The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-14


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 "Mr. President" replied
Cheney, taking tire preferred hand
"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 goyernment-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 n big coun
try and there is a great feeling OF
unrest there. II Is rumored the army
is disloyal. 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 strict with foreign
ers. especially Americans. But !
think you can do It,"
Mr. President" said Cheney quiet
ly but earnestly, "Tll find out what
you want or die trying" and he meant
every word of Il.
Look out for their Third section.
I've heard it's 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
taries OF war and navy were also there
by appointment. II was after dark
and the clerks had left the old build.
ing when the conference broke up
Cheney had all his passports. financial
papers and instructions. The instruc.
tions 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 TO spare neither
time nor expense-the government
wanted ormation--especially 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 tril
abroad. Duty and pleasure were to b.
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
very cordial and there was no neet
OF concealment or disguise. anC
Cheney's seven days in the Englisl
metropolis were very pleasant. III
was entertained at the st. George
and Service clubs. and made thor
oughly at home in Scotland Yard
His fame as a detective had preceded
him. and Mackenzie and others mad'
his stay enjoyable. But when Chene!
sailed from Dover to Calais his nam'
became Bradley" and until he agail
set foot in the United States he re
.aiheu 'na' noi,,lle ue suvl,e-oesaus .s,
a,,r,I,no ,,,,,,.rv i,torm,,ior. 9,
Cvr ,ho Eranch military academy
- .at,,,,a W., po,n, corr,an,
was suiI q, advanced military idea,
and very carefully did Cheney inspec
the German machine. He saw a rt
v,ax ., an 600 ,roons and the kaise
was nrosont Chenev,s renort fror
Co.,an,, NOS t,Ii 81 moat Uo stoo
On ,on ., tho Mont 81 lean on IN
eo,a ~ va,or,oo and gaved down owe
,na nIa,r 20 a noInt where the en-
noror ana Nov had a consultation O
re afternoon of the memorable Jun
dav wh.n the .bake ~ a neasant'
haaa cauaod the downfalI OF the en-
pire To the left he saw the road owe
which came Blucher. The sunke
road of chain was outlined; Houg,
mort and Niyelles we're there. TO,
and Waterloo. the greatest field
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