El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-17

said cheerfuIly. some Of the women
servants had faucied they had seen
a ghost on the road by the graveyard
One foolish creature became hysteri-
cal and feu 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 WedeI; we shall so and
lay the ghost" he said smilingly, and
with a curt apology 10 the kalserln
he went out
The kaiser and the ClrI.
"Play TO me, Emile said the
kaiserin sadly. She knew as well as
/ that hunting ghost was not what
was intended. Almost certainly the
kaiser meant to visit a neighborinG
shooting lodge on the estate belonging
10 the en-HOtberEs. The young
baroness Won Lang n-Hotoergs a very
handsome Eirl and bold sports
woman, was in residence there and
had visited Rominteu the day after
our arrival. Since then the kaiser
had commanded her attendance at
the hunts. and had shown her marked
attentions. even in his wife's presence
sat down az the piauotorte and
PLAYED some music which my mistress
I loved, but after q time i looked round,
and by the way she was sitting j
knew she was weeping
Midnight sounded before the kaiser
returned i heard the movements oc-
casioned By his arrival
Next morning he was irritable. and
I was personally glad when he set
out 10 shoot
The kaiser has a passion for shoot
ing and hunting, and IS exceedingly
vain Of his proves. He takes a fierce
delight in the number Of birds or ami
mails he can slaughter, which may
perhaps be due 20 the strain Of blood
. thristiness in his nature, that has
manifested itself OF late in more ter
rible ways
on this occasion the forests were
. full enough Of game 20 satisfy even him
and as the kaiserin had predicted, he
seemed TO enjoy himself thoroughly.
he was constantly in the saudle-in-
cidentally causing the empress many
Qualms for his SAFETY FOR lL must ne
remembered that, though he rides re-
markedly wei. Wilhelm has only his
right hand and his knees TO control
his horse.
The kaiser's left arm. OF course. is
some inches shorter than the other
and has been puny and useless since
his birth-a fact for which the Ger
man people at the time blamed his
mother. the empress Frederick, eldest
daughter Of queen Victoria, with
maIevolent mutteriuEs against the
Englishwoman." I have often Won
dered if this was one reason why VIII
helm was so bitterly harsh towards
his mother. who died heartbrokeu
through his cruel treatment
The emperors right hand, on the
contrary. is large and powerful
have frequently seen unsuspecting
persons vince as their fingers were
crushed in its grip. tt IS. however,
disrigured by moles. partly 20 hide
which, and partly from sheer vanity.
his fingers are usually laden with
glittering rings.
The Knsversr Couceff.
One afternoon, az the end OF the
days shooting. 10 which my mistress
and had accompanied the party, the
keepers laid out in long line all the
game they declared had fallen 10 VIII
helms gun alone-the head keeper
announcing that the kaiser had beaten
all records Wilhelm sWelled with
pride and satisfaction. But a little
later I CHANGED TO overhear him OBJ
serving aside to the discreetly silent
Won Wedel-
"Sixty-four head. did he say2 That
is really remarkable, for I have used
only 30 cartridges But Of course,
fired some wonderful shots.'
During succeeding days at Rominten
the kaiser's sport put him in amaZ-
ingly good humor, I'm which his house
held basked thankfully-the empress
in particular, TO whom Wilhelm was
more courteous and attentive than I
had ever known him Indeed, my
mistress seemed unusually happy. and
would have been even more so but
that reports reached her OF prince
EiteI Frederick's serious attacks Of
heart trouble, and that she was again
finding grounds for jealousy in the
constant appearance Of the young
baroness
1T is too bad, Emuiew she ex-
claimed with tears Of annoyance. f'No
sooner do 7 get Wilhelm free from the
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