Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-03
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Got 1874 on the paper Abercromby?"
the man beside me asked.
~ have" 1 replied.
After that they seemed to tumble on
things and never once looked back. |
didn't in the least know what it all
meant, but l knew the hgures worked
out straight
They seemed to be satisfied with their
work at that place. and Mackenzie was
in a mighty haste to be Off elsewhere
We made along the road by the sea TIL
we came to another road that led inland;
up a slight incline, and here they hunted
about for q time for something: but
without result so far as could gather
The darkness seemed to be the trouble:
it was some markings that they were
hunting for. Mackenzie was extra
ordinarily eager, going down on ms
hands and knees on the road. ana even
crawling from point to point with ms
face peering in the very dust But
neither seemed able to pick up any sish
of what they were seeking, and In the
end the search was abandoned.
At breakfast. which we had together
at Q in a private room, Mackenzie llfted
something of the veil OF darkness that M
shrouded things. But he WASH T.; even os
nature. a communicative sort or man. !,
IT don't want to pry,' said, but II
I might know whether it is France or
| Germany. France as you know, Is the
old ally of Scotland"
He saw / was a bit piqued at being
| left an outsider in their deliberations anu
discoveries, and laughed. - .,,o
Il was rather an ass not to guess ,ne
thing at once, ne sac h1, orosran, Srs !" even
for that land of magnificent IDEAS
What land?" I asked
Germany" he answered. Ever since
1870 Germany has suffered from swollen
head. No nation in history has achieved
| bigger military reputation on anytnlns
like a single achievement; as she mas
'But-Calais," l reminded him.
| He lit a cigar. nodding
That's 1.-THE bigness of the pro:
| gram. Ii was to be France first, and
then England. one after the other. MIND
you. it was quite good scheme IN u
self, and would stand on its own merits
but ] dare say the invasion from Calais
| was deliberately chosen for the sake of
it's grandeur. Napoleon wanted to do II;
you remember, and failed. What cou d
more blazon the military genius of Ger
many, and its present ruler, than the
accomplishment of something in which
the great Napoleon failed?"
You speak in the past tense j said.
The scheme was. Am l TO under
You are" said Mackenzie grimly 81
have an idea myself that If the time
their program, make push for Calais
they will find something thrust in be-
tween it and them that will take some
| shifting"
could not tnlnk "ilat tnlS couiu pe
at the time and almost thought that he
had referred to the fleet, and had in
tended to say between 1t and US ] let
the saying pass. however. and indeed
he gave me no time TO interpose with
further questions on the point,
But" he vent on. though that thrust
at Calais will never be allowed to sue
ceed. I own that / should like to lay by
the heels the men who know that we
know"
They will have already reported the
loss of the drawings | said.
Perhaps and perhaps not but that l:
not the important point. The important
point for their consideration, Aber