New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
THE VANISHING FLEETS
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ions was tracked The return journey OF the
vehicle if such there had been was not no.
ticed. and therefore led to the theory that
somewhere within the Empire the Kaiser and
Chancellor were being held prisoners.
The puZzing feature of the occurrence was
that the Emperor must have been acquainted
and even on terms of friendlIneSS with the
man who deceived INN aWaV. No anarCh1StlC
attempt could be deduced from the situation.
because with the careful search that had been
made 1t WAS certain that there could have been
no assassination unless a most remarkable con-
Cealment had been made of all evidences OF
the crime. Nor was 1t even tenable that the
party had crossed the border line, because IN
a condition of threatened war all travellers
were being closely watched
Over every foot of the Empire and into the
most inaccessible portions, search was beng
made for the place where the nations ruler
there had been nothing whatever that threw
even the faintest ray of light on their where
abOutS. The attempts of the secret service
men and members of His MajeStyS family TO
keep his disappearance secret failed, and IN
deed was unnecessary, for the people them
selves had to be enlisted in a quest involving
the whole country.
1t at this iunCture that Ronany horse
trader seeming a reward offered his services
and suggestion % the police which was
promptly acted upon. He described having
met the carriage which was supposed to have
taken away the Emperor. and, following the
instincts of the hOrseman, he sCrutinlZed the
animals more closely than the CONVEYANCE.
He SAID he was walking round turn IN the
road and was almost run over before he had
time TO gam free way. One of the horses
almost brushed him IN passing, and he noticed
not only a singularity Of gait but peculiar
white mark on the animals flank
The secret service men had already become
convinced that the team belonged within the
city, and So as a forlorn hope rather than IN
the belief that any clue would be gained, they
employed the Gipsy. giving him license to
adopt whatever means seemed the most likely
20 discover and identify the horse With
Romany cunning, he Immediately secured
seat facing OGe of the most fashionable park
way drives where he remained for hour after
hour, apparently occupied IN smoking a short
black pipe. and presenting no marked differ
ence IN appearance from that ot hundred
Othe- lOungerS.
1t was on the second dav Of the traders
watch that he jumped 20 his feet and exCitedly
ran after passing turnout, until he could at
tract the attention OF d mounted OtuCer, who
had been posted on the driveway for the pur
pose ot assisting him IN case his quest should
develop anything worth following. The man
pointed TO the carriage ahead, and IN broken
German asserted his conviction that Il was
the one which had been used IN the abduction.
The officer after giving him hasty instructions
% report o. headquarters. glllOped down the
boulevard IN pursuit
Much excitement w4s caused by the Gipsv's
officials awaited the return Of the mounted
officer one hour passed. and still another
before he appeared and suspense by this time
was at high pitch. They began % look 1t the
horse trader with considerable suspicion fear
ing a cAnard. and We're almost on the point Of
sending others 10 search Tor the missing officer
when the latter appeared. clinkIng his spurs
across the tiled floor ot the entrywav He
looked sheepishly about him before saving
anything and then addressing the Captain
SAID. " This man IS either mistaken. or else the
affair promises . bee more serious than We II
first believed
Well SAID his superior ques,ioaingly
what about the carriage,
The officer leaned over and spoke In o con-
hiential tone The carriage va that 5t the
American Ambassador
The Captain started back as # paralvzed
He impaired the news IN an Uudertone 70 his
comrades IN the room. and the excitement
grew. They dared 90 n, further IN this quest
without consulting those 1t higher authority
and gathered into private chamber. taking
the Rom4nv with them where thev waited
tlll they We're Joined by the supreme head %:
the secret service department. This latter
~ person. questioned both the .r,p-v and the
officer who had followed the llr-Iuge Aul
that could Dee el.citei from The horse trader
was that he had been accustomed % observe
animals closely AL ms .ltc. WtS POSITIVE that