The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-19

! had more than one invitation from
my friend Smith to spend week or
two with him az bis castle OF lloen-
neutrality-suspicious.. and 10 NJ last
journeycd across the North SEA TO
md out hon De son u thr Nineriean
humber liarnn wns rcttlng alofs la
the slrohsllDld u an dla German NIB.
bee haun
Smith wrote me that his castle
stood nlnut six milo from the Rhine.
but was not visible from that cclc-
braied river. he told me ~ which spot
g. leave the steamer. nid said hat u
would let Him know On what day
and en- at boa; Naa'd nrriri hc
would h. ~ the "a .dll.. g. meet me.
rs otherwise ] might haze same Diff
Guilty In nuding H"TzreNh 'dergTib-
cnstein. ] thought by Ills hat Smith
was hedging. ard that his boasled
castle would be q very small affair
otherwise the guldsbook must have
had s0u,Cihlus 10 say anoat ~ =
fm ln4ulrlhf. J fiuid Tia tie boar
stopped VA mid-sircam. and that I
would have 10 be taken of in a small
boat. As We approached the place.
the captain said TO mc-ioT his eyes
were sharper than mine lnd hc cUal,l
rec distinctly objects ahead on tbs
nhoic whirh wtic practically invisible
% me.
There's that nai American nnd
he eang."
I'm what does his madness COR
slsil' ] asked. fQr ] suspected he was
referring 10 ~ fficnd sniith.
"uh. r. Is tremendously rfici." n
Haid. "ainl los boughi a Guile founc
whcp n the hacs cOuiitry. lie
dresses hlsf,iaipcir. BIS hr alls ilicm.
IN style 4f i,ic foufieonth century.
and he wants H. revive u old ftudal
system IN Germany. They say lac cx-
lccts TO establish his right rs n rob
her baron 10 cumc down 20 the Rhine
and stop any boat that passes. lootlng
rs conicnis II u 40 plcascs him. |
imagine he VIII have the EinpQror
William down upon him beforc b.
knows whclc be *. gnd then he Will
wish he were somewhere else: for the
emperor IN not man 20 be trifea
with. mud allows 10 nan 20 rwagger
around Germany except himself"
Saying which tie captain bowed los.
ns every Ctlcial bound 10 do on the
mention OF the cmfcrcg'a name
'lievc you ever iae, the nEdnlany'
I asked
"Hush.Sh.sh." whispered the cap.
tain. you must no, allcio 10. the
emperor IN that way"
MY dear captain" ! said. II was
Elludlng 90 the owner CT Hoonzugwal.
dersrahenNcln."
"Ah. quite So" answered the cap.
tain. evidently much relieved. "Yes
lie has been on my boat "a lumber oi
timcs. and oYlr the oiLcr day J."
rskrd me what ! wodll 10 o. ran
the n0sr q. my boat ncnlrst chaiil
stretched acr0ys the Rhine. ted
Inn ! would So back 10 the next town
aud send on tie police"
Then the young mnn r,al.ci. 4
shall probably be- 20 npellcl 10 20 Ia
thc expense % two chains. me ol
which viii be sunk 10 ar river until
tho steamboat pas eos Owe u: ben W.
ran pull Il taut. so we can have the
lcat IN trap. as q were. ilr aighcd
70 he said this. and he adisd: That
II lie trouble with ntd,m lnvcn.
lions. Steam gives you She pnwer ol
turning around and .olag hack.
which the u.cn IN n, ullcn days
could not have ,lorr o."
Don't you think" I sahi % tho cap
tain. that fe was joking with youg"
"Oh. no" answered the captain. yha
was very serious man. The tyou
bic with him Is that h. Is merely
Cigzy. iha.'s all
by this time The captains attention
WIS Ilkcn up with SLOW ing nnd stop
ping the steamer A small hoat
nanned by two owcis threw a lin,
~ 10 Us aud swung aiungsidr. Ints
his boat ! stepped The captain
waved his hand from his lofty posi-
ton On the bridge. the steamer pro
,e'-lcd up the Rhine. my two rover,
laid their backs 90 the work and head
I'd the boat for TIDE shore. I saw that
'nith had not come down 10 the land
lng with vehicle Ter me. as I had
Npectcd, but recognized him seated
a,ily on the back uf % powcslGl
Hack charger. whIlo fHudmg NJ
ZONE little distance behind hin
liood a squad OF about a dozen u.en