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VI newspaper men 80 worried and dis
tressed. and generally consumed with
the mad passion OF restraint, that
there was scarcely a Angernail left In
the profession. and frightened-eye
copy boys hid behind doors. Sud.
denly dozen telegraph operators In
as many Offices. jumped from their
desks. as II they had been touched at
the same instant by a powerful cur
rent from their Instruments, and shout
ca varying phrases. a composite OF
which would be nearest expressed by:
Let 'er got"
IL had been eight o'clock In the eve
ming In New York when Gerald Eos.
iand had first given out his Informa
ton. and at that moment II was l a m
IN Berlin. At 3 a. m. Berlin time,
which was 10 .. m. In New York. the
baron Won Slachten. who had been de.
tained by an unusual stress of diplo
matte business strolled to his favorite
cafe. At 3:05 the Baron Won Slach
ten became the most thought about
man In his city. but the metropolitan
press OF Berlin Is slightly fettered and
more or less curbed, and there are
certain formalities to be observed. It
is probable, therefore. that the baron
might have gone about his peaceful!
way Tor two or three days had not n
1901 American. In the advertising
branch OF one OF the New York pa
pers in an entire ignorance of decent
fornalities, walked straight out Inter
den Linden. to Baron Won Slachtens
Iavorite cafe. and. picking out the
oaron at table with four bushy.
raced friends made this cheerful re-
mark. In the manner and custom OF
Journalists in his native land:
We'll. baron. the International
transportation company has con.
fessed. Could you give mo n few
words on the subject?"
The baron. who had been about to
drink n stein Of beer. set down his half
inter- and stared ut the young mar
blankly. His face turned slowly vel.
low, and he rose.
LASS bleiben." the baron ordered
the n.ady persons who were about to
remove the cheerful advertising repre-.
sentative and incarcerate him for
life. and then the baron walked stoi-
IDLY out OF the cafe. and rode home
and wrote for an hour or so. md ate
, heavy early breakfast, and returned
to his study. and obligingly shot him.
self
This was at seven "a. m. Berlin time,
which was two a IN. In New York:
and owing to the nervousness of an
old woman servant. the news reached
New York ut three q. m, and the big
wheels began to 10 around.
Where was Edward Il, Allison?
There was nothing the free and entire.
ly uncurbed wanted to know so much
40 that: but the T. and @. u was
doomed to disappointment In that one
desire OF it's heart. Even as he had
down the steps OF the Sar
gent house. Allison was aware OF the
hidcous thing he had done: aware. too.
that Jim Sargent was as violent as
thought. II must be said In Justice to
Allison. came last and went away
first. It was from himself that he
tried to run away, when he shot his
runabout up through the park and
into the north country. and. by devious
Dads. to "a place which had come to
him as II by insplration: the Willow
club. which was only open in the sum,
and employed n feeble old
In the winter. To this have
bleak and cold MS his own numb
soul. Allison drove In mechanic,
Hrmness. and walked around to the
kitchen. where he found old Peabody
smoking corncob pipe. and labori.
ously mending u pair OF breeches,
Allison went into the Office and
closed the door after him. II was
damp and chill In there. but he did not
chair behind the Hat top desk and
rested his chin In his hands. and
stared out OF the window ut the bleak
and drcary landscape. Just within his
range OF vision was lonely little
creek, Swallowed by mournfu' droop'
inr willow which had given the club
It's name. and In the ~intry breeze II
waved It's long tcndrils against N"
icndCn gray sky. Allison fixed hts eyes
ON that oddly bcckoning tree and
stroyo to think. Old Peabody came
pottcring In. and with many clans
aud clatter buiidcd n IRE III the capa
cioua Dutch stove: with longing
hn "a