Show (Copyright by over my looking diaries I find that I have little more to tell concerning my relations with His Majesty Edward VII and my service as his courier among the courts o! Europe And yet It might be unwell to narrate the circumstances der which I relinquished this post In the holding of which I had so frequently received the royal encomiums The manner of my resignation Is an eloquent commentary upon the uncertain fortunes which he must expect who puts his faith in princes The dominant feature of my period of service was the Intense hostility that existed between the royal houses and was reof England and Germany Vet flected between the two nations the time came when Edward and the Kaiser did In some measure settle remained If their differences rivalry they at least gave up the rather dubious methods that they bad been constrained to use In the fulfilment of which I had been the weapon ever at as Stapfhaus King Edward’s hand was that of the kaiser The enmity between Stapfhaus and myself reached such a point that It was bound to be settled once and forever between us On more than one occusion — on that of the North sea adventures and that of the czar's drive-me Stapfhaus had outwitted He had brought the prestige of England low and exalted that of Germany Vet I too had won from him at times altogether each of us feared the other and felt that in him his country had its most dangerous enemy In other words both Stapfhaus and I had determined that we would kill our paths each the other whenever crossed again I think King Edward recognized and undei stood this for his was face moro than usually grave when he called me to appear before him at St James’ palace one morning upon that occasion of my service as his courier which was to proye the last — though t this I did not guess Adams” said the king “Captain in a very kindly way “I have selected you out of all my representatlaaJbe-causin have the most confidence your ability and because you alone of our can checkmate the designs I want cousin across the North sea immeyou to start for Washington N diately and “As you know the tho kaiser are men possessing a vast admiration for each other and they draw the bonds uniting the two countries exceedingly close Nevertheless the kaiser could not induce the president to form an alliance One president shrewdly saw that this would In the end strain the ties of friendhis country and Engship between land But the present executive has been less cautious “He has not Indeed been willing to enter Into a hard and fast treaty but he has been induced to‘ execute a preliminary agreement for Joint action against China In defiance of the clear This docutreaty rights of England ment containing the signature of the kaiser Is on its way to Washington If we can lay hands on It the more threat to publish It will abort the But we must have the whole scheme It is in the pocket or document wallet of Stapfhaus the chief German He sails on agent Vou know him the Kaiserin Augusta from Hamburg It is nqj today direct for Baltimore route the commonest and Stapfhaus has chosen It to avoid the chance of The KaiBerln Augusta Is detection rather an old and slow boat and she tomorrow will call at Southampton Stapfhaus will be on hoard morning Follow him and secure the treaty before the ship touches port across the orThen open the sealed water ders — ” he handed me an envelope — “and folow instructions that they conI need Is all tell that you tain That except to reiterate that the whole future of England depends upon your success” He shook hands with me and wished I have never seen him from me well this But how was I to manner of mission thfs was upon which he was sending me? out I went in good faith and carried so far as I could loyhis comands ally Early the next morning I was at waiting for the Kaiserin Southampton that day to know what He startod “Ransacking my room?” “What the devil for?” he cried "What for?” I reiterated bitterly I felt bitter toward him Even If be spared my life at least I knew that I could never my career was over face my sovereign again And here he was mocking me “I ransacked your room” I replied “to find the treaty Why do you suppose I came?” I saw him start The “Do you pistol quivered in his hand think I followed you for a Jest or to play I do not know what he would have done He seemed to take deliberate Then I heard wild desaim at me W O Chapman) perate cries from the deck above A I quickly discovered my quarry when blast of icy air seemed to strike me— waiting upon the first saloon table and suddenly there came a tremenHe was traveling under the name of dous shock which flung us from our Reich So little did he expect that seats with terrific violence I beard he would bb followed that beyond the pistol explode as It left Stapfhaus’ Then stunned and dazed I the change of name he had not taken fingers any trouble to disguise himself where- picked myself up from the floor to as I bad shaved off my mustache and find that the sea was pouring through assumed a wig of hair different from the porthole and that I was wading my own by at least two shades I was In a foot of water which swilled from content the first couple of days to dis- side to side of the cabin as the ship cover the location of his cabin I was rolled