The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-31
frances RED sFEcTEk
The Scarlet Ghost Tfst Warned Napoleon
of His Impending Downfall.


Absorbing TO the general belief. the
Red Spscter'' OF the French (which is a
familiar corresponding TO the Weisse
Dame or White Lady Of the German
roy=l:y) only made his appearance at the
Tuileries on the eve Of some great nation
D. disaster.
Some accounts declare that the red aP-
partition visited both Louis NNlI ard Ma
RE AntOinctte on several occasions, max
ing his last appearance 70 the latter or the
evening preceding the day upon which
She suffered death nv the guillosiue, but
have IL on pretty good authority that 20
was unknown prior 20 the battle Of the
pyramids, July II. 1898, = fact which viii
be more clearly set forth before this note
is finished
The news Of tho Red Specter' periodical
visits 20 the great Napoleon first became
the property OF the general public ia 1914.
no less a Parsonage than Count Mole be-
ing responsible for its publication Mole
declared thar he had been acting Is i
guard at the Tuileries and thai ne had re-
csired express command from the emperor
70 admit no one. Hardly had an hour
passed when queer looking character,
dccssed in scarlet from head 70 foot, made
his appearance in the hallway. Tie was
promptly halted, but as promptly demand
ell 10 sec the emperor. Mole attempted %
explain the situation, but the Red Man
would not hear to IL. Tell your master. "
he persisted, that the Red Man : await.
ing an audience" Mole obeyed the spec
ter's command. Napoleon, the man "
iron, blanche3 aud his arms dropped
ncrvelcSs 70 his sides when Mole made thu
announcement Finally he rcgaincd his
compCsure aud gave orders for the Unwcl-
come guest u bc admitted. Mole. at the
risk Of losing royal favor. listened at tho
chamber door, and altsrward attested on
oath that he heard the following rcmarka-
bic conversation between the Red Nan
and the emperor
$"General, said the spcctcr. This Is the
third time thar have Appeared before YOU
as q man. The first time we met was In
Egypt, on the eve II the battle Of the Pyr-
amids tsic); the second, after the battle Of
Wa-raIu. At the last named place 1 gave
you four years in which 10 conquer all
Europe or make peace with the allies
Now | come Tor the third and last time %
warn you that you have but three short
months of power In Jhroe months from
this hour the allies wiz be in Paris \
general conquest or a general peace must
be had within 90 days; otherwise your
power will bc confined 10 small, bleak
island 81 the SEA" Saving this, the speCter
left the room even while tho emperor was
trying 20 explain THAI either conquest or
peace would be impossible in such a short
space or time On March 81 (this meeting
Is said 10 have taken place on Jan. ]. 1910
the aliens We're in possession of Paris, and
NAPOLEON was soon after made u SOW
ercign" over the miserable little island 81
Elba. The red ghost is said 10 have once
visited the little king Of Rome Napoleon
SOM also Louis NVII In 1924, and 10
have made his appearance IN Paris In 1871,
during the last days Of the commune. iio
has never, 20 my knowledge been spoken
Of in connection with the rulers 81 rcpub-
lcan France. st Louis Republic.