The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28

cousins of ours, the Brit
= ish!" His imperial highness,
the crown prince made this remark
to me as he sat In the corner of q
f1rst-class compartment of an express
that had ten minutes before left Pad
dingtOn station for the West of Eng
land
The crown prince, though not gen.
orally known, frequently visited Eng
land and Scotland incognitO, and we
were upon one of those flying visits on
that 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
young hot-headed imperial master was
concealed from me.
Four days before he had dashed into
my room at the Marmor palace at Pots
dam He had been with the emperor
In Berlin all the morning and had mo-
Fored back with all speed. Something
had occurred, but what it was I failed
TO discern. He carried some papers
In the packet of his military tunie.
From their color 1 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 Iinen-lined envelope
and, placing the papers in it, carefully
sealed 1t in wax.
1--WE are going to London, Heltzen-
dorff. Put that in your dispatch box
may want it when we are in Eng
aand."
ITO LondOn-when?" I asked, sur
prised at the suddenness Of our jour-
0ey. because knew that we were due
at Weimar in two days time.
I've leave at six o'clock this eve
ming" was the crown princes reply.
r'KOehler 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?" I asked, for it was
one OF my duties to arrange who trav-
eled with his imperial highness.
'Ohl Wen leave Eckhardt at home"
ne said, for he always hated the sur
VIGILANCE Of the commissioner of Sc
'cret police. 1--WE shall only want Schu-
Yer, my valet, and Knot"
We never Travelled anywhere with
put Knot, the chauffeur, who was an
tmpudent. arrogant young man, in
Eensely disliked by everyone.
So 1t was that the four of US duIy
landed at Harwich and Travelled to
London. our identity unknown to the
jostling crowd of tourists returning
from their annual holiday on the con
tinent.
At the Ritz, too, willie" was moi
recognized, because ali photographs OF
him show him in an elegant uniform
In a tweed suit, or in evening clothes
ne presents an unhealthy, weedy, anC
somewhat Insignificant figure.
His imperial highness had been OF
the previous day to Carlton House ter
race to luncheon given by the am
bassador's wife, but to which nobod,
was invited but the embassy staff.
That same evening an imperia
courier arrived from Berlin and calIet
at the Ritz, where. on being shown
into the crown princes sitting room. h
handed his highness a sealed Iette
from his wife
Willie" on reading it, became YER
grave. Then, striking a match, he Ii
it, and held it until it was consumed
There was a second letter-which
saw from the emperor. This b
also read. and then gave vent t
an expression of Impotence. For
few minutes he reflected, and
was then he announced that we mus
go to Plymouth next day.
On arrival there we went to til
Royal hotel, where the crown primo
registered as Mr. Richter, engaging
private suite of rooms for himsel
and his secretary, myself. For thre
days we remained there. taking moto
runs to Dartmoor, and also down int
Cornwall, until on the morning of tn
fourth day the crown prince said:
Il shall probably have a visitor TIL
morning about eleven o'clock-a youn
lady named King. Tell them at th
bureau to send her up to my sittip
room"
AT the time appointed the lady cam
received her in the lobby OF the sci
containsd fat. and found her to /