Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-27
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ANY likelihood Of HIS remembering
b your servlccs2'
hesltated then said:
II cannot youch for another mans
memory, sire, besides I 90 moi care to
put the Kaid to the test"
The emperor looked at me queerly.
but. evidently satisfied with my an
swer he turned to Count wedeu. say
ing:
! "He WIN do. Have the dispatches
ready"
learn Of NY Mission.
At once the Count hurried nolseless-
81 into an adjoining room The kali
SER making one Of his characteristic
sudden movements. flung himself back
into the chair, and looking straight
at me, said:
Besides the official dispatches you
VIII memorizo these commands for the
captain Of the warship Panther"
He handed me a note. which / ala
not Immediately look at because he
continued:
Outside Of Count Wodeu, no onel
is 10 know anything Of your mission
30 one ia to know that you are carry
ing verbal MESSAGE from me to the
captain Of the warshlp Panther Tn
derstand?"
Eyes. SIRE"
The emperor as abruptly drew him
self forward. and. propping up his
head with his hands fell into a deep
study. gazing hxedly at nothing. He
seemed IN that moment to be consider
ably older His face even for the tan.
had that grayish look Of man who
sibility II came to me swiftly-the
popular clamor for war, the Pantherl
the Panther was lying off Spain
ready 20 steam across the Mediter-
ranean TO Morocco! And / was to
bear secret orders from the Emperor
TO the Panther's captain.
Then l opened the note that the
emperor had given me and began to
memorize its contents Amazement
must have shown In my face. A blow
with feather would have knocked
me down. No wonder Wilhelm II was
staring blankly, no wonder this mes
sage had to be delivered verbally
Hurriedly I began to memorize It,
Presently | saw Count wedell come
in. and he and the kaiser began to
talk IN whispers Then the kaiser
looked up and said:
"Have you memorized it,"
Eyes, sire"
Taking the note from me. he at once
struck a match ana held It under the
paper until It was reduced to ashes
Then, making curt gesture of dis
missal, Wedell gave me signal to re-
tire and we backed toward the door.
was IN possession Of a secret
known only to the emperor himself {
"a secret which at that moment the
cabinets OF France and England and I
tho hnanoiers Of the world would
have given hundreds Of thousands of I
dollars to possess. out into the hail G
we backed. always being careful not i
TO commit tho discourtesy Of turning d
our faces away from the emperor. 2
And the hast saw Of him was that h
lonely figure seated at his desk. the
greenish light playing over him, t
around and beyond him darkness and e
bis face illuminated against that back b
ground. grayish. old. There he was a
at his desk at midnight in an under q
ground chamber of the foreign Office. r.
The emperor of Germany. working in
solitude. while most OF his subjects c
slept tirelessly mapping out policy
he trend OF which he dared discuss
with no man save wedell and possibly h
MS eldest son. n
Bowling. we were out In the hall; c.
he big oaken door closed. Wedell q
ed the way to his private chamber. (,
he produced package Of scaled pa al
lcrs and. handing IL to me. said: b
Doctor this most important at c,
air There Is most serious trouble n
brewing somewhere We have our W
iuspiclons as 60 what power is behind m
N this and we are going to and out.
iou are well enough acquainted with W
he situation to require no further H. So
ustration. You know how here at
home they are also trying to force
he emperor into war" Ia
"You viii leave this package az the h
Embassy in Paris. It must be there &c
n the Rue de Lille by tomorrow noon. n
70 do so you will have TO catch the
lrient express az half past three this re
morning. At the Parts legation you