The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-19
CHAPTER xi-continued,

we accordingly entered q very large
Sitting room. The empress, In a negli-
gee Of her favorite royal purple, en-
tered and shook hands with me cor.
daily. She looked very worn, and It
was plain that she had been suffering
considerable pain and loss Of sleep.
She had q handsome figure and was
stately In her carriage. but her crown
tng glory was a p~rofusion Of white
hair. She was then flfty-four years old,
but her hair had turned white many
years before.
1t was said, indeed, that the change
had been brought about rather sudden
~ as a result Of certain drugs she had
taken In an effort to avert a tendency
to avoirdupois which had developed.
know the kaiser loathed fat wom-
en-. On more than one occasion he
had said to me as he babe me fare
well: swell, Davis, you have kept me
here talking so long you have almost
spoiled my morning walk, but I'll take
q walk through the Tiergarten just the
same" and then he would add disgust.
eddy, "where I presume l will have to
greet all the fat 1ewesses In the
parkw
But to return to the kaiserin: The
kaiserin's physician Joined us, and
there were several maids-very supe-
rtor young women-in attendance upon
their royal mistress.
After I had examined the empress
and had given my advice. the physi-
clan explained to me In a low voice
that 1t was necessary 70 be cautious
and not do much, as he was afraid of
her physical condition.
Anything you do for her majesty"
he explained. "would require giving an
anaesthetic. She Is not in condition to
stand pain without. The only anaes-
thetic her majesty will take Is chloro-
form. I've administered 1t to Der eleven
times and l know Just what 1t means.
I'm afraid Of her heart at this time.
Indeed. just as soon as l can get her
int condition I. want her to 60 to
Nauhcim for the cure"
His alarming words caused quite q
AAoSSy dAiObS ZIG DIuiuo duu tnCy
crowded around the empress and
begged her to have nothing done that
day but to endure her suffering a little
longer In the hope that relief would
come without the necessity Of an oper-
alton at that time. Their pleadings
prevailed upon the patient to postpone
the treatment.
This made the kaiser very angry and
he walked up and Down the room i'm
patiently.
"Here," he said. i've got Doctor
Davis to come In on q Sunday after
noon, and you want to be in shape for
the ball on Tuesday. and now you
won't have anything done! That's the
way with the womenI"
Then he turned to me and said
swell. Davis, I'm sorry to have spoiled
your day." And he dashed out Of the
room, apparently much provoked.
felt I had almost witnessed a family
quarrel, but the incident indicated to
me that whatever hopes the kaiser
might entertain Of one day dominat'
ing the world, he had not yet acquired
%undisputed dominion In his W house
holdl
] did not see the kaiserln again for
nearly a year, when she came to my
office with a lady-in-waiting.
She arrived In her own car. Its up
proach was heralded by the imperial
~Tadi- Tada" without the concluding
"Ta-Ta," which latter was reserved
exclusively for the kaiser. and moi
EVEN the kaiserin was allowed to use 1t
The kaiser's Tadi-Tada-Ta-Ta" was
the subject Of much sarcasm among
the proletariat, who satirically put II
to the words: "Celerie-S alat-Ta-Ta.
an allusion to the luxuries Of the royal
table which contrasted most unfavor'
ably with the simple meals to which
they were accustomed; while the so
cialists showed their sentiments very
plainly by improvising the words
"von Unsern Geld-Ta-Ta," meaning
"From our mon~ey-ta-ta." referring to
the royal immunity from taxation
which was one of their b%itterest pills
It was not long after ! had known
the kaiserin before she made clear tc
me that she possessed a most dicta
torial manner. which was quite In con
trast with that Of the kaiser. at least
when he was In my Office.
She objected ~strenuously to remov'
Ing her hat-and she usually wore
large one with a veil-but finally yield
ed when l explained that l could moi
accomplish my work satisfactorily un
Less she did. When ! placed cotton
rolls in her mouth. she insisted that a'
she did not like the sensation Of thu
cotton against her lips or tongue,
would have to encase the cotton II
rubber.
told her politely hut firmly that m!
work would be done In my W way
and she finally acquiesced. adding
"Well, II you make such a point Of 1t
doctor. l suppose ! shall have TO lie
you have your way"
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