The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-21
SECRETS OF THE Hun
KAISERIN REVEALED
FOR THE FIRST TIME

ASiP AS1 " ISCONeTs
On day in summer 1 attended her
when she visited the villa incognita
By that time Olga's husband had for
given her, and it was with mingled
penitence and happiness that the err
ring wife greeted the Kaiserin.
walled in the garden while they
talked. When the Kaiserin left the
arbour, in which they had conversed
her eyes glistened with tears.
'All is well, Emile she told me.
She carried her sons letters in her
hand, for Olga had given her these,
and 1 was with her that evening when
she burned them.
Unhappy Holiday That Made Empress
Envy Village Housewives.
The Kaiserin came to me one day
with her face wreathed in smiles. wor-
ry had vanished from it, and she look
ed many years younger.
Emile, 1 am so glad! she exclaim-
ed. I'VE are going to Rominten al
most at once. Wilhelm has consented
to take short rest. He always en-
joys life at Rominten; he is at his
best there, and that makes great DIFF
ference to myself"
1 was as pleased as my mistress, for
1 also enjoyed Rominten, and was
growing very tired of Potsdam, with
its feverish atmosphere of war, wor-
ry and intrigue. And I could under
stand the Kaiserin's delight; for, if
Auguste Victoria has known few hap
py hours in her married life, those few
on the Emperor's great hunting estate
in East Prussia.
Next day the Royal train left Pots
dam, the Kaiser, in addition to a COM
paratively small suite taking with
him only Count Won Wedel, his most
indimate and trusted confidant for the
time being. After a wearisome jour-
ney we were settled in our rest cure
quarters by nightfall.
The trappings and forma1ities of
Court are largely thrown aside there
wife and their personal suite, and
there is freedom and lack of restraint
unknown at Potsdam. Uniforms are
discarded. and it would surprise many
people to see Wilhelm II. clad in an
ordinary suit of tweed. The Kaiserin
also feels that she can wear her plain
est and even shabbiest garments.
Decorating a Graveyard.
The hunting grounds around Ro-
minten are of great extent and in fine
condition, providing a variety of good
sport at all times. A few years since
hundreds of soldiers toiled long and
laboriously in making roads and other
improvements upon them; but, as this
was termed military exercise" it did
not cost the Kaiser's pocket a single
penny.
One of these roads had been cut
through an ancient burial ground, to
the horror of the superstitious country
people, who had petitioned the Kaiser
to have the resting place of the dead
respected. But Wilhelm refused. All
sorts of weird tales were told about
the spot, and it was predicted that
the Kaiser would have reason to re-
greet the sacrilege. Few of the Castle
servants venture by the road after
nightfall, and indeed, it was oddly for
bidding even in daylight.
Several nights after our arrival at
Rominten the Kaiser and Kaiserin, to-
gether with myself and Count Won
Wedel, were playing bridge in the
Simply furnished drawing-room, when
an unusual stir arose in the wide hall
on which the outer door opens. His
Majesty at once became nervous, for
even at that time the stress of the war
had told upon him. He threw down
his cards, and put his hand to his
throat, for any excitement affects the
part in which his incurable malady is
present.
Count Won Wedel rose, begging
leave to go and inquire the cause of
the tumult. In a few moments he
returned.
ut is nothing, your Majesty" he
said cheerfully. "Some of the women
servants had fancied they had seen a
ghost on the road by the graveyard.
One foolish creature became hysterical
and fell at the outer door"
The Kaiser seemed relieved. I had
no doubt that he had dreaded bad
news from the front, and now he made
light of the matter.
Come, Won Wedel; we shall go and
lay the ghost" he said smilingly, and
with curt apology to the Kaiserin he
: went out.
A Beautiful Favorite.
play to me- Emile" said the Kai-
serin sadly. She know as we'll as ]
that hunting a ghost was not what
was intended Almost certainly the
Kaiser to visit neighboring shoot
ing lodge on the estate belonging to
!, the tangent ofbergs. The young
Baroness Won Langen-Hofberg a very
handsome girl and a bold sportswo-
man, was in residence there, and had
visited Rominten the day after oul
arrival. Since then the Kaiser had
Commanded" her attendance at the
hunts, and had shown her marked at
tentions, even in his wifes presence
II 1 sat down at the pianoforte and
, played some music which my mistress
loved, but after time looked around
: and by the way she was sitting I knew
: she was weepings
Midnight sounded before the Kai.
ser returned. heard the move
ments occasioned by his arrival
. Next morning he was irritable, ant
: l was personally glad when he set gu
: to shoot.
, The Kaiser has a passion for shoot
ing and hunting, and is exceedingly
vain of his prowess. He takes a fierct
delight in the number of birds or an
e imals he can slaughter. which ma!
t perhaps be due to the strain of blood
o thirstiness in his nature that has man
ifested itself of late in more terrible
= ways.
e On this occasion the forests wer,