The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-04
Chapter III.

CONTINUED from last ,oeek
vt was evident that had not seriously
wounded the Colonel. for he stood nt at
tention without difficulty, supported by his
aide, who explained briefly that they had
entered the Chateau to demand accommo-
dation for the Emperor and his staff; that
provOcation had viciously attacked the
Colonel. To this version the Colonel weakly
agreed. The Kaiser turned to me.
'sYou say my Colonel insulted the lady?'
including In his glance Aimee, who stood
on the stairway, overcome with the embar-
of the German ruler.
.'He put his arm about her. l replied,
my anger rising again, ,"and endeavored to
kiss her. ASK the lady herself
..Is 1t true. Mndemoisellef"
Aimee bowed her head in assent. the
color sweeping over her beautiful face and
The Kaiser's features became set In con-
tempt aoqPt not your bdrass,n,, bhn,sHeht ths rs
Colonel. who cringed before this rc6uke.
Il have issued specific orders to avoid
rtfSs and await fur fSrther orders orders Then to the
aIdsmsee ot that he is attended by the
As they passed through the great door
way the Kaiser addressed Aimee, bowirg
gracefully. Il apologize to you Made
moiselle,. for the anront of my officer. 1
also applaud the gallantry of your-your-
defender, Mr. Adams, whom have met
under various circumstances. 1t Will be
necessary for me and my staff to occupy
a portion of your Chateau during the next
few days. You may rest assured, however;
that the upper floors shall be reserved
entirely for your own use. and that there
will be no unseemly or unnecessary inter
ference with your personal comfort. l
shall see that you are protected day and
night. But while you will not be regarded
as under restraint, ask that you make no
attempt to leave without permission. He
bowed again to Aimee and strobe out into
the sunlight, followed by his orderly, who
had been standing at the door.
1 I N Aimpp
comforting her in the way of u lover.
But she seemed not to be afraid. On the
rs he not grand mnn?'' she asked.
"Such dignity; such magnificent bearing;
what fire shone in his eyes! And oh;my
ingly, chow like a lion you were. shall
never be afraid with you near me-" So we
detachment of the Emperors bodyGuard,
under command of sergeant OF mag,
nee1t proportions entered the do9ryarrd ara
house. Then Aimee retired TO her rooms on
the second floor, and l sailed forth. to
learn something of the military situation;
have said that l was wei. acquainted
In Berlin, so 1t was not surprising, that
! should run across friends. Hardly had
/ left the Chateau when 1 came face to
face with portly, red-bearded officer, lean
IL against a tree and contentedly smoking
long-stemmed pine; l held out my hand,
..Lowen6erg!" / exclaimed in delight;
at Is really you" He was Colonel OF
Hussars. and / had beaten him at chess
many and many a time.
For full a minute he stared me in the
face. Gradually his features relaxed.
Then n roar of laughter shook his paunch.
He snatched my outstretched hand and
clasped 1t in both his own. Tears ran
down his cheeks.
"oh, my dear Adams. my dear Adnms,"
he cried between peaIs OF laughter. What a,,
in Berlin, attlred, en- rigeur. ,gravely dis
cussing tariffs and values. I hurry to the
front to fight, and find you strutting about
the grounds of French Chateau, clAd In
velvet and lace, like medieval fachlon
plate; Oh. you ehangeabie Americans
Al, my brave Lowcnberg! he was ever
fine friend. How my heart ached when:
a few weeks later, i saw him stretched
upon a heap of straw, both legs shot away
In that descent into the hell of Montepelier,
and dying as a German warrior can die,
with n prayer for his country and a smile
for his friends.
In a few minutes ! told Lowenberg of
the events of the past few days, limiting,
however, that had started from Amicns
ya an air-ship, bent on pleasure trip.
/ learned that the German forces We're
forming to the west of us, and that col