The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23

sal. Wedell gave me signal to retire
and We backed toward the door.
was in possession of a secret known
only to the Emperor himseif--a secret
which at that moment the Cabinets Of
France and England and the nnanciers
If the world would have given hun
drcds of thousands of dollars To- pos
soss. out into the hal We backed. al
ways being careful not to commit the
dscourtesy of turning our faces away
from the Emperor.
And the last | saw of HIM was that
lonely figure seated at his desk, the
precn.sh light playing over him, around
and beyond him darkness, and his face
Illuminated against that background,
grayIsh, old. There he was, at his
desk at midnight, in an underground
chamber of the Eoreign Office, the En-
peror OF Germany, working in solitude
while most of his subjects slept. tire
lcss!y mapping out policy the trend Of
which he dared discuss with no man
save Wedell and possibly his eldest son.
Bowling, we were out in the hail. the
big oakcn door closed. WedeNl led the
way to his private chamber, He pro-
duced IA package Of sealed papers and,
Alh4Ah4IlS AZ ~ NY Sllh.
doctor, this is most important af-
fair. There Is most serious trouble
brewing somewhere. We have our sus-
piCions as to what Power is behind all
this and We are going to find out. You
are well enough acquainted with the
situation to require no further instruc-
ton. You know how here at home they
are also trying to force the Emperor
into a war.
you will leave this package at the
embassy in Paris, 1t must be there in
the Rue de Lille by tomorrow noon. To
do so you will have to catch the orient
Express at half past 3 this morning.
AT the Paris legation you will re-
ceive another package which you will
take on to Madrid After delivering
this you have carte blanche to make
your way TO the Panther, which YOU
will find off Barcelona. Also You will
visit Gibraltar and inform yourself Of
the strength and state Of preparation
OF the British naval squadron there"
lie paused. This time You will not
| apply at the cashiers desk. Your eX-
pcnscs are borne out of the Emperor
private schatulle. In "A few hours time
! will have French and Spanish money
''ihy ioi S'H anu s'ilu IL 10 your louS-
| ings.
You thoroughly understand your in
structions? OF course you have not
| forgotten the message that you
memorized before the Emperor"
! assured him I had not, and after
n cordial handshake / bowed myself out
and hurried back to my quarters. Here
| found that my boy had my travelling
bag ready with his usual thoroughness.
| One does not take much baggage on
these trips Pajamas, slippers. "A smoking
| cap and a toothbrush have seen me
| three-quarters around the globe, and
| | never carried a six shooter ia my life
| In all my experience ! have seen few
secret agents who do carry one. The
only protective article ! ever carried
was a little silk bag containing a mix
ture of cayenne pepper, snum and GER
| tain chemicals. 1t Is very effective Ia
| throw into the faces OF those who at,
tack you.
| Soon there came a messenger from
Wedell with the promised funds, 200
francs and 1000 pesos. 1t lacked hal
an hour to $3.50. so | made my way tc
| the Friedrichstrasse railroad station OF
foot. Experience had taught me thai
| the Orient Express was generally over
crowded and that unless one reached
the station early and used a good dea
Of palm oil it was impossible to secure {
decent scar.