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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-17

The Kansas Democratic Flambeau
club Of Topeka gave banquet to It's
lady friends and installed ], l. Schmidt
as president and other officers
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-17

Fourteen Years Record .Ovor 100000
already carried. like the service
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Moods pills cure liver Ills. constipation,
Aillousness, iaundice. sick headache, indigestion
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as went by OF the hiua and gold OF some
OF my comrades amid the swarm OF 6arx
infantry coats and the light green OF the
guides There they sat. slipping their wine
and smoking their cigars. little dreaming
what their comrada had on hand. One OF
them, the chief OF my squadron, caught
sight Of ne in the iampliEht. and came
shouting after me in the street / hur-
risc on, however. pretending not 70 hear
MN; 50 he, with 8 curse at my deafness
went back az las: TO his wine bottle
II Is not very hard 10 get into the forest
al Fontainehleau. The scattered trees
steal their way into the very streets ike
the tirailleurs in front Of a column.
turned into path when led into the edge
OF the woods. and then I pushed rapidly
forward toward the old tr tree. X was q
place which. as I have limited. l had my
own reasons FOR knowing we'll and I could
only thank the fates that il was not one Of
the nights upon which Leonie would be
waiting FOR me. The poor child would
have died Of terror at the sight OF the en-
peror. He might have been too harsh with
her-and worse stiil. he might have been
too kind
There was a half moon shining. and as
came up 20 our trysting place saw that
l was not the first 10 arrive. The emperor
was passing up and down, his hands be-
hind him and his face sunk somewhat for
ward upon his breast He wore a gray
great coat, with a capote over his head.
| had seen him in such dress in our win
ter campaign in Poland. and X was said
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made r-aure-s. Dlroc. when ne heard
my rar1s. showed ne straight IN. sn1
fca7d myself z the susperors presence
] had. Ct course seen hin IN camp a nun
dred Tires. hut I had neseF been fare
70 face wssh him before / have TO doubt
that " you had met him without know
Ing In the least who Re was you would
simply have said that he was saliow
little fellow with q good forehead and
fairly ws1-turned calves HIS tFsh-
white cashmere oreechss and white stock
iFvs showed or his legs 70 advantage.
But even a stranger must have been
struck hy che singular look ~ his eyes.
which could melt into tenfereSt syn7fa-
thy or harden into an expression whien
would frsghten a greDad3er- II = saf1
that even Auyereaa vho was q man N-1o
had never known vfaE fear was, quaiiet
before $apoleon's gaze. AZ 4 time. too.
when the emperor waE hut Al unknown
soldier He looked mildly enough Al me,
however. anf n1otiorad me 20 remain ny
the door. De Neneval vas writing 20 Ms
dictation. looking up at rim betwe \ eaen
sentence with his Epaniel eyes
That will do. you can 60 said tae
eunpe ror abruptly. Then. wheu NJ Secre-
tary had left the room. he STROBE across
with his hands behind his back. ard he
looked me up and down without "A word.
Though ne was a small man himself, ne
was very fond Of having hne-lookinz Eel
lows about him. and 50 I think thai my
appearance gave him pleasure. For my
own rsarf raised one hand 70 the salute
and held the other upon the hit OF my
sasser. looking straight ahead Of me, as
a soldier should
''XeH. Monsieur Gerard. said he a.
last. tapping his foreduger upon one OF
the brandebourgs Of gold braid upon the
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rave lost our best swordsman, If I had

have lost our best swordsman, IL I had
heard him give UP the emperor's secret
But the statesman became only the more
bitter when he saw that / had the sup
port of my colonel.
~ have heard. Colonel IaselIe," said he.
with an icy dignity. that your opinion Is
Of great weight upon the subject of light
cavalry. Should i have occasion TO seek
information about that branch Of the army
I shall be very happy TO apply to you. At
present, however. the matter concerns di-
plOmacy, and you will permit me to form
my own views upon that question. As
long as the welfare of France and the
safety OF the emperor's person are largely
committed TO my care, I will use every
means in my power 10 secure them even
If il should be against the emperors own
temporary wishes. I have the honor
Colonel I4asalle. to wish You very good
day" He shot most unamiable glance
in my direction, and turning upon his
heel, he walked with little quick noiseless
steps ont of the room.
