The literary digest . letter published by the New YorkEvening Sun: I dont know whether the interestingstory that the ex-Kaiser has escaped thevengeance of the Allies only to find him-self hag-ridden by the White Woman ofBrandenburg, who, you may remember, isthe hereditary ghost of the HohenzoUerns,has reached New York yet, but it is commontalk among the French soldiers here, partic-ularly among the contingents from the east-ern departments. They tell it in the mostmatter-of-fact way to explain and justifythe report that the Kaiser is losing hismind. Eh bien! one old poilu said to mewhen I told

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The literary digest . letter published by the New YorkEvening Sun: I dont know whether the interestingstory that the ex-Kaiser has escaped thevengeance of the Allies only to find him-self hag-ridden by the White Woman ofBrandenburg, who, you may remember, isthe hereditary ghost of the HohenzoUerns,has reached New York yet, but it is commontalk among the French soldiers here, partic-ularly among the contingents from the east-ern departments. They tell it in the mostmatter-of-fact way to explain and justifythe report that the Kaiser is losing hismind. Eh bien! one old poilu said to mewhen I told him that the guards hadbeen doubled around the Kaisers placeof refuge to keep out kidnapers, butthey can not keep out the White Lady ofBrandenburg. Of course 1 had heard the story. Every-body has who has read Miss I asked le vieillard what ho meant. The White Woman of Brandenburg Your Salesman His ready smile, his firm handshake, thetwinkle in his widcset eyes—how couldhe sell goods without them? r f.

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