El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-24

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Z pendent relations.
serve as an instrument Tor the crown
princes vengeance.
But 20 his own and Willie's disap-
] polntmeuL, SchWlnkel was compelled
Z 70 report failure: the record of the
] generals handsome young wife had
I thus FAR been blameless. Only one
{ little scrap Of Information, and that
I innocent in itself. appeared Of any
I value Whatever-that prior 20 her
I marriage Frau Won Reisseugen had
{ possessed an ardent sutton fin the per-
son OF her cousin. Conrad Hoffuer. a
I rather but not bad hearted young fell
Z low, now a captain Of cavalry.
In the lack Of anything more dam
I aging furnished by his jackal. the
{ crown prince, knowing Gen. Reissen-
gen as a stern, hotly passionate man.
fastened upon this by which 10 plot
evil against the woman who had
earned his hatred.
Crown Prince Begins Plotting.
Il was not difficult for Willie 10
engineer the transference Of Capt.
Conrad HOffuer TO his own personal
staff He pretended great liking for
the young OFFICER, and cultivated his
confidence Willie was now spend
ing most OF his time in and around
Berlin, and his next move was 20 talk
sympathetically Of Frau Won Reissen-
gems expulsion from the court. and
encourage Hoffner to call upon his
cousin and renew his friendship with
her
Unsuspicious Of the motive behind
this, Capt HOffner visited and was
warmly received at the generals fine
mouse in the SchOneberg quarter.
Elena Won Reissengen was feeling
lonely and depressed, and eagerly
welcomed the society OF her cousin.
with the result that he became a con-
slant visitor.
While this part Of his scheme was
being carefully fostered the cunning
prince was also deliberately inveig-
where play for high stakes far be-
yond his means was the nightly Gus
tom. And when presently Conrad
HOffner was head over ears in debts
ne could not hope TO meet. and faced
win ruin and resignation, Willie
limited that the despairing euuerrv
might borrow from his friendly and
wei 10 do cousin.
A Newspaper Paragraph.
Scorned at first. but repeatedly and
more boldly urged by the crown
prince. the hint was soon acted upon:
and the kindly Frau Won Reissengen
lndulgently signed substantial
check 70 clear Conrad Hoffner's feet.
Lnen the plotting prince judged il
time for him 10 strike at her.
ll was winter time, and we were
sLll at the Berlin Schloss as more
convenient for the emperor on his re-
-A-A 10 al aA4 NUTS from MS LEEETIEn
racing 20 and fro between the various
fronts. One afternoon the crown
prince paid his royal mother the un-
usual honor Of a 1engthy call I was
not present at their interview but
AFTER Willie had gone I Joined my
Mistress to find her full of excite
ment and i'll concealed satisfaction
Auguste Victoria was porting over
a certain Berlin journal which de-
votes itself largely 70 society and
81 a NHHHH1 HH9
charitable in nature-and thrust il
triumphantly towards me.
well, Emile" she exclaimed you
always thought more OF that Ressen-
gen woman than she deserved and I
was not blind to the fact that YOU
disapprOved Of my dismissing her ]
from the court But now that the ]
truth is coming out. YOU must admit ]
I judged her character correctly. and I
am well rid Of her"
What may your. majesty meang" !
I asked, at once on the alert and un- ]
easy.
what have you heard Of Frau Won |
Gambling Debts Are Paid.
I've not only heard, but read- /
said the kaiseriu. Her conduct has /
become so scandalous that il has got
into the papers If she had really
she pretended she would at least have
kept faithful TO him. But see for
yourselft"
With troubled and angry heart I
read through the paragraph my mis-
tress pointed out II referred to the Z
young and charming wife Of a COM
officer who had recently
come under a cloud Of royal disfavor.
but had speedily found consolation I
Tor that, and the absence Of her law
Lul lord, in the arms Of an old ad-
mirer His gay LOthario" was all
luded 20 as a lucky man in having
thus won both love and gold. since
10 was rumored that his gaming debts
lac been wiped off by the generosity q
Of the fair but tickle woman
Frau Won Reissengen is meant. Of :
course, Emile said the kaiserin. /
And the man is her cousin. a Capt. 4
who brought me the ]
PAPER, knows that since Hoffner is
me OF his staff"
I was still staring Indignantly at
he malicious paragraph. but as my
mistress spoke I leaped at the truth !
which was afterwards prOvcd-that I
he crown prince himself had in ]
pired it,
1T serves the creature right TO be Z