The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-25
CHAPTER XXI.

CHAPTER XXI.
HOW Il RECEIVED THE NEWS.
At about the time when the news OF the alb
duction OF Evelyn reached Paris 1t reached
also the, German corps at Metz. The great
men laid their heads together and whispered
heard nothing of 1.-THE Emperor Wilhelm.
When he did hear, as undoubtedly he must.
t6n Would You .l =" s fhys. T Whn s 6SeSSmae. t ths gssso
What. really, happened was this: Wilhelm
persecution OF all the men around him who
coTld BY, any means get at his ear
not to e esSiua And HP1 his see p=er lrSm tns f insisfsd neo rs
him with the pertlnacity and the omni-
presence OF the atmosphere.
About the same hour OF the evening as
that when the event happened at the inn of
was alone With Wilhelm Il was an apartt
ment of the Hotel de Vile at Metz. Wilhelm
curled with one hand the Notwithstanding are
Of his aggressive mustache while a finger OF
the other pointed to a spot on the map which
lay open on the long. baize-covered table in the
You understand. them he said. 1T is
~hero-here. about three miles east of Contains.
where the hills open. What the Americans
Now was Won Gossler's chance.
The truth is; sire. that ut the moment i
Wilhelm glanced quickly up.
What do you meant'
i mean, sire, InuL something mas haD-
pened to him which units him to manage any
affair which even u child might direct
The General sought to read keenly the face
down and hidden. For ten seconds there was
SILENCE.
His wife. sire. His wife has been kid
The Emperor knew and felt that the eyes OF
the General were riveted upon his face. and
felt. too, that from it every sign of color had
faded, But he did not speak. The clock
perfect silence. and during that silence the
va When enla Wilhelm h. aa,5 raised his head he was still
You understand. then. 1t is ~here-here.
about three miles east OF Contains where the
Yes. sire" returned Won Gossler: that
is .ggp@ite plain. The idea arose in the brain"-
The idea OF Kidnapping Mrs. Vansittart.
sire. 1t arose in the brqin'-
1T has nothing to do with me. General"
1t seems 10 NE n piece OF superb strategy.
sire, The man who conceived IT,
DESERVES to be hanged. sir! However, it
nothing whatever to do with me"
But. sire. l was going to tell. you the MAJ
in whose brain the scheme originated is. as u
mo what he ought to be, Gen. Won Gossler.
Pray. let the subject drop. / desire now to dis
crss with, you the relative Importance Of these
The two heads went together over the map
IN IN a along long e91il9 H. yar Aii nnt an az No. RGn Gp S9n hO Gof Is
said; as a;man who bursts with words and can
u may wiisper-in your Majesty's ears
that lie is said to be utterly Frustrated"
Her Who. General:'
Mr.. Nansittart."
What aboutyn
Well, your Majesty. about the disappear
anee Of his wife,
God; in heaven. General" he cried. Can't
you let mT me e, alGn e ,Til this man @ita and &c his Wife,
hanged. or nnnrtHrnn. or thH nnngR knnVga
what? Where is, your tact. your penetra-
ton? Why should 1 be compelled against my
will-confound you. man! Is 1t my fault?"
Wilhelm stamped his foot. Won Goss!er
covered backward and was silent. With
bowed head he walked from the. room. At
the mans nature. was not cast in so good a
mold as that Of his master. Yet dimly he UNI
ISe I that herr was wt,h a = noble %nGs soul in the
and 1t was clear that the soul had s%uccumbed.
AT, At last; on onaI the %Is second SGd d WTib the situation be-
motive Of his constant INTERRUPTIONS.
down WE T the i Hae de esf Gler 1n t tow mpt the 4 6gait TS1iRs
IN company with q beyy OF officers. The mass
q horses came with a slow c~latter behind. He
pany with 4 Teilungs Major.
The two had been discussing for some min
ptes Nnnsittart's device OF presenting infantry
1T has only one element to recommend It,
sire. the Major had said. and that is Its sue
Mo o'Bqt W %s are sns%sssa il! 4.T E gG fE}IPg y var ar
are another. The upstart may succeed once
TWICE. thrice, but tactics will tell IN the end"
He is said 70 be very low. sire"
Here was Wilhelm's sore point. He flushed.
Who, sirl3 he asked, with averted head.
N.Y., %ilhe sITSD did net %nG reply y. Th %sifuv was a J PHI;
cleared Ills throat. lie said: A't
we. need have little fear. sire. Of further
no!y!SH!ttiGes proeGGSdding from that head"
Mr.. yansittart's. sire"
Would the man keep on repeating the same
Wilhelm.
There was q pause: there was embarrass-
Then. the Major said:
MA doubt yop haye heard, Sire" -
in his saddle like a horse rricked by u sudden
spur saying loudly;
That Mrs, Nansittart"-
What about herr"
You lie, sir!' he shouted, all encrimsoned
with sudden rage, brandishing his fist; At
once he stopped his horse. turned round and
pranced into the midst OF the bevy OF on
coming horses. Then he lifted his voice.
and a torrent OF invectlyes came from him.
The officers, around hung their heads In
ed outbreak, AS Wilhelm once more turned
his horse's head and the procession moved
on T the Gdiify W MfpRbST SUNK aaSG quietly s.6 behind Ind
widely known that no whisper OF the facts
Wilhelm had crushed his nest Of ants
But in doing so he had definitely admitted
to himself. that he had q, motive for this I'M
not a good oo S't One. Whit. VII in"I his Ese bosom moTnSe there's %&s
began to swarm and sting another nest OF ants
eternal ones. heavenly In oriGin-not easy to