The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-18
sKKossls 81 paFcrplKo cHaPrERs.

Udntec adams, European representa-
ttUe far American manufacturers and
graduate Of West Point, is In Paris al
the outbreak OF the great acar betaoeen
France and Germany. He engages IN
balloon reconnaissance for the
French and barely escapes capture, be
siiD saCept into northern France, tohere
he Is fcreeked IN the grounds of the
Chateau LdgunGg. He is rescued BIZ
the daughter of the Count Lagundg,
Aimee, NTH sUhom he fails in lore
The Germans Advance; Adams defends
Aimee from insNlt at the hands Of
GriesnGn, Colonel of CdpdlYg. adams
joins the HuSsdfs, under LolCenberg, an
old friend, and later assists IN an am
bush Of the French. Word reaches him
at camp that Aimee is again In the
hands OF GriesmdR With Fleiscb
snGnR, a gigantic sergeant of The EN-
peror's bodggudrd, he inpresses an
automobile aud goes 10 her rescue. III
q terrific sscord night he Kills Grtesmdn
and ts0o others, and proceeds l0ith
Aimee to the home Of her cousin at
Bethel
Chapter vi.
For two delicious days remained at
Bethel with Aimee. Then early in the
afternoon Fleischmann brought up the
big car we set out for camp, for OBJ
yious reasons taking a direct road that
did not pass the Chateau Lagunay,
Reaching the outskirts of the camp we
found a host Of war balloons inflated and
ready for ascent. Others were already
soaring above us, and looking far to the
south we saw the French balloons, high In
air, observing the German movements
As We went farther south (f0r the camp |
covered an area some ten miles sauare) |
We found that large part of the army |
had moved. 1t was evident that events
were approaching crisis
AT headquarters / sent In my name to
1he Emperor Fleischmann pa sing up and
down outside IN fever of apprehension,
Tor he dreaded his sovereigns wrath. AS
FOR myself, certain Of nay ability to make
satisfactory explanation, / waited calmly.
When l was finally ushered into the at
gust presence saiuted and related my
story. The Emperor waved his hand as
though to dismiss me. But / persisted.
and when finally drew from my pocket
the documents / had taken from Cries
mans pocket and told him OF GrevOir
CHEESEMAN'S supposed interpreter, his ex-
preston changed. He ran over the papers
hurriediy; letters from a prominent
French officer; brief notes of the German
scheme OF INVASION; data concerning the
German forces; and realizing that Cries J
man was really In league with the enemy
ne forgave me, though II was with a curt /
comment upon my abrupt departure from
the camp, ana q caution that ] conduct +,
myself more .circumspectly in the future. /
| told him that / alone was responsible i
for Fleischmann's leave without permits I
sion-~that had really abducted the big i
hickered over his face at this. Then he j
sobered again. r
You will rejoin Lowenberg." he said In / /
iismtssing me. There is work for YOU G
N the right wing. We will be In action 1
~ morrow or the day after. You and b
Fleischmann can redeem yourselves at the d
ront Until you offend again I forgive 5
sou both"
When we had patiently endured Lowen- 4
'erg's scolding The had been very much B
nut for my arresD we discussed the plan d
or the advance. / learned that the ene- al
ny was assembled I'M force between our Il
amp and the Marine River The first 81
onlact had occurred the day before when d
. German brigade OF armored automo- A
lies undertook to reconnoiter to the III
outh The French had sent out a similar "
figade for the same purpose, and they 4,
act near q small village. The two forces
anne together In a mad charge. The steel II
I high speed, crashing into and over one ii
mother and finishing in tangle of al
freckage from which but one German III
iachine had emerged In condition to re- IL
,rce upon cavalry or infantry would be m
reaistlble; but upon an enemy OF Its own M
Ind II meant mutual humiliation. 1t was NJ
striking example OF the unfitness OF w
ich machines for general warfare. wi
At dark we were ready for the advance | "a
owing under cover of night to avoid the
l-Aeeing eyes of the arships. III
A brief statement of the military situa- on
on seems necessary in order that the WI
ader may understand the nature Of our WI
rench occupied the Marine River. from ev
hnlOnH- sur Marine to Bar-le-Duc Bee nd
veen these towns the south bank OF the Hi
arne rises sharply from the water to tn