The Red Cloud chief., 1884-10-10
n. pale Of weIIsassoa's Experiment.

In q yround-Soor room In one Of tbs
large pubic buildings of London n MAJ
sat writing NJ . table covered -sl
papers. he was = short. stonzly :uil.
figure. with = prCminsut nose and :
iar. hard and massive - \ granite
statue. wearing tbs st LOOK peculiar
O. men who have s1rInSuniei .rrsi
81. Iiculiies and confronted great perl.
Few, indeed. bai nad o pTsctLs a
both than hi. man. fer be was no other
than the luke 1f Wellington. and his
GROWING victory - Waterloo was siiil
but a few wears old
Ihrre va. ths iinkle Of 4 bal outside,
aud then a muTmur 81 yo.Ces in the
anteroon bG. the Duke never raised
his head frUm his writing. even when
his secretary entered and said
III II please our Craze. that msn
with the Oullct-pgOoi brea,tp ate has
called again. aud wishes very much 10
see your Grace for \ moment.
The Duke 5 lace dIrEsncst. A. well u
might. Tor the man in question was the
most pcrtinacious bor' whom he hai
ever ca .oun:er.i. The bullet proof
thAE 49, VIZ IFS wv lustiAfsbL. aAA ~
never lost a chance o. declaring that
the sstely OF the whole British army lie
pended upon the instant adoption Of
TIN, Unparalleled iii coyery.' which
he >sriiei aJou, with him. AMI cN.
hiSitri at all times and in AL places.
Had this been all. be would soon
have been disposed or but. ~unluckily.
he had coutr!ycd II interest N ms III
veDsion one Of two Of the Duke per
sonal frieads. and to get from them let
iers Of recommendation which even
Wellington coIld not easily disregard.
Something mus: clearly be done. how
ever; for although the fellow had hith-
erto been kept 1T lay. he was evident
IL determined Ia give the Duke NO
peace till the matter had been fully
gone into.
For a moment Wellington looked so
grim that the secretary began IL hope
for the order which he would gladly
have obcycd, viz. Ia kca the inventor
into the street forthwith. But the next
instant the iron face cleared again. and
over il played the very ghost "f a smile.
like a CLEAN Of winter sunshine upon =
precipicc.
show him in." said he. briefly.
The obscrNant secretary noted both
the tone and the SMILE that accom-
panied it; and he inwardly decided that
il would have been better for the in
ventor if he hal no. insisted on seeing
the duke.
In came the great 'iiscovcrcr-a tall.
slOuched, shabby. slightly rcd-nused
man, with would-be iaunty air, VIII ch
gave way q little, however, before the
Iron Duke :" penetrating glance.
Il ala glad TO think tha, your Gcacc
appreciates the Merits of my inyen-
ton" said he, in a ~patroniling tone.
They are, indeed. too important 10
be UNDERMINED by any great command
or. Your Grace cannot ial To remem
Der the havoc made b. your gallant
troops ii Waterloo among the French
~cuirass ers. whose breastplatcs were
no.! hullct-proof; whereas. if"
Have you got the thing With yoa"
interrupted Wellington.
The inventor unwrapped a very
snowy looking cuirAsS OF polished steel.
and was just beginning Il long lecture
upon its merits, when the Duke cut
him short by asking:
Are you quite sure it is bullet
proof
''Ntuitc sure, your Grace
Put it on. then. and 20 and stand in
that corner"
The other wonderin@'y obeyed.
MI. Temple shouted Wellington
IN his secretary. tell the sentry out
side to load with ball cartridge. and
come in here u test this cuira,s. quick,
now
But cuick though the secretary was.
the inventor was quicker still. Tue
moment he realized that he had been
set up there IN purpose to 10 fired at.
aud to be shot dead on the spot if his
cuiraSs turned ont To be not bullct-proof
after MI. ne leaped hcadiong through
the open window with a yell worthy of
a BlacE 90; Indian. and darling like 4
rocket across the courtyard. vanished
through the outer gateway; nor did the
Duke OF Wellington. from that das
forth. ever SEE or hear of him again.
Daria her, m Hdrpcr'S NagG-ulc.