LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| “There’s Regnier!” I cried, pointing at the window | [Frontispiece] |
| The officer raised his lantern twice | Page[30] |
| The search-light of a warship was playing constantly on us | ” [122] |
| I found myself counting aloud | ” [247] |
THE MAN WHO ENDED WAR
CHAPTER I
The Secretary of War ended his statement. “That is all there is to tell, gentlemen, concerning the building of the new transports.”
I had closed my notebook and was rising, as Ordway, the private secretary, entered.
“May I give the correspondents that freak letter that came this morning?” he asked. His chief nodded indulgently and left the room. I opened my notebook expectantly.
“This is a very serious matter, and a great piece of news,” Ordway remarked in a mock grandiose manner. “It is a declaration of war against the civilized world in the interests of peace.” He threw himself into an oratorical posture and began: