Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-19

womenfOlk. elbow each other In order
10 secure the notice Of the all-higheS,
one. who, in that green-upholstered
! private room wherein ! worked with
him. often smiled at the unseemly bus.
among men and women according &c
their merits
I; is in that calm discretion that the
emperor excels. possessing almost un,
cunny foresight
Il know. Frau kleIst has told me -
We're the words his majesty used on
many occasions when | had venture,l
| perhaps 10 express doubt regarding
some scandalous story or serious allie
cation. Therefore was confident that
the seventy-year-old dancing mistress.
whose past was complete mystery,
was an important secret agent of the
| emperor's
And what more likely? The kaiser.
as ruler of that complex empire. would
| naturally seek to know the truth con
corning those who sought his favor be
fore they We're permitted TO click their
heels or wag their fans and bow the
knee In his imperial presence. And he
had. no doubt. with that innate cum
| ming. appointed his creature 10 the po-
sltion Of court dancing mistress.
EmperoTs First View Of an AirpIane.
ON October Il. 1893. had returned
with the emperor and his suite from
Hamburg. where HIS ma esty had been
present AT the launching OF one of Herr
BalliD's monster American liners. !
was seated al the side table in his
private room In the Berlin Schloss.
taking down certain confidential in
struCtions which he wished 10 be sent
at once by one OF the imperial couriers
to the commandment OF Posen.
suddenly Won Kahlberg. my col
| league. entered with IA message and
handed IT 10 his majesty. The kaiser
AZ once grew excited and, turning to
me said:
The crown prince sends word from
POtSdan that the American. Oryille
| Wright. Is flying on the BornStedter
| field. We must 90 al once. Order the
x.
majesty AZ once. She Will accompany
US. no doubt"
Quickly | placed before his majesty
one Of his hotocraphs-knowinc that
/ it would be wanted for presentation 10
The daring Arnerican-and he took up
his pen and scrawled his signature
across It.
Within a quarter OF an hour three
Of the powerful cars were on their way
4 70 P0t>dain, the emperor with Herr
| Anton k-itSchcl-a high German Off
cial at Constan,inop!e-and Professor
| Nanihery in the first car; the kaiserin
"ith her daughter. Victoria LuiSe. and
the latter's oher-gouvernante govern
esq. with one Of the court ladies. in
the next; while in the third rode with
Major Won Scholl. one of the equer-
ries.
| On arrival ~ the Bornstedter field II
| was already growing dusk. and a great
iSaproinimcnt awaited Us. The crown
I prince rode up 10 inform US gravely
| that the flying was over for the day.
At this the kaiser grew angry. for he
| had been out once before upon a wild
goose chase, only 10 find that Orville
| Wright had gone home, declaring the
wind too strong.
At his fathers anger. however. "Wil-
lie" burst out laughing declaring that
| he was only joking. and that all was
| in readiness Indeed. as he spoke. the
aviator came up and presented him
TO his majesty.
Then, while he stood alone In the
| center Of the great. sandy plain, Mr.. Or
vile Wright clamhered into his ma
| chine and. rising. made many circuits
| high above US.
The emperor stood with Herr Reit-
schel and the shaggy old professor
Straining his eyes with keenest inter
est. 1t was the first time his ma iesty
had seen an airplane in flight. Much
| had been promised Of Won Zeppelin's
invention. yet the German public had,
until those demonstrations by the
American aviator. taken but little heed
Of the overwhelmingly machine. At
! that time. indeed. the emperor had not
taken up Won Zeppelin. and 1t was only
after seeing Orville Wright's demon
STATIONS that he entered with any en-
thusiasEn into aeronautical problems.
High above us against the clear eve
ming sky. wherein the stars had already
begun to twinkle. the daring American
rose. dipped and banked. his machine
droning like huge gadfiy. much to the
interest and establishment OF the EN-.
peror.
Marvellous" ne exclaimed. as
stood beside him, with the empress on
his right. "How is IL doneT
The sight Of man flying in the air,
mancuvering his machine at will. rising
swiftly, and then planning down with
the engine cut OF. was one of the most
amazing spectacIes the loyal Potsdam.
ers had ever seen. Even the emperor
| with all his dreams Of world power
could never for moment have fore.
seen what great factor airplanes
would be in war.
At last Wright came down In a
spiral, banked slightly. steadied him.
self. and then came lightly 10 earth
| within q few yards of where we stood
having been the first 10 exhibit TO the
emperor how completely the air had
been conquered