The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-07
: THE MISSING MESSENGER !
o Why the French
o. Were Unsupported In the
y Franco-Prussian War.


lllltN " IAN NM Ildu uldllcTS IuFHeu
out as he expected the issue of the strug
gle might have been vastly different.
Tho nrimo minister If rncIopd dro,o
in host ~ ,Lo fo,.,i,,,, 90, ~, :; ~
afternoon for tho ,n9tt.r which or.,,,,Id
his otton,i,. n tho ,nnn,o,,t ,,.as l,n 80
pressing and vital imnnrtanco To baj
;nst rntrr,,nl frn,, ~, .n;,;aI ,.i,i+
Windsor where a JoCn,nont mnon v.Licb
bunc thn fate If = Fnrn,,.,,, ,,ation haJ
rncnjvrJ tbn sanction anl s;l,not,,ro ''' ~
her majesty.
T-non reacbino rho forai ", onico no ON.
countrroJ thr secrotary ~, rho Sta;rs o1d
thov nr,cn.,I.d +,,.ti.,. "a ~ ,,,.;,.ata
room ~ no 1atter Donosi,i,,,, tln tr,",,.
ON rho toI,1o rho nr.r,i..,. ;,,,miroI. =
rs tLa mossan,..r r.,,l,...'
"ITo !. ,roi,in., Lor, WIZ, ,,,,,.. H.
staTts" '''
"Tbis cvonira Tho troat,. p,,s+ rooct
,bo orancro,. ~ Tho a,,,;.,, -,
"It has received brr moio.tv.s eono.
tion. them"
ut has. II will come as q s,1rnrisn to
Germany. no doubt Whom il i. modn
known. but we arc bound Nv motives If
interest and nolicv Mike to spr,,orr tho
French in this struggle Backed nm bv
England. France can scarcely fail H. he
victorious and then we can dictatc forms
To Europe"
But Rismarck-doos no susnaot ."
The premier pauscd before r4rlyin, II
was the one noint unon which La ala NOT
feel quite secure
ever on the alert. on the watch | tbinl,
we have cffcctn9lly blinded him n, this
move. But this messenger. can we rel..
upon him."
II think | can answer for Mr. Whor.
ton. man Of tact and resource
VERY well. will write a disnatch II
once. Meanwhile we must communicates
with the cmncror hy wire. informing him
that our messenger leaves for Paris 70.
night with the treaty. lie will then feel
his position secure and can act accord.
incly."
was summoned into the promier's nres.
ence. who with his own hands delivered
to him the secret treaty.
IL need scarcely impress uDon Won Mr.
Wharton" he said, that this is n matter
ronnirn,, Mo ,',,,,+ a,.,. " Ina ~
patch. This document must be placed in
the emperors hands tomorrow morning
or the consequences NAV Inc fotal"
Having seen thc trratv sofolr sooIod
up in the messengers diSnatch bag tbc
premier went home. not a little relieved
at having rot This woigbtv mattor nff hil
mind. Added ~ mis- thnra v.as tbo nIoas.
ing consciousness Of havinr overro aiJ'
the willy Bismarck, who had bcen maxim
strennous affarts ~ sncrra tb" llt,.Nt,I.
of England.
Meanwhile Mr.. Spencer Wharton lin
gered at the foreign office, never trusting
his precious dispatch bag out of sight
This hasty journey to Paris was not al
together without its attractions for him.
In fact, he was inpatient to be off, TO get
this state mission over so that he might
have day or two in the French capital,
which he intended to devote TO purely
personal affairs.
Just as he alighted from his cab at the
station his attention was attracted to a
group of lOuugers and one or two grin
ming porters. In the center stood lady
who was being subjected to the abuse of
q drunken cahman. just then Mr. Spen.
Ger Wharton caught sight of her face.