Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-18

AVA tnlngH, l knew must Keep my CpunIe-
nance. The least sign Of embarrassment and
/ was lost. Yet felt the blood fleeing from
my face and l was glad l stood in the
shadow
A knock came to the door. The elderly
chamberlain who had met me, outside ap-
peared.
Your Majesty will excuse me Gen
eral Baron Won Fischer is there to re-
Presently, presently" was the answer in
an irritable tone. Il am engaged Just
now ="
moment
We'll. what is it; what is IT."
dispatches from General Headquarters
Your Majesty. The General asked me to say
the matter was urgent 80
The Kaiser wakened in an instant.
Bring him in" Then. to Plesseh, he add
cd in voice from which all mirth had van
ished in accents of gloom:
AT this hour Plesseu? If things have
again gone wrong on the SOmme!
An officer came in quickly. rigid with a
frozen face, helmet on head portfolio un-
der his arm The Kaiser walked the length
Of the room to his desk and sat down. Pies
sen and the other followed him. | remained
where | was. They seemed to have for
gotten all about me.
murmur rose from the desk. The off,
| Ger was delivering his report. Then the
Kaiser seemed TO question him. for ! heard
mis- hard, metallic voice:
Contamination TrOneS Wood
heavy losses forced back ter
rife fire . . E" were the words that reach
ed me. The Kasers voice rose on high
note of irrtabiItty. suddenly he dashed
| the papers on the desk from him and ex-
| claimed
'It is outrageous! I'll break him! Not
another man shall he have If ! must go
mysef ana teach his men thelr duty
| Piessen hurriedly lett the desk ana S",'ie
| to me HIS oId race was Wh''e an" '''
hands were shaking
| 'ret OUT VI mere. ne S'u w Nv
| herce u'~uettoH"' ~ wait ou's'ne anu W."
see Sou lalei 49,. horsb
sun from the desk resounueu '',a. amii,,, "",,,
| slriueht Noice' [u'.''k on /" on .rnt 20
| SCALE pouring lof'H roaming N
menace, ,,,,,,,, ,,o.o,.,.s,,,s
nau ot'eh hea'u :" me su"iei P" o i5 a.,
| OF fury from which the Kaiser was S"iI "
sure, ol rtceit' !s"'S' "'I n.y. ~ t,,,a .,.s
| uay-ureams dIu ever imagine 9"'"i' 90
! sist al one 49,, ,t,,,
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| rldor' lts perfect tr"hHu.'nE M"s s ..,,
| TO my qulNerhB nerves vi thr H'hh III ~ $50
| ho'hl"s was 70 ot sun, '''9 VIC
| continued MS silent WEI ~ ,,,.,,,r
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| my efaSS-ereeh rai''o"', my ""' ,t ga @ '.u
| IN my mana might the't'oIr e"',,E ~, L" i,
| ior one JUST le"N''S ''iT g. @
hesNHl'on' lu'Iru ', y" Tue ''., ,. l' ,r,o tbe
| ,''t ,,,., I"', INV ,,aarta LII "a orridors ,nd land
| iabyrlh'h ol salielles an" 'O' ' a ~
| lngs by "hIcn the ma" III sleei' "1u 49, nn "e 70.
| ,..or'i ~ -, ,,,irc,so I sbould corne TO
descend the next staircase l. Shounu @ o'inu hrooJ "a
lono"su t'lS p'a, "''r ~, "'ls c ,bInt fowrd
sih, anter riod in a vast oyercoat he
a hisht porter eau III ~ N"'' wv e,n,
dizenea WIN eas'es All" Se'''' vi " ''''''
reauhg he"Sp"pe''
he stopptu n'e anu $50 ~, ~. Wy r,,,,ono,,
told nm was "o'',,Hs nra'nor t,W,' he InmsndeG
private apartments, WhereuP"'' ne ''"''v"
NY NY pass ,;,, ,bnmoh ~. ,Smttered some
tnr,a i, 'h,', .!new fares" and nor having
@ ai,..s ha,ora ,ssed hin, for the way
o", ua said that At the end of the gallery
shorrL como ia the west entrance | felt
had hsd a narrow squeak of running into
NV mentor outside. told the man wanted
the other entrance - had my car there.
"You mean the south entrance, he asked.
and proceeded to give me directions which
brought me, without further dttiiculty. out
In, of hn "a