Show BISMARCK THE SILENT MAN vance thompson tells of an inter view W th deposed autocrat alike I 1 like to think of old bismarck as he sat by the window that opens on the windy park of friedrichsruh ruh ian in m n old geay shooting jacket a rug dv over er his knees a pipe in his hand simple as a norh german farmer this man who had almost held europe in tee fee A new york publisher thought he might secure the papers in which bis marck had told the real story of the birth of the german empire it was on this mission that I 1 sailed for ham burg I 1 had two letters for bismarck I 1 sent the letters on from hamburg and followed the next day on the table at his elbow as he sat by the window I 1 noticed my letters the valet who had placed a chair for me took his stand by the door I 1 said what I 1 had to say it was permit me to affirm it an admirable speech for ten days and nights I 1 had re hearsel it as I 1 paced the deck of the stormy liner so in tolerable german I 1 declaimed it it was dignified it vas was dl df somatic when I 1 had finished bismarck took the pipe from his lips and said nein and put the pipe bad again I 1 avi buas as the shortest answer I 1 ever had in my life I 1 waited for a mo ment the old man smoked and stared out into the park I 1 got up and bowed I 1 had rehearsed that bow and did not intend to waste it I 1 bowed to his old ha rles head the flabby yellow jowls and big mustache to the old gray jacket and the pipe it was like salaaming to a stone wall then the valet led me out vance thompson in success |