Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-10-22

middle or this month. You know the
place, IN the Taunua hilIs--one Of the
emperor's hunting lodges. suggest
that you Get down there tomorrow and
have everything ready. You thor.
oughly know what IL required OF you,
d0ctoF7"
On my asserting was dismissed. !
lost no time In getting home to my
quarters and into comfortable toys.
This mission needed some thinking
out. And after | told my Basuto boy
10 pack my bag glanced again At the
list Won Wedeii had given me.
Haldane, lord chancellor of England.
persona grata with the kaiser--in fact.
personal friend: Churchill. first lord
of the British admiralty; Waechter.
the German minister OF foreign affairs
and, despite court opposition, the
trusted man Of the kaiser; Tirpitz and
Won Heeringen. chiefs of the German
navy and army STATS, the latter q sec.
ond Moltka. When came to Won Auf.
fsnberg's name whistled Won Auf.
fenberg was minister of war and the
right-hand man Of the chancellor Of
the Austrian empire. Thus three
great powers were represented,
Six men Of this arninence, the brains
and force az three nations. To meet
IN secret in o little obscure hunting
ledge In the forest. II portended
tlarlsiy for France; but how darkly I
could not then condecture It inter.
ested me tremendously, but \ con-
aoled myself that | would probably
know all when the party gathered In
that secluded hunting lodge.
According to instructions, | present.
ed myself early next morning ri the
| residence of Herr Won KidarlensN
ter II was In the Observation-Disclosures.
Without delay was shown into his
excellencys room. He was seated at
his desk, and while We exchanged q
few parfunctory words permitted my.
SELF moments brief conjecture,
/ Statesman and Ills Walsteoats.
Judging from appearances, you
would never have taken this portiy,
/ rubieund, iron.gray, huaiy-browed gem
tleman for statesman. But d states,
man he was for ell that. and the en-
peror and Germany miss him sorely,
| l would have taken him for Eeer
ncpper or an English ysoman. This
suggestion was supported by his afro
| cioua taste In fancy waistcoats. The
ono he had on still sticks In my mem.
CRY. Ii was h mrid peach.hiossum Gre
alton, spotted with green. But once
his steel,gras. dearhound eyes looked
You up and Down You forget NIL about
the fancy waiatcoat and got right down
To business, told hia excellency
had come Tor his personal instructions
Ills first remark was like dash Of
cold water In the face.
Hum he grunted. "you are rathes
young, but suppose they (meanins
the emperor and Won Wedelll know
what they are doing.
Besides telling me to .halt my maui
Il Ca German military expression liter
ally meaning keep your mouth shut
but implying the need for utmost Nc
creey} he gave me certain general In
structions. BUT from them l could gail
no idea OF lust what was gong TO hap
pen. How big was the gathering storm
be never even hintad.
Remembering Won Wedell's sugges
! ton about the hunting party ] pro
. cured some guns and reached the sta
!. tion hi time To catch the 1880 expires
! for Sohiangenbad
II X was early Id October when wen
!. Ia the Knr hotel and registered a
I. Herr Hamburger from Berlin. II 20
ever 40 to schlangepbad look UP th
register Schiangenbad Ii q minera
, watering place In Prussia. near n
| BLACK Forest, and Within easy distanc
os our ultimate meeting place, til
| hunting lodge that Won Wedeli In
, mentioned.
Ths Secret Envoys Gather.
was alone at the hotel for sewers
DAYS. Then. travelling incognito, IA
!. algnitaries began to drift In. rirs
came the Austrian, Gen Morita Rite
/ Won Auffenberg. IA distinguished. guile
unassuming gentienan. he Ii know
! ID be high Id the confidence or Fra
|. els Joseph found the war minists
|. very fond liz salmon fishing. and ii
quite into his good graces BY enthl
: siastic tales of NJ fishing In New -
/. land.
III Admiral Won Iirpstx and Gensr.
! snn HaarinRan cana naxl .s ~ =
mirai Ii typical 81 the German sailo
: d hss man, six feet. wide os shouide
: hlueeyed and full bearded His ma
4 ner found genial and courteous, II
r exact opposite was Won Eeeringe
4 thin, almost crooked of body, sfoo
q, shouidered, unusually taclturn. al
II possessing deepsankan, smolderls
l. black eyes. Ha struck me III nm al
ae mated mummy of the Ramesea dynas
id ---eome to think of II. he snuch i
Ia aenhles Ramesas III.
n. The exact date of the meeting. IA
W recall II. was October III. and the pla1
RI shooting lodge named EArenkru
he On the morning OF the twelfth i hir,
vNhiele and. leading provisions, vii
II. and other nscsssRries aboard. drove