Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-07-13

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I, declared and insignificant foreign d
: plomats were under the impressio
: that the emperor had at last deigne
10 notice them.
: The whole thing was a huge joke "
I vented by the kalser Oh the castle tel
family were la fits OF laughter over
! for week.
A Message TO the Emperor.
One afternoon when we were bacl
again at the palace at Potsdam TIN
emperor WAS explaining to me Ger
tain order ne wished carried out Pres
emily one OF the flunkeys entered viii
private note for his majesty. Tn,
emperor read II. and Instantly | saw
TINT his countcnGnce grew pale and
his manner changed.
He read II again, and then re-read
II. his lips compressed, his eyebrows
narrowed. and his cheeks undnly pale.
Afterwards he struck match and
burned the letter In the CRATE.
That missive no doubt contained
some grave news, the nature Of which
4 cnutd not ,,,ass hacouso ba suddanty
aha,donad NJ ,.,or, ana ,aIi,ng ~, ~,
me-, NM q, tno stud,, ~ asott o'cIocl,
that evening. he strobe out.
When he had gone out picked up
the blackened finder and examined It.
but II was so charred that | could not
read any word, though from the two
ar three mnrks OF the nen 1 realized
nat n bad hoe, written bv the hand
80 !, ,,',,',an
Al ho,,r 1a,ar 7 ,oorraa thot the e,,-
-. n"S 10. pa,aaan, IT, Ma ~,
receint Of maj letter evidently become
serions,v pertnrhed
I called tho f,unkev WIN had handed
him The mlsslve and questioned him
lie bnd recs.vea n from opo,ber sorry
ont VINO had sr.csivnd a. from eomaon.
else min ~ last d,scovsrea that II
had been handed by youne girl 10
one Of the sentries onsdutv outside the
naIace who IN due course had sent II
IN 20 bIs mniestv
while nasslng along one Of the cor-
rldors fbnt evening met bald-headed
old Won Elunfel who yos at that time
grand chamberlain. and he beckoned
me into his cozv room Then. when the
door was closed he asked
@Nhat has honnenedY The emneror
hns left incognlto and all of a sudden.
The state ball tomorrow night has been
Cancelled r. 1 echoed. ''Where has
the emperor goneY
Nobody knows--except Herman,
his personal valet, whom he has taken /
with him"
"Curious." 7 remarked thinking of |
the letter. though OF course. told Won
KlupfeI nothing OF IL Whatever tram
splred within his maiesty's study was
always regarded AZ strict secret.
More than one serious family quarrel
had occurred there In my presence.
swell. something serious has GER
taInly occurred. That is my belief"
declared the old chamberlain. "suncle'
zeppelin was coming to the palace to-
on visit, and have lust sent
him a telegram to postpone his jour
ney.~
..But his majesty had two important
tomorrow. and. I'm addl-
ton. military parade In Berlin" I
said.
aAu f. cancelled. my dear Won Helt-
zendorrf.- replied the old fellow. "Tho
emperor has left for destination I'M
known. suppose I had better report
his absence TO the imperial chancel-
orl" he added.
.No. II were You I would say moth.
ing" / replled. aFor some private rem
son his majesty has evidently been
forced 10 20 on n tourney. without
ioubt I shall hear from him tomorrow.
As soon as do so / will tell YOU"
r.,s,hon. nsxs.cs rro,, AFFAIR."
zelIsr.
A. o,.,,sr ,,.s raa,,za, for tho
~, 49, n,s, ayter slx o,clork IN the
',..,,,,as- rec.,,v,,d . taleor,,n alsnatcb.
"a evon, glonr,e,, 4, Holland ordering
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