The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-29
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c.,,y of Reuenge For
A Political Crime
.. EDWARD COOLIDGE
o. EDWARD COOLIDGE

hand carried light aipenstocK-
~ morning | started from 1nterlak-
= walk 10 Thun. The road | took
!. olonr the west bank Of Lake
ar Thunder lake, one of the
-.,,ost bodies of water In Switzer-
From the road one has per
.,ual view Of the Bernese Alps, the
sssr, The Monk and the Jungfrau
,hose snony peaks rising high in the
.srens may often be mistaken for
\, clouds. The sun was shining on
A. lake, over whose bosom the little
,amers running between Interlaken
MI Thun loaded with tourists were
ASSN baeA and forth.
yot far from 1nterlaken the road
asses through a tunnel in perpen-
Ieular cliff that forms the bank Of
No lake. While walking through this
npnel | caught up with youth who,
|hlciug from his pack, was making a
Ebot Journey the same as |. He spoke
me iii German, the language Of that
mart Of switzerland, but | signified that
did not understand him, and he re-
|ealed his question in French.
'TIow far is 1t, sir, to Thun?'
~Ten or twelve miles, | believe"
He was inclined to let me 90 on
,heal Of him; but, preferring compa-
r, adapted my gait to his. He was
napatly not more than eighteen
hears Oh. No beard had yet started
In bis face. and his hair and complex
Ion were fair. / took him for Swede
r Norwegian, though such light hair
ul shin are common in northern Ger
nany. We walked on together, chat
tng ana enjoying the beautiful pan
gama If the lake, the hills beyond and
Eil beyond these the mountains. For
Thile tile young man was guarded i'll
Ms speech. He then discovered that |
vas an American-he had supposed
ne TO be an Englishman-and this
semed 10 awaken confidence, though
tVas not quite fellow feeling, for he
hpt me still in ignorance as to who
be was or where he was going. l
hew, however, from his conversation
hat be was highly educated and one
N those persons who are born to think
teply. was astonlshed at his familiar
liz with the various schools of philos-
lobby That he was dreamer as well
ga thinker was apparent from IDEAS
h advanced, which to me seemed
mtury ahead Of The times.
At Meirinren we halted for lunch
hon. eating sandwiches and drinking
her at a table under the trees In front
ta hotel, We rested for an hour att
luncheon, smoking, l my pipe, my
nnpanion cigarettes tthe usual form
ID smoke in that country.
The subject that most interested MIN
vas America and how to get there. l
pd him that 1t all depended on where
one started from and waited for him
70 tell me from which point he would
begin. THE Riviera" was his reply
vhereupon l Informed him that iron
my point. on the Riviera-say Nice o
Nentone-one might by short ran
way journey reach Genoa, from whicl
port steamers are constantly leavlh
Tor the United States. He scenes
much interested in this and more
shen told him that l had engage
passage by that route myself. When
.sked him IL he had any intention {
visiting my country he replied that y
bad not.
We reached Thun about 8 o'clocI
and, after refreshing ourselves VII
glass of beer In the gardens or u
kursaal, | went to my hotel, my col
panion going l knew not where. vi
meets all kinds Of people travelil
abroad. especially II one likes to Tor
acqualntances, as do. or all tho
| have met In any Of my tours I
person who made the most impressi
upon me was the young philosopn
about whom learned nothing.
went by rail from Thun to Far
nom there to Nice and from Nice
Nentone found at Mentone Gene
a., who had been minister of the
terror In Russia. Indeed, stayed
the same hotel with him. Those "
Knew toll ne hat several attem
mad ben made upon his life by re
iuhonists. or, as they were then call
hihiiiSis. and that he was closely qua
e. During his incumbency In OF
ae had sent hundreds OF people
SIBERIA, besides those he had execui
DE had been prescribed by the nj
sts, they having vowed to kill him
ssked why he should dread his {
ales SO far from home and was
uat they could work to better adv
age beyond the Russian borders {
sAaln them. In Russia the gov
aeht could act directly. In other CO
aies more or less red tape was ne
sl! TO arrest suspect, and befor
.oaid be done an assassination m
sAe Place. General A. was spen,
season at Mentone for his health