Amador ledger., 1906-06-08

from Aimee. kissed it and put it next my
heart. Then with renewed courage
struck out for the station. Two hours later
was on the midnight express for Paris.
At the first opportunity l took out
Aimee,s note. 1t was tender little epistle,
full OF love and protestations of loyalty.
girl friend in Paris through whom 1 could
send letters, an opportunity of which 1
took daily advantage during the next ten
days
Reaching Paris early in the morning I
made my way to my old rooms, took a
bath (the first in many days) and (onned
familiar and well-fltting clothes. The de-
light of being back in my old haunts,
away from strife and danger, was inexpress-
ible, though longed to have Aimee with
me. From the newspapers l found that an
armistice had been declared close on the
heels OF the great land and sea battles
President Roosevelt and King Edward
were making strenuous efforts 4toward
peace, and prospects were favorable. The
Germans had withdrawn into Lorraine
The Kaiser was In Berlin.
That night 1 returned to the club. and
was cordially welcomed by my old asso-
ciates. Brangers was at work on his
famous statue-the dying Generalissimo,
though no Generalissimo had been close
enough to the fighting line to get even
scratched; Ouvrard had loaned the Gov
ernment ten million francs lat fair inter-
est; Mongerval professed to be in hourly
expectation of summons to membership
in the Peace Commission. Ali tongues
were gathering with the glorious success
OF the French arms, though for the life of
me could not see that either side had
gained the least advantage. 1 told the
story Of my reconnaissance, of the death
OF Martini and Rechere, of nv capture by
the Germans, and my compulsory service
In the Hussars, omitting reference to my
participation in the actual fighting We
talked for hours, ate, slept, and talked
again.
/ had been In Paris week when Latour
appeared, fresh from London, where the
Peace Commissioners We're wrangling over
terms. He regarded me coldly at first, but
warmed up when 1 told him how I had
pleaded for his life, and how my sweet
hearts carriage had been the means of
Latour also brought news of the arrival
IN Paris of batch of German prisoners,
captured capt re at at hMontePelier With sudden
as possible and hunted up the barracks
where the prisoners were quartered AS
1 had vaguely expected Fleischmann was
among them, sullen and disheartened, but
well. he was oyerjoyed to see me, think
ing me dead. ! found little difficulty in
securing his release through my friend,
captain Mauboqrg, and took him to my
rooms, where 1 summoned a tailor and
made Fleischmann into a Frenchman as
Lowenberg had long before turned me in
to German hussar Then I unfolded to
1t was nothing less than an expedition to
Bethel, and actually stealing Aimee from
her uncle's house.
Late the next night we left Paris and in
the morning were at Bethel. l had pur-
posely grown a beard, and felt certain that
! would not be recognized as the German
spy
Before leaving Paris 1 had sent a letter
to Aimee telling her of my plan. We
secured a team-two half starved horses
and numbering carriage, the best the town
stable afforded-and at midnight, leaving
the carriage in nearby grove, went to the
Nhn fr.a1
signal, the hoot of an owl thrice repeated,
was answered by the appearance of a dim
light In Aimee's room, and presently my
sweetheart appeared at the gate. followed