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Show BISMARCK, THE SILENT MAN. Vance Thompson Tells of an Interview Inter-view With Deposed Autocrat. I like to think of old Hlsmarck ns ho sat by tho window that opens on Iho windy park of Frietlrlchsruh, in m old gray shooting Jacket, a rug over his knees, n pipe In IiIb hand ilmplo as a North dcrmaii farmer, thlH man who had almost held Europe In fee. A Now York publisher thought ho might securo tho papers In which Hlsmarck Hls-marck had told tho real btory of tho birth of tho Herman Empire. It was on this mission that I sullod for Hamburg. Ham-burg. I hail two letters for Hlsmarck. I sent tho letters on from Hamburg and followed tho next day. On tho tablo at his elbow as ho sat liy tho window I noticed my letters. The valet who hnd placed u chair for me took his stnnd by tlio door. I said what I had to sa '. It was (permit mo to nlllrni It!) an admirable speech. For ton days and nights I had ro-hearsed ro-hearsed it as 1 paced tho deck of tho stormy liner; so In tolerable Gorman I declaimed it. It wus dignlllod; it was diplomatic. I When I hnd finished Bismarck took tho pipe from his lips and said "Neln" and put tho plpo back again. I Twas tho shortest answer I over had in mv llf-i. I waited for a mo-mont. mo-mont. Tho old man smoked and ' stared out Into tho park. I got up nntl j bowed; I hnd rehearsed that bow and did not Intend to waste It; I bowed to his old hairless head, tho ; flabby yellow Jowls and big inuuiacho. i to tho old gray Jacket and the plpti; It was llko salaaming to a stone wall. Then tho valet led rao out. Vanco Thompson. In Success, I |