The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-05
'ehiind the
Stats
w of ReUe1ge For
A Political Crime
" EDWARD COOLIDGE


/. All the luggage l had with
s strapped on my back, and In
hd carried q light alpenstock.
morning l started from Interlak-
walk to Thun. The road l took
along the west bank Of Lake
or Thunder lake, one of the
st bodies Of water In Switzer-
From the road one has a per
view of the Bernese Alps, the
the Monk and the Jungfrau,
snowy peaks rising high in the
hs may often be mistaken for
clouds. The sun was shining on
Ike, over whose bosom the little
ers running between Interlakeu
thun loaded with tourists were
Sg back and forth.
far from Interlaken the road
through tunnel In a perpen-
(r cliff that forms the bank of
Ike. While walking through this
i | caught up with a youth who,
ng from his pack. was making a
Journey the same as |. He spoke
in German, the language Of that
bf Switzerland, but signified that
not understand him, and he re-
I'd his question in French.
bw far is 1t, sir, to Thun?'
In or twelve miles, l believe"
was inclined to let me go on
b of him; but, preferring compa-
adapted my gait to his. He was
rently not more than eighteen
old. No beard had yet started
lis face, and his hair and complex
were fair. l took him for a Swede
Norwegian, though such light hair
skin are common in northern Ger
N. We walked on together, chat
and enjoying the beautiful pam
ha of the lake, the hills beyond and
beyond these the mountains. For
lille the Young man was guarded in
speech. lie then discovered that
an Amcrican-he had supposed
| to be an Englishman-and this
bed to awaken confidence, though
las not quite a fellow feeling, for he
b me still in ignorance as to who
was or where he was going. l
Nv. however, from his conversation
ID he was highly educated and one
hose persons who are born to think
Ely. was astonishcd at his familiar
with the various schools Of philos-
b. That he was a dreamer as well
IA thinker was apparent from ideas
adv need, which to me seemed u
(Mly head OF the times.
II ,ic.rInSen we halted for lunch
b. eating sandwiches and drinking
fr at Il table under the trees In front
Ia hotel. We rested for an hour aft
luncheon, smoking. i my pipe, my
npanor Cigarettes 1.-THE usual form
a smoke in that country.
rhe subject that most interested him
IS America and how to get there. l
ID him that it all depended on where
e started from and waited for him
tell me from which point he would
gin. The Riviera" was his reply.
hereupon l informed him that from
Y point on the Riviera-say Nice or
entone-one might by a short rail
~ journey reach Genoa, from which
rt steamers are constantly leaving
r the United States. He seemed
uch interested in this and more SC
hen | told him that / had engaged
ssage by that route myself. When
ked him if he had any intention OF
sitting my country he replied that he
Id not.
We reached Thun about 8 o'clock
ID. after refreshing ourselves with
glass of beer i'm the gardens Of the
ursaal, | went TO my hotel, my com
nion going l knew not where. One
eets all kinds Of people travelling
road, especially If one likes to form
'quaintances, as l do. OF all those
have met in any of my tours the
,rson who made the most impression
'on me was the young philosopher
,out whom | learned nothing.
went by rail from Thun to Paris
ON there to Nice and from Nice t.
entone. found at Mentone Genera
:, who had been minister Of the in
fior IN Russia. Indeed, l stayed at
'e same hotel with him. Those who
new told me that several attempts
~ Deen made upon his life by reyo
a.lohists. ! or, as they were then called
nillsts, and that he was closely guard
l. During his incumbency In Office
: mad sent hundreds Of people tc
'oelia, besides those he had executed
: nad been prescribed by the nihil
- tney having vowed to kill him.
'Aeu why he should dread bis enc
les so far from home and was told
'a' they could work to better advan
'se -. oeyond the Russian borders than
.lnih them. In Russia the govern
cut could act directly. In other coun.
s more or less red tape was neces.
G 49,, 70 arrest a suspect, and before II
~ yuId be done an assassination might
~ pace. General A. was spending
= .easOn at Mentone for his health, be