El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-18

D LueSe agree euES-
Neither can commission agents BE
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though lu many cases 10 Is demon
strated that they worked with others
Z in a conspiracy 10 violate the law
forbiddiuE contingent fees
the match. ] could not have believed
he would be SO obstinate"
The Eaiseriu's youngest son. prince
Joachim Francis Humbert. had just
left the Neues Palais after stormy
interview with his royal parents.
Prince Joachim was always the
spoiled child Of his mother. and. like
most spoiled children, has repaid in
diligence with worry and Clsappoint-
menL Prematurely born he has
been a physical weaklinE. and sub
ject 10 cpilepric fits since his birth,
nor IS he strong either mentally or
morally.
Joachim did not improve with time
and when 7 first went 10 Potsdam he
was an ENJOYABLE, selfish, peevish-
. tempered boy. whose ears ] often
lonEed 20 cuff souudly. Yet that
would have been fatal 10 me. for the
empress saw Few faults in her young
est son. Joachim took fun advant-
age OF her Weakness but on the
other hand. he grew uD in constant
terror OF his father. whom he avoided
az every opportunity. The kaiser
openly disliked and despised the sick
~ yOunEster. and treated him always
with contempt
IF Joachim would only take q
sensible wife and settle down" the
kaiserin had often said 10 me. she
repeated the words now, adding with
a worried look. I'm i'm continual
dread Of his getting entangled with
some inferior person"
The Lovely Erna.
7 had been aware for some time
that the kaiserin, searching for
suitable union by which 20 fetter her
youngest son. had fixed upon Marie
Augustine daughter of the rich duke
Of Anhal- as his prospective bride.
Ny mistress indeed had set her heart
most keculy on the match. and the
kaiser equally approved OF H. Will
helm had always looked out for
wealthy wives for his sons that his
own pocket might be relieved OF their
support
Joachim won't hear OF Marie Au-
gustine as a wife" mourned the kali
seriu- "Im dreadfllIy disappointed.
and Wilhelm is very cross about it,"
The kaiseril did not suspect that
attachment as she feared
Prince Joachim had as eQucrry and
friend young Franz Won Meberhardt.
Of an old. wealthy Saxon family. His
ancient blood were not or priucelE
line. but, as 20 happened. we're very
ambitious. and were delighted that
Franz should be on the staff OF the
kaiser.s son After his appointment
I saw Franz Won W eDernar1r several
times at Potsdam. and liked him as a
nicely-mannered. opeufaced youth.
This dissolute young prince made
Franz his boon cmpaulOnr and, 70 the
Weberhardt's pleasure, accepted an
invitation 20 spend one of his fire.
quent periods OF leave from military
duty at their beautiful old world
castle in SaLonv- And there Joachim
met his ecuerry's only sister. Erua, q.
lovely and innocent girl
Erna Won Meberhardt had just
presented by her father with some
beautiful Jewels which had belonged
20 the family Tor many generations
She wore these 20 receive the eagerly
expected prince, and Doubtless they
enhanced her good looks Joachim
was instantly attracted. and imme-
diately began 10 make secret love 20
her.
must now link this story OF prince
Joachim calious conduct towards
trusting girl with events which led
TO the air raids on London
The kaiserin one day requested my
attendance upon her in a visit 10 the
crown princess, and we drove 90 the
fine marble palace by the Jugfern-
see On our arrival we found that
the crown prince himself was there,
with old count Ferdinand Vcn Zep-
pelin-
Count LeppeIIn's Game.
on our arrival Willie greeted his
mother with his usual hoorish indif-
ference and the crown princess be-
haved very cOldly towards her
motheriul1w. But old count Zeppelin
appeared delighted at the kaiserin's
coming There was. thought
curious, restless eageruess In his
ne
quired for the children Won Leppe-
lin struck in
All sHour majesty. sou are Just in
time 20 see something interesting.
have invented Permit me 10 show
il 10 you"
We adjourned 90 the big nursery I
and found the crown princes little
boys engrossed in an extraordinary
and ingenious toy It was q NINA
ture model OF London in relief with
st. Paurs. Buckingham palace and Z
other principal buildings duly shown.
a bOve 10 suspended from wires we're
tiny Leppelins, from which oy pull [
ing string, little pellets 90 repre- Z
sent bombs could be dropped The 3
boys were attempting 20 manipulate (
the toy airships SO that the bombs" 7
might fall on the most important 4
points.
A Brutal Ambition.
must confess that the kaiserin I
betrayed keen interest as she looked /
on; and 7 noticed that old Won Zeppe- :
lin was observing this also with 4
mock satisfaction. And when we had I
Withdrawn from the nursery. the rea-
son for his anxiety 20 display the &
mechanical model 70 the kaiserin be-
came clear 20 me
That may he a mere game, your /
majesty, but ir can be made stern 4
reaEty-the bombing and destruction /
OF London he exclaimed, with his ]
steely blue eyes agleam. eft is my ]
supreme ambition TO strike a mighty ]
blow for the fatherland in that way /
against our worst enemies We have ]