The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-16

Of os'raci.m. outside its pale. l shall
90 furthsS. The emperor will be i'm
portuued to hanish me. / shall
thwart my enemies socially and profes
sionalIy. l shall make him my
slave"
/ Each looked intn the Others eyes in
establishment. Then I'll burst into q
l"ud laugh. This alIusioD to Napo
lem Ill. was the crowning act Of au
dscity. and they gave way to their h.
laritv 10 such demonsirative manneI
that . prowiing serreani de vile stop
ped in front Of the mansion. and sisrd
there. he-iiaiing q to whether it Va.
his duty to interfere.
| Napoleon knew. ar thought he did,
the secret IL Plon Plonis iufaiusii.,n,
and despite the embarrassing position
in which it had placed him. he felt
the temptation strong to bec"me q
victim hims-lf. That night Sara
B-rnhsr,irs genius vas given free
rein. 1t lifted her into the superhu.
man. 1t threA its spell about all. aud
made each one Of the audience a pup
pet in her hands. She Vas the queen
1T their hearts, absolute aud su
preme. She va. PLAYING to an en-
pernr her ruler. She had determin
al tn he his ruler. his empress.
She possessed q wand more potent
than the sc-pter of any king or queen,
and she used 1t like 4 guidess. When
Napoleon lett the theatre. all thought
Of bani-hmeht had gone from him
His feelings were right the reverse.
Maurice. Nspoleon's trusted secretary
was sent tn interview her. He was
charmed. He called again and again.
and carried al her witty sayings back
To his master.
vANQCIsHING An EMPRESS IN LOVE
The Empress Eugene heard some
faint rumors concerning the actress
and fearing that the emperor might
c"me under her influence, con6.led her
suspici"ns to Marshal Bszsine, at tina,
time her trusted friend. with the design
If getting rid ri the dangerous artist
il her fears were justified.
The syren had brought another cap
tive into her camp. He had surren-
.irred a. completely to her a he after.
wsr.is did to the Germans ut Metz.
The next week after B.z lines visit.
Sara suddenly declined to play q: the
Fsancaise, demanding . vacation.
This being refused. she took French
leave and went to her chateau near
Lyons. Here she was visited by the
emperor himself inc"gni,o-it b-ing
supposed in Paris that he was an y
ton. of the Spanish frontier. He was
entertained in . style worthy of hi.
rank. The cares Of state were for
goiten. Of course. Sara was IookiDg
zealouslv out FIR number one all this
time. Every franc expended in tn.
entertainment Of her rnval guest
brought hack two in interest. com
pounded at that. When Napoleon
took his departure she vas richer in
'lnds. country houses and diamonds
han ever before.
"Ah!" sighed she one dsv tn her
companions in the theatre before she
became the great artist she now is. Iii
is a troublesome thing To have .
heart :"
"Ha. ha!" laughed the dugaz,n Of
the c"mpsny. That is conc+is. ma
demoiselle what! YOU complsin If
having q heart! Pardonnes moi What
part are YOU rehearsing now? You
cannot refer to yourself" she went on
bsnsarinelv.
Eyes, even I have q heart" Sara
replied with tinee Of sarcasm and
repr"ach in her tones.
Tell ia your romancs." one Of the
psrtv asked. in . cnncil;s'ory tone
"Who il the "a, siier wlo D. Is stormed
the citadel Of your affections? Let
us know the hero. for he must be
one"
BERHHARDrs ROMANCE.
"You have noticed Young Michel
who was at the stage door lsst night -
Sara asked. looking toward the DIOR,
~ IL expecting some one to enter.
Eyes, yes," they all replied. i'm
pressed with the mysterious manner
in which Sara acted. "He j. there
every night with houqne,, looking
pale anxinus aud lonely. /, cannot be
he whO troubles you," continued the
loquacious duRax,n.
"Yes. 1t is indeed he. Poor foolish
Michel! But he Was not here tn
night and Sara again looked toward
the dior. her eyes lit Up with expect
ancy.
But" put in one Of the cynical
gentlemen If the Company. "why do
you treat him 81 coldiy when he ereess
you? If YOU love him earnestly how
can you explain your actions? Mont
de ma RE. all you've got to do is
'.Siop," said B-ruhardt; love him
in earnest. and"
Every we'll. then all the better. |"
interrupted the gentleman.
"And, alas ! he loves me-
"Bstter still"
He 10 from my province. He
knew me when | Was young a p~as-
sut girl. aud he bay. who regarded
me rs . sister. At least I thought
that Vas oil. But aOw ="
"Ah, now, and each Of the listen
ers looked ut each other with ely
~ink.. thinking that last .sigh vas in