The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

men, and had it been prudent SO, have
been glad to relieve his mind.
It was easy matter for him to make the required
arrangements hint to the commander of the
regiment which supplied the palace guard that
was necessary, sufficient At the hour of eleven
the kasers time for retiring, found myself in the
uniform Of Prussian soldier, pacing the corridor
which gave access to his majesty's cabinet.
Secured from suspicion by the character in which
had entered the palace, lost time in unlocking
the door Of the room by means Of key invented
by myself z mus must be excused from describing its
which 1t is poWerless is the familiar letter paddock
AS soon as was inside / closed the door again.
did not venture to turn the electric light, but
made Of dark lantern e brought with me,
to explore the chamber.
In front Of me stood his majesty's writing table
covered with dispatch boxes considered it useless
sea4eh more secret reseptaese. room
At first no sign Of anything Of the kind sought
was visible. There were cupboards, but they were
not even locked. The walls were hung with maps
among which my eye particularly caught by
chart Of the world Mercators projection, which
the various possessions of Great Britain indicated
by small red flags attached to pins It seemed to
should be ever before the eyes Of the ablest con-
tinental ruler, who was known to be fevershly at
work building q navy fit, TO- contend with that Of
England. sGs s#41E5
In reflective mood STEPPED towards the map
and looked at it. The flag which marked New Zealand
had than sSd IS thiRf
was doing took hold Of the pin and pressed it into
the wall. @@&
To my surprise ] felt q resistance which at once
accounted for the loose position in which had found
the flag. removed one of the other pins and found
it went into the wall without any difficulty. It was
therefore clear that at the particular part Of the wall
covered by New Zealand there existed some obstacle
probably a
Once convinced Of this, had no doubt as to my
next step. / drew out the whole Of the pin in the
eastern portion Of the chart, and rolled it back.
was rewarded by the sight Of dark round patch
the wall paper, beneath which could detect the
presence Of a metallic disk or knob. pressed it
boldly, and square section of the wall opened out
hinge, revealing small cupboard secured by
black seal showing the impress Of the emperor s
signet, with which was sufficiently familiar.
This discovery placed me in awkward position.
There was no time for to counterfeit the seal,
and If I broke 1t, it was evident that Wilhelm II.
must know that his hidingplac had been tempered
with. * 81 S#al u
The prudence had shown in dealing with Finkel.
stein was now Invaluable to me- At the worst the
kaiser would learn that his in the hands
Of Russian spy, and my real employer would be
me to proceed.
broke the seal, opened the cupboard, and found
pile, Of papers which took to the writing table to
look thru .2Htl %4- 20.
The papers were enclosed in what is styled in
government departments jacket''-a large sheet
Of paper folded to form cover. The outside Of this
jacket endorsed in the kaiser s wellknown hand
q European Zollverein.'' :*E4s
Those words told me all The daring brain Of
Wilhelm II. had revived the idea which the great
Napoleon embodied in his famous Milan DEGREES