an
e lunched with her.
3 Needless to say, I watched madam
e carefully. and managed during thu
evening to catch several glances Of he
After the pair had dined they spent
short time In the lounge, where the
l. both smoked cigarettes. Then. it beiI
Il a beautiful moonlit night. they put
" their coats and went for a stroll.
e The Emperor Peeps In.
{. So interested had l become In q
woman that I followed. and. unsu
1t pected. l logged their footsteps (
n nearly half a mile, until they entered
dark, forbiddinglooking house viii
faced a weedy canal.
a When the door opened a man gree
ed them. and slipping In quickly. tn
disappeared.
They were there for VI an hour
yet I remained keeping constant VIC
h. until at last madame emerged aloI
tie r~etracing her steps h~urriedly to {
re- hotel
iot Next morning I met her in the
at about eleven o'clock, and we {
ne scended together. She was dressed
go out. but In the hall the porter har
Ip- ed her a telegram. This she open'
"a. afterwards writing a reply, and Il
'er ing It herself to the post Office.
D. ! was much irritated because