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tight for him entered the cabin, bow
ing. To him the emperor complained
Of an undue expenditure In regard to
the last court ball, whereupon Won
Wedell pointed out that while huge
sums were spent upon his majesty's
journeys little was spent at home.
In a moment the emperor, with his
keen brows narrowed, silenced him by
exclaiming:
"But l thought you liked TO be min
lister Of the royal house, chi"
Won Wedell bowed, and a second
later retired.
The emperor's egomanla asserted It
self that afternoon.
A Scene on the Hohenzollern.
On that calm blue summer sea that
afternoon an incident occurred upon
the HOhenzOllern which a%ccentuated
the imperial egomania towards me-
malls. There occurred a grave scandal,
which has ever since been whispered
up and down the fjords of Norway,
with all kinds of ridiculous embroidery
manufactured by the a%ll-powerful in
huence Of German gold.
AS l happened to be one Of the prin-
cipal actors in the drama, I may per-
haps be permitted to here place the
real truth upon record.
Herr Won Wedell having bowed him
self out of the imperial presence, his
majesty with all good grace signed
some papers l put before him. Stgh-
ing, he rose. and with his gloved hand
drew away his chair.
"Abominable!" cried the emperor.
won Wedell, of all men, dares to
contradict me!'
The all-highest assembled to the up
per deck, and l followed, for it was
his habit on a warm afternoon to sit
on a lounge chair beneath the awning
and dictate orders and dispatches. At
that time, the Telefunken system Of
wireless telegraphy had just been in
stalled upon the imperial yacht. The
two operators had a cabin TO them
selves, full Of accumulators, detectors,
and other paraphernalia. and were, at
odd times, in touch with the German
admiralty station at Norddeich.
On the deck, the emperor, instead
Of seating himself in the cozy nook
sheltered from the wind, which the
empress had only a few minutes be-
fore vacated, strobe into the wireless
cabin, while l was compelled by ETH
luette to remain outside.
1 stood gazing out upon the blue
distant coast of Sweden. for we were
still within sight Of that broken land,
with the Skaw on one side and His
singer on the other, steering due west
into the Skager Rack, towards the
) Nase. the most southernly point OF
= Norway.
t The kaiserin sat close by, deeply en-
{ gaged in conversation with the ole
> Countess Won Stoecker. wife Of thu
To- court chaplain. and laughing with her
? AT last the emperor came forth from
! the wireless room and, mOtioning m'
TO follow. descended again to the cabiI
5 In which we had been working.
t On entering he rang his bell an'
T. summoned the captain. who in a few
+ moments appeared, cap in hand. as be
+ came him.
= ave will go farther east" said tn
t all highest. I'VE are toe far out.
o "Johannsen. the Norwegian pilot
in charge. YOU majesty" replied tn
captain. bowling.
Q 'Then tell the man Johannsen'
$ said the emperor, and he turned to hi
n tahle dismissing the captain Of tn
imperial yacht.
: The Defiant Norwegian Pilot.
Three minutes later there came lou
n rams upon the door. and the emperc
IS himself gave the order to enter, where
unon a short. thick-set seaman In blu
Jersey and seaboots, a typical Mort
h Sea pilot, came in.
n 1--WE are too far out; get nearer
1 m tbe coast" his majesty commando
s fl. imperious tones.
t ave are not too far out" repht
,e the man in German.
IN "Who are you to dictate to me
v shouted the emperor In fury.
n "You are emperor on land- out
10 Carl ,Johannsen of Ekersund, am
charge OF IHlN NtN1NA
Norwegian waters. and I TAX orde
from nobody
n And with that the man coolly turn
sh upon his heels and. saluttng' lett-
IN The emperor was white with IA
at at the rebuff. He flung the pape
from him and paced the cabin in size
to anger. Yet an hour later he ascend
Do TO the bridge and presented the m
of with a scarfpin with the imper
of crown and cipher in diamonds a IA
he duly reported to Baron Won Richlof'
the kaiser's press cossack tprt
p agent). who duly gave an account
the emperor's muniicence without
la course. referring to the defiance OF
imperial command.
nt' on that same night, after the K
of serin had retired, l found the empel
rs walking the deck alone and behav
he .-o~- etropOoIv He was cQnleSS, WI