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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 nismartk M se sat by the window that opens on tho windy park of Frlodrichsrub, ID n. old gray . shootltiK Jacket, a ruf tvnr his knocs, a pipe In his band llniplo as a North Oerninn farmer, this man who bad almost bold Europe lu fee. . A New York publisher tboimht be mlcht secure tho papers In which Bismarck Bis-marck bad told tho real story of tlie birth of tho Oermnn Empire. It w" I on this mission that I railed for llnm- I burn. I had two letters for lllsuuirck. j I sent tho lettera on from Httinburf I and followed the next day. On tbo table at his elbow as ho sat By tho window I noticed my letters. ' The valet who had plai.e.l a chair fur mn took tils stand by tho door. 1 rsU what I had to say. It was (prrailt mo to afllrm It!) an admirable speecli. For ton days and. nights 1 bad rfr hearsed It as I paced tho deck of the stormy liner; so In tolerable demur. I decbtlmcd IL It was dlRultlcd; It ' was dli.lomatlo. When I had flnlshed llltunarel! took , tho plpo from bis lips and nul l "Ncln" and put the plpo back uiiuln. I - "Twas the abort!!! answer I r - had In my life. 1 waited f"r-a moment. mo-ment. . , ,Tuc old , .inan siinil.tjl s"'1 ! Htiir.il nut Into the paili. I K"t up aa bowotl; I brid relr-tn-ned tlift J ami (Hit- not int. nil. to wasi.'- It: bowed lo hla old hairless heatl. I" j flabby yellow Jowls and bin inusiarli. j to the old Kruy Jacket und tlie, I1'!"'' ! It was like suluaiiiiiiK to a "tunc " Then tlio vulot led mo out.- Vance , r,tAuittiiaJi.,iiiAi:ci.'Van.. -v '-' |