Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-15

CHAIR.
II am in agony, Perruquet," he NUT
tered. Then he saw me. who is
this?" he demanded.
IAN assistant of mine, SIRE" re-
turned the barber, bending low. HE
possesses extraordinary skill as a
masseur, and will, I am confident, be
able to relieve your majesty
well, come, shave me quickly"
said Wilhelm, crossing the room and
taking his seat In a BARRIERS chair in
front OF mirror. But it was not to
my purpose that he should watch my
manipulations. I busted myself with
my own preparations, while Perruquet
was shaving the emperor, and, when
it came to my turn to massage him,
finding no more suitable excuse, |
boldly wheeled the chair, containing
its imperial occupant, into another
part of the room, from which he could
not watch my movements.
I think the audacity of this action
saved me. For an instant the kaiser
sat up, the blood flaming in his
cheeks, then, apparently concluding
that one who would be so daring must
possess unusual qualifications, he re-
signed himself to my manipulations,
lying back, as I directed him, with
closed eyes.
You may be sure that massaged
him very thoroughly. From the
juncture Of the hair with the forehead
down to the chin, and to the throat,
there was no place on which l did not
leave the imprint of my fingers.
why are you massaging my
throat?" asked the kaiser, once. "The
pain is here!"-indicating the SUI
perorbital region.
/ was nonplussed.
"Sire-the nerves connect" STAN
mered. Then, regaining courage, pro-
ceeded. "The Inflammation is in the
actual nerve trunks, which pass
through the throat near the surface
of the skin, though, by sympathetic
extension, the pain is felt in the
branches around the ears and over the
eyes"
"Where's Perruquet?" he demanded
again, having spoken to him and re-
ceived no answer.
IT do not permit the presence of a
third party when l perform my cures"
I answered valiantly, and with appar-
ent unconcern. The kaiser laughed.
"Well, you seem to know your bust
ness" he replied. "But hasten, for in
five minutes l have an engagement"
tho nJnmd hn.
low-fitful cheering The noise
reached the kaiser's ears; he stirred
uneasily, casting glance toward
where his helmet and sword awaited
his assumption. | made few final
passes. There" / said, "Your maj
esty's pain will be of short duration"
"I do feel BETTER he grumbled.
sTell Perruquet to bring you to me
again" I sponged his FACET did not
matter-and sprayed him with some
Florida water, which I saw lying
among the BARRIERS bottles.
We were in the outermost room of
the imperial suite, which had, Of
course, no doors, the person Of the
emperor being secure against inva-
sion. Looking along the corridor I
was enabled, therefore, to see direct
ly into the imperial drawing rooms,
at the far end, in which a notable
gathering of ladies and officers in bril-
liant uniforms, was in progress. Every
instant their numbers seemed to be
augmented. The crowd outside had
discovered them, too, and had moved
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thus still further augmenting the num-
bers of those collected in the great
square, but leaving that part of the
grounds beneath our windows COM
paratively deserted.
please bring me my helmet" said
the kaiser, rising and assuming an
intensely dramatic air. "Stop! Do
not dare to lay your hand upon the
sword. None but my ancestors and
may set our hands upon that honor
able blade"
1t was evident that he was keying
up his whole nature to the attune-
ment of that heroic part which he
had planned for himself. I am con-
vinced that at that instant he felt
himself to be Frederick the Great,
reincarnated. He set the helmet
fiercely upon his head and buckled on
his belt, thrusting the sword into the
scabbard. He stood in an attitude of
command, twirling his mustaches up
ward.
I saw Prince Buelow appear at the
end of the corridor and come slowly
toward us, tottering like an old man.
I guessed his agony.
Enough, you may leave me-" said
the kaiser, dismissing me with a wave
of the hand. He cast a hasty glance
into the mirror. but, as 1 have said,
the room was in semi-obscurity. and
he saw nothing but the dim outline of
his reflection. Then he stalked, hand
on sword hilt, down the corridor to
meet the prince. AS his footstep was
heard outside saw the pages at the
doors of the drawing rooms stiffen
themselves, and the officers within In
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