heavily in the trough of the sea Above me I heard orders being shoutdelighted to discover that he occupied He had no serv- ed hard and clear a stateroom alone heard the stampant all was propitious and it was ing of feet then Stapfhaus and I were to enter and take what only necessary running along the passage side by side and making for the deck I needed Water was pouring down the The My plan In brief was 'this uncabin which Stapfhaus Passengers of either sex occupied In name of was Reich night attire were screaming praythe der not very far distant from that which I had en- ing frantlcaly and rushing hither and At thither In wildest terror which gradugaged under an assumed name midnight I wpula arm myself put on ally yielded before the orderly precicoat and boldly enter sion of the officers and the sailors my steward’s his cabin and search for the treaty When we had forced our way to tha cowing Stapfhaus with my revolver deck we found that the vessel had clearly When I had found It — and I did not struck an Immense ice floe In the bright moonlight doubt thpt It would be about his per- discernible If It and toppling like a drunken thing 200 son or under his nliiow— or should unhappily be necessary when yards on the bow side rolling heavily I had taken £ls life I would run with in the surge and almost split In twain all haste to my cabin doff the stew- by the force of the impact What damage we ourselves had susard's coat throw It through the portThe engine hole and assume the role of the tained was uncertain had wealthy gentleman whom the agonies room was flooded the engines ceased of sea sickness had hitherto preventworking the electric lights had ed from leaving his cabin The plan gone out Everywhere through the vast black hull resounded shouting was perfect and could hardly fall me From beneath pasand screaming At midnight on the third night I with a few hasty wraps It was sengers put my plan into execution around them were running up to the The lights were my turn off duty deck their numbers constantly aug- low the passengers not yet acclimatized were all In bed except a small group la the smoking room Wearing coat I went noiselessly my steward’s to the door of my enemy’s room It was not closed being fastened by the interior hook that permits about two inches of space for the purpose of adI listened mitting air stealthily outside There was no sound from within— not even the sound of breathing Very cautiously I thrust my hand within the aperture and pulled out the hook The door swung open with the A light was burnlurch of the ship Still there was no sound ing Inside I looked In the cabin was empty! Tet only 20 minutes before I had seen him dressed in his pajamas and a dressing gown returning to his room from the bath Had hq dressed and gone up to the smoking room? There seemed no other solution of the mystery But I had no time for speculation In an instant I had securely locked the door from within and was down upon my knees delving into hlq cabin trunk his grips pulling apart the bedclothes under the rummaging mattress beneath the carpet everywhere that I thought the ingenuity of man could have devised as a hiding place for the treaty which meant so much to both of us I searched the pockets of his clothes the lining of his shoes — I even tore apart the stitches of his garments in my futile efforts And when 15 minutes later I arose bitterly disappointed I had at least the consolation of knowing that the treaty could not be in his cabin The only solution then must be that it was about his person He must carry it upon his body day and night My first plan then was to lie in wait for him upon his return But what if he should discover me? There was no place within the cabin to hide except under the bed and that afforded only the most cramped quarters Besides should he stoop to his trunk he must discover me And then — I could never I must escape rearrange his clothes at once and leave him to think that a thief had been in his cabin’ Would he suspect my presence? Somehow I must waylaw him and get what I sought — perhaps next night In the dark of the deck I opened the door and hurried down the corridor toward As I went I noticed that my room the air had grown uncommonly cold as though iefebergs were In the vicinity which at that period of the early summer was a thing to be prepared for The ship was plunging along under an Increasing gale I turned the corner saw my room before me and Just as I was about to enter the door opened and out stepped Stapfhaus! lie smiled at me in an evil way when he saw me My hand went to but the German was the my pocket speedier In an Instant I was looking Into the muzzle of an automatic pistol When My hands dropped to my sides one 13 helpless and at the mercy of another there is nothing to be gained And Stapfhaus by a show of bravado was not reputed to be slow with his weapon He motioned me Into my cabin and I went in first Stapfhaus following In the mirror in front of me I could see that his aim never wavered To my astonishment the place had been ransacked even as I had ransacked bis Stapfhaus motioned me to be seated He himself took the upon the bed Augusta to enter port for her brief stay of an hour My plan was a very simple one I was going aboard in a double capacity