Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30

trivanccS whica appear in every
civilized household to-day. England
had she done nothing else. has fought
Europe TO be 'clcanD And brass bed.
steads from Tottenhan Court Road
and oxford street. YOU may take it
from me. supply the practical sleeping
foundation or the German royal family
In the present year OF grace uol4).
was jus. scanning the latest design
OF Count Icppci!n'S when my study
door burst open and Captain CAM an.
peared. The man seemed demcnted. his
tac" the color Of sour milk: he jumped
abou, like a eat on hot bricks .rhe
Emperor" nc cried. The f:mporor-
the Emperor is here. F'raulein Won
kopf--the Emperor"
There was something CONTAGIOUS in
his excited nanncr, apart from his
reference to the Emperor. Much n
my chagrin. felt myself trembling in
every limb. as the English saving is
as u you mad hundred limbs
Wen. what Of it?" | inquired. as
unemotonal!y as l could
me Emperor has told Frau Orlon
that he wishes to see YOU"
AS 1t is that "A man who is sen.
fenced 10 be shot cce.s acute anpu,sb
on hearing his sentence. yet on facing
ms cAecutioncrs betrays resignation
anu chim-such resignation and calm
! no" experienced. After all, the Ger
man ha!ser was only n man-althouch
MS various and perpetual advertise
nonts would try TO persuade YOU ne
was 4 god--of sorts
Nery we'll | said to Captain CAM.
viii see the Emperor suppoge
that. although we are on this side OF
mita e"ssen. he Will not eat me-
An no. replied the captain. the
Emperor is In high good spirits. and
he has been telling Frau orloff the
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laughed and lauShed---l thought the
windows would have been hurs; by her
laughing the Emperor. NAV saw.
never tells me funny stories. Come
follow me cried Captain CAM
Never mind powderng sour nose. the
emperor Is not going to look a, you
Tor your beauty" At the captain.e
rudeness l only smiled, and followed
him. ] was 10 meet the German EN-
pero- in person. The ordeal OF nv life
Was not it Heine' yes II was. who
carefully prepared himself before his
meeting with Goethe. The German lew
poet would get himself into A certain
frame OF mind He would have words
on his lips which should tell the
greatest man ever Germany produced
that at least ne met no nonentity But
poor Heine, Salthough he had an in
tellcctual greeting for the great Ger
man poet and philosopher. found that
on meeting MS idol he could only re-
mark on the r!peness of the plums that
grew nearby. Heine. undoubtedly. was
neuro2ati' his nerves ruled his
brain-when ne was not alone and
pen in his hand
And 50 thinking Of He!ne and Goethe.
| entered the presence
suppose it was only natural for
me 20 take 4 "aasnlieh," view OF tina,
sacred room which held. nothing
more--the physical part OF the German
Kaiser. Until d,e-uniess som
strange nsychical force alters my men
tai apparatus-until die, shall
never forget my nrst meeting with
wilhelm II. Of Germany. 1t does no,
happen every day for US "philis,tnes''
10 come face to face with a direct
descendant 81 the Almighty (Hohen-
zollcrn>
The Emperor recl!ned in an easv
chair, his back 10 the window AS
entered ne was just in the act OF
hr!nG 4 c!ga-ette-in the same manner
and with the same appliance, OH
served. as last night. In the few
seconds occupied by the operation I
noticed that His Ma jesty wore a snurf-
hro"n riding suit with brown leather
!egEings strapped spirally. a soft blue
craNat and blue shirt. \ brown bowler
hat and riding crop lay near him on
another chair
Ito BE Continued To-Morrow)