The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-05-17

the clerks had left the old building
when the conference broke up. Cheney
mad all his passports. financial papers
and instructions. The Instructions We're
verbal, his passport was made out in
the name of James Il. Bradley. Journal
list. AT certain places In Europe and
Asia. United States ambassadors and
consuls would have FUNDS for him. He
was To spare neither time nor expense
the government wanted Information
especially from Russia. Cheney had a
week in which to settle his affairs in
this country. A day later he was in
Chicago and confdcd only to Guthrie
and Lonergan where he was going.
They We're to run the business abso-
lutely While he was gone; and three
days later he disappeared as If the
earth had swallowed him.
A swift steamer sailing from New
York carried Cheney on his first trip
combined, but duty would come first.
Six days later he landed in Southamp-
ton and was o in London.
AT this time the relations between
England and the United tates were
Very cordial and there was no need of
concealment or disguise, and Cheney's
seven days in the English metropolis
We're very pleasant. He was enter
aimed at the st. Georges and Service
'iops't tilA IladC llloiouSIIIS dl IlOllle ~
Scotland Yard. His fame as a detective
had preceded him, and Mackenzie and
others made his stay enjoyable. But
when Cheney sailed from Dover to
Calais his name became "Bradley." and
until he again set foot in the United
States he retained that nome de guerre
1t was war. France held not
much startling military information;
st. Cyr, the French military academy,
was behind West Point Germany was
fun of advanced military ideas, and
Very carefully did Cheney inspect the
German machine. He saw a review of
10000 troops, and the kaiser was pres
ent. Cheney's report from Germany
was full of meat. He stood on top of
terloo, and gazed down over the plain
TO a point where the emperor and Ney
had a consultation on the afternoon of
the memorable June day when the
shake of a peasants head caused the
downfall of the empire. To the left he
saw the road over which came Butcher.
The sunken road of chain was outlined;
~Housomort and Nivelles We're 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"
Spain was visited, and Cheney noted
the entire lack of military preparation
He went aboard warships With impun-
lty. The Ahmirante Oquendo, the Girls
tobal Colon n Maria Theresa We're
visited and inspected. Later these
ships We're reduced TO scrap iron by
SIMPSONS fleet at Santiago. Portugal
was suffering from military dry rot.
Italy was full of activity from end to
end. The ever-present controversy be-
tWeen the vatican and state uoS op-
parentliy forgotten. Military every
where-and for what? The answer is
stun wanting, though the activity con-
tinues.
Austria offered a fair field for inves-
LEGATION. The Austrian army was great
on show and parade. but as a practical
military machine 1t wasn't much. The
navy of Austria was nil, although Che
ney was much impressed with the gon-
dola fleet on h Grand canal in Ven
Ice. Great for pleasure" said Cheney.
smiling to himself as he leaned on the
railing of the Grand hotel and watched
the pleasure-laden boats glide by. At
ter Austria came Russia-Russia, the
despotic %autocratic government in
all the world; Russia, the home of am
archy. the breeding ground of nihil-
Russia, where human life wasn't
worth a cracker; Russia, the home of
the knout n all the horrors of dun
- ''ii tiitd q pldCcS, tllS-
STA, with its Siberia to the eastward
where thousands of poor, downtrodden
human beings We're annually starved
and beaten to death because they
dared. If only in thought. to oppose
the shriveled bit of intellectually
dress him as the Little Father" Che
ney knew his work WOULD not be of
easy accomplishment in Russia; he
knew all about the celebrated third
section, or secret police. They had
their agents every place in the world
even the United States held many of
them. Every foreigner entering Rus
sla is under surveillance from the time
he enters until he leaves (and numbers
of them do not leave). Cheney knew
this. He knew all his cunning would
be required to outwit this dreaded
third section, but he felt equal to it.
He knew if he was detected seeking
information his life would pay
the forfeit. Mails, telegraphs, railroads,
means of transportation, were UNI
der government control. Before ieav-
ing Venice, Cheney destroyed every
scrap of writing he had save his pass
port and a small letter of credit. He
would observe and find out all he
in Russia, but the making of
notes and transcribing his report
would be done in neutral territory later
He was just a plain American
citizen on a trip. Journalism was a
chance profession, to be used as a
pleasure more than a livelihood. He
was rich Chat was true), and fully
of his danger. Colonel Jack
Cheney took the Imperial express. a de
luxe train. n shortly afterwards he
at the border. The train stopped.
the cars We're opened and inspected by
a horde of customs officers. Across a
fence was Russia: now they We're in
Austria. Presently a distinguished
looking individual, respondent in a
green and gold uniform and hung with
medals n decorations, a%nnounced:
Pardon, ladies and gentlemen, but
owing to some unavoidable circum-
stances which cannot be controlled, we
shall be compelled to detain you a
short while. We regret it, but it is I'M
~avoidable.'
Cheney looked the man over care
fully, and then carelessly lit a cigar.
No n was allowed to leave the cars.
but gazing out the window he saw
several men in plain clothes looking
over passports, baggage and individ-
uals. 1t was evident someone was be-
ing looked for.
Third section" murmurcd Cheney
TO himself as he smoked and read. An
inspector came in and said: