Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-08-10

- - to sleep these very dear
cousins of ours, the Brit
iSh!" His imperial highneSs,
he crown prince made this remark
% me as he sat in the corner of a
irst-class compartment of an express
hat had ten minutes before left Pad
lington station for the West of Eng
and.
The crown prince, though not gen.
:rally known, frequently visited Eng
and and Scotland incOgnito, and we
we're upon one of those flying visits on
hat bright summers morning as the
Express tore through the delightful
English scenery of the Thames valley,
With the first stopping place at Ply
mouth, our destination.
The real reason for the visit Of my
foung hot-headed imperial master was
concealed from me.
Four Gays before he had dashed into
ny room at the Marmor palace at Pots
dam. He had been with the emperor
n Berlin all the morning, and had mo-
Ored back with all speed. Something
aad occurred, but what it was / failed
TO discern. He carried some papers
IN the packet of his military tunic.
From their color saw that they were
secret repOrtS-thOSe documents pre-
pared solely for the eyes of the kaiser
and those of his oldest son.
He took a big linen-lined envelope
and, placing the papers in it, carefully
sealed it in wax.
"We are going to London, Heltzen-
uorff. Put that In your dispatch box.
| may want it when we are in Eng
land"
''To London-when?" I asked, sur
prised at the suddenness of our jour-
ney, because knew that we were due
Mt Weimar in two days time.
ave leave at six o'clock this eve
asng," was the crown princes reply.
rKoehler has ordered the salon to be
attached to the Hook of Holland train.
Hardt has already left Berlin to en-
gage rooms for US at the Ritz, in Lon
DON"
"And the suite" asked, for it was
one of my duties to arrange who trav-
eaed with his imperial highness.
"Ohl Well leave Eckhardt at home"
Rs said, for he always hated the sur
Scillance of the commissioner of Sc
exet police. 1--WE shall only want Schu-
ler, my valet, and Knot"
We never travelled anywhere with
Dat Knot, the chauffeur, who was an
impudent, arrogant young man, in
tansely disliked ty everyone.
SO it was that the four of us duly
landed at Harwich and travelled to
London, our identity unknown to the
3ostiing crowd Of tourists returning
from their annual holiday on the con-
tinent.
At the Ritz, too, willie" was not
recognized, because all photographs of
him show him in an elegant uniform.
Ia tweed suit, or In evening clothes,
be presents an unhealthy, weedy, and
somewhat Insignificant figure.
His imperial highness had been on
TIE previous day to Carlton House ter
race to a luncheon given by the am
bassador's wife, but to which nobody
wsS invited but the embassy staff.
/ That same evening an imperial
courier arrived from Berlin and called
nj the Ritz, where, on being shown
into the crown princes sitting room. he
handed his highness a sealed letter
from his wife.
aWulie." ca reading IL, became very
grave. Then, striking match, he lit
A.. and held it until it was consumed.
There was second letter-which
saw from the emperor. This he
also read. and then gave vent to
40 expression of impotence. For a
few minutes he reflected, and 1t
aus then he announced that we must
- TO FiyxoSoth pext day.