Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-06-30
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and Russia, by which all three
powers agreed to unite their forces
to put down the French enpire and
restore the Bourbons TO the throne
of France. 0'i0
The emperor looked at it from be-
ginning to end with flashing ewes
ana ana compressed lips; then asked
where did you get this?p
IL was taken from the CARRIAGE
winch the Prince of Potsuam had
just left, sire" ''''O
How long ago ?"
THE night before l had the hon
or to report my marriage to your
majesty"
Who gave it to you ?''
am unable to inform your
majesty"
tie was very pale as he said this.
and he fully expected an outburst
of rage.
But the emperor did not seem
angry only thoughtful, for he NUT
tered to himself:
just as thought woman.n
lie paced up and down the room
several turns and at last said direct
ly to Gabriel:
WAS it your wIfe?"
Gabriel made no answer.
me emperor nodded, saying:
"After all | was a Young man
myself, and as great fool as the
rest, in those days. Come, | will
give you chance TO earn your life.
Colonel Lenoir. This paper is
draft only. Find out for me wheth-
er the treaty was signed or not, and
L will forgive you"
Gabriel turned on the emperor.
"Sire, to do that, Unjust become
q spy again, and l admit that the
office is an abhOrrent one to me.
Twice / have escaped by miracle.
The second time it was to woman /
owed my safety. That woman is
my wife, and your majesty wishes
TO make her a widOw-to marry
her to the bitter foe of France.
Hear me, sire, one moment. Gen.
eral DurOc encouraged me to be-
lieve that your majesty was not set
on this match, but was aiming to
deceive the Prince OF POtsdam TO
amu5e the Court of Prussia and
keep her out of the coalition. | !
helped MademOisell de Real to flee
from Berlin and take refuge in the
convent ot our Lady of Austerlitz. !
was taken a prisoner, and on my |
escape found her returning i'm the |
power of the very man she hated |
and who was plotting to destroy !
France. In only one way could l |
then aid her TO escape. The con- |
vents were all closed. | married /
her to- protect her. / have served |
your majesty faithfully in all else
but this, and for this | must die.
Very we'll; L am content to die as a
soldier, but not as spy"
The emperor listened to him
quietly and watchfuIly. When he
had finished the first man in France
went on as if the other had not
spoken.
"YOu will proceed at once to Ber-t
lin with dispatches to General Du-
roc. You will be allowed to travel
by post and TO have such company
as you deem fit.
"YOu will send your wife to Paris
and she will resume her duties with
the empress under her maiden
name. II you can find out for me
what i want to know | will pardon
you for the past. These dispatches
are secret and give to General Du-
roc full discretion. When he sends
you back to Paris it will be time to
talk of the future. Where is your
wife now? | give you my word
that / will only send her to Paris il
you tell me the truth; but / forbid
you to try to see her on any pretext.
Now, sir, where is she 2"
Gabriel told him, and the emper-
or smiled on him more graciOusly.
"NOu have told the truth. So
Will l. At the moment you left her I
garden last night her whereabouts
was reported to me. l could have !
sent her to Berlin this evening as |
soon as the road to OlmutZ was {
open. Now fare you well, sir"
He waved his hand in dismissal,
and Gabriel, hardly realizing what {
had happened, went slowly out. !
found Il carriage and four horses in
and was whirled away
on the road to Olmutz before he had !
fairly collected his thoughts. ]
lie found the road open only in
the middle, where a passage had !
been cleared, while the bitches ut |
the sides were still filled with Rus
sian and Austrian wagons, broken
down, dead horses and groups of 5
teamsters cooking their suppers by {
small fires.
1t took the carriage about two +;
hours To pass through this wreck of
Il beaten army but after that every :
thing was open to Olmutz, and from l
there To Berlin the roads were open,
horses plentiful and the travelling
rapid. :
On the evening of the second day
after leaving Austerlitz he reached )
Berlin, drove to the French legation
and found General Duroc grave and Z
anxious. a
"Well ?' was the ambassadors \
first question, "has there been bat !
tie p" |
ayes, general, at Austerlitz, ten
or twelve miles from Brunn. We I
beat them badly, and by this time '
peace is negotiating" !
DurOc uttered a sigh of relief. |
THANK God Now we can beat '
these PrussianS." l
TO BE CONTINUED. }.