The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-24

his successor 1t was while was inveSti-
eating this rumor later on that l sub
stantiated the statement of the yourg
officer that Mackenzie and the then Crown
Prince William had had "a few sharp words,
even before Frederick III. died.
| went to one other legation that night
trying To substantiate the story, but With
out success, and then, receiving message
from a German journalist who whirled V
in a cab ON the Linden, that his majesty
was sinking rapidly jumped into cab
and hurried out to Charlottenburg. II was
a five mile drive and the horse was slow.
Before we had gone half the distance the
rain began to pelt down heavily, ana when
| arrived at the gloomy old castle, 1t was
windswept and dismal sight. Soldiers
We're passing solemnlv up and down i'll diff
ferent directions, and knot OF the anxious
subjects of the Kaiser were gathered hear
the main entrance. At this polHt | dlScov-
cred a dozen or more newspaper correspond
ents of the London, Paris and Vienna jour
mails, talking to the guards. Their fur
coats were wrapped closely around them
and they tried to shelter their heads from
the blast by varied assortment OF UNI
brellas. The crack correspondents OF the
world were there and III person too-tor
there was no time to send deputies, 50
swiftly had the rumor swept through Ber-
lin that the emperoI'S wearied and WORE
struggle against fate was coming TO oSe.
| knew it was hopeless trying 10 get any
new, from the crowd at the mann entrance
SO l walked through the shrubbery and,
without saying word to the guards, STROBE
swiftly through the side entrance to the
apartments formerly occupied by Queen
Victoria, of England, when she visited
Charlottenburg. ! wore heavy fur cloak
after the military pattern then IN vogue,
held my umbrella low and pushed ahead.
INt,..s Il
IDENTIFY under the impression that was one
of the officers of the household, or other
wise attached TO the palace, aud, IN this
! way, | succeeded in getting TO the buildi &
proper. Once there, began to realize that
| would be in rather an unfortunate posi-
ton if | fell into the hands of an uyiy SOL
der, hut | kept on wa king i'll most bust
nesslike manner Ii til passed through the
court yard in the rear of the palace. | was
then quite eyond the line of soldiers and
sheltered from the storm by the eavy
arches over my head. | stopped for mo-
| ment to rest, when a short, heaV!ly-oullt
and cOarse-featured servant dashed out OF
one of the neighborirg doorways, hurried
through the lane, and brought up painting
by nv side. He looked at me and muttered
a salutation in German. TIL he started to
hurry on again, when his foot slipped on
the pavement, and he came down with a
smash on all tours. At the same instant
heard him mutter in the NEST thoroughly
Anglo-SaXon of voices:
"Of all the nawsty nights, this ere is
about the wust.n
1t was the first English had heard any
where near the palace, aud Jumped for
the man as a cat would for mouse.
Come here,n | said. II want to talk to
you moment" He glanced hurrledly about
and said
Good gracious, sir, what are you doing
here!"
II came in out of the wet" / said, fol
lowing his gaze, as he glanced shrewdly
about. SIS it against the rules~
as it?" he asked aghast. "Well l should
rawther say it was"
had handful of coin III my pocket, aud
slipped 1t into his hand.
II want to talk to you a moment" said,
about matter of Importance"
He glanced around again with the same
frightened air and then said in a low voice
"Well, we must get out of the building,
or there is no telling what will happen.
Follow me at short distance" said, and
will show you where we can talk"