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By Command of the Emperor The "Yellow Butterflies," as Franz Ferdinand Leopold's infantry regiment was called on account of its yellow epaulettes, was celebrating its anniversary; the…
Introduced to the Regiment " To-day at twelve o'clock I desire to speak with the officers in undress uniform." The colonel's command was communicated to all the officers, and now…
Among the Aristocracy The regiment had been back from the manœuvres for five weeks, recruits had been enlisted, and the military and social festivities of the winter season in Berlin had begun. No o…
A Game of Cards It was some weeks later. The fifth company came on guard at mid-day and George was on garrison duty. He was in an extremely bad temper, for he had just been obliged to give a piece o…
Hildegarde and George Several weeks passed and George was still "sent to Coventry by the regiment," as he called it. He still had not a single friend with whom he had any close relations. …
Military Morals It had all turned out just as George had foretold; the kindly words which His Majesty had addressed to him at the American Embassy and the warm praise of his father, had not contribu…
An Aristocratic Household Hildegarde's father was about to celebrate his sixtieth birthday, and the old major had expressed a wish to see his two children on that day. Fritz had naturally made …
The Wages of Sin Little Willberg had shot himself! There was sincere sorrow in the regiment at the loss of their comrade, who had been the universal favourite, yet, in spite of that, they could not …
The Humiliation of the "Golden Butterflies" An officers' meeting had been summoned, which all the officers of the regiment had been commanded to attend, with the single exception of L…
An Offer of Marriage Sentence had been pronounced. Non-Commissioned Officer von Nissew received eighteen months' imprisonment and at the same time he was reduced to the ranks; four other non-co…
