The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-05


 Now and again his finger strayed ner- vously to his moustache and his right leg, which was crossed over the oth- CT. The Queen sat back in her chair, her hands crossed, and a look of in expressible contempt in her face. If hate could have killed, Venizelos would assuredly have been a dead | man.
 Royal Pair in a Rage
 The Greek patriot bowed respect fully, but there was an air of deter imitation about him which spoke vol umes.
 Well, sir?" Tino spoke abruptly, almost sharply.
 Venizelos paused as if reflecting, and then plunged straight into the subject uppermost in his thoughts.
 Your Majesty is in communication with the Emperor of Germany" he enquired.
 And why not?" demanded the King angrily.
 There is no reason your Majesty should not write to Berlin, providing the interests of Greece do not suf- fer" replied Venizelos, "but the cor respondence to which I am referring is little unusual and, with respect may add, indiscreet'' The Queen coIored angriIy, though she remained silent. Not so the King.
 With a. shout he sprang to his feet and faced Venizelos. Venizelos was no dwarf, but Tino lowered over him. His hands were clehched and his eyes flashed. Am I the King of the Hel- lenes?" he shouted. Tell me, am ] the King?"
 "Yes, your Majesty, you are the King of the Hellenes," I did not mo- tice it at the time, but I cannot helI thinking now that there was the slightest emphasis on the word "are.' 1 Then" replied Tino, "as the head of the army and as your Sovereign ] tell you you have no right to con- trol my movements or to dictate my policy"
 Yelled Threat to Monarch
 That is true in a sense," replied the statesmen, "but there is another side. Greece has every right to in. terfere when her interests are al stake. Believe me-" he added earn estly, "so long as your Majesty is 1T accord with the wishes and asp1ra- tions of the Greek people, you an6 your dynasty have no truer servant than myself. But otherwise - He broke off abruptly. They were brave words. The yelled threat was surely as never before had been ad. dressed to a reigning monarch.
 And otherwise" ?" demanded the King.
 q cannot suppose an otherwise iE possible" said Venizelos.
 The Queen now spoke for the frs time. I see again the rage, indigna tion, wonder, mingled on her face, the hard set of her jaw, the scornful cur of her lips.
 "Insolent." she exclaimed, Eff ] were the King Venizelos bowed. You are the Queen, Madame" h. said, land I did not seek this inter view with you-an interview whicI know must be painful to you both May I be more explicit?'' He seemed 5 to address them both at once, ant as they did not reply, he went on: There has come into my posses SlOu d 1SllSE IO bGEl1u COuCH6u II 7 words which would be distasteful t, the Allies, and I am sure would no be approved by the people of m. : country. That letter sets out that tn s Greek army is prepared to unite witt . our hereditary enemy, Turkey, agains
 the Entente and predicts the defeat 0 l the protecting powers. = Neither of these things are true S In any case, such a document shoul
 not have been forwarded without tn , knowledge and counsel of your Majes l tvs responsible Ministers" r "Oh, this is too insolent," gaspe l the Queen.
 g Letter Intercepted I thought at this moment that Tine
 in his fierce anger, would have struc : Venizelos. But he restrained himsel with an effort.
 'M. Venizelos," said ino hotl! please be good enough to tell me wha y you mean, and why you address m = in this fashion, and remember tha
 you are speaking to your King"
 q know that" replied Venizelo as calmly as if he were addressin an undistinguished stranger, q hay
 never forgotten it, and it is in the 1T
 terest of yourself and your dynast y that am speaking to you now. It d not well that the facts should be pull e lished, I suppose--' He looked { S me and stopped.
 l' "Colonel Gournaris is in my conf
 dence," said Tino.
 '~Then I will speak out.' Venizelc IS looked strong and compromising. tt 'In my possession is a letter to It the Emperor of Germany. It was ;- taken from a woman, Fraulein l. von Sternberg, and is presumably l. from you.
 l. "We, of course, are aware of tn 1t womans antecedents, and know ths ,r she is in, the secret service of Gel l. many. She was intercepted an n searched, and the letter was brougt l. to me"
 m Well" said Tino, although I al m not called upon to give an explar It ation, I will tell, you here and no y that Fraulein von Sternberg has cal l. riedo no letter from me, and that Iy never send confidential letters by y woman"
 Can I express-St that moment at my feelings and my inward contemI n, for the man I called my King? lp There were 325 deaths from pnel