, 1917-07-05

fore I had left for Holland. 7, ,s
any time difficult to impose upon ~.
Berlin police, but, of course, news DIV.
en- out officially from the court tbo,
naturally believe to be the truth.
Peril Of the Emperor.
A quarter Of an hour later Io,h |
brands assistant re-entered the room
and, handing back the photograph
placed a file of papers before his cbiot
saying:
"The woman is a famous Spsn,sh
dancer, and one Of the most ACTIVE
members of the anarchist society NJ
Geneva-the society which committad
the bomb outrage upon King Alfonso
and who were responsible for the 70.
cent attempt on the king of Italy"
IAN anarchist |" I gasped.
"Yes," answered the official. sand a
very dangerous one, too. If she mt
foot into Germany, we should have
her at one under lock and key"
"Whyf"
1t is known that there ia n
conspiracy on foot, organized by that
league in Geneva, against his majesty
the emperor. We had news of II from
the Swiss police a month ago."
us there really a plot against the
EMPEROR" / asked, much startled.
There certainly is in Geneva" re-
piled Leibbrand. AT the present mo.
ment we r watching for this dancers
appearance in Germany. 1 thought l
was not mistaken when I first saw her
picture"
I stood in that bare official room nj
terly staggered. I dared not tell those
two men the truth or give them warm
ing Of the emperor's peril.
I saw, however, that I must act IN
stantly. In five minutes 1 had gathered
that the oma was one of the most
dangerous anarchists in Europe, and /
also realized that my memory had
served me very well, inasmuch as |
had seen her picture in an illustrated
paler a year before, when she he'd
been arrested In Rome in connection
with an alleged attempt upon the life
of the king.
Herr Leibbrand, will you please
write down for me the facts you have
just related?" I urged.
Most certainly" was his reply, aud
taking up his pen he scrubbed the
truth, signing it with a flourish.
Eighteen hours later 1 ascended In
the lift at the Hotel des Indies to the
suite occupied by Herr Zeller.
Without waste Of time I produced
the snapshot photograph and asked
him whether he recognized 1t.
Certainly" was his reply. ut is
Madame R~osales," adding, laughingly,
Il became acquainted with her and
her husband in a curious manner In
the lift last night. We were ascending
together, madame, who w IRE 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 1t very badly. ]
apologized for running the blouse, and
insisted that her husband should send
the damaged garment to me so that !
might replace 1t with something bet
ter. 1t arrived only five minutes ago,
and is in that little box over there
and he indicated a cardboard box y.
ing upon the couch.
"Ah! You haven't opened 1t, l seer
I exclaimed. "Your majesty must not
open It'll Please read this" And
put before him Leibbrand's signed
statement of the identity Of Madame
Rosales.
When the emperor read it he In
stantly realized the situation.
Lurinp the Kaiser.
"Ah! / see 1t all, Heltzendorf. My
practical Joking becoming known, the
anarchists have taken advantage Of H.
/ have been lured here, out of Ger
many, by a cleverly conceived dodge
for I came here believing that was
to meet in secret General oranovsk'
chief of the czar's military cabinet,
who wished to confer with me. Ana
though he was due three days ago ne
has not arrived. Instead, this woman
and her friends are busy plotting my
DEATH"
"Without a doubt. Probably haa
you opened that box yonder 1t misn.
have been fatal" 1 said. as It DOL
wise to leave ut once for BerlinT
Herr Zeller acted promptly upon ny
suggestion, and we carried back "
Germany the box containing the ~
tress' blouse. Next day In my pre-
ence, the box was carefully opened '
the military laboratory. when Wv
found, wrapped in a pretty blue ersps
de chine blouse with heavy beauss
trimming, n small canister filled WI
a high explosive, the fuse SO arrans.'
that had the string of the box pee
suddenly released by cutting In the "
binary way a terrible explosion mu"
have ensued. =.