News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-08-22

court" siZe-linen-lined, as are all en-
yelopes used by the emperor for his
private correspondence. I saw it had
been sealed in black by his own hand.
Then, as he handed it to me, he said :
go to Dresden as quickly as pos
sible and obtain reply to this"
I clicked my heels together, and
saluting, left upon my secret mission
to the Saxon court.
The letter was addressed to Baron
Georg Won Metzsch at Dresden.
Next day, when presented it to the
tall, thin controller of the household,
/ saw that its contents greatly puzzled
him.
He wrote a reply, and as imperial
messenger, 1 returned at once to Pots
dam, handing it to the emperor as he
strobe alone from the Shell salon,
through which he was passing after
dinner.
He took it from my hand without a
word, tore open the envelope, read it's
contents, and then smiled contentedly,
after which l went to old Won Donau-
staufs room, and smoked a good cigar
in his company.
The Crown Princess Calls.
Next day we were all back at the
Berlin Schloss. During the morning
his majesty inspected the Berlin gar
risOn in the Tempelhofer Field, and
the Princess Louisa rode with him.
That same afternoon, while l was
busy writing in the long room al
lotted to me in the Berlin Schloss, her |
imperial highness, to my surprise, en-
tered, closing the door quietly after
her.
Count Won Heltzendorff, you have |
been on a secret mission to that spy, |
Won Metzsch, in Dresden, have you |
not?"
rose, bowed, and without replying
courteously offered her a chair.
"Why do you not admit it?" she
asked quickly.
princess, if the emperor gives me
orders to preserve secrecy, then it is
my duty to obey" / said.
81 know" she answered, and then l +
1 tdllACu III" upset anu NOuo CiiS
seemed. But Won Metzsch hates me,
and has put about all sorts of scandal
GUS reports concerning me. All!
count" she sighed, "you do not know
how very unhappy I am-how l am
surrounded by enemiesw
81 much regret to hear that" said.
But your imperial highness has also
many friends, of whom 1 hope l may
be permitted to number myself"
"Ah! it is extremely good of you
to say that-very good. If you really
are my friend, then you can help me.
You are in a position to watch and
discover what is in progress-the rea-
son the emperor exchanges those con-
slant condolences with Won Metzsch,
the man who twisted my husband
around his little finger, and who has,
with my Observation-Disclosures, Frau
Won Fritsch, already poisoned his mind
against me. All! you have no idea
how much 1 have suffered"
She seemed on the verge of nerv-
Gus crisis, for saw that in her fine
eyes stood the light of unshed tears,
and / confess 1 was much puzzled,
for had certainly believed, up to that
that she was on excellent
terms with her husband.
"But surely his highness, the crown
prince of Saxony, does not believe any
If those wicked reports?" l said. i,
"Ahl Then you have heard. Or
you have. Won MetZsch mas :
aiken good care to let the whole world ,
Know the lies that he and the Countess
1aule Starhemberg have concOcted be- ,
ween them. 1t is cruel! IL Is
yickedp =
sNo. no. Calm yourself, princessP
urged sympathetically. Il am at
east your friend, and will act as such' :
hould occasion arise" n
"AhT" she exclaimed in a low voice. :,
I fear 1 shall require the assistance = =
f a friend very soon. Do you recOl- =
ect my broken pearlsF :
And n few moments later she left :.
he room.
"You Liel"
Through all that day and the next :
wondered what underhand work \ "
ould be in progress. I pitied the good =
,olzinr. unconventional imperial prin- :
ess who. because Of her somewhat 9
ovdcrish high spirits. had aroused "
he storm of anger and jealousy in the
axon court. But the Hapsburgs had -