Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-10

morn. Baumann, she further learned,
mad at present reached the interesting
age when he might expect to have the |
aWiul responsibility OF a majorship
thrust upon him. II that honor Is
withheld from him, calculated Princess I
victoria, he will probably resign his |
commission In disgust and return to |
clVlllzed neighborhoods. There he will |
ma his former bride at the side of !
prince, married, and envied by society. |
He would not be a man II he
Did Not Resent the Insult
Put upon him, and, in doing SO, he will
make Anna impossible. II has al
ready been stated that Princess Vic
toria is not without influence In Berlin;
whether her influence In high military
circles did 1t. or simply helped the mat
ter along, so much is certain Bau-
mann was NOT made major, nor did
he receive a decoration at the &C.
caslon Of the kaiser's birthday, recently
celebrated. Thereupon. disappointed
and chagrlned, he took leave OF alb
sence for severa, weeks and came
direct to Berlin, where he has been
ever since, seeking valnly to obtain an
audience with the kaiser. In letter,
addressed to William, he stated his
case fully, and claimed III usage. He
says 1t had been lntimated to him that
IL he gave up FrGulein Won Koeppen
his advancement in the army would be
n rapid one and he would in every way
possible be compensated for the loss OF
the millions that went with her hand.
The kaiser 1t appears, refused to
take notice of the letter, and when
Baumann again reminded him of the
AFFAIR, pleading that his-the kalser's-
family honor was at stake. he even
threatened to courtmartial the fellow,
who had dared to try and coerce, or, as
his majesty puts 1t, blackmail him.
OF course, 1t is all very well for Will
lam to put ON bold front, but there
are knowing ones who claim that he
would have acted quite differently had
he known from the start that his sister
Victoria was at the bottom Of the
intrigue. Now that the amiable
princess has all the Hohenzollerns and
Lippes on their ears, she can afford to
lean back smilingly, rubbing her hands
with glee; that plebeian sister-in-law OF
hers will have to go. or part with
fortune to quiet Baumann. And what
viii the Prince Of Lippe, who married
her for her money, say TO this? Even
If he could stomach Baumann, he Will
never allow this scamp to assume his
wife's heart and money bags as well.
To unravel the mystery Of these
mines and countermlnes, laid by roy
al hands, It is necessary to inquire into
the family history OF the present
Countess Hagenburg, Her grandpa
ther was an ordinary everyday West
phalian peasant. owning five or six
acres of land in the Osning Mountain
district He could neither read nor
write-he can't do it TO this day, for
he Is sim alive-but knew enough to
discover coal under his land As soon
as he had done 50 he bought from his
nelghbOrs, by hook and by crook, all
the land they were willing to dispose
OF, and so managed to possess himsei
OF quite large territory. So, whef
everybody was about convinced that
.old I<ocppen WaH Going Crazy"
That gentleman was on the road to
millionairship. Finally old Koeppen
began to work his mines and with sucl
success that his name soon became
known all over the province and Prus-
STA. As his wealth increased his love
for enterprise doubled. Pretty soon IL
began manufacturing on a large scale
II was then that the landed nobility
of the district first took notice of tn,
ouondam peasant Most of these higl
| born gentlemen were in need OF cash
| and found that old koeppen was mort
than eager to accommodate them
| ordinary rates OF interest, as long a
| the loan was secured by mortgage
| Koeppen never troubled creditors bu
| hung on to the securities like grin
| death. BY these means he acquired
| in the course OF time. several valuable
| properties, castles and forests and neld
The possession OF one OF them carried
with a baronial title and seat In IN
upper chamber. OF course the Kin
of Prussia would not hear of maxim
"old Koeppen" a baron or perinlltlhi
him to sit in his house OF lords, but N
could not help comforting upon his cid
est son the degree of the lower nobili
ty. which gives one the right to spor
the word won before the famil.
name.
This first Herr Won Koeppen wa
Annals father. He is rated htteel
times a millionaire and nves IN th
feudal castle OF Ringelbruch In Wesl
phalia.
Anna was brought up by her prou,
parents like a little princess, ana II
more than probable that the practice
OVERRIDING things prevailing at her an
cestral halls first instilled IN ne
Youthful bosom a decided disgust TO
ibe rights and duties of the "grea
world upon which she was TO
forced. When i6 she met Lieut.; Bau
mann in the Kurgarten ut Wlesbaden
ue was Young and fine looking,
snort, an excellent dancer ana a poet
aust the kind Of man TO bewllcn ~
| ungOphistlcaieu Httit S'pS' ii''i
nhnlia. In doing so he seems 10 nav
lost no time Pretty soon the names .
Inc Young people were on everybody
inns In inc cosby watering place, an
in the end Herr and Frau Won hoei
pen. 49,, ,,.,ra os IL,
or course. they were not overjoyee
rhnt Raumann was poor was, perhaps
no misfortune but thai ne nAu ~ -, >,
elal connections, that his name was ~
a passport to the higher clreiSs--. ~. ne,
made him impossible as niatIi 4,
candidate. The Koeppens cared hotn
tng for filthy lucre when u came " p
~ ~ son-in- law. but plebian povert
tbe,. despised. So Anna was inierine.
a'i ,ilseyise the leutanant Inc lal
80 was even told to make hlmse
yer M"9 ana soon afterward he LEI
S,,,st,.,en AFTER agreeing win ann
80, !, man for exchanging ielters'
The lovers correspohnsu Anna,
weeks or longer unDeknowh 10 ,,iri H' H.
= ,'a,crts and then, when me sil 10
! itost ali hope OF cajollng her iatnsr r, ~,
a stber she ran away ana iIiee ~ ~,
{ i nan, by appointment IN me h'''
I .n,.+ ~ Remagen. on the hhlns' -,
r 'o Nv i !, " Is about an houi M
I -. t,a,,ai from Bonn, where fIlnS IN,
VIZ ~ and husband reside. anu
, N'ctpi ~ ,esnre easy for Anna toy
i WI, 10 10 and out all about me you.
enemy ~ .a,,sde on the spot u az
I lauy .1'et ire couple ran mo ehe
u pears iittt 4ba railway STATION an