The Washington times., 1917-04-29
Hon the Kaiser Plotted
Against Pretty Princess
Expose of Intrigue in Prussian Court That Drove
Fair Luisa to Elope With Tutor to
Escape Her Prosecutors

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Won Metzsch and Judicial Councillor
Lohlein, and / noticed how both men
were talking with the Emperor in an
undertone.
A few moments later a smart officer
Of the Prussian Guard, whom / recog-
nized as Count Won Cestell Ruden-
hansen, a well-known figure in the
gay life of Berlin, came forward and,
bowing. invited the Princess to waltz.
And a moment later Luisa was smil-
ing at me across the shoulder OF her
good-looking cavalier.
String of Pearls Breaks
Suddenly. while waltzing, her mag
nificent rope of historic matched
pearls accidently caught in the but
ton of a passing officer, the string
snapped, and many of the pearls fell
rattling upon the polished floors.
In moment a dozen officers in
tight uniforms were cropping about
to recover them from the feet of the
dancers when, during the commo-
ton. heard the voice of Judicial
Councillor Lohlein remark quite
loudly:
"Ahi Now we can all see who are
the Crown Princess admirers!"
Luisa flushed instantly in anger
and annoyance, but said nothing,
whilst her lady-in-waiting in silence
took the broken rope OF pearls, to-
gether with those recovered from the
floor, and a few moments, later the
significant incident ended.
The Saxon Crown Prince and his
wife were at that time a most de-
voted couple, though all OF us knew
that the modern ideas Luisa had
brought to Dresden from the Haps-
burg Court had much shocked old
King George and his consort. The
Saxon court was unused to a pretty
women with buoyant spirits rejoic-
ing in life with a capital a." ''
Trouble Started Soon.
According .to. the court v'hisperings,
trouble had started a few days after
marriage. when the King, having
given his daughter-in-law a tiara Of
diamonds, a royal heirloom, with
strict Injunction to wear them just |
as they were-a style OF the seven
teenth century-he one evening at
the opera saw her wearing the stones
reset in that style known as art
nouveau. The King became furious,
and ordered them to be set, again in
their original settings. whereupon-
Lu1sa COOlly returned Ine present. 4
Such was the commencement OF the |
old Kings ill-feeling toward her.
The state ball that night was cer-
tainly a brilliant one for such a small |
court, and next day we all returned |
to Potsdam, for the Emperor had sud- |
denly Cancelled a number of engage
ments and arranged 20 pay visit to |
wilhelmshaven. where the Kaiser |
Iiche Werft Imperial dockyard) con-
tanned certain naval secrets he |
wished to see.
A Mysterious Absence. o.
Before we left Dresden. however, |
met the crown princess in one OF the |
corridors. 1t was 0 o'clock in the |
morning. She wore her riding habit, |
having just come in from her morn |
ing, canter. TO- .-.--
well, count" she. laughed so |
you are leaving us unexpectedly. 1
shall be coming to pay another visit |
to Potsdam soon. The Emperor in
vited me last night. Au revoir"
Her imperial highness paid her
promised visit to the Empress at the |
Neues Palais in July.
At the time OF her arrival the EN- !
peror had left suddenly. and gone
away to Hubertusstoek..- When any |
thing unusual upset him he always /
went t1eres ] overheard him the, day /
before his departure shouting 70 Lon. !
lein as I passed along one of The cor |
ridors. The judicial councillor seemed |
to be trying to pacifiy him, but, ap- 1
parently entirely without avail.
Left for His Lonely Retreat.
"You are as sly as all the rest. /
heard the Emperor declare in that I
shriIl. high pitched tone which always
denotes his anger. 'TlI hear none OF
it-no excuses. l want no fawnlng, |
no Jew-tuggling."
The next / heard was that the |
X Kaiser had left for that lonely retreat
to which he went when he wished to
be alone in those periods OF crazy I'M
petuOsity which periodically seized
him, and further. that he had taken
with him his crafty crony. Lohlein.
During that mysterious absence
when the tinseled world of Potsdam
seemed at peace-the good-looking
Saxon crown princess arrived.
! was on duty on the railway plat
form to bow over her hand AND TO
welcome her.
"Ah! Count Won Heltzendorff. Well.
did not say that should not be very
long before I returned TO Potsdam,
eh?" she exclaimed. Then with
merry laugh: do you remember those
hoofs and my broken rope
OF pearls? Nothing has happened
yet"
An Angry Emperor.
Three days later an incident occur
red, which caused me a good deal Of
thought. and. truth to tell, mystified
me considerably.
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