The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-05-14

and fastened it again directly the!
entered.
The party walked up the sun
dappled wood path toward the cha
teau and were soon lost to view.
They remained two hours and 9
half, emerging from the grounds by
the main gate and passing through
the village of Doom on the straight
road to Amerongen, ten kilometers
east.
Herr Hohenzollern has the reputa.
ton, both at Amerongen and Doom
of being "a very good boy" That is
he behaves with great seemliness
modesty and tact.
Arrange All Movements
All winter his every movement
from Bentinck castle in Amerongen
was arranged for beforehand. If he
wished to visit Utrecht, Arnheim or
Doom, for any reason, his adjutant
invariably telephoned to Dutch mill
tary authorities and permission was
given for the ex-emperor to go to
such and such place at such and such
time-on Thursday, say.
If it poured cats and dogs, and
Hohenzollern left unequal to the jour
ney, the adjutant always called up
again and politely asked if the visitor
at Amerongen might make it Friday
instead.
He never went anywhere outside
the castle walls without asking. Re-
Gently the Dutch government has CIV
en- him a blanket permission to go any
time he chooses to his new house at
Doom, to supervise the extensive
work going on there.
On The Lookout.
Two of Hollands state police on
bicycles are always near the Hohen-
zollern car on these visits, and are
strictly responsible for his safety and
good behavior.
They are sharply on the lookout for
looking persons, and re-
luire every foreigner and everybody
seen frequently about Doom house
to produce passports, answer ques-
tons and promise not to take photo
graphs. They followed me to my no.
eel, viewed my papers, made notes, in
structed me to call at police head
quarters for permission, looking rue
ully at the kodak and the incriminat-
ng word Journalistic" written on my
AS the most hated human being in
he world, Hohenzollern is viewed by
he people of Amerongen and Doom
with pure indifference which only
he phlegmatic are capable.
1t is said that even the burgomas-
er of Doom who together with head
If town council was invited to a
banquet given last night at Bentinck
castle in Amerongen accepted the
invitation with some
hing less than enthusiasm.
have asked everybody. from shop
,eeper to children, how they felt to-
ward the coming of the Kaiser. with
'ut single note of pleasure in re-
ponse. The shopkeeper turned up |
lis nose and remarked that he had |
clientele as it was, and pre-
erred selling to customers he knew |
le could please than to cater to 9TH
rs who might be difficult.
The hotel man made wry face and |
it would bring trippers
nd excursionists to Doom and ban
sh high-class visitors who had come
ere.
An old woman said: alas, yes, the
erman is coming. Why was Doom
ne unlucky place he chose? 1t will
ever be quiet and elegant again"
Some children had waved their
ands and called out, Good day, Mr.
.aiser," as the war lords car passed.
They pulled sober little faces when
asked if they were glad he was
oming to live here, and said, "No,
~ lady, for we used to walk and
lay with our dolls in the woods of
corn house. And now Mr.. Kaiser
as put a fence around it and we
ant get near"