Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-22

"" N"arh "Tnn DAYS" rumblinGs
about the Palace long before the murder
of the Arch-Duie was actually consum-
mated. The death sentence had been
passed when he brought his wife to
Berlin and the latter had been found
wanting in humility.
",rhe upstart gives herself airs like
one born in the purple" said the Kali
scrin.
Let her-while she is alive"
smiled William, one of his sardonic
smiles. II promise thee. Sophie snail
never be Empress of Austria
But | understood that you supported
those preposterous claims of the Bo-
nemian baggage" insisted her Majesty.
Politics, my dear! The last time l
WAS in Rome. | promised the Pope the
Eternal City and the restoration of
the States of the Church. VIII he get
lhem?"
At that moment Count Moltle. chief
of the General Staff, was announced.
The Kaiser drew him at once INTO
window cmbrasure, where the crown
prince happened TO be Willing away
no hours of enforced attendance at
,,ourt with little BassewitZ, the same
VINO, ny anu Wy DSS'''''0 ~
law. on the left hand.
.IIrancis Ferdinand is impossible
stubborn, bigoted, priest-ridden ass l
,.an,t work with him." said Wilhelm to
Moltke.
II told you so, father" chimed in
vounc William, but you insisted upon
making a holy show of him. Having
proclaimed him your sweet brother-ih-
arms the friend of your souf-now
YOU propose to get rid of the pest. But
low?"
Leave that to me-" answered the
Kaiser curtly and turned to whisper to
Moltlie.
But the Crown Prince was not to be
suueIched. He interrupted the EN-
peror a second time. Send for Heer-
incen,"' (meaning the General of that
name) he advised. Our Moltke is lar
too ladylike for that sort of business
And he drew his hand. like the blade
of a knife, across his throat, while
.riffawiIr noisilv at his Joke.
General Moltke attempted to say
something, but the Kaiser cut him
short. perhaps Willie is right. Heer-
ingen shall be sent for"
And the Chief of the mightiest war
machine the world had ever seen up
10 that time was dismissed like foot
man.
AS Moltke withdrew, the Kaiser
called after him: 1.-The Empress is
looking for Bassewitz. Take her
along"
"There, she kept this corner warm
for YOU" said William, Jr., drawing the
Kaiser onto the seat next to him. y
little later, the pair was joined by
Heeringen, the same who achieved
looter's laurels during the war. And
when the three men rejoined the ladies.
no conscientious insurance agent would
have taken n one hundred-dollar risk
on Francis Ferdinand's life-provided
ne had been able to read their thoughts.
A few days afterward, Crown Prin-
cess Cecilia tried to curry favor with
her father-in-law by making her oldest
ooy memorize the statistics relating to
The Kaiser's record as a hunter. The
smallest little Willie began very well
and mamma was very proud, showing
aim off before the assembled court.
Grandpa has killed so and so many
nares and so and so many roes, etc,
,tc." began the child, saying his lesson
with evident fear and trepidation.
OF course everybody sat up and
smiled benignly at the singing of the
Kaiser's praises and at Cecilia's and
the boys triumph, the maiden effort or
a king-to-be. we fondly imagined. But
for once William had no use for in
cense burned on the altar of his vanity.
Without looking at the Crown Prin-
cess, he reprimanded the little ones
governor in this summary fashion:
THAT will do exceedingly we'll for the
Nursery; splendid thing to develop
memory. But just at present 1 am
dealing with more interesting and even
more important figures.
"I find that my sublime ancestor,
Frederick the Great"-and the Kaiser
bowed three times-"gained his famous
victories, on the average, at cost of
II per cent. of his electives
"But that was way back in the
eighteenth century. If I decide to
sound the bugle-call now-a-days-"
The Kaiser paused to view his audi
ence and, to be sure, all depending on
his good pleasure tried to meet his
searching eye with expressions of en-
thusiasm. For to be at all lu<ewarm
On such occasions, meant disgrace.
Hence most of the officers began play
ing with their sword hilts.
The Kaiser on Making War
when l command my armies to