Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-04-11

by the constrained air OF oficialdom.
A few moments later tiny bell rang
and the secretary led the way down
three short steps to the inner sanctum
OF the White House. Col Cheney"
said the calm brown-eyed. smooth
faced man advancing with outstretch.
ed hand mir. President" replied
Cheney. taking the preferred nand.
sit down. colonel" said the presi-
dent. A cigar was lighted and the at.
mosphere soon lacked restraint.
They talked for nearly two hours.
The president unfolded all his plans
and Ideas. Information was wanted.
Information Of government-of the
navy-of the army-of everything of
interest other nations were doing.
Particularly. Col. Cheney" said the
president In closing. do want infor-
nation Of Russia. That's a big coun.
try and there is n great feeling OF
unrest there. II Is rumored the army
Is dlsloyal. the navy ready To rebel
and the peasantry ready to rise In
their wrath. And fancy you will
have the greatest difficulty In obtain
ing this information In Russia. be-
cause they are so stric, with foreign.
ers. especially Americans. But !
think you can do H."
MIR. President" said Cheney quiet
~ but earnestly. I'm find out what
you want or die trying" and he meant
every word OF n.
Look out for their Third section
rvc heard les pretty alert. colonel"
IAN right. sir, I'll keep my eyes and
ears open"
a short time later Col. Cheney
again stood In the presence Of the au.
gust secretary OF state. The secre-
tarles OF war and navy were also there
by appointment II was after dark.
and the clerks had left the cid build
ing when the conference broke up.
Cheney had all his passports. financial
papers and instructions. The instruc-
I lions were verbal: his passport was
made out In the name OF James +,
. Bradley Journalist. At certain places
In Europe and Asia. United States am
bassadors and consuls would have
; funds for him. He was 10 spare neither
time nor expense-the government
wanted acknowledgement from
Russia. Cheney had a week In which
TO settle his Affairs In this country. A
day later he was In Chicago and con
, fided only to Guthrie and Lonergan,
, where he was going.
/ A swift steamer sailing from New
York carried Cheney on his first trip
, abroad. Duty and pleasure were TO be
, combined. but duty would come first
Six days later he landed In South
ampton and was soon In London.
: At this time the relations between
/ England and the United States were
/. very cordial and there was no need
/ OF concealment or disguise. and
/. Cheney's seven days In the English
/ metropolis were very pleasant He
/. was entertained at the 81. Georges
oughiy az home In Scotland Yard.
. His fame rs n detective had preceded
, him. and Mackenzie and others made
, his stay enjoyable Hut when Cheney
sailed from Dover 10 Calais his name
1 became Bradley" and until he again
: set foot IN the United States he re-
, talned that nomme de guerre-because
! Il was war. France held not much
/. startling military information: st.
Cyr. the French military academy,
, was behind West Point. Germany
, was full OF advanced military ideas.
! and very carefully did Cheney inspect
the German machine. He saw re-
view of 10000 troops. and the kaiser
- was present. Cheney's report from
, Germany was fun OF meat lie stood
on top OF the Mont St Jean on the
, field OF Waterloo. and gazed down over
1 the plain TO point whore the EN-
peror and Noy had consultation on
: the afternoon Of the memorable June
. day when the shake OF peasant S
head caused the downfall OF the en-
, pire. To the left he saw the road over
which came Butcher. Tho sunken
road OF chain was outlined: Hougo-
mort and Nivelles were there. too,
, and Waterloo. the greatest field In
, history, Cheney was much impressed
here and also at Brussels. where he
walked through the hall In which
there was a sound OF revelry by
night"
J. Spain was visited. and Cheney
noted the entire lack OF military prep.
4 aration. lie went aboard war
? ships with impunity. The Almi'
rante oquendo. the Cristobol Colon,
e and Maria Theresa were visited and
p inspected. Later these ships were re
4 duced TO scrap iron by Simpsons fleet
. at Santiago. Portugal was suffering
q from military dry rot. Italy was full
!. OF activity from end 10 end. The
: ever.present controversy between the
: Vatican and state was apparently for.
gotten. Military everywhere-and for
. what? The answer Is still wanting
though the activity continues.
\ Austria offered a fair field for In
vestigation. The Austrian army was
great on show and parade. but as a
I practical military machine Il wasn't
5 much. The navy OF Austria was nil,
Z although Cheney was much impressed
!. with the gondola feet on the Grand
: canal In Venice. Great for pleasure. "
y said Cheney. smilingly TO himself as
IA toanaa m the railing of the Grand