Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-07-27

trHnittH OF ours tue DfitT
lshi" His imperial highness.
tho crown prince made this remark
to me - he sat In the corner 81
firat -eiaSs compartment of an express
that had ten minutes before left Pad
dington station for the West OF Eng.
land.
The crown prince. though not gen
orally known. frequently visited Eng.
land and Scotland lncognito. and we
were upon one Of those flying visits on
that bright summers morning az tho
express tore through the delightful
English scenery Of the Thames valley.
With the iirst stopping place az Ply
mouth. our destination.
Tina reai reason Tor the visit OF my
yoaur hotheadod imperial master was
concealed from me.
-Four dsys before ne had dashed Into
my room az the Marmor palace at Pots.
dam. lie bad been with the emperor
la Berlin all the morning aud had mo-
torcd back with all speed. Something
had occurred, but what 1t was failed
TO diSeern tie carried some papers
IN the packet OF his military tunic.
From their color saw that they were
secret reports those documents pre-
pared solely Tor the eyes OF the kaiser
and those Of his oldest son.
iio took biz iinen-llned envelope
aud. placing the papers Ia Il. carefully
sealed II Ia wax.
we are going 10 London. Heltzen-
dorn. Put that 10 your dispatch box.
| msy want II when we are la Eng.
land"
~ro London~whenT | asked. SUR
prisea ~ the suddenncss OF our jour
ney. because | know that We we're due
At weimer Ia two days time.
Eve leave at six O'Clock this eve
Mag wns the crown princes reply.
~kechicr has ordered the salon 10 be 4
attached "a the Hook OF Holland train. |
iisris has already left Herlln 10 en-
gage rooms for Us at the Rita. In Lon /
eien.-
-And she suiteY I asked. FOR It was
oas Of my dulles 70 arrange who tray-
efod with his Imperial hlghneSs.
"a Wen leave Eckhar,it at home.~
ne ssid for he always hated the sur
vesttance u the commissioner OF Sc
-rrrs pofee. -we shall only want Schu-
ier. Hsy saics and Knof."
W. never travelled anywhere with
0ut Knot. the chauffeur. who was nn
frnpudent. arrogant young man. Ia.
tenssly dtsiiked BY everyone.
30 Il was that TIE four OF US duly
landed NJ Haruich and travelled 20
i.oasioa. cur idsnuty unknown 10 the
,osti,ng crowd of tourists returning
frurn their annual holiday On The con
pneot.
Az the Ritz. too. "wiliie~ was not
sccsg-uized. teeansc al photographs 0f
hlns Els0w him Ia an elegant rnlgorm.
In tweed suit. or ia evening clothes.
be pfreents 81 unheSlihy. weedy, and
soras~ bat iaslgnlncant figure
fiis imperai hlxhDess had been on
fhs previous day 20 Carlton House ter
rses TO iuneheon sisen by the alr. I
bes@dor's wife. bat 20 which nobody
sas inYifed bot the embassy stan.
That same evening an Imperial
cosrser arrived FROM Rcriin and called
at the Ritz. where. on being shown .
inso tise erown princes sitting room. BE-
naas1ra his hiEhness a sealed letter
grorn bis eife :
willie - reading II. became very
grave Tte- striking match. be llt I
q. aud bed Il antt K was consumed.
Thsfv was second letter-whteh I
szr from the emperor. This he
also read and thee gave vent 10 Z
an expression Of. linpatienre For a
fs~ minutes he reflected. and IL 4
sns then be announced that we must /
60 10 Plymouth next day. ID