Evening star., 1918-08-03
CHAPTER XIII.

Vhe crown Fr1nce-dnQ OtueIS.
first saw the crown prince profes-
sionally in the spring Of 1905. few
months before his marriage. He was
then twenty three years old. He was
In the uniform of q German army ofn-
Ger. but looked more like . corps
student, except for the fact that his
face was not marked with q scar from
dueling. as is usually the case with
most members Of the German frater-
mites. He had q habit of placing his
hands on his hips and his coats were
always fiared in at the waist. which,
with the sporty angle at which he
wore his cap. gave him q swagger
which was quite foreign to the rest of
the officers f.the army. He was of
slender figure. which was accentuated
by his height. He was nearly six feet
tall.
He came into my office. remember.
with a copy of Life in his pocket. He
took 1t out and opened it. and showed
me a cartoon Of himself which ap-
amusement and which. he said. he in
tended showing his family.
There were two beautiful rings on
his left hand and he wore wrist
watch. although at that time wrist
watches were used almost exclusively
by women. He seemed to be bright
and quick but by no means brilliant.
Perhaps the quality exhibited by him
that impressed me most on that first
visit was his excessive nervousness.
see he was dreadfuliy afraid Of pain.
and he evidently realized that had
noticed his condition.
Il suppose the crown prince and the
future ruler Of Germany ought to be
brave at all times" ne remarked.
but I just hate to have to go to a
dentist!''
Talked of Coming Marriage.
He was to be married on June 8 to
the Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenberg-
Schwerin. and he talked of little but
that coming event
He asked me if had seen any MEM
bers of the court lately. and told
him that the kafsers court chamber
lain. Count Won Eulenburg. had been
to see me the previous day.
TIN not surprised he had to go to
the dentist: he eats too much- the
crown prince declared. He can't et-
eating. As for myself. I eat very
little. I want to remain thin. hate
fat people,"
corrected him regarding the
count. remarking that he happened to
have the most wonderfully preserved
teeth had ever seen in a man Of sew
enty years of age. Indeed, the count
was in splendid physical condition
and looked at least ten years younger
that he really was.
The crown prince and did not get
along very well at that time. Apart
from the fact that he was such a
physical coward that 1t was almost
torily. he seemed to have no idea of
the meaning OF an appointment.
He would agree to be at my office
at 9:30 and I would plan my day ac-
cordinsly. At about 10 he was apt
to call me up to say he would be on
arrive about IL. This happened
several times. and I told him that I
couldn't have my work broken up in
that way.
After seven or eight visits at that
particular period I didn't see him
professionally for some ten years.
Shortly after his last visit to me. in
she had just met him and had told
him that she was on her way to my
office. WELL i hope I'll never have
to go to q dentist again as long as I
live" he had declared emphatically;
Il hate dentists!"
As far as I was concerned. I was
not at all sorry that he felt that way
about my profession, because his
visits were more Of liability than
an asset but did rather regret that
] was apparently to have no further
opportunity Of studying the possible
future ruler OF Germany more inti-
mately.