Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-17
6YAEMRY NEN8QLE

HHHENRY /NEW1ll.E
grave politeness, bowling to the elderly
gentleman who sat nearest to him, ut
is from you that we have learned to ex-
pect a critical judgment. Are you NOT
of opinion that the time has come Cor
renewed activity?''
1T has come again and again." re-
piled the person addressed. but all
ways without result"
mo doubt" said the colonel: 'but
that has been solely due to want Of
forethought and energy. which must
not occur again."
Eyes. indeed!' exclaimed short gem
tleman. with a beard. who was EVIL
IDENTIFY an Englishman; there have
been good enough plans laid. but no
one At to be trusted with their execu-
tion.''
The third of the visitors turned upon
the speaker.
"You will pardon me- he said. with
some acrimony. "if differ entirely; It
is, In my opinion. the stay-at-homes
| who are to blame. in devising impossi-
BILE methods Of which they take the
credit and others the danger!"
Gentlemen" said the colonel. in a
soothing tone. you are both right, but
you both speak only according to your
own experience You, Mr.. Holmes, de-
served success. but your subordinates
failed you. You. n. lie Comte, followed
your Instructions with courage and
| loyalty which would have secured q
triumph IL your directors had not made
a cruel mistake in their calculations.
These two fatal forms Of error must be
! avoided. We must think and act with
equal certainty. and all will be WE'LL
Mr.. Holmes shook his head in sulky
silence. The Comte de Rabodanges ex-
claimed, fiercely, 1T is too much to ex-
pect; the cat does not offer her paw a
second timer
| During this alteration Camilla had
sat silent. but with growing Impotence;
her eyes flashed and her cheeks were
fiery-red. The colonel. always ready to
turn the force Of others to account for
his own purpose. FASTENED to give the
final impulse to her pent-up indigna-
ton. He looked at her, and raised his
shoulders and eyebrows in gesture of
resignation.
you" she cried; "you too despair at
doubts and recriminations mean? Do
! greatness of the cause you serve?
Have you begun to forget the emper-
| orr"
| AS the lightning Of this word flashed
| upon them her hearers started violent
ly.
"Ah!' she went on, with quickening
breath, there is magic in the name!
It Is perhaps because you whisper it
| SO seldom that 1t has ceased Of late to
stir you; let us be holder in speech and
Drawer In action!"
Madame" replied NJ. Carnac, depre-
catingly, and with bow of genuine adj
miration, your enthusiasm is heroic.
but 1t is not prudent; the holiness that
1 you preach is likely to bring discomfi-
ture upon us all"
sDiscomf1ture!' she cried with ringing
scorn. What, then, does the timidity
you practice bring upon the emperor?
Are we to preserve our own freedom at
the price Of his captivity, and amid the
luxury Of great capital to shut our
eyes to the misery Of his exile on a lone
ly rock unfit for human habitation p
There was an awkward silence. After
a moments pause she went on again in
a more pleading tone.
Let us for an instant look back, %
she said earnestly, upon the splendor
OF his past career, and then consider to
what the rancor of his enemies has
Gbught him. The man Of action, for
whose deeds Europe was not wide
enough. confined within circuit Of a
dozen miles! The man Of genius re-
fused even the companionship Of his
Dost-loved books! The commander of
armies with but pair Of lackeys at his
call; the maker and dethroner Of kings
denied his royal title! Do you not
know" she cried, and her voice rang
deep again with anger, do you not
know that his house is but a molderlng
Jail, and his allowance a prisoners pit
lance? Himself the most magnificently
generous Of men, he has been driven by
sordid necessity to melt his plate; he
suffers in health, he is in danger. He
Just heaven!-from the inspiration OF
whose life we drew the spirit that ami
mates our owny'
"Well spoken!' cried the colonel
skillfully following up the advantage
she had gained for him; well spoken!
And all that we then had shall soon be
ours again; Is 1t not worth one more
effort my friends?"
1 ut is, indeed" murmured M. Carnac
with sigh. The Comte de Rabodanges
| grumbled, IF only it were the last
Mr.. Holmes settled himself in his chair
WELL" he said, bluntly, lets hear
your plan, If you've got one"
The colonel united his bundle OF
| papers and spread them out upon the
table in front OF him.
you will not have failed to observe
he began, that our past attempts
now five in number-haye all practi-
cally owed their failure to one and the
same cause. We have not hitherto
recognized which is the stronger and
which the weaker of the two barriers
that confine the object Of our devotion
Because there are but two cruisers
guarding the seaboard Of st. Helena
while a continuous Gordon Of armed
sentinels is posted around Longwood
House, another at the confines OF the
domain, and yet third along the coast
we have made the mistake Of suppos.
Ing that our chief difficulties would
meet US on land. But experience has
shown that by relying on the corruption
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