The Glenwood post., 1917-09-22

WHICH, q ~CCh lulS1s IL was uhhoohSSN
that she had actually been appointed
lady-in-waiting.
The crown prince, too, soon became
on friendly terms with her, and many
times saw them chatting together as
though exchanging condolences. Why?
Il can't make it out" declared Won
Behr, the chamberlain du service, to
me one day two months later. "The
old woman 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 the
Countess Won Scheet-Plessen.
A Conversation in Italian.
One evening went to the countess
house in the Stulerstrasse to dinner
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and out-of-date office of grand cup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 was small
dance, and about midnight, after
waltzing with,a pretty girl, the daugh-
ter Of the Baron Won HeintZe-WeisSen-
rode, we strolled together into the fine
winter garden, with it's high palms,
its FLASHING fountains and its cunning
ly seereted electric lights.
Two persons were approaching
somewhere behind us, conversing in
Italian-a man and a woman.
"Hush!" I whispered mischievously.
"Listen1 Do you know Italian?"
ALAS. no." was her reply 'tDo
your"
did not answer, for had already
recognized the voices as those OF oar
hostess and the crown prince.
Next moment, however, my compaD-
IONS quick ears caught that unmistak-
able sqdeaky voice.
"Why. It's the eountesst" she ex-
claimed.
HIS highness And fhe little Old lady
in-waiting seated themselves out OF
sight short distanee away and con-
tinued a very eonadenhals discussion
in an undertone in the language in
which, after German, happen per.
haps to be most proficient.
The pair were discussing somebody
named Karl Krahl.
Il saw the emperor today" declared
the old woman, In her sibilant Italian.
undoubtedly SO that no one should un-
derstand, for Italian is seldom spoken
in Germany. Ellis majesty shares my
views now, though he did not do SO at
first. Indeed, was very near being
dismissed in disgrace when 1 first
broached the affair. But, fortunately.
he now knows the truth and sees the
advantage of-well, you know, eh?"
"Certo, contessa," replied the crown
prince who speaks Italian extremely
well. II quite foresee the peril and
the force Of your argument"
"How shall we act?" asked the old
woman. ut remains for you to devise
a plan. At any moment matters may
approach a crisis. One can never ac-
count for the condolences exchanged by
those who love each other. And, re-
member krahl Is In love-"
The crown prince grunted, but as
several couples entered at that mo-
ment the pair broke of their confiden-
tial chat and. rising, went out to-
gether.
Who was this Karl Krahl?
searched various directories, lists
Of persons engaged In the government
offices in the Wilhelmstrasse, the
Liepzigerstrasse and Unter den Lin
den; consulted the difector Of Berlin
police. Won Jagow; the well-known De-
tective Schunke and Heinrich Wese-
ner, assistant director Of the secret
service of the general staff; but no.
body knew Karl Krahl. There seemed
to be no record of him anywhere.
An Unexpected Caller.
In October. accompanied his inn
perlal higllness to Ballenstedt, the
beautiful schloss in the Harz noun
tains. Here once or twice each season
the crown prince's habit was to invite
a few of his most intimate chums to
shoot in the forests Of Stecklenberg
and the Lauenherg, and along that
curious sandstone ridge known as the
Teufelsmauer, Or Devils Wall"
The guns consisDd Of five we'll
known officers from Berlin, together
with Doctor Zeising, the master gen.
eral Of forests, and Lieutenant Cen
eral Won Oertsen, the fat old inspector
general Of cavalry. As usual, we all
had a most enjoyable time. 2iG
On the third day, after q champagne
luncheon taken at the forester's little
house at Neue schenke, wa were about
to resume our sport. Indeed, all the