Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-07-13


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 at |
that moment engaged in conversation
with a waiter.
When l rejoined him in his room
he said: "No, Heltzendorff, l have new
er seen her before"
well, majesty" 1 declared. 81 am,
certain 1 have seen her or her photo
graph somewhere, and that she is not
what she represents herself to be-"
"Shes an adventures most proba-
bly," replied the emperor. "Many wom-
en- are. Indeed, it is difficult to dis
cover one who does not adventure Ell
ther in love, in politics, or in crime"
A Trip to Berlin for information.
His words impressed me. An hour
later I went to photographers and
arranged for a surreptitious portrait
to be taken of Madame Rosales the
next time she took walk.
All day the young photographer
haunted the vicinity of the hotel until
the light faded. Yet next morning as
she came out he snapped her without
her knowledge, and in three hours
had rough print Of it in my pocket.
That night, after writing down a
great mass Of memoranda, instructions
to various departments of the state, l
left again for Berlin, with orders to
ring up Herr Zeller on the telephone
from some unsuspicious place every
night at ten o'clock.
I returned to the Berlin Schloss alb
solutely mystified, and next day spent
the greater part of the time visiting
the chancellor and the various minis
ters, and giving them the emperor's
commands. Then at about six o'clock
1 called at the chief bureau of police
in the Alexander Platz; and entered
the private room of old Leibbrand, who
at that time was chief Of the detective
service.
To him I showed the surreptitious
photograph of Madame Rosales. The
astute thief catcher removed his spec
tacles, and examining the picture with
the aid of big reading glass, gave
vent to loud grunt.
In response to his bell a younger
and more alert man entered, and to
him he handed the photograph, saying {:
please see if anyone recognizes
| this. I believe l do-but I may be mis-
| taken"
He then became inquisitive as to
where and how l had obtained the pic
ture, but naturally 1 said nothing.
'1've been away on a Journey"
said, "and meeting the woman,
thought her suspicious"
"And if my memory serves me prop
erly l think, Count, that your suspi-
cions are very well grounded
"Why?" asked.
Let US wait for the report from out
side" replied the old fellow. Then, in
order to turn the conversation, he ask.
ed news of BALI, who was at that mo-
ment the detective in attendance o.
the kaiser's person, and whose vigi
lance the emperor had, Of course, evad
ed.
"Oh! He's at Potsdam," laughed
Il haven't seen him lately, for I've
been away on a mission"
"The emperor is in Thuringia," Leib
brand said. "There seems to be somt
mystery as to his whereabouts, bu
BALI telephoned me today to say tina
his majesty has gone to Thuringis
without any staff or personal attend
ants"
"That Is so, I believe" was my re
ply, but I smiled, for the Thuringi,
myth had been invented by myself be
fore I had left for Holland. 1t Is a
any time difficult to impose upon tn,
Berlin police, but, Of course, news Civ
en- out officially from the court the.
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 file of papers before his CHIEF
saying:
"The woman is a famous Spanis
: dancer, and one Of the most activ
members Of the anarchist society Q
Geneva-the society which committe
the bomb outrage upon King Alfonso
and who were responsible for the rt
cent attempt on the king Of Italy,"
, "An anarchist! !" gasped.
'sYes," answered the official. "And
: very dangerous one, too. If she pu
foot into Germany, we should hav
[ her at once under lock and key"
; "Why?"
| Because it is known that there is
conspiracy on foot, organized by tht
E league in Geneva, against his majest
: the emperor. We had news of it fro
4 the Swiss police month ago."
L SIS there really a plot against tt
= EMPEROR" 1 asked, much startled.
t 'There certainly is in Geneva" r
t piled Leibbrand. "At the present M
ment we are watching for this dancer
e appearance in Germany. I thought
a was not mistaken when first saw h,
l. picture"
:, l stood in that bare official room u
e terly staggered. I dared not tell tho
t, two men the truth or give them war
It ing of the emperor's peril.
d saw, however, that i must act
stantly. In five minutes had gather,
l. that the woman was one Of the mo
e dangerous anarchists in Europe, and
Y, also realized that my memory HI
u, served me very well, inasmuch as
d had seen her picture in an illustrate
paper a year before, when she HI
ID been arrested in Rome in connects
N with an alleged attempt upon the Ii
of the king.
a. "Herr 1eibbrand, will you plea
is write down for me the facts you ha
De just related?" I urged.
Most certainly" was his reply, a