El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-18
KAISER SP0IL5 WEDDING FEAST;
ORDERS BRIDEGROOM SARRE5T
Fritz Klauber Makes Socialisic Talk Which Puts the
Kaiser in a Frenzy Of Anger But Pretty Baroness
EZerts Her Influence to Free Youth; Prince
Joachim Denounced as Cheat and Thief.
ny COUNTESS EMILE ALsENBORG
lr-n--t LII In r-ltIn- 10 the TEnf.crir Of Comm
erin Of Gcrmany.I

al first in astounded fury. he strug-
Eled up. and with a raspiuE oath
shouted to a couple or feldjagers,
who had accompanied us, and now
stood by the door
seize this insolent traitor he
roared. Put him under arrest. and
away with him, Gotti he shall pay
for this"
Amid instant uproar and confusion
the soldiers advanced upon the bird e.
groom, who struggled and fought
but was overcome. All the guests
had sprung up. gesticulatinE. talking.
lamentlng and the pretty bride, ashen
pale now. tainted dead away.
The kaiser had no further eyes for
her. While the excited villagers
gathered round the unconscious girl
and the prisoner, Wilhelm stamped
about mutteriuE sayagely, and no
one dared approach him except Won
WedeI and the empress
Your majesty. is this wise or
worth while, after air. the count
urged
@WiIhelm" pleaded the kaiserin.
The man IS not himself-he can't be
or he would never have dared And
you'll turn the wedding feast into
tragedy For the poor girls sake, I
beg you 10 let him 60
I will not listen. Doua,' Wilhelm
snarled at her Don't presume 10 in-
terfcrel Am 10 allow such rank trea-
son 10 be talked in my very pres
ence2 The fellow shall be punished
with the utmost severity. III teach
these Socialists q lesson-thev are
the curse or my country Won Stahl,
ordeu the carriages Instantly
SO we were hurried away from the
distressful scene. while Fritz klau-
Der was marched off 20 captivity.
Baroness Pleads for klHuber.
Gloom reiEned in the castle bhat
night and next morning Wilhelm
20 81 HHHr
my mistress dared not open her lips
20 him
But during the forenoon the young
baroness Won Laugen- HofherE rode
Up attended by her Ero0ms.a and look
ing more charming than ever.
she need not come here Whis-
pered the kaiserin resentfulv- Will
helm viii not so hunting today
But other matters were in the bar
oness's mind. and she boldly tackled
the frowning emperor
Your majesty" she began. I've
heard about last night. and I've come
to intercede for Klauber-
You may save your own time and
mine interrupted Wilhelm rudely-
"His offence"
aWas that OF a foolish. drunken
man" said the baroness And IL is
unworthy - our al highest 10 take
notice OF me babblinEs OF a wine
loosened tongue. Besides, 7 would
respectfully remind your majesty
that Klauber is a servant OF mine-a
Eood servant. too. and 7 don't want
to lose him For my sake. u not for
B Z heartbroken brides, ] beg you 20
show that mercy which is the p-iTi-
.eEe OF kings"
''Tour request IS granted 1iebchen,"
he said. plaTfully pinching her cheek
II can't rob you Of your Woodman-
and perhaps the rascal has been SUI
firiently frightened"
The baroness was delighted. and
eager 40 convey the good news 10 the
village at once. And the emperor,
smiling into her bright eyes, accom-
panied her out
7 have no doubt my mistress was
equally pleased but meanwhile her
pleasure was swallowed uD by other