Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-06-02

rrona Aimee Kissed It andput It next my |
heart- lLrn With renew ~. A-s
was on the u4lirirht express for l'aris- |
AT the nrst opportunity took out
ful ~ love ana prutestatiols az 10y Ail!-
She gave me fhe address or an Intimate |
-irl friend in Paris through whom ! could
send letters. an opportunity or wnlcn
took daily advantage during the next ten
Reachlng Paris early IN the morning
made my way 10 uy oil rooms. took =
Iath trhe FIRST IN Inanv dsysl aud donned
familiar and wcli-ftting clothes. The de-
light 81 being back "a my old haunts,
away from strife aud danger was ineNpre.s-
ihle. though I iongcd To have Aimee with
me. Frou the newspapers found that an
armistice had been declared close on the
heels or the great laud and sea battles
| President Roosevelt and King Edward
were making strenuous erorts toward
peace. and PROSPECTS were favorable. The
/ Germans had withdrawn into Lorraine.
/ The Kaiser was IN Berlin.
was cordially welcomed by ny old asso-
/ ciates. Brangers was at work on his
famous statge-the dying Generalissiimo.
l though no Generaiissimo had been c'oSe
/ enough 70 the hgLting line 10 get even
| scratched: Ouvrard had l0aned the Gov
eminent ten million francs cat fair Inter
est. Noueerval proseSsed TO De in hourly
expectation q summons 20 membership
IN the Peace Commission. All tongues
OF the French arms. though for the life or
me ! could not see that either side had
gained the least advantage. L tula tne
story OF my reconnaissance. OF the dea tn
Of Martini and Rechere. 81 nv capture by
the Germans. and my compulsory service
Ia the Hrssars. emitting reference 10 my
participation 10 the actual fighting We
I talked Tor hours. ate, slept. and talked
i bad been In Paris a week when Iatour
appeared. fresh from London, where the
! Peace Commissioners were wrangilDg over
. terms He regarded me coldly at urst. but
warmed up when 1 told him bow ! lad
pleaded for his life, and how my sweet
hearts carriage had been the means OF
Iatour also brought news Of the arrival
, m Paris CT batch az German prisoners.
captured az Moutepelier. With a sudden
hope ~ nay heart left the party as soon
as possible and hunted up the barracks
4 where the prisoners were CHARTERED. As
among them. salien and dishearTened. bu,
well. He was overjoyed 10 see me. think
: ing me dead. I found little difficulty ~
D Captain MaubOurg. and took him 20 rs
[ rooms, where ! summoned a tailor ans
{ made Fielschmann into a Frcnchuan a.
Q Lowepberg had long before turned me in
E him a plan ga which he Joined heartily
J. IL was nothing less than an expedition q
E Bethel. and actually stealing Aimee frOI
: her uacle'S house.
= late the next night we left Paris and :,
the morning were AZ Bethel. I had pal
n posely grown a beard. and felt certain tha
r would not be recognized as the Germa
+ Before leaving Paris bad sent a letts
~ TO Aimee telling her az my plan. "
D. secured a team-twO hair starved hor~e
~ stable aforded-and at midnight. leayia
the carriage In a nearby grove. went 70 N
0r hack gate Of the chateau. The prearranee
sss b % tss S q a.
&c light IN Aimees room, and presently N
&c lsweetheart appeared at tie gate foiiows