Firstly I had secured a private stateroom under an assumed name secondly I had been accabin first steward under cepted as a another alias This was done through the medium of the home secretary inasmuch as the Kaiserin Augusta was licensed to carry English mall and consequently a hint to the London board sufficed to have instructions reIt garding me sent to the captain was an unpleasant way in which to chair “Where have you been Adams?” cross the Atlantic and entailed disno he asked grimly I could see that my in services other but agreeable manner I felt sure could I obtain an life hung upon only the flimsiest I answered promptly opportunity tq examine the cabin of thread “Ransacking your room Stapfhaus” Stapfhaus ‘75 clear descend to the water head first and grind against the ship spilling its helpless occupants among the All waves Cries of horror arose this passed before my eyes like a My brain was back panoramic vision In the little cabin and Stapfhaus was me with his pistol Then threatening In T looked down and saw the weapon my own hands “What for?” I cried again “To defend yourself” he cried back to me You are a man of honor I have give you equality with me lost my advantage Afterward we will fight out our quarrel” Then seeing that I still did sot un he shouted: derstand “We will fight our way toward one We must live It Is our of the boats I want you to live — so duty to live that I can get that treaty” “What?” I cried astounded And you “It Isn’t in your cabin Therefore It Is brought it on board upon you I will not lose sight of you as long as either of us lives” Had the disaster unhinged his mind that he the treaty bearer should accuse me of being In possession of it? my Stay! Why had he ransacked room? Was It credible that Stapfhaus was under the delusion that I too had turn could I mind my a treaty? Before to the consideration of this problem the vessel lurched forward and sidewise her stem rising until almost perIt was evident that she pendicular might sink at any moment I can hardly describe the terror and the confusion — the plunging waves that covered us with spray first and then drenched floes that ground us the formidable against one another with a noise as of colliding trains the black heaving waof confuters and the ‘pandemonium sion and evil passions aroused by fear I saw women clubbed and struck down with deck tooth the men fighting upon and claw for admission to the boats which hung all ways in the air and either never reached the water or were launched only to be pounded to fragments against the vessel’s sides And even as I watched this final scene with a final shudder the vessel I began to sink beneath the waves stood still clinging to the stern rail I no longer In a kind of lethargy felt the bitter cold of the icy bllows out defend yoursetf? he cried back at me drifted Into view separating Itself with mysterious suddenness from the waste of the sea an empty life boat And dinging to its edge making desperate efforts to enter it was Stapfhaus With the last vestiges of my rapidly waning strength I pulled myself together the heavy boat slowly dipped toward us till her edge was level with the waves One last endeavor and Stapfhaus and I lay on her bottom side by side But whether we were friends or bitterest enemies neither of us was able to lift a finger toward the other in friendship or enmity How long wa ‘la f there helpless at the mercy of the winds and waves I do not know Luckily the promise of the storm had not been fulfilled or we should have been swamped many times before morning When the sky lightened I was able to sit up and look me We had drifted wearily round beyond the circle of treacherous Ice floes which had vanished utterly as though having fulfilled their deadly purpose there remained nothing more for them to do We were adrift upon the breast of the Immense Atlantic Stapfhaus hauled himself Into a sitWhen ting posture and regarded me he spoke his voice was nothing but a shaky whisper I wonder now wheth' er mine was too "Adams” he said ‘T hare no weapons here But for all that we have I gone through and escaped from swear that one of us shall never live to be picked up by any ship unless— unless you hand to me the I answered “I have an oilround my waist But It conno treaty — merely sealed instructions which his majesty handed to me In person with Instructions that I should open them after I had obtained the treaty” Stapfhaus stared at me incredulousThen he began to tremble ly “Dare you open It?” he muttered “See — ” From beneath his clothes he “This or its produced a similar bag “Yes” bag skin tains contents rather his Imperial majesty the kaiser banded to me before my departure” he said “with Instructions that I should open It when I had obtained the treaty from you” ' I said no more but boldly unripped the sewn oilskin The water had penetrated not at all Simultaneously We Stapfhaus ripped his own open laid them In the bottom of the boat and stared at them ' conIdentical were Each They tained a single note of the Bank of And England to the value of £500 with each was a formal discharge from the civil service of our respec- tlve countries and a regret that future employment was not to be expected I think it was some time before 1 understood the tenor of this Then i