Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-07-27

~ IL to sleep these very dear
cousins Of ours, the Brit
lsh !" His imperial hlghness,
the crown prince made this remark
TO me rs he sat In the corner of
first-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
erasly known, frequently visited Eng
land and Scotland incognlto, 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-
tored back with all speed. Something
had occurred, but what 1t 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 big linen-llned envelope
and, placing the papers In 1t, carefully
sealed 1t In wax.
I'VE nre going to London, Heltzen-
dorm. Put that in your dispatch box.
| may want 1t when we are In Eng
land"
ITO Loudon-whenr I asked, sur
prised at the suddenness of our Jour-
ney, because l 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.
"Koehler has ordered the salon to be
attached to the Hook of Holland train.
Hnrdt has already left Berlin to en-
gage rooms for us at the Ritz, in Lon
DON"
And the sultel" asked, for It was
one Of my duties to arrange who tray-
eled with his imperial highness.
N"OhI Wen leave Eckhardt at home. y
he said, for he always hated the sur
velllnnce Of the commissioner of Sc
cret police. 1--WE shall only want Schu-
Ter, my valet, and Knot"
We never travelled anywhere with.
out Knot, the chauffeur, who was an
impudent, arrogant young man, in.
tensely dlsliked by everyone.
So 1t was that the four of us duly
landed at Harwich and Travelled 10
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 all photographs OF
him show him In an elegant uniform
In tweed suit, or In evening clothes
he presents an unhealthy, weedy, ant
somewhat Insignificant figure.
His imperial highness had been OF
the previous day to Carlton House ter
race to a 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 calle,
at the Ritz, where, on being show
into the crown princes sitting room. h
handed his highness a sealed letce
from bis wife.
WILLIE" on reading 1t, became YER
grlve. Then, striking a match. he Ii
II, and held IT until 1t was consumed
There was a second letter-which
saw from the emperor. This h
also read, and then gave vent {
an expression Of impatience. For
few minutes he reflected, and
was then he announced that we mus
go to Plymouth next day.
On arrival there we went TO th
Royal hotel, where the crown primo
registered as Mr.. Richter, engaging
private suite of rooms for hImse
and his secretary, myself. For thre
days we remained there, taking mote
runs to Dartmoor, and also down int
Cornwall, until on the morning of Il
fourth day the crown prince said:
Il shall probably have a visitor tn
morning about eleven o'clock-a your
lady named King. Tell them at Il
bureau to send her up to my sittir
ROOM"
AT the timc appointed the lady cam
l received her in the lobby of the sci
r""f'''" aat. end found her to