Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-06-30
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE SECRET TREATY.

That night there was high revelry
in the camps of the French round
the village. Contrary to the usual
custom OF the emperor after vic
tory the pursuit was not pushed,
and flag of truce came in from the
allies, borne by Prince John of
Lichenstein, asking for n cessation
OF hOstilities, which was granted at
once.
The fact was that the position OF
the emperor, several hundred miles
from France, in spite of his victory,
was not devoid of secret danger
and he was AS glad as the Austrians
and the Russians to negotiate for
peace.
Therefore the French troops had
nothing to do but celebrate their
victory, which they did with all
the enthusiasm of their nation.
And in the midst of all the re-
joicing, Gabriel Lenoir, pale and
gloomy, sat by bivouac fire, por-
ing over the paper which he had
received from Inez, and which he
saw at once to be something Of im-
portance.
While he was still puzzling his
brains over what to do with ii, an
orderly brought him in a dispatch
from the colonel commanding the
brigade his own old namesake.
1t ran thus:
any DEAR Boy You will be Interested
in the order l send you. II brings luck 10
"AUG. LENoIR,
"General of Brigade"
Appended to this was the copy Of
an order announcing promotions on
the field.
Two paragraphs interested Ga
briel at once, as Lenoir Senior had
foreseen.
One announced the promotion OF
Colonel August Lenoir. of the
Deaths Heads Cuirassiers, to be
general of the brigade; the other
that Major Gabriel Lenior, "for gal
liant conduct in the field, was APP
pointed colonel, Uice Lenoir promo
ted."
The young mans face flushed
with pride. lie could not help il.
81 have done it," he said aloud.
81 have staid in the regiment till
am its colonel. / have married
Inez. At least / shall die a colo
nell"
Then he waited patiently for the
summons he expected from the en-
peror, and il came nt last in the
form of visit from a staff officer,
who told him he was wanted.
He called Casse Tete; put on his
best uniform mounted the Russian
charger he had taken from the colo
Il ,.f e,gfn n
Headquarters of his chief, whom lie
found surrounded by adJutants, die
tating to three men at once.
The emperor nodded to him.
"Ah, colonel good evening. You
have seen the promotions"
"Yes, sire"
"You have earned yours and
else, too. Come here"
He took the cross of the Legion
of Honor from his breast before all
the officers and put ii on Gabriel's
breast.
"Wear il, colonel, to remind you
that il is better to obey orders than
to please oneself. Are you ready
for the road ?"
"The road, sire?"
"The road, colonel. wish you
to go to Berlin at once, to report to
Duroc."
Gabriel looked blank. His grac-
ious reception had made him for
get for ii moment the emperor say
ing:
meg"
ale gulped down his disappoint-
ment.
81 am always ready to obey your
"Very good. Here are your
A word in your ear,
colonel"
He led him To an inner room
where they were out of earshot Of
the officers.
81 am about to conflde in you,
to see il you are worthy OF
pardon. General Duroc has hither-
10 succeeded in keeping Prussia
put of the coalition against me"
"Pardon me, sire, interrupted
boldly. "He has done no
,uch thing. Look here"
AS he spoke he drew from his
pocket the paper Inez had given
him, and handed IL to the emperor.
II was the draft Of the secret
.reaty between Prussia, Austria
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