El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-25

] yea III VI NnL aLlta HaIlL forest NEL
Potsdam and Berlin, a car passed me
IN which frau Rosenthal was seated.
with prince Eitel Frederick by her
side
Court functions on any consider
able scale were then much less fire.
quent than before the war. but one
was held at the Neuse palais. And
7 II would be difficult 10 describe the
z kalSerlns amaZement and indigua-
7 ton when young frau ROsenthaL
I looking radiant and loveiier than
/ ever, appeared amongst the guests.
and advanced 20 bow before the en-
] press.
Ny mistress SUMMONED the court
chamberlain TO her side.
How does the frau Roseuthal come
7 to be present without having been
invited2' she demanded
The official looked astonished and
uncomfortable.
But she was invited. your mai
esty.' he stammered. His highness
prince Eitel instructed me to send
card to her-I understand il was
by your desirer'
The Kaiser's Demand.
The kaiserin was beyond speech,
and dismissed him with a curt ges-
what would follow, I observed my
mistress catch Eitel Frederick's at
teutOn and beczou him into an ante
room Later she cOnflded TO me what
had passed there.
'Eitel, ] demand an explanation
she had flung angrily at her son
How dared you have that woman EO-
senthai invited here without my au-
thorlty, and against my known wish
You have introduced her TO my pres
ence by disgraceful trick-"
Il had TO do IL by a trick just be-
cause / knew you had a ErudEe
against herr retorted the blOated.
coarse looking prince why should
"#
sighted and shut out from court at
fairs without any proper reason for
That's my concern" snapped the
empress And IN show both frau
EOSenthal and you that I'm not to I
be so insulted and defied- I shall in I
struct the court cham berlain TO order I
her car and request her withdrawal 4
Instantly
Imperial Family Has spat.
4 think you'd better not" sneered ]
Eitel. There viii be the deuce TO i
pay if you do. The kaiser is delight
ed 10 see frau ROseuthal here-he has 4
Just been telling her sol"
With that Wilhelm himself came I
upon the scene, and Eitel Frederick ]
blunty told him what the kaiserin
had threatened 10 do.
You must do nothing Of the sort
DOna-' said the kaiser, with an
Wrathtul IrOWn- If Eitel I
has been forced into this method of I
having justice done TO frau Rosen-
thai YOU have only your unrGason-
able prejudice and spite TO blame.
Indeed, in my own interest and
the states I am glad ne did so, for
your attitude 10 the frau was be-
coming talked about, and / don't want
10 offend the Rosenthals. insist
mat you make no scene, and that the
frau be treated with all honor"
III put stop 10 this scandalous
behavior somehow the kaiseriu de-
cared ana Tor once took the side OF I
a daugnterinlaw. III EiteTs wife
had the spirit of a mouse she would
not permit such a state OF things. I
And she won't If can help it-'
a Growing Scandal.
The result was the appearance, by
me kalSerlns request, OF princess So
1hle Charlotte at the palace. I had
no wish to be mixed up in the affair;
but my mistress summoned me TO
the bOuuOlr and insisted on my re-
leatlng all I had heard about Eiters
Irritation with the Hungarian beauty.
Princess Sophie listened with an I
air Of icy Indifference, and turned 10 .
he empress.
Nothing of this is surprising or Of
n l.-E interest 10 me-, she said with {
llleI bitterness Il have long since {
ceased TO care what Eitel may do. II
don't mind saying that, you need
lot mind the countess hearing il. Ell ,
-el married me only for the money I
would bring him, and this your mai 8
'sty knows very we'll And I would {
lot lift a finger to interfere between I s
aim and this ROseuthal creature or .
my other-I should be very glad il ]
he ran away with her and never come {
Thus the interview was a failure 1
rom the kaiserin's standpoint: yet il {
vas TO lead most unexpectedly TO / /
lartling developments in the direc-
ION my mistress desired
Startling Developments Follow.
Next day happened 10 be engaged G
III morning IN a shopping expedition g
% Berlin. and had gone into the Ad- g
on restaurant for lunch. when I was
greeted by an acquaintance. little Ina
altzmeyer, who begged leave TO join d
ne at the table =
well. countessr NY lively young /
riend bent across TO inquire conf y
.entally as we ate. Are we 10 have ] =
fresh court scandal soon - over / b
prince Eitel and Sophie Charlotte, y
WIN frau Rosenthal as third party a
n the case :
I've heard nothing Of the kind" I s
had no mind TO disclose anything
o TINS gay irresponsible chatterbox, d
.ar llcuiarly as j knew she was the {
igncee Of Capt George Won Loweu- :
ED, equerry TO Eitel Frederick.
On the Alert. (
POSSIBLY there may be other com r
.lcatons,' she laughed For have
tiny suspicion that prince Eitel is i
lot the only string frau Roseuthll ] s.
las 10 her bow Though you will tell Z d
ne nothing countess. III let YOU :nto Z c
little secret learned from George y
he other day 4
ut seems that the prince sent t
ieorge to frau RosenthaTs house with o
message from him. and being told 3
he was enga Eed he sat down to wait C
or her. After a little while frau Ro- f
enthaI came out from an adjoining S
DOM, talking earnestly with
hey were speaking I'm Serbian-for b
D the early days OF the war he was n
ttached to the Austrian army under I C.
ZEN Potiorek, and picked up a smat- d
erlnE Of the Serbian language from e
risouers. D
well George observed that frau 0
ESSENTIAL was confused and taken l
back as she saw him there, but she
lLrouuced the stranger as her T.
rother on a flying visit to her i'm <
'erlin, and Just returning to Hun e
ary- OF course, that might be true a
nd It might notF'
IIsiserIn Takes an Interest. +
scarcely heard the rest Of Ina h
ltzmeyer's chatter absorbed as was n
0 startled reaction Frau ROseuthal r
ad been talking i'm the Serbian
1ngue-tO brother Of whose exist d
nee, as knew from kuno Rosenthars =
Nn words her husband was ignor- il
Driving back 70 Potsdam 7 could a
link Of nothing else. Finally 7 de- r
7rmined TO inform my mistress CT n
that I had learned
When I had done so the kaiserin ii