Williams news., 1917-08-30
The Plot Against
 Princess Louisa
HE TRUTH of the plot which
 caused the downfall of the un-


 caused the downfall of the un-
 fortunate and much-maligned
 imperial Princess Louisa An- toinette Marie, archduchess of Austria and wife of Friedrich-August,n now the reigning king of Saxony, has never yet been revealed.
 1, of course, knew the charming i'm perial highness, the Grown Princess Louisa of Saxony, as she often came on visits to the kaiserin, but I had never spoken much with her until at Easter, 1902. the emperor went to visit Dresden. He took with him, among other people, one of his untitled boon companions, Judicial Councillor Loh- lein, stout, flabby-faced hanger-on, who at the time possessed great tn- fuence over him.
 Louisa was the most popular woman in Saxony, and deservedly so, for hers had been love match.
 After her marriage to the Saxon crown prince the kaiser, in one of his whimsical moods, became greatly at tached to her because of her frank ness, her love of outdoor life, and her high educational attainments, hence we often had her visiting at Potsdam or at the Berlin Schloss. She was known to be one of the few feminine royalties in whom the kaiser took the slightest interest.
 At the grand ball of Easter found myself chatting with Louisa, who, I recollect, wore a most charming and artistic gown of sea-green chiffon, decollete, of course, with pink carna- dons in her hair and few diamonds upon her corsage, as well as the Order of St. Elizabeth and her magnificent rope of matched pearls, which went twice round her. neck and reached to her knees-a historic set which had once belonged to Marie Antoinette. The Story of the Crown Prince Told.
 As we stood chatting in a corner of the room, watching the scene of un- usual brilliancy because of the kaiser's presence, the princess turned to me:
 "Well, a curious thing happened here about a month ago." she said. '1 was" At that moment the en- peror, in the uniform of the Second regiment of Saxon Grenadiers, of which he was chief, and wearing the Order of Crancelin of the House of Saxony, strode up, and, standing before us, ex- claimed:
 "Well, Louisa? What is the very in- teresting topic of conversation, eh?"
 Her imperial highness hesitated, as though endeavoring to avoid an explan- alton, but next second she waved her lace fan quickly and said:
 Well, recently Friedrich-August and myself have moved into rooms in the older wing of the palace-rooms that have not been occupied for nearly for ty years. They are old-world, charm ing, and remind me constantly of Au- gustus the Strong and the times in which he lived. Just about month ago the king and queen of Roumania were paying us a visit. We were at dinner, and while we were all laughing and talking, for Carmen Sylva' had been telling us one of her stories, we heard a great chatter of horses hoofs and the heavy rumble of wheels, just as though stage coach was crossing the small courtyard. All of us listened, and in the silence we heard it receding quite distinctly. I at once sent my lady-in-waiting to ascertain who had arrived or departed, four-wheeled coaches being quite unusual nowadays. It seemed just as though the coach had driven out of the palace gate. The message brought back from the guard room was that no carriage had entered or left told this to those ar0and the table, and the queen of Roumania, who had taken much interest in omens and folklore, seated opposite me, seemed much impressed, and even perturbed.' .'' "Then the noise you heard must have