I could see from Lasalles face that he
aid not at all relish finding himself at en-
nifty with the powerful minister. He
raped out an oath or two and then.
catching VI his saber and his cap, he ciat-
tered away down the stairs As looked
out OF the window ] saw the two Of them.
the big blue man and the little black one.
gong up the street together. TalleVran1
was walking very rigidly. and Lasalle
was waving his hands and talking. so /
supposed that he was tying 20 make his
peace.
The emperor had told me not to think.
ana 7 endeavored 70 obey him. took up
the cards from tho table where Regnier
had left thom. and 7 tried 10 work out
few combinations a. ecarte. but | could
Uot remember which were trumps. ana
threw them under the table i'm despair
Then Z drew my saber. and practicef Civ
ing POINTS until / was weary. but Il was
all no use at all. Ny mind would work in
spite or myself. A. 70 o'clock I was 10
meet the emperor in the forest. OF all ex-
traordinary combinations Of events In this
whole world. surely this was the last
which would have occurred 10 me when 1
rose from my couch that morning. But
the reSponsibilty-th dreadful RESPONSE
hiuty! II was all upon my shoulders
There was no one 10 haIve - with me II
made nc cold all over. often as | have
faced death upon the battlefield. I haa
never known what real fear was until that
moment. But then I considered that after
all 7 could but DO my best like a brave
and honorable gentleman. and above all
obey the orders which I had received. 70
the very letter. And II all went wen. this
would surely he the foundation OF my for
tunes. Thus alternating between my fears
and my hopes I spent the long long
evening until Il was time for me 10 keep
my appointment.
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The emperor had paused and these Two
strangers came 10 a stand also within a
feyv pares Of US. ! had drawn up close 10
nv Commanders elbow, SO that the four
of rs were facing each other without a
word spoken. My eyes were particularly
Eyed upon the taller one, because he was
slightly the nearer TO me, and became
certain as 7 watched him that ne was IN
the last state OF nervousness. Ills lean fig
,,re was duivering all over, and heard a
c,,;ck thin painting Ike that OF a tired
dog. Suddenly. one Of them gave a short
Kissing signal. The tall man bent his
back and his knees Ike diver about 70
snrire. hut before he could move I had
summed with drawn saber in front Of him.
A. the same instant the smaller man
bounded past me. and buried long
r.,niard in the emperor's heart
Nv God. the horror OF that moment
II is a marvel that I did not drop dead
myself. As in a dream I saw the gray
coat whiri convulsiyely round and
caught q glimpse IN the moonlight Of
three inches OF red point which jutted out
from between the shoulders Then down
ha fell with a dead mans gasp upon the
grass ard the assassin. leaving his
weapon buried in his victim. threw up
hoth his hands and shrieked with 10Y.
But Il drove my sword through his mid
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Had he known that met a girl under
II three times n week he would NOT have
asked me. bowed once more without re-
mark
Very good You VIII meet me there az
II O'Clock tonight"
I had got past being surprised AZ any
thing y hich might happen.
II he had asked ire 70 take his place
upon the imperial throne I could only have
nodded my husby
we shall then proceed into the wood
together said the emperor. y ou vfI,
h, armed with a sword. but not with MS
tolls. You must address no remark 70 me
and ! shall say nothing n YOU We VIII
advance IN silence. You understand
II understand. sire"
After a time We shall see Il man. o.
more probably two men. under a certain
tree We shall approach them together.
i I signal xou 10 defend me- Won VIII
have your sword ready. II on the other
hand 7 speak 10 these men you vii vaf-
and see what happens. II Won are called
slnon 70 draw you must sae THAI her
az them. IN the event % there being two.
escapes from Us. I shall myself assist
ycu.'
..Rut. sire" 7 cried 81 have no soab.
that tggo would rot he too many for nv
sword, bat would Il not re better that !
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front of my pelisse Il am informed that
you are very deserving young officer.
