The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-25

by accident. Indeed. he suggested to
tho prince thai he himself would make
The tour in question. and that the Ger
man government should find the money.
IIut Primo" Henry was above all things
a man Of quick perceptions. Many Stlil
look upon him as Just a happy go-lucky
sailor. rnllicking and free. and with 4
hand for every strangers shoulder
How far from thu truth the picture Is
liz" records HAY" proved Il hundred
times. .Nnd when this motor. tour was
proposed. who 81 quick MS II" 10 name
.hv true leader 81 that pilgrimage:
V" now seq at Il glance the advant-
ages Of Qurrn'S Gardens aS Il r"ndcz-
yous. Had l;crthn frost pun" IN the
,;rrlnan Embassy III Carlton ll"uS" ter
race all I.und"n night have known y!
the fact III the morning. And what ii
waGEing ri heads and cha!i"rins. al
tongues there would have been. Nearly
every man about town knew the old
old woman hy sight. and any mishar
would have Killed tn" conspiracy at its
birth.
Princes Visit to Bertha frost.
Equally would il have been highly
dangerous i,r her 1" hiv" gone 10 The
Carlton Her character WAS too mo-
at Il hotel. lannon's then. and not"d for
Is Socia! clientele. and "" hay" always
Ia remember that whil, u certain nnaltre
dh0tel ut that establishments WAS Il
notorious spy III close nSS"rlHti"n with
the German rmasSy. there Were Il
great many patriots; employed! III the
same hnuS".and they would hay" opened
their eyes widely rnnuEh II such a
woman had h,'"n admitted /" m into
view with thu royal visitor. Ahsnlul"
secrecy VAS III" first essential. and L
secrecy were impossible. then tn"
pIausiblc .<rusr which would defy de-
trcti"n.
Had anyone said nf .ITIncc Henry Of
PRUSSIA "hE WAS the guest last nigh;
OF old Bertha TIost ot Queens Gar
drns." III" men ~ rhc party aSSur"dl%
wnull have laughed. II 4 discerning
person among them had suggested cs-
pjonagr he would have been called 4
srar.rnongrr of the widest kind. only
for a joke" would have been The OH
Ni0uE r'.l"rt.
!Au,! tn" joke. as W. know. concerned
Portsmouth ana IN" east coast. the
Firth and Forth and the CIyd" the great
guns they were making ut Ecardm"rc'S.
tu say nothing OF l.rrwirk. in the Shot
IlUGS ana 'NCllit Tlb" III tnt VI hIfH
Not. perhaps. ut that first secret meet
ing AT the house in EaySwatrr. hut later
on at other meetings AS dangerous. and
= IwnvS with Il growth nf plan and am
biiiou as the amazing possibilities de-
vrlnprd.
How blind London was. In hr sure.
How few ru0u:s us really understand ut
that TING things as they We're. t'unSid-
rr III" three in the I;aySwntcr house
and all those within and without their
own houses OIL that gloomy night ri
February. In parliament the belief that
Germany would never Z" to war with
us and that n nrw and better feeling
was growing UP between the two pc"-
pies. In society in thought at all about
tn" inattcr---juSt Il riot "f balls and sup
pcrS. and theatres and g"lf. and motor
ing and sport.
Flowers for the Traitor.
Step out Of Bertha Trnst's house into
IN" hriEhtly-lIE GIFTED streets on that
might in question. and dozen supper
Clubs would have Opened their huSpi
tn bic tlnors to you had yul known whcr" ,
tn find them. 'R"VI" WAS hardly in |
vented. hul musical rnn"hy MAS ram
punt. and IN tho auSic halls til. gay |
sang OF anything but war. T,