The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-15
NOBLEMAN IN EXILE HERE.
A German Secretary OF Legation Who Wa
Once a Waiter Here.

The story in The Sun about the German
Count who was quite content to be a waite
in this city ought to appeal to a certain Ger
man diplomat" said one Of the members
OF a German-American club the other night,
"if he has not forgotten his experiences
here since be became first secretary Of q
German Embassy in Europe
Then the club member t6d the party
the strange history of this young Prussian
nobleman. He is now happily married and
rising rapidly to the rank OF Ambassador.
He belongs to a very ar istocratic north Ger
man family. and, as a young officer, gambled
in reckless fashion. He lost, nd what did
not 20 at baccarat was lost in racing.
He had his own stable, and finally it seemed
races at his Jockey club. He was his own
Jockey, and the horse had shown wonder
full speed in her trials.
All that remained Of his own fortune,
as well as all that he could borrow, wac
mt ON the horse. He induced his youth
fuIl relatives and his friends in the army
some Of whom were very near royalty
to put their money on the horse.
"The day of the race came" the narrator
told his listeners, @and the Count, who
was at that time a strikinRly handsome
char OF only %, was so on his mettle that
it seemed impossible for him to hold him
self in check. EVERYTHING. was at stake
! for him. The horse seemed to be winning
easily until near the finish. Suddenly
the horse stopped for a second, and his
antagonist beat him by little more than a
lenCth.
THE mood of the crowd changed imme-
diately. Nobody doubted but that the
| horse had been pulled. There was only
one thing left for his rider to do and he did
it, He left Germany Immediately and
who refused to have anything. further to
do with him, would only give him an au-
dience that he might excuse himself. He
swore that he was confident the race was
over and won by him when he heard the
cheering of the crowd. Then he drew in the
horse. He was ruined himself and could
have had no object in pulling the horse;
I but his father, like the rest of the world,
refused to believe his story,
aFor two years the young nobleman
under an assumed name WORKED as a waiter
in various restaurants here. He saw none
OF his friends that came here, He was the
oldest son and bound to succeed his father
In the family estate, but he lived as II,
he expected to be a waiter all the rest OF
his life. He was toe. proud to bring MIN
self to tho notice Of any of his friends
abroad, 80 he never learned of the change
in opinic4 about his case.
aPe-sona who had been most active in
abusing him came to see that ne Lad been
utterly ruined and could have had no OBJ
ject in losing the race. He had not made
money through deceiving his friends, but
had lost everything through an unfor-
tunate mistake
When the head Of the house died the
storyteller continued, -he made himself
known to the German Consul here, His
name and family required that he return
to his own country. To his establishment,
he was received with great cordially.
Friends who had momentarily lost faith in
him were now sympathetic and delighted
to welcome him back. So it was perfectly
natural for him to take his rightful place
among his people. There were no more
| racing stables or gambling houses. He
was a serious citizen at 70 and immediately
entered the diplomatic service