The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-08-03

a 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?
II 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 a dinner
| party, at which there were present the
crown prince, Admiral Won Spec from
Kiel and Won nberg, 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and out-of-date office of grand cup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
number of ladies, including their Sc
rene highnesses, the Princess Won RAJ
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 a small
dance, and about midnight, after
waItzing with pretty girl, the daugh-
ter of the Baron Won Heintze-W eissen-
rode, we strolled together into the fine
winter garden, with its high palms,
it's FLASHING fountains and its cunning
ly secreted electric lights.
Two persons We're approaching
somewhere behind US, conversing in
Italian-a man and a woman.
''Hushl' I whispered mischievously.
Listen! Do you know Italian2"
Alas! no." was her reply. "Do
you?"
did not answer, for had already
recognized the voices as those of oul
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 ex
claimed.
His highness and the little old lady
in-waiting seated themselves out Of
sight short distance away and con
| tinued a very confidential discussion
in an undertone in the language il
which, after German, 1 happen per
haps to be most proficient.
The pair were discussing somebody
| named Karl Krahl.
81 saw the emperor today" declared
, the old woman, in her sibilant italian
undoubtedly 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 al
, first. Indeed, l was very near being
[ preached 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. 81 quite foresee the peril anC
r the force of your argument"
e "How shall we act?" asked the OLE
: woman. sit remains for you to devils
r a plan. At any moment matters ma.
n approach a crisis. One can never &C
: count for the condolences exchanged b,
@ those who love each other. And, re
4 member, Krahl is in love-"
r The crown prince grunted but a
v several couples entered at that mo
l. ment the pair broke off their confiden
tial chat and, rising, went out to
S gether.
It Who was this Karl Krahl?
d searched various directories, list
< of persons engaged in the government
offices in the Wilhelmstrasse, tn
Liepzigerstrasse and Inter den Liz
!. den; l consulted the director of Berli
/ police, Won Jagow; the well-known Dc
# tective Schunke and Heinrich West
D ner, assistant director of the secre
q service of the general staff; but NJ
.. body knew Karl Krahl. There SCENE
to be no record of him anywhere.
II An Unexpected Caller.
1T In October accompanied his in
perial highness to Ballenstedt, til
beautiful schloss in the Harz moul
IF tains. Here once or twice each seaso
the crown princes habit was to invit
re few of his most intimate chums
If shoot in the forests of Stecklenber
u and the Lauenberg, and along ths
curious sandstone ridge known as til
lie Teufelsmauer, or Devils Wall"
Id The guns consisted of five vel
ID known officers from Berlin, togetht
with Doctor Zeising, the master gel
Id eral of forests, and Lieutenant Gel
ee eral Won Oertzen, the fat old inspectC
1 general of cavalry. AS usual, we a
~ had most enjoyable time.
r. On the third day, after champagr
a luncheon taken at the forester's lit
IS. house. at Neue Schenke, we We're abol
a to resume our sport. Indeed, all tt
IN guests had gone outside, preparing
of 60 to their allotted stations, when IL
Is head forester entered and, addressir
as the crown prince, said