heard some one Bobbing near at I looked up hand Stapfhaus was And a tear weeping unrestrainedly fell on my own hand “I served my emperor" he cried “I gave my life for him — I would have But died for him gladly at any time I did not think the day would come treaty" an“I stared at him awhile then when he would make a Jest of me swered: mission sending me on an impossible when you accused me to obtain a treaty when there was no “Stapfhaus of having a treaty in my possession treaty Why should he mock at me last night I thought that the disaster —or your sovereign at you?” had turned your brain Yet now I recThen a dubious thought came into ollect that you actually ransacked my my brain room even as I did yours apparently “Perhaps it was not done wholly as under the influence of that same be- a Jest” I said lief Stapfhaus I have no treaty "What do you mean?” cried Stapfis which But you have one upon you— haus round your waist or about your neck “Perhaps our sovereigns thought— nd I swear that one of us shall go that we had been too serviceable— that plunging down Into this depths of sea we knew too much — that if we met unless you deliver it to me” and each bent upon his fatal purpose “Why did you ransack my room?” each other— our shot or stabbed he demanded huskily "Why did you deaths might remove two men who take ship with me?” of Europe knew more of the politics “To get the treaty” than was good for them” “I have no treaty” he shrieked out we lived—” at me "I took ship to intercept you ' “And if chosen had so" “That fate at New York because I heard that you Stapfhaus was silent for awhile were on your way to deliver your Then he raised his hand to the sa? treaty to the American president” lute “ demanded I "Who told you that?” will be done” Tie “My emperor’s "My sovereign the kaiser” he ansaid His eyes wandered into the “And you?” swered proudly Then he gave a cry and “His majesty King Edward VII” offing I answered “Well shall we strip?” pointed was bearing A large steamship “Have “Walt!” he said thoughtfully down on use you no papers upon you?” BUSY v And With All the Excitement They Were Not to Blame Their Oversight DAY m Perhaps for ' ”1 am awfully tired” sighed Loretta she dropped heavily into a chair “But I have had a very good day of Mrs Dingle and I went shopping to get some toys for the bazar The church women decided that they would have a booth for Inexpensive toys to catch the children's pennies and perhaps a fishpond” asked her “What’s a fishpond?” brother “A matrimonial booth?” “It's a place where the children have fishpoles and fish over a curtain behind which we hang toys on the hooks Of course we had to have lots of small toys that didn’t count up In price so Mrs Dingle and I decided we'd go to stores and select the five and a number “We were rather late getting started because Mrs Dingle couldn’t find the list that the president of the Aid society gave her but at last we set out It was after 12 when we got downtown so Mrs Dingle took me to a tea room for luncheon It isn’t the quickest place in the world to get waited on but realWe ly we were rather slow ourselves and I had a lot to talk about think we discussed everything under the sun “Then Mrs Dingle wanted to go to a matinee even if it was late and we tried at two or three places but we couldn’t get seats So we went over to a vaudeville performance and it was really quite good” “And such a help to the bazar!” her “No doubt you two brother murmured will be put on every available committee on account of your faithful and conscientious labors I always said you were a wonderful worker when you once got started” “We didn’t stay for the whole performance” “You Loretta explained see Mrs Dingle remembered that she wanted to match some ribbon and anyhow the last part of the program was not new I would have stayed if I had been alone but I was Mrs Dingle’s guest and I couldn’t very well for her say I didn't care particularly errand Now could I?” I am proud to see that Hardly you have the right spirit and recognize duty when it stands in your path and waves its arms” “You needn’t make fun of me” Loretta said “We matched the ribbon all right though we had to go to seven places It was last year’s ribbon and the stores never carry the same colors two years in succession” “No apology Is necessary I under- as it packages of the prettiest saw Fire engines dolls blocks puzzles — everything a child could wish They were so attractive we that played with them ourselves on the counter before they were wrapped a lot of small toys you ever up” "Where are they?” her brother Td like to see them and reyouth The fire engines particularly will charm me” Loretta’s face fell “I haven’t them" asked new my “I suppose Mrs Dingle she confessed took them Still I am not sure” “Here at last Is the mystery” said her brother "‘Where Are the Toys? or the Adventures of an Empty Fishpond’ ’’ “Don’t be foolish” said Loretta nerv“I wish I knew — ” ously “Invention has given us a handy instrument” her brother suggested "through which we can converse with friends at a distance This Is called a derived from the words — telephone But Loretta did not wait for derivations A moment later her brother heard her talking to Mrs Dingle’ The conversation lasted for some time and was