The Washington times., 1918-12-21

half.
Who had the other haIfY Sure
ly ClubfooI Clubfoot who
was to have called at the hotel
that morning to receive what
had brought from England. Per-
haps, after all. my random dec1a-
ration to the hotel keeper had not
been 30 far wrong: cIubfoot
wanted to take the whole docu-
ment to Berlin and reap an the
laurels At the cost OF half the
canger and labor. That would
Jury o. lnq 'Ssns5 uouuoo eu1 o.
,ou 'kIsqoBsIl 10 uTTuSs ps1osdsus
sH sousJs lusss1d sJq ulBfdxs
IL looked as IL might have Z
free run until CIubfoot could reach
Berlin That. unless he also took
q special could not be until the
next evening at earliest. But, more
redoubtable than q meeting with
the man Of power and authority,
I hung over me. an ever-present
nightmare. the interview which
felt awaited me at the end OF NY
present Journey the IN
terview at which must render
an account OF my mission.
Evening was falling as we ran
through the inhospitable region Of
sand and waters and pine that en-
girdles Berlin We gIided At d.
minished speed through the trim
suburbs. skirted the city ON yvhoaa
tall buildings the electric slryr-
signs were already beginning 70
twinkle. crashed heavily over 4
vast network OF metals at soms
great terminus. then tore on again
into the gathering darkness. IN
little we slowed down again. we
were running through wooded
country. From darkness ahead :
lantern waved, at US and the train
stopped with q jerk at a little
wayside station tiny box Of an
AFFAIR. A tall, solid figure. wear
ing a spiked helmet and grey MIL
tary great-coat. stood IN solitary
grandeur in the center OF the m
Tie platform. the. wavering rays -of
niekertnR gas lamp reflected In his
brilliantly polished topboots.
Here We are At iastF said NY
stepped out to meet my fate
The young lieutenant was rir5d
ct the~saIute before the figure On
the platfornn
heard the end Of a sentences -
i alighted "s the renfTen,.r,
J, vas 10 meet. ExceIlencyr'
The other looked at me. He
was a big man with a erimeorl
fece. He made no attempt 81
gree.inR. but said IN hoarse
voice Have the goodness. TO come
with me. The oTderlies will at
tend to your things And, with
ciinking spurs. he strode ont
through some big kind OF ante
room. swathed IN wrappings, into
a yard beyond. where a big Hmou-
sine was throbbing gently.
He stood aside to let me set
In, then mounted himself, followed.
rather to my surprise. by the young
count. whose responsibility for my
seIf had ended imagined, on de-
hvering the goods Nv surprfSe
was OF short duration. for once IN
the car the young Uhlan dropped
all the formally he had dfspIaved
on the nlatform and addressed the
elder officer rs papa" This. then.
wes OIL General Won Boden. of
whom the maj,r had spoken. aide
de-eamr to the Kaiser and formerly
tutor to the Crown Prince.
Father End son ehatted in a des-
uitory fashion across the car, and
i took the opportunity of studying
the Old gentleman. His face was os
the most prodigious purple hue, and
50 highly polished that II contfru-
ally caught the reflection OF ths
small electric lamp in the roof.
Huge gold speciacles with glasses
so thick that they distorted his
eyes. straddled n great beak-Iiks
nose He had doffed his helmet and
was mopping his brow. and I saw
high, perfectly bald homeIike head,
brilliantly polished and almost as
red as his face. He was clean
shaven and by no means young. for
the flesh hung in bags about His
face, Long years of the habit OF
command had left their mark in an
imperiousness OF manner which
might easily yield to ruthlessness I
judged.
Il thought should have had or
ders before I left the villa" ths
general said to his son. -then you
could have gone straight there. Z
suppose he means to see him
here; that Is why he wanted him
brought to the Villa. But he's al
ways the same: he never can make
up his mind" And he grunted.
Perhaps there will be something
weitlng at home" he added in his
hoarsc barrack yard voice
We drove through a white gate
into a little drive which brought us
up in front Of a long. low viIla.
Neither father nor son had openel
their lips TO me during the drive
from the station. and had not ven
tured 20 put a question to either of
them. but ] knew we were in Pots
dar' The 'ittiA station in thu
woods was wild Park. I suspected.
the private station used by the EN-
perOr on his frequent Journeys and
situated in the grounds OF the new
palace. All the officials of tn.
Prussian court hsve villas at Pots
dam though why i had been
brought the-p in connection with
an AFFAIR that must surely rather
interest the wilhelm-Strasse or the
police presidency was more than
could fsthom.
There, was frightful scene IN
he hall without any warning the
general turned or the orderly wh9
rad opened the door and screamed
lbnse at him.
"Camel! Oxi Sheep's-head!" he
roared, his face and shining pate
deepening their vermilion hue. @Do
give orders that they shall be for
yottenP What do YOU rean- You
.ss. ." He put his white-gloved
hands on the mans shoulders ami
hook him until the fellows teeth
must have ratified in his head. The