Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-19

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picture gallery whose chambers were
gilded and decorated with many glow
ing canvas. As child he was familiar
with the Bible, the Old Testament par
ticularly, and, improbable as it seems.
was still diigent student of holy writ
His mind was completely saturated
with Bible imagery, yet there we were
with our pockets full Of forged docu-
ments walking up and down that plat
form star gazing, while he talked with
intelligent enthusiasm of those silver
flowers in the darkened sky, Of stellar
space, how in its infinity it proved the
presence of Deity; that with him there
was no great and no little; that q
thought sweeping across the God given
mind OF an infant was as wonderful
and as much an evidence of power as
the millioned arch of radiant suns in the
milky way. While speeding through
Belgium ON our way to the Rhine he
continued until the sun shone upon the
horizon at times, talking like an in
spired prophet of God 8 purposes to men
and of the destiny of our race. It was
something to stir ones enthusiasm to
see his sublime faith in the mighty des-
tiny of man, and to listen to him tell of
the dignity and grace of every human
soul and his sure faith that all would be
garnered in the mighty plains of heav-
en-, and he meant and felt it all Yes,
meant all he said, believed all he said,
believed that he himself was a potent
factor in the divine economy, and fur
thermore believed it behooved every
man to do all things, to be all things
good and true, yet on this Sunday morn
ing we were fast speeding to the scene
OF our contemplated schemes, and with
light hearts looked forward to a speedy
return to London, fairly we'll laden with
plumber.
We talked the whole night through,
or rather Mac talked and listened, and
it was treat to be listener, he being
the speaker.
AperiOd was put to his Grafton by the
train stopping at Luxembourg, we being
summoned to breakfast.
On resuming our journey we took a
nap, and when we awoke we found our
selves nearing the Rhine. About noon
we arrived at Cologne, and going to
Uhlrich platz drank bottle of tokay in
q famous wine cellar there then, hurry
ing back to the station, we travelled
across the sandy plain that stretches
from near the Prussian border to the
capital We arrived soon after dark, and
Mac went at once to the Hotel Lion de
Paris and registered. I waited across
the street in the shadow of the Empress
palace. Mac soon came out, and we
went to dine in large cafe. We enjoy
cd the novelty of the scene and We're
never tired of marveling over the all
predominant militarism soldiers ev-
erywhere, all with good lungs and
loud voices. We spent the evening see
ing the town. At midnight we parted
to meet and breakfast together at the
cafe at 8. then went to an obscure
hotel and soon was in the land of
dreams. In the morning I awoke with
an anxious feeling and found myself
wishing it were night. At 8, the ap-
pointed time, I met Mac. He may DOS
sibly have felt some anxiety. If 90, it
was invisible.
When an honest man makes q mis-
take, he has not only sympathy, but can
always pick himself up again. With q
rogue . mistake may easily be and al
most always is fatal So, too, with us.
We feared the unseen and the unexpect-
ed. Above all, our imagination magni-
fed the danger, while tormenting us
with needless fears. In Germany the
banks open at 3 o'clock, and we knew
they would receive soon after s the let
ter we had deposited in the mail in
London. We decided that it would be
best for Mac to enter the bankers at
five minutes after 9. We had discovered
the night before the location of the firm.
During breakfast Mac went carefully
through his pockets, taking out every
scrap Of paper and turning everything
over to me; then, taking out from
among the others in our bag the letters
OF credit and introduction, we made our
last scrutiny of them.
So, with the documents in his pocket
and giving me a smile, out he went,
and l followed after, keeping him in
sight, and very anxious I was. We were
on Inter den Linden. Walking one
square and turning to the left half q
block away were the bankers Hebrew,
by the way. I saw Mac saunter up the
steps and disappear from view. Outside
Of America money transactions are car
ried on with the utmost deliberation-
to an American with exasperating slow
ness. thought it possible he might re-
main there for whole half hour, and q
long half hoar it would be to me. In
order to have my anxiety shortened by
even half minute we had arranged
that when he came out if he had the
money he was to stroke his beard as q
signal If it was all right, but delayed,
he was to put his handkerchief to his
face. but if everything was wrong he
was to clasp his hands across his breast
for a moment.
In that event was to keep lookout
to see If he was followed. If so, I was
to give him signal, when he would go
straight to his hotel, in passing through
would dispose Of his tall hat and put on
the soft hat he had in his pocket, then
pass ont the back entrance and hasten
to a certain hatshop, where I would