Your colonel gives me an excellent &C
count OF you"
l wished to make brilliant reply. hut
! could think of nothing save Lasalle's
phrase that I was all spurs and mus
taches, so IL ended In my saying nothing
at all. The emperor watched the strug-
gle, which must have shown itself upon
my features, aud when finally no answer
came he did not appear 10 Re displeased.
II believe that you are the very man
that | want" said ne. Brave and clever
men surround me upon, every. side. But
a brave man who
He did not finish his sentence. and. for
my own part. / could not understand
what he was driving at. I contented my
self with assu-i ing him that he could
count upon me TO the death.
You are. as understand. a good
swOrdsman." said he.
''Tolerable. sire" / answered.
You We're chosen by your regiment to
fight the champion of the Hussars of
Chamb0rant,' said he.
l was not sorry Ia lind that he knew so
much OF my exploits.
"My comrades. sire, did me that hon
or" sais :.
And for the sake OF practices you an
suited six fencing masters in the week
before your duelT'
L ndu the privilege Oh utlilS out SEVEN
times in as many days, SIRE" said I.
And escaped without a scratch?''
The fencing master Of the Twenty
third Light Infantry touched me on the
left elbow, sire"
let us have no more child's play of
the sort, monsieur" he cried, turning
suddenly TO that cold rage of his. which
was so appalling. "Do you Imagine that
I place veteran soldiers in these posi-
tons that you may practice quartz CT
tierce upon them? How am l TO face Eu
rope If any soldiers turn their points upon
each other? Another word OF your duel
ing and I break you between these fin
gers" I saw his plump. white hands
fash before my eyes as he spoke, and his
voice turned TO The most discordant hiss
ing and growing. My word. my skin
pringled all over as l listened to him.
and / would gladly have changed nv po-
sition for that of the first man on the
steepest and narrowcst breach hat ever
swallowed up n storming party. He
turned TO the table, drank off cup of
coffee. and then. when he faced me again.
every trace OF storm had vanished. and
he wore that pleasant smile with which
he had won so many rough soldiers
heart.
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WHAT cried I. The eupnN-n~,..
tonishment
bur the emperor does not know Of ny
1900 colonel" l repeated why
SHOULD ne sand for me-
Wen. thats just what puzzles ne
efiea Lasaiie. fwirling sfs rug,zchaa -
nc wanted ne help Of a brave man why
Should ne descend 20 one OF my lie1s+ea-
ans. Nhen ne might have found all that
re needed az the head OF the regiment.
tio"eser ne added, clspplug me upou
IN 'o1i1er again IN MS hearty fash
700. every man has his chance. I Rave
haa mine, otherwise I should not DC colo
Iei % the Tenth | mus; nor gruage YOU
yours Forward. my boy. and nav III IT,
me hrst step toward changing your busby
Tor a cooked hat"
was but O'clock. 80 he left me.
promising 10 come back and 70 ar~or,
pany me TO the palace. NV sasrb ,era.
ufle passed. and how many f-ontac-
lures I'D l make as 70 what n was which
me emperor could want OF me, .,aced
up and down my little room in a fever 81
Anticipation. Sometimes I thought that
perhaps ne had heard of the guns which
We nad taken at Austerliiz. but then
there were so many who had taken guns
az Ausierlitz, and two years had passed
SINCE the battle. Or h might be that ne
wished 10 reward me for my affair with
tne aide-de-camp OF the Russian emperor
But then, again. a cold fit would seize
me. and / would fancy that ne had sent
Tor me 10 reprimand me. There were A
Few duels which he might have taken in
III part. anG there were one or TWO little
Jokes sn Paris since the peace But 10!
! considered the words OF I.asalle: IF
ne had need OF brave man. said la
sale. IL was obvious that mH colonel
mad some idea OF what was In the wind.
III he had not known that X was to NV
advantage he Would not have been so
cruel as 10 congra +ulate me. MY heart
giowed with JOY as this conviction grew
upon me. and / sat down 10 write TO my
mother and 10 tell her that the emperor
was waiting at that very moment to have
my opinion upon a natter OF Importance
II maze me smile as / wrote IL 70 think
that. wonderful az f. appeared to me. X
would probably only confirm my mother in
her opinton Of the emperor's good sense.
