Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-27
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other Receiving negative be intro
ducod as. sly companion WAS Herr
son senden. eg-oHicer Of the SECOND
Dragon Guards
~You VIII both be taken az half past
eleven 20 certain room" said INC
count you win advance 10 the mid
hdle. wheel to your right face the por-
there. and stand a. attention. You
VIII answer an questions, but make no
comments or queries yourself ! need
not enjoin you 10 the most absolute
silence You underaand27
: Face the Kaiser.
we bowed. Just then - gong boone
ed somewhere below as And with a
last word from the count "Be
ready" he iefi us Reappearing all
most immediately, be bcakoned as 10
follow him we noticed that he
seemed even more grave than usual
Down d fuaht % stairs along a great
corridor We made our way no one
aroakiag word ~ the end Of the
corridor we saw two sentries; then q
uie solid oak door guarded hy an at
iendant 10 the livery Of the royal
household At sign from the count
We halted hc nodded. The door was
opeued By an officer OF the First Body
guard. and. remembering our instruc-
tlona. we entered and came 10 a,ten-
tian In the middle Of large room.
faclne an adjoining chamber the por-
flores Of which were divided
The room in which We stood was
brilliantly lighted, but the other was
dark. save FOR green glow that came
from shaded reading lamp on big
writing desk. Sender looked at the
desk and gave Il sort OF gasp I quite
understood his emotion. For seated !
behind that heavy old fashioned desk !
was Wilhelm II. emperor of Germany.
We stood at rigld attention, abso-
iutely silent for full i've minutes. The
dimly It, solitary figure at the desk
made no sign. but went on writing.
am not tlmid or nervous man; |
the sort OF work / was doing seasons /
one pretty thoroughly. But this be-
gan 10 get on my nerves drawn up In
front of the emperor and waiting
The more looked at that silent.
lonely figure. War Lord of Europe
the more began 10 feel a great long
Ing sor the African vcldt thousand
miles north Of Port Natal preferably
suddenly the emperor made a move
and there came sharp rather hish-
pitched voice sayiog "wcdell win
see the doctor"
AZ once Herr Sepden was shower
from the room, obviously the mission
Whatever Il was was not for him.
NUS bldden TO step within three
PAGES Of the emperor the officer who
escorted Herr Won Scndcn from the
Heom attempted 20 return. but was
waved out There were just the three
u u.s. Count weder standing at the
corner Of the desk on the right. the
ssiser. and myself
had seen the emperor on many
before, but never SO close
20 appeared 60 he lost in some docu
ncnt lie looked well, bat older than
my OF his portraits Tanned almost
lark his rather lean face bore a
triking likeness to Frederick the
treat more SO than ever now that he
4 gotting gray ! realized that none !
4 his portraits do his eyes Justice. d
u BLUSH steel gray. they have an ,
rs. impersonal look m them that is I
Il is hard 70 define, but q $
truck me In that moment that Lord +
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nd III Hung Chang had exactly those y
anne eyesthe eyes Of men who feel ,
! in them 20 master the world
Presently his majesty hooked ny. {
nd Ia that same rather shrlll voice d
sked; eHow long are YOU IN the /
ervieeg" .
Three years. sire"
You know Moroccog'' +
alorrocoi So that was It France 4
ud Germany auarrcllng over the 5
one; al the point Of war over ~ a
YES sire'" I replied Y
How long were you In Morocco q
oniiuued the emperor, Ii
About tseeive months sire" n
on this he seemed TO hesitate. q
'rankly. I was nervoas, So instead OF
milking about Morocco. I noticed that e
ne kaiser wore the undress uniform Z,
: colonel Of the First Grcnadier T
inards with the star Of the order O
our r. Merite dangling from his coat N