New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
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Nv their own observations. The utmost secrecy
was TO bc maintained because IN he meantime the
Chinese armada might have sailed n cstse = had
not the secrc, would hc gwen out and search begun
actively for the missing Norma and her dis
.ingushed passengers but :1 any event BRUSH
support would have been assured
Bevins forcseeing the difficulty 81 his task, asked
and obtained permission 70 invite the British Nd
1niral 70 accompany him The wtstotl OF winch was
evidenced later Favored ty the difference IN tune
the speedy Roberts thar rerE night crossed the
Atlantic and deposited letters to secret service
agents in London. lnstruet:nS them 20 obtain i''S
i've knowledge of where the King r}tght bc found
he following evening On hc- return she conveyed
Fields and the Dreadnougi' 20 the key, preparatory
20 the mouentous 1ourueE
thrones oi Eurole was acerEur ri,-E,! without 'nct-
dent but not without d.t.r'E. The Roberts
swooped down from The heights ~ air. untenanted
save 10y her. To- find spread between the earth and
skv blanket # Jog. th:ek and stuftn,-rahle Into
I She slowly dropped. gr"p'nE tins Way and that
over the unsusrcgtiug otE, whose sounds came up
20 her but gave no h'nt as 90 locality A,mlcsslE
she wandered here and there N tle ul"r|, taking
desperate chances IN her quest Suddenly sonnet tfE
doomed directly below tae ofcn port. from winch
Bcvns was leaning and pcering down. and aH-y
quick change OF course avoided COLLISION. I'tr-H
toined him. and identified the dome # SAINT Paul S..
II narrow escape. but enabled them - ser
their course and gam the deserted greens IF =
Iames's Park, where Bcvlns WAS lowered by ropes
20 the earth.
radlou1ane and the DrcaduouEl.t which she
CARRYING into the air and disappeared from
view. He tclt n CllTtNtlN 'ltN, but set
his teeth and stumbled out 20 4 street. where he
enlisted the services OF constable and a hausom.
and was conveyed to the CcCll, whose lighted doors
stared out upon the fog washed courtyard leading
from the Strand His message OF the previous night
had with instant response and no one would
have suspected that the TWO men who lounged IN
the hotel entrance IN seeming idle conversation.
smoking and watching pdsserSbv, were important
agents IN the hands of Fate As nonchalantly as
they had met they parted. returning within
doors and the other sauntering back to the waiting
HIppOdrOmc and q daring audience with the King
The fog deadened bells Of the ancient city marked
only hours time before he had emerged and
turned To the park entrance where the wondering
driver dismissed. sha king his head nd uarveiiug
1t the idiosyncraces Of the Americans, who
seemed never to have a reasonable destination
Once more the grim old Admiral imped
through the paths to his rendezvous and
gave the whistled signal his waiting ~
craft, which during his absence had re A.
leased its burden near Westminster
bridge and above Blackfriars. where
her position would be both accessible
and impressive to the people on the
following morning
Up into the air for a short dis ID 49,
tance. then down again hover
ing silence, the Roberts went. and 1A---A-
landed her commander in the - -
garden behind Buckingham. The
fog was longer an enemy; for g.
she remained motonless only EAs
a few feet above the roof which
had sheltered 50 many Kings and
Queens. This nearness aided the
quick visit of the British officer
10 his sovereign when called and
prevented delay when the monarch
and his companions appeared for
their journey. The fog had become
a ally.
Those who sit upon Engand's throne
may never show surpr1se,-sO runs tradi- a
tion,-but on this night an expression ~
of astoniShment burst from one of her SOW
ereigns he entered the yawning portal Of
the strange machine Up TO that moment
neither he nor his companions had entertained