Evening star., 1898-08-06

n"Ppeheu TINS time Germany has forced
Dretext for war upon MS. Acting under
the specific instructions of the kaiser a
German gunboat accompanied trading
vessel TO Gabes and ATTEMPTED to land a
cargo OF goods in defiance of cur customs
! regulations. The officials invoked the aid
OF the captain of one of our Warshins on
, duty at the port, and he ordered the Ger
mans to desist. This they refused to do
unless compelled by force whereupon our
/, ofncer fired blank cartridge bv wav of
warning. 1t was sufficient but there can
not be the slightest doubt that this paItrv
incident VIII be made a cause of war We
are, God knows, Ill prepared for a cam
phgn, though we have strained every nerve
~ strengthen our resources since our enc
my cruel design became apparent. We
are aioEe IN this quarrel. We cannot ex-
Pect england to interfere and Russian
1riendsnlp has suddenly become frozen. on.
my uear EVELYN, do not you Gesert u.s. /
esh you TO spare your husband to aid us
III lhls terrible crisis. 1 know not what to
urge IN behalf of my request but the need
OF my beloved France impels me to prefer
II; II necessary on my knees. The king or
Llancourt would have cabled to Mr. Vansit-
tart, but / told them to leave the appeal
10 me, Tor L am assured that the decision
VIII rest with you. I cannot think that Won
VIII deny me- With Mr.. Vansittart direct
ing affairs, my eople will be hopeful In
ms absence they will march to death. brave
but despairing
your afflicted HONopJNE.
When the familiar name left her lips.
Evelyn turned and hid her face against
her husbands shoulder
Jerome put his arm around her
II mas come sooner than we thought
my GIRL was the best he could find to
say.
Dick Harland dug his hands into his
pockets and looked at them fxedly: Ari-
zona jim felt that he required sustenance.
ana TOOK surreptitious bite at a plug
of tobacco.
In
tram of thought; his mind wondered back
a decade, when fancy free he had met the
heautltul Honorine de Montpensier, whose
alnhItion to occupy the position to which
She deemed herself entitled by birth was
revealed to him by her refusal to be his
VIE Unused to defeat, and with his great
wealth, he had repaired to France. and
ehSaSed himself In the vast scheme of ir-
rlsating the Great African desert The en-
ergy, skill and tact with which he had
overcome all difficulties had endeared him
10 the French people and raised him to
such influence and power to enable him
TO place Honorine on the throne but not
as his wife. He learned the difference be-
tween ambition and pure affection; welded
the sister of his old schc colfellow Harland
ana now, after a brief period of relief
from business cares, felt that his presence
on the field of action was necessary to pre-
serve to the French nation the great col
eny that had grown from his labors
AT last Evelyn regained her self-controI
She said firmly:
Does the decision rest with me Jerrvo"
Yes"
Then We start for France at the earliest
moment"
''We?"
Yes. We. refuse to remain behind. If
you go without me 1 will follow by the
next steamer"
My dear girl, there is the boy to think
He will be well looked after during our
absence. My place is with you"
So be it. sweetheart. This war will
make an old man of me, so we will age
together. Dick. wire to New York and ask
when the Seafarer can sail for Europe"
And at the same time l will answer the
queen" Evelyn was grit all through
The Gay was 4 Tuesday early in May
An hour later they learned that the Sea
tarer would be ready at o'clock on
Thursday Afternoon.
Then Thursday afternoon at o'clock
we sail" cried Jerome cheerily Now
Dick, l have been making few plans al
ready How can l best purchase, for the
speediest shipment, 10000 strong, well-con-
ditioned horses? They must be I'D to
weight, and sound in wind and limb Any
thing over fifteen hands and between five
and eight years old will meet my require
ments."
In a room of the imperial palace that
stands on the famous boulevard Inter den
Linden was gathered a notable conclave
The emperor, impulsive. exuberant, brave
to rashness and daring in thought, sat at
the head of the council table With him
were the chief officers of the army and
the responsible ministers of state.
Some one had suggested a further sound
ing of the views held by the great powers.
Great weaknesses, rathert Which of them