Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-04

At the time of our meeting at
Moscow, the Baroness was Maid Oh
Honor to Princess Henry, a sister
of the Czarina, crowned day petore
The Baroness asked me many ques-
tions about America, and as, owing
to the hubbub around us, 1t was i'm
possible to talk connectedly, L prom
ised to visit her next afternoon at
her lodgings in the Kremlln. But
by the time L saw her again, her
Ladyship. womanlike, had forgotten
all about her interests in the states
and during our two hours chat she
talked of nobody and nothing put
William Hohenzollern.
[ had once spent half a day with
the Kaiser when acting as assistant
TO Mr.. Russell, the famous London
Photographer, who went to Berlin
10 take the Kaiser's picture for the
Marine Exhibition; as Berlin cor
respondent for English, French and
American newspapers. L had had
the Kaiser under less close observa-
ton time and again. 1 had read all
the books, magazine and newspaper
articles and pamphlets printed
about William; 1 had talked 10
dozens of people supposed to be In
the inner circle of his confidence,
sip; I had a thousand scandals con-
nected with the Berlin court at my
fingers ends-but the sayings of the
Baroness took my breath away.
Here, at last, was the real Will
liam, the William in dressing gown
and pajamas; here was an empress,
shorn of state and crown-a mere
peevish and petty. and entirely wom-
anlike woman. l had thought Rus
sci a great photographer; the Bar
oness was a better one; I had
thought Pepys the most wonderful
retailer of small talk, but Madame
Won Larisch beat the famed chron-
icler of Charles lis Court and times.
Mercy" 1 cried, 'if had a men,
ory as large as the Sphynx's head,
L couldn't remember half of what
you said"
Then I will write it for you,"
quoth the Baroness.
"All you have told me?"
Yes, and a thousand times
more"
But how can I ask for such q
sacrifice of time on your part?"
"Oh! I am not as disinterested as
1 SEEM, replied the Baroness, first
of all: I want to let the world know
what kind of man William is, and
secondly. want you to do me a SER
vice."
l would have promised her the
Town and County of Jerusalem, If
she had asked for them, and GER
tainly made it clear to Madame that
L would do anything within reason
or even a few foolish things, If she
insisted.
But what she asked for was quite
easy.
This card" she said, handing
me a pasteboard, will admit you to
the banquet of German Princes to
be held at the Crown Chambers to-
night. At this gathering you shall
act as my reporter,-you shall put
down for me everything said and
done, no, not those cut and dried
speeches, court marshalls and Sec
retraies concoct, only the impromp-
tu sayings and actions, things not on
the program"
But suppose nothing happens,
suppose they act just like Junior
princes usually do?" ll
They won't" said the Baroness,
with a sinister emphasis on the last
word. II am sure there will be
trouble of some sort, and you will
tell me all about 1t, won't your"
Il sure will, 4 affirmed in true
western style, and when, at o'clock
in the morning / was ushered into
her Ladyship's parlor a second. time,
the Russian servant. guarding the
threshold OF her private rooms,
seemed to have expected me, for he
rushed off into an inner chamber