evidently spirited so he waited to hear the outcome When Loretta came back however she was not talkative and it required skill to enable him to discover what was wrong "Well if you must know" Loretta said at last desperately “Mrs Dingla thought I had everything” “Rather a heavy load for one” "And I thought she had the toys We both remember seeing the large parcel on the wrapping counter of some store that’s all We must have gone and left them there Mrs Dingle Is actually about it”— Chicago Dally NewB around me meeting while they carried with them that roared such trifles as they had been able to Suddenly I felt Stapfhaus grasp me I could not hear his save or had snatched up In the con- by the arm fusion — often of the most incongruous words amid those awful cries of denature From abaft came curses and spair that went up to the heavens FYom time to time the boards Dimly I felt that his will stronger groans would resound with the confused than my own at this supreme crisis then these demanded that I should plunge with trampling of bare feet sounds would cease suddenly and the him into those foaming churning With a last despairing shriek shouts would be resumed Looking depths down I became aware that these cries I leaped I felt the black waters close head were from the steerage over my and went down down passengers At each ladder which led to the decks for an Interminable period until the from this region of the ship two men breath pent in my lungs seemed about were posted and each held a pistol to rend me Then — I felt my head in either hand and guarded the ap- struck violently by some floating ob“Whigs" in History proaches ject I emerged above the surface The party In thq colonies which proThe burly figure of the captain ap- gasping and choking and found mymoted ani? backed he revolution took There was a concerted rush self clinging to a deck chair one of peared the name Whigs Their principles for him For a moment passengers those which had been in occupation were the same as those of the Whigs and crew struggled together Then only a short hour before in the lee of crewere England made current only they apdeck of shelter The a his voice rose clear and clean above In 1834 the plicable to this country ated by the sinking ship had most the medly of sounds: name was revived the Federal party 13 no Immediate “There danger luckily carried me away Instead of having come to an end in J817 From All around me unLower the life boats and be ready to drawing me under that time all American der the ftill moon was the black cast off” politician! were simply But soon Republicans Hardly had the words left his Ups heaving sea rimmed with Ice floes different were views held by the vato when a thrill seemed to run that seemed to have withdrawn however rious members of the party with the The stern rose per leave a clear space In which the vesthrough the ship results that factions were formed un“She Is sinking!” sel might sink to her ocean bed Now ceptibly In the air der their own leaders Adams All discicried a hundred voices Clay where she had beep there was no and their followers believed In a polThe sailors lowering ripple to show nothing but the dark pline was lost of beneath icy protection and federal Internal the boats had the ropes snatched out leaping waves and a broad or loose Improvements of their hands by frantic passengers the wind and on their breast there of the constitution Othconstruction The mob was gaining control And floated spars chairs debris of every ers who construed the constitution at the critical moment suddenly there kind and shouted to chair these things and rush strictly opposed came a renewed from the steerI clung my found a deader in Jackson The forNo call came back across the I heard a re- wildly age against the ladders mer took the name of National RepubIf any had escaped Then with waters they volver crack a man cry licans After his defeat their chief the roar of a single beast the steerage had pulled away from the danger spot leader was Clay whom they nominathad swept over all ob- The entire company and crew seemed stand perfectly" passengers “After we got the ribbon we went ed for president in 1831 Their oppoI felt that I could stacles and no further semblance of to have perished Beto the stores and bought the sition to Jackson drew to them vaorder was possible Suddenly I felt not keep my senses much longer rious elements and as opponents of thrust a pistol into my numbed by the icy water spent ex- toys” Stapfhaus “The in 1834 the hand thickens!” cried the executive plot hausted my strength fast leaving me usurpation coalition took the old name of Whigs “What for?” I cried In astonish- I put all my powers into one last desbrother “Now we come to the I The Whig body rJways formed a coalThen came an answer ment We stood a little aside from perate cry “There Isn’t any climax” Loretta ition rather th?7 a party there being the fighting furious mobs helpless to knew the voice I plunged onward des“We went to all the stores and twe dlrlelcms Women we') be- perately through the waters The ball said tha northers ' and prevent their deeds ‘All at once there by the time we had finished we had southern W’bKt ing thrust aside: I saw a boat owing 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