Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-03

shouting and when Bevins came to the first street
crossing he almost down by slow moving
automobile whose eyes stared at him suddenly like
those of great beetle 1t was the King driving to
his residence.
At Buckingham Palace where the royal banner
hanging sodden from its staff the guards, with
busbys coated with the perspration of the night,
traped brisky to and fro at the great iron gates in
front well past the gates of the garden on
Buckingham road, half mile in the rear. The time
of the appointment was past when the guard at the
private entrance received the expected visitor with
comment of surprise and apology that he had not
been accompanied through the gardens by the
farther sentries.
Very thought1ess and unusual, sir" he said and
No no, don't do that" Bevins hastily requested.
Il wished to come alone. By His MaJesty's per-
mission he added, and the man conducted him
to the private audience chamber, where he
given seat.
The Prime Minister entered only few minutes
later, and stared hard at Bevns, evidently trying
to recall whether not they had met before, and
seeming to remember something familiar in the
face. They waited without speaking until the Lord
of the Admiralty appeared, showing from his garb
and then came the King.
Gentlemen, he said stunning to the Others, this
is Admiral Robert Bevins of the United States navy
Had he said, Gentlemen here is assassin with
pocketful of bombs" the effect on the members
of his Cabinet could have been hardly less marked.
Bevins bowed and extended his hand to each IN
turn, assuring them of his friendliness. The King
himself without parley conducted them to a more
private room, and offered each in cigar, after
which he looked inquringly at his guest, who an
swered by drawing from his pocket sealed despatch,
which he delivered. 1t was torn open and read in
silence, passing from hand to hand, after which the
Admiral without prelude, plunged into his subject.
LAS will be witnessed by the dispatches l have
brought, the United States wishes nothing more
than complete harmony. 1t has been compelled
for the sake of peace to adopt rather imp ecedented
methods, which can assure you will at least revo-
utonize all methods of warfare generally under
stood The letter is to reassure His Majesty"
The two members of the ministry looked at each
other in strained suspense, and eagerly waited for
the American to continue, which he did after brief
thought, in which time he gravely studied the
Kings face.
1T has not been pleasant for my country to
take the steps it has, but there other means
of establishing and maintaining forever
continued state of peace Gentlemen, believe that
the day of has nearly its sunset. believe
if you will intrust yourselves to my care for the
next few hours, under my assurance as a repre-
sentative of my Government and a friend of His
Majesty's, that harm will to any of you,
that l convince you of what l have said, as
we'll as of the uselessness of strife.
Again there silence while those in the room
looked at each other questlonngly.
Yes, it will require your leaving the palace,
the Admiral continued as if responding to an inter-
rogation, and then with grim humor added, that
notwithstanding the disappearance of the Kaiser
and his Chancellor
it was impossible. The monarch, however, sat