Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-08


inscribed IS II American citizen AID
provide Il;In with American papers.
Then he viii only need to send in his
resignation"
was going 20 speak when ne stopped
ne with n i-nperio-rs gesture and OBJ
served:
That IS enough, How do they treat
you IT the Abbaye?"
Il have no reason to complain"
"!irc there many prisoncrs?''
"Oniy Six or seven One of them is
under sentence OF death"
What is his crinle?''
Liking Franco better than EcglaGd.'
"Iou mean that Ec is = returned chi
granite"
Yes"
"IIas he joined the enemies of France?
Men who intrigue or fight against their
country deserve to die
DE Gex has done neither" And thea.
being asked for further particulars, /
told them the chcvalier's story.
This law against returned cinigrcnts
is infamous" exclaimed Mime. Bona
partc, warmly. 1T is L relic OF the Ter
-or 1t ought to be abolishcd You
must save this poor man, Napoleon.
Think of his mother and sister. How
much they must suffer-"
You ar. right 1t is Infamous. But
what can do? I don't make the laws.
am not a member of the directory.
Though Bnurriennc is my personal
friend and my secretary, I cannot get
his name removed from the list of en-
igrants-"
''All the same they let Bourrienne
alone. Could you not give De Ge-l also a
post about yo,Ir person?-nake him one
Of your aides, for instance:"
What would the Jacobins say if
were to appoint as ny aide-de-camp a
returned enigrant? What would the
army say? No, that must not be, jose
p!ine. This De Ge1 is your friend, NJ.
Roy?"
LAS much IS man can be whom one
has known only twcnty-four hours.
But he is 4 brave gentleman, and /
wouid do great deal to save his life"
''Wcll, think there is a way. The
directory both hate and fear me. and
thwart me when they dare. If / ware
to ask for this mans life they would
probably put me off until, the next day.
and execute him in the meantime. But
re is. fortunately. soldier. lie was .
captain in the regiment of Languedoc,
You say. lie shall have commission
in the rinety-scve1th OF the line. now
IL Italy. We can easily get him OF. of
the Abhayc,-tlle production of his COM
mission and ny order viii be enough
and once with The army he is safe-al-
ways provided. of course, that your
friend will serve"
why should he not? lie is q soldier
by profession. and a great adnircr of
yours, general"
''C'est bien. But you have no idea
what these royaiists are. Some of them
are SO stupid that they would not serve
the republic even to save their lives
All. here comes Laclusc."
For me-" said. ..uc promised to re-
turn in An hour 49,. 49, ~ 49,
''i:ut you must not go back to the
Abbayc. NJ Roy. How can | keep my
word aud make a Frcnchman OF you?"
observed Mmc. i;onaparte.
Il an afraid I must. Capt Lacluse
undertook to see me safely back. and
gave MY word to return with him"
That can easily be arranged" said
Bonaparte. Write an order for NJ
Roy's discharge, Lacluse, and I will
sign it. You can find him accommoda-
tons st your quarters?"
Certainly, general"
And with that the aide-de-camp sa.
iown at a writing-table and scrubbed
few lines, which Bonapartc signed
"Allons !" said Lacluse. as he put the
paper in his sabretache- will you &C
company me, NJ. Roy?"
''Of course / must keep my word with
Carmine; and have to sec De Gex and
get my things"
II shall hope to see you again this
evening" said Mime. Bonaparte, kindly,
- we took our leave. M de Gex ought