At half-past I heard a saher come
ciaDkang against every step Of my wood
en- stair. 1t was Lasalle. and with him
was q little gentleman very neatly dress
ed in black. with 6apper rufles and cuffs
We did not know many civilians We Of
the army, but my word. this was one
we could not afford 20 ignore' / had only
to glance at those twfnkling eyes. the
comical upturned nose and the straight
precise mouth. 70 know that I was IN the
presence Of the O ne man in France whom
even the emperor had to consider.
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move ali traces OF the affair, and nothing
L LII

move all traces OF the affair, and nothing
moro will be heard about -.
II thought OF all possible plans. and
am convinced that l selected the best
one. Had / sent more than one guard
with De Gondin into the woods. then tho
brothers would not have appeared. They
would not change their plans or miss their
chance for the sake OF a single man. IL
was Colonel Lasalle's accidental presence
at the moment when l received the sum-
mons which Tod 70 my choosing one OF his
hussars for the mission ! selected you.
Monsieur Gerard, because wanted a man
who could handle a sword. and who would
not pry more deeply into the affair than
desired. I trust thar in this respect You
VIII crafty my choice as well as you have
done In your bravery and skin"
"sire."I answered. ''you may rely upon
It."
AS long as I live said he. you WIN
never open your lips upon this subject"
II dismiss IL entirely from my mind.
sire will efface IL from my recollection
az II Il had never been. viii promiss
you 70 20 ont of your cabinet at this mo-
rnent exactly as I vas when l entered 10
at O'Clock
You can not do that" said the emperor.
smiling. 'Tou were a lieutenant ar thst
time. Yon viii permit me. captain. TO wish
you a very good night"
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II have need OF you services. Monsieur
Gerard" said he. Il may he safer with
a good sword AT my side. and there are
ssous why yours should be the one
which I select. But first Of all, I must
bind YOU 10 secrecy. While l live what
passes between us today must be known
20 none bat ourselves"
thought 81 Talloyrand and OF Lasalle.
but I promised.
In the next place 7 do not want opin-
ions or ConjectureS, and I wish you 10
do exactly what You are told
bowed
Ill is your sword that need. and not
YOUR brains I Will do the thinking. Is
that clear TO youe''
YES sire"
you know the Chancellor's grove In the
forest"
bowed.
you also know the large double fr tree
where the hounds assembled on Tuesday"
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what I want 20 tell you tonight Is
.aaut the very sin1'liar affair which first
srartea me upon my rapid upward course
80 which had the effect OF ssta blish1ng
= secret bond between the emperor. and
1850. There Is just one little word OF
-sr-fnz when ] must give you before 1
tazsn When you hear me rpeak you
-guss always bear In mind that you are
,srsnirg TO one who has seen History
.-o-n the inside, / ana talking about
,sat my ears have heard and my eyes
ave seen. 80 you mus, not try 10 con-
fase ne by quoting the opinions OF some
.,pdert or ulzn OF ne pen who has writ
,en a book OF history or memoirs There
q much which Is unknown by such peo-
,ls and much which never VIII be know n
~ the woEs4- For my own part, 7 could
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CHAPTER ".

put on nv military overcoat. as did
no: know how much OF the night / might
have to spend in the woods, and / fast
sned my sword on the inside OF H. I put
or my hussar boots also. and wore = pair
az shoes and CATERS, so that I might be
lighter upOn my feet. Then I stole out Of
my quarters and made for the forest.
feeling very much easier in my mind. for
am always AT my best when the time Of
thought has passed and the moment fer
action arrived
passed the barracks of the Chasseurs
~ the Guards and TIA lire of cafes all
filled vita uniforms. ! caught = glimpse
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CHAPTER III.

This is Monsieur Etienne Gerard,
Monsieur de Talleyrand." said Lasalle.
I saluted. and the statesman took me in
from the top OF my panache to the r0wel
of my spur with a glance that played
over ne like ia pier point
"Have you explained 70 the lieutenant
the circumstances under which he is
summoned TO the emperor's presence?"
he asked in his dry. creaking voice.
