The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-24

1 The afternoon was spent by Will ! helm in pacing the long, dark gallery, his hands clasped behind.
 i On the evening of his first day out 1 of doors, Wilhelm appeared more himself when he led his consort in to dinner with Count Bentinck and his family. Over the table he laughed and chatted freely, and, turning to ] General Won E2sdorf, who acts the part of Lord Chamberlain and Keeper Of the Privy Purse, said, '"The costs of living are increasing enormously. My illness has been tax on our purse, Herr General, so we must cut down our expenses. Is it a fact that there has been another demand for payments to the local taxes? ?''
 By No Means a Pauper. i The General, laughing, replied that such was the case. whereupon Will helm said, Dear, dear, I am almost a pauper, another heavy sum to pay for the making of new roads This was a new turn for the ex- Emperor to take, for hitherto. he hac never mentioned money matters. and. 1T fact, did not appear to unders and that money was needed to enable a man to live. Not. however, that i Count Bentinck had been compelled to house and feed the exile and his staff without return. The costs 10 which the Count was put to, and these were indeed heavy, were re- funded from the ex-Kaiser's priva te fortune, all bills and expenses being met by the bankers at the Hague, who, a few days after the ex-Kaiser's $ flight from Germany, received a de rosit variously estimated at from 25,OO0,00O to 4O,OOO.00O marks.
 
 Kaiser had money deposited in other banks, and from one of the members of the suite I learned that despite the actions of the Socialists regarding the Lmperor's private estates in Prus- sia, certain sums of money, repre- senttng profits derived from the many enterprises with which the fallen War Lord was connected, were being reg uIarIy paid into his account in the Dutch banks. Wilhelm of Hohen- zollern is by no means a pauper, rather he may be counted amongst the worlds most wealthy men, since he has always been careful to sur round himself with cautions, though enterprising business men, who have had the management of his private financial affairs.
 In the early days Wilhelm would array himself in all the glory of the Prussian uniform, but later he cast this aside for the fashionably- morning coat and striped trousers of the well-taiIored civilian.
 About a week after Wilhelm's com plete recovery a high-power motor car came tearing up to the Castle. It contained two German officers, both wearing field uniform. To my surprise one of them was Major H.rschfield, who on alighting from the car greeted me cordially. There was an air of suppressed excitement about the man, who immediately en- tered the Castle, followed by the sec ond officer carrying a large despatch case, upon which I could see stamped in gold capital "W.' sermounted by the Imperial crown.
 It was obvious that something was afoot, else why had these two men come so unexpectedly to the Castle and crossed the Dutch frontier in uniform? That evening I had an opportunity of meeting the Major, and expressed my surprise at his visit The Major looked at me curi- ously and in reply to a question I put he said in an undertone, Matters are rapidly developing. Anything may happen
 (Continued Next Week.)