New-York tribune., 1907-09-29
THE VANISHING FLEETS

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won be back tor an hour. that IS what YOU
are 70 saw without excepJt1a. -.- us the
attendant bowed himself out t- r.-.-..-.-f the
secretary % follow him INTO --- Is
private office
Hitler" he began. thr9v.r- paper N
the desk before the 5ecretarv -.. ..l -ea-ed
himself on the opposite side read --a-
The secretary ~aw before i-- code ----
gram neatly interpreted betwse~ the lines 1t
wa, evi.ientlv an official order ed To a
tI-ct commander az CallaO. Peru
Be What DO YOU make Of that. l- asked i- e
tone # great disgust and then Ii er
started u question him. put Up bis -.-t llr
silence NO. u doesn't matter W---- -r.- l-.
OF hpqc I hai Il DECIDED. It IS genuine. III
right
The Sc. rctary stared at him with ..1.- Of
blank interrogation on his face, while -..- -tC-
1a--4iJr r,-e from the seat into VIM. .- lad
thrown himself only a moment oet.-.. .eloed
over ms desk resting himself on the --.-sleS
OF his clcnchei hands. and said
That Is an order from the Secretl-- 10 the
NJ positively commanding all t1a vessels
owned by the United States IN Pac-r- waters
u return without delay 10 Baltlmo1-- lr's a
shame. that's what II Is! The other nations OF
the world should intervene and prevent this
CJ-IntrE from committing suicide t1-.----ocS
are 50 extrl1-iIna-v that l don't dare ----lsr
anyone but You TO make report OF --e ---Ua-
ton. and yDu have got % DO that m 2.--l1-
He walked up and down the room rz---ty
for a few moments. freely expressing ms per
pIexltv over the turn OF events, ami ended oy
abruptly ringing for a timetable and d ling
list. which he consulted before again -.----55-
ing himself u his secretary
"Cret out OF here a. quickly as you can. ne
ordered tro . Your rooms, throw "-At
stutt YOU need into q bag and take the 1rs-
tram vDu can get Tor New York, L shall meet
YOU AZ the station here and give you such re
ports OF conditions a. | can write IN the mean
time When vOr get 70 New YORK g IS
quickly a. yor1 can . the Cunard dock. --lrl
which the Luc-anIa i due 20 SaII early IN the
morning | shall hold her UP until YOU a---ve
Deliver nv letters IN person 70 the Fo--iSr
Secretary office in London. and answer -icn
questions a. ypt, can regarding tins rernarS-1.e
situation and tins IncomprehenS1ble trOV5-1-
rlenr. These matters are too ImpOrtar- %
admit OF DELAY and ordinary official repl-ts
C10 quickly he concluded almost ShO--Cg
Hitler through the door III attend %
everything here. Don't let there be any te.ty
OF. yp,lr part
The secretary hurried away 70 make p-e1-.
ratiors Tor hIs departure. leaving the Pertu- !
-lc.-o4s,-dDr - prepare his reports He sailed
u cab and drove u his apartment, intent n
first ceepEonIng u Miss Roberts His mar
met him AT the door and handed h1n a .---e-
aiire~,ei n a familiar hand which he hastily
tore opcc. and read as he stood n the 91=a
dorTvI Az
"DzAs GvY.-I have been called away v--y
suiicnIv. and am going 10 nv father lie
ue-,i~ ne now more than ever | cannot alter
a-.-- hung which I told YOU last night. nor -41
I ali .ovtE:ug save - say that sometime.
somehow. tfpi willing. we shall be toEe---C
again urt-- circumstances where l Ca- tell
v1-. al. the truth II VIII 30 no good o. v-.-e
- the ,,i .,iire~s FOR I shall not be --e--
There .viE be means 0t our Coulrnt,r-------5
fear Toy AZ indefinite time II = a-0=y5
WITHIN. the realms ot possibility. when va IS
or a ami tut- tricuiS may never meet az t--
L s.,.n -r,uli bc o,,r case. pray that YOU VII
remember tins even up % the last loved
you- trpod by NoRNA
Stunned bv this unexpected rrisSive. Es
hurried % the telephone. J-- n q fever VI -t5,-
ami anxiety called w her hrr-e, oc.v q oe t-.-
tina. She had departed III rle earlier hours or
the morning after receiving message presl----
ABLY trpru her father He cr--l learn 11-lii-5
further ~ her and waS stopped 4S r or an t.
s,iruouut4bc wall He cursed the ta-e W--cc
separated them and the order wl-c1 se-t ai-1
away without giving time % see Eec- --- b
most IN open rebellion thought for a -- .f-1--.
O; refusing - lct dS Kings courier resolving
rather - resign from his position a1- --.-.-.'
IN, post put he was bound by the -r..--1E
wear, AMI the demands of duty. --- II t-t
Last moment boarded the tram w---l v1S {.
take hum t-1r. the country and the woman -7
loved
AMI even ~ he Went the object o. 1-.
licI-ui- Wa -pcc.i,ng away INTO the 9'l-. -