Evening star., 1925-07-19

great change in your aristocracy.
Young Prince Frederick, for instance.
Every one says that he has modeled
himself exactly upon what the pres.
ent King Edward VIII of England
was like when he was lad of 20.
All the older statesmen tell us that
he was the most popular young man
in the civilized world, modest, demo.
cratic, charming. These are not Teu-
tonic qualities, you know, but your
Prince Frederick Is certainly devel-
oping them"
IT wonder" she murmured.
TELL me. what is your own attitude
toward your husbands country peo-
ple?" he went on, almost bluntly.
do you like them or don't you? And,
more important still. do you believe
in them or don't your"
She looked around her a little
nervously. The rooms were thronged
with people, but the corner In which
they were standing was still almost
isolated.
MY friend" she confided, 1T am
simple woman and not a psychologist.
I live amongst the German people.
I do not dislike them as 1 am sure
I should have disliked the Germans
Of 80 years ago, but l do not under
stand them. You must remember that
of the Germans who made their coun-
try the most hated in the world before
the war of 1914 l naturally knew
nothing. I wasn't even born when
the peace of Versailles was signed.
The German OF those days is, so far
as / am concerned, as extinct as the
dodo"
"If he is not extinct" Grant said,
''he is at least not in the limelight"
He has perhaps learned to wear
the sleeps clothing" she suggested.
You will not be able to induce me
to say one word either for or against
these people. whom l confess that
do not understand. If you would
really like TO know all about them"
she went on, shall we ask the one
man who ought to know? Have you
ever met Prince Lutrecht?'
Never" Grant replied. 'I know
of him, of course, and I have heard
Lord Yeovil speak Of him several
times lately. They meet most days,
of course, at Nice
II shall present you," she prom
ised. You viii find him a most in
teresting and delightful man, and, II
my husband is to be believed, 1t is he
who, for the next generation, will de-
eide the destinies of his country"
1T will give me great pleasure TO
meet him." Grant assured her. He
was not in office when I was in Ber-
lin, but l remember being told he
had a great dislike for America and
Americans.
She shrugged her shoulders.
His father was of the Hohenzol-
lern regime" she remarked. land the
republican government of TODAY is n
bitter pill for the aristocracy of a
score of generations He seems 10
be alone just now. Wait until L call
you"
She crossed the room and was well
coined cordially by a tall, exceedingly
aristocratic-looking man, apparently
about so years OF age, dressed with
the utmost care, handsome and with
a charming smile. A moment or two
later he made his way with Gertrude
by his side to where Grant was stand.
ing. He brushed aside Gertrude's
formal introduction.
"I had interests in the foreign Office
at Berlin when Mr.. Slattery was at
the American embassy" he said. "I
remember him quite we'll l regret
very much to hear that you have left
the service, Mr.. Slattery. We need
all the help we can get nowadays
from Americans of your status and
culture"
Germany has shown lately that
she needs no help from any one, sir"
Grant replied.
The prince smiled grayely.
"You are very kind There Is no
power on earth which could hinder