The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-07-13

nau known her, bur what they were i
could not recall. saw, however, that
her memory was better than my own,
and that she knew me, and because of
that fact had already grown apprehen-
sive.
1t was not in Berlin society that /
had met her. or that I felt assured;
just as certain. indeed, that her real
name was not Rosales.
While had been out watching the
woman on the previous night the EN-
peror had also taken a stroll through
the city. What, wondered, would the
Berlin police have thought If they
knew that William was walking about
at night unguarded and unattended at
The Hague.
AS / sat with him attending to some
correspondence and taking down a
number of instructions regarding i'm
portant matters at the Wilhelmstrasse,
he suddenly broke OF and told me
how he had, on the previous night,
/ spent an hour drinking Dutch beer at
that popular resort of tradesmen and
their wives, the Royal Brasserie.
Nobody recognized me-" he laugh
ed. Il found out that they sold the
best beer one can get outside Germany,
and really enjoyed it. / sent for you.
but you had already gone out. Did
you go to the theater?'
NO" was my reply, and then told
him practically what have related in
the foregoing lines.
How curious ~ exclaimed his ma
jesty. II would much like to see this
mysterious Spanish lady. She must be
interesting"
| At first I tried to dissuade him, but
| he was so persistent that / described
at which table she sat at lunch, and it
was agreed between US that while we
We're 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 waiter.
When rejoined him in his room
he said: mo. Heltzendorff, have new
er seen her before"
@Well. majesty" I declared. ST an
certain have seen her or her photo
graph somewhere, and that she Is no
| what she represents herself to be-"
] "She's an adventures most probs
/ bly," replied the emperor. MANY won
: en- are. Indeed, it is difficult to di:
! cover one who does not adventure e
! Their in love, in politics, or in crime.n
A Trip to Berlin for information.
His words impressed me. An hou
later I went to a photographers an
arranged for a surreptitious portrai
to be taken of Madame Rosales tn
next time she took a walk.
All day the young photographs
haunted the vicinity of the hotel unit
the light faded. Yet next morning as
she came out he snapped her without
her knowledge, and in three hours l
had rough print of it in my pocket.
That night. after writing down a
4 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
4 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
tiers, and giving them the emperor's
commands. Then at about six o'clock
| 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. l believe debut may be mis-
taken"
He then became inquisitiye as to
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ture, but naturally l said nothing.
'.1ve been away on a journey" I
said, "and meeting the woman, 1
thought her suspicious"
"And if my memory serves me prop
erly | think, Count. that your suspi-
ciOns are very well grounded"
''Why?" l 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 on
the kaiser's person. and whose vigil
lance the emperor had, of course, evad-
ed.
'Ohl He's at Potsdam." 1 laughed.
81 haven't. seen him lately. for I've
been away on a mission"
'aThe emperor is in Thuringia," Leib-
brand said. There seems to be some
mystery as to his whereabouts. but
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