New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-27

though exchanging condolences. Why
His highness, usually so utterly pig
gish toward ladies, given to snubbinl
even the hmighesth-born In the empire
was always smiling and gracious to-
wards her.
II can't make 1t out" declared Won
Behr, the chamberlain du service, tC
me n day two months later. 1.-THE
old Oma has the most complete con
troll over her highness. Because she
was averse to the journey we are not
going to Norway this year. Besides,
since her appointment, she has sue
ceeded in plotting the dismissal of both
Countess Won Scheet-P lessen and
Countess o BrockdOrff."
II know" l replied. l had been dis
cussing 1t only n few hours before with
Major von Amsberg, aide-de-camp of
the Prince Eitel Frederic, and he, too,
had expressed himself mystified with
the mysterious power exercised by the
old woman in the yellow wig.
A Conversation In italian.
One evening l went to the countess
house in the Stulerstrasse to a dinner
party, at which there were present the
crown prince, Admiral Won Spec from
Kiel and Won Ilberg, the emperor's doc
tor, together with the old Duke Won
Trachenberg, who held the honorary
and out-Of-date office of grand cup
bearer to the emperor, and the eternal
Uncle" Zeppelin. With us were a
number Of ladies', including their Sc
rene highnesses, the Princess Won Ra-
dOlin and the Duchess Won Ratibor,
both ladies' of the court of the kaiser
in, and several others of the ultra
smart set.
After the meal there vas a small
dance, and about midnight, after
waltzing with a pretty girl, the daugh-
ter Of the Baron Won Heintze-W eissen-
rode, we strOlled together into the fine
winter garden, with It's high palms,
its FLASHING fountains and its cunning
ly secreted electric lights.
Two persons were approaching
somewhere behind us, cOnversing in
IIuIl anu u WOIIluus
flush !" 1 whispered mischievously.
Listen! Do you know Italianf"
ALAS! no." was her reply. "Do
you"
did not answer, for I had already
recognized the voices as those of our
hostess and the crown prince.
Next moment, however, my cOmpan
ions quick ears caught that unmistak-
able squeaky voice.
"Why, it's the countess" she X
claimed.
His highness and the little old lady
in-waiting seated themselves out of
sight u short distance away and con-
tinued a very confidential discussion
in IN undertone in the language in
which, after German, l happen per-
haps to be most proficient.
The pair were discussing somebody
named Karl Krahl.
II saw the emperor today" declared
the old woman, in her sibilant Italian,
so that no one should I'M
derstand, for Italian is seldom spoken
In Germany. His majesty shares my
views now, though he did not do so at
first. Indeed, l was very near being
in disgrace when l first
broached the affair. But, fortunately,
he now knows the truth and sees the
Of-well, you know, ehY'
"Certo, contessa," replied the crown
who speaks Italian extremely
we'll. II quite fOresee the peril and
the force of your argument"
SLOW shall we act?" asked the old
ut remains for you to devise
1 plan. At any moment matters may
approach a crisis. One car &C.
count for the condolences exchanged by
who love each other. And, re-
member, Krahl Is In love-"
The crown prince grunted, but as
couples entered at that mo-
nent the pair broke off their confiden-
ial chat and, rising, wen out TO-
Who was this Karl Krahl?
l searched various directories, lists
# persons engaged in the government
tfiices In the Wilhelmstrasse, the
4iepzigerstrasse and Inter den Lin
len l consulted the director of Berlin
'olice. Won JagOw the ~well-knOwn De-
ective Schunke and Heinrich Wese-
Ter, assistant director of the secret
of the general staff; but no.
ody knew Karl Krahl. There seemed
0 be no record of him anywhere.
An Unexpected Caller.
In October l accompanied his i'm
erial highness to Ballenstedt, the
eautifu! schlOss in the Harz Jul
aims. Here once or twice each season
he crown princes habit VA TO invite
few of his most intimate chums to
boot in the forests Of Stecklenberg
nd the Lauenberg, and along that
lriOus sandstone ridge known as the
or Devils WALL"
The guns consisted of five we'll |
officers from Berlin, together
it'll Doctor Zeising, the master gen. I
ral of forests, and Lieutenant Gen. +
al Won Oertzen, the fat old inspector I
eneral Of cavalry. AS usual, we all '
nd a most enjoyable time. q
On the third day, after a champagne b
Incheon taken at the fOrester's little q
)use at Neue Schenke, we were about
resume u sport. Indeed, all the c
had gone outside, preparing to h
to their allotted stations, when the n
,ad forester entered and, addressing u
crown prince, said: n
"There is a man to see your imperial g
ghness and refuses to leave. He i
YES his name as Karl Krahl." h
His highness' brOws narrowed for q