The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-07
Secrets Of the Hun kaiserifl
Revealed for the First Time
Second Instalment.)
BY Countess EMILE ALSENBORG.
IA Lady vim Waiting's Recollections)

through the magnlncenL BrouHus' Ah0
mansion was lit up, and l heard the
sounds of music and dancing-Pr1nce
Philips informal affair" was in full
progress.
As mounted the steps to the
broad terrace before the mousse
caught sight of a stealthily moving
figure. NY heart throbbed, for I
recognized Captain Conrad Won Lich-
itenfels-who ought at that hour to
have been on duty at the Palace.
Greatly alarmed, I hesitated; then re-
solved to follow him.
Along the terrace, before one OF
the wings from the main building,
came upon Conrad Won Lichtenfels-
standing outside a low, folding win
dow. The light from within revealed
his face, and / was startled by the
look upon it, So intent was he that
he did not hear me approach. Glanc-
ing past him 1 saw the reason for his
terrified look In the small apart
ment within was his fiance, Paula
Werther-confused terrified dis
tressed-while the Kaiser addressed
her as a passionate lover might.
could not fail to grasp the acute
periI of the situation. Conrad Won
'Iichtenfels was beside himself with
Jealous wrath and indignation, which
,the next moment might betray him
into some reckless act against the
Emperor that must lead to his ruin
and death And indeed, even as L
laid desperate, restraining hands up
on him, he sprang, dragging me with
him; and we stumbled together
through the yielding window into the
room.
The Arch Hun Caught Red-Handed
The Kaiser exclaimed in anger. HIS
ewes blazed with astonished, almost
,maniacal fury. Even in my horror
and CONSERVATION, Iehad chung to the
passionate. livid-faced young officer.
And then Paula Werther rushed to-
wards her lover and flung her arms
about his neck, gasping-"No, Con-
,rad-for Gods sake-and mine!
IL knew Won Lichtenfels was HARM
less now, and released my mold ca
ger only to escape. And as l turned.
wilhelm strobe forward and hurled
one word, hoarse and half-strangled
with rage, at me-"Spy!
I, fled back to the carl had dis
lowered more than I required or had
expected. What passed between the
trio I cannot tell-but only that Pau
a
Nv afterwards under her lovers pro-
lection, and that the incident which
might easily have resulted in appall-
ing tragedy, was never known to Eu-
lenberg's other guests.
Rack at Sanssouci Palace l report
ed all to the Kaiserin. How can l
describe her shocked distress, her
bitter weeping in outraged pride ana
grief? And I was myself in no hap
DIV frame of mind, for I knew the
Fmperor's wrath against me would
be fierce and vindictive.
Wilhelm was furious, but baffled
and from that hour has hated me
intensely But he was forced to con-
tent himself with virulent abuse of
myself and my mistress, and with
savagely-hinted threats against Cap
tain Won Lichtenfels.
A Double Tragedy.
Yet through the same dread of the
affair being dragged to light, the Kali
ser did not venture to wreak open
vengeance upon the young officer. But
when war was declared just after
wards, Won Lichtenfels was imme-
.diately ordered on active service and
despatched to the hottest part Of the
front. A few days later he was re-
ported KILLED in action.
It leaked out somehow that he ha6
been shot through the head-fron
behind.
n Paula Werthers grief threatened
to unseat her reason. She presented
a piteous spectacle, pallid and worn
and no one was surprised to hear o
her death.
BY the Kaiserin's instructions
her coincidence. was received b!
the dead girls venerable aunt, tc
whom I expressed the Kaiserin's sym
pathy. The old lady bowed, then, II
my surprises brought from the poke
of her gown medicine phial, hold
ing it towards me.
do not tell Her Majesty" she sail
wratlfully. but our Paula did no
die by Gods ordering. She drank o
this-of choral. We found her il
the morning. God shall Judge tn
man who caused this sorrow. Count
ess, you know of whom I speak
whom 1 shall reverence no more
That our Kaiser should so forget him
self, and so shame a sweet girl VIII
thought only of her lover. He can
not prosper, and through him troubl
must come to our country"
Frau Werther's prediction has bee
fulfilled. Trouble has come, and tn
end is not yet
There, Countess have finished
said the Kaiserin, laying aside he
goldmounted pen, as I entered he
sitting-room on the second floor
the Nenes Palais at Potsdam.
My Royal mistress was gazing at
strongly bound manuscript book, fl
ted with lock, which lay before he
recognized it as her diary, for
had been privileged to see it on Sc,
eral occasions.
You, Emile" she had said to m
once, ARE the only person who hs
ever been permitted to glance I'M
these pages. Even my husband do
not know of their existence-I ha,
taken care of that. For 1 fear
with wavering. mournful smiie-''f
would not approve of the confession
and condolences I entrust to the
keeping.
Auguste Victoria sighed now as 81
drew slender gold chain from h
breast and locked the diary with IL
key she carries over her heart
I've been writing to-day about til
horrible war that drags on so mise
ably and endlessly," she said. 20
how I loathe it all, Countess, with
dreadful cost and suffering to II
Fatherland and for no apparent ga:
Surely 1 had sufficient worry and al
iety before the war; but now eve
day seem to be crushed under fire.
burdens and fears"
The Kaiserin's grey eyes fiIIed "L