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CHAPTER V.
The emperor had committed himself to
my care. The emperor was dead. Those
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Tell you some very surprising things were
discreet TO do so. The facts which /
an about 10 relate TO you tonight were
kept secret by mo during the emperor 3
lifetime because / gave him my promise
that 4hey should be. but / do not think
that there can be any harm now In my
telling the remarkable part which
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-07
Threw away Tie BELT
MIR. william Thornton, OF 1877 w. Market
Street, Explains How and
Why Hc Did 1t.
[From the Elmira Gazette.1

ltTOlu tne EIlIiira GaZette.J
OLD age has many infirmities, none
OF which are more prevalent than kid
ney disorders. Have you ever noticed
how the old people complain Of back
ache, lame back. and general listless-
ness? And there are many other symp-
toms Of which they do not speak, such
as bloating of the limbs. painful and in
frequent urination or excessiveness of
urinary discharge Most people think.
they are too old to find relief and cure.
but this IL not SO. No better evidence
than the following. which comes from
an Elmira citizen, who has been cured
ct very severe case at n years Of age.
Mr.. VIM. Thornton, of 127 West Market
Il am " years old. have been at
ficted with that dreadful complaint
(kidney disease) for over ten years,
making my old age q burden. I was
SO bad as to be forced to carry a bels
at all times, and, when my suffering
became beyond endurance. would put
on the belt. drawing It tightly around
me and buckle 1t. thus bringing an ex-
treme pressure over the kidneys: thiA
undoubtedly forced the urine out.
function which the kidneys themselves
had become too diseased 10 peri orm.
MY condition put down to o strain I
received. I began taking D0an'1 Kid
ney Pills. After two or three days I
noticed their effect. I was mach sur
prised. as the ailment was 10 severe
and so long standing, while had tried
many remedies without any relief what
ever. The pain have experienced at
times from straining in yny efforts to
discharge the urine was simply, awful.
have done away witk the use of my
leather belt, and the Iain has all gone,
and ! recommend Doau's Kidney Pills
disorders."
For sale by aN dealers or sent by mail
on receipt Of price by Foster Milburn
Co: 1unalo. n. x, sole agents for the
United atktsa
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RECLAIMlNG A BRIGAND.
skilizxi Had Strange Adventure with o
., Criminal.

The last survivor of q wealthy Greek
family, Skilixzi by name. was In Naples
overseeing the erection OF, a magnificent
mausoleum to the memory of his proth-
er. recently deceased. The mausoleum
was at some distance from the city ana
a wilderness separated the Dulidihg
from the nearest road. In this Wllder-
ness Skilizzi had one evening strange
adventure which he related afterward
to Mr.. Rudolph Lehman, who prints
it in his "Reminiscences"
Skilizzi was on his way to his car
riage when he was accosted by a no.
torious armed brigand who infested the
neighborhood and had baff1ed all at
tempts to capture him.
Your purse or your life!" called the
brigand, at the same time leveling his
gun. Skilizzi, instead of being fright
ened answered quietly:
Put down that gun and let US have
a talk"
The man obeyed.
II can give you my purse" Skilizzi
continued, "and should not feel the loss
of It: but would you gain much by its
contents? They will not go far and you
will then have to continue a brigand
until you are caught and beheaded.
quite true" said the man; but then
I have a wife and children. ! cannot
let them starve." .If
Suppose one promised to take care
Of them. would you give UP this in
famous life?"
"If were sure of it," said the man,
staggered, II would give 1t UP tomor-
row." ~ :.
II give you," said Skilizzi. "a gentle
mans word of honor that I will take
care of your wife and nd$children. VIII
you come with me, give yourself up,
work out your sentence-which- VIII be
infinitely more lenient than If you were
captured--and begin an honest life af-
terward?" :.
After some moments of hesitation the
man accepted the offer. They entered
the carriage together and drove to the
nearest police station, where the man
gave himself up, to the unsYeakable
surprise Of the authorities.
Through the iron grating which now
separated the two the brfgand shook
hands with his captor and said: God
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