The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-06-01

from Aimee. l kissed 1t and put It next my
heart Then with renewed courage !
struck out for the station. Two hours later
4 1 was on the midnight express for Paris.
AT the first opportunity / took out
| Aimee's note. 1t was tender little episte,
fun OF love and protestations of loyalty.
She gave me the address of an intimate
girl friend In Paris through whom ! could
send letters. an opportunity of which /
took daily advantage during the next ten
days.
Reaching Paris early in the morning l
made my way TO my old rooms, took a
bath (the first In many days. and donned
| familiar and well-ftting 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 found that an
armistice had been declared close on the
President Roosevelt and King Edward EDWARD
were making strenuous efforts toward
peace, and prospects were favorable. The
| Germans had Withdrawn into Lorraine.
The Kaiser was In Berlin.
That night I returned to the club, and
was cordially welcomed by my old asso-
ciates Rangers 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
eminent ten million francs TAT fair inter-
est; Mongeryal protested TO be In hourly
expectation OF a summons TO membership
In the Peace Commission. All 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. / told the
story Of my reconnaissance. Of the death
OF Martini and Rechere, OF my capture by
the Germans. and my compulsory service
10 the Hnssars, emitting reference TO my
participation In the actual nghting. We
talked for hours, ate, slept and talked
again.
! had been In Paris a week when Latour
1nnRarad fraQh ron vphn
Peace Commissioners were wranglfng over
terms. He regarded me coldiy at first, but
warmed up when l told him how had
hearts carriage had been the means Of
his escape.
Iatour also brought news OF the arrival
IN Paris Of batch Of German prisoners,
captured at Montepelier. With a sudden
hope IN my heart left the party as soon
as possible and hunted up the barracks
where the prisoners were quartered. As
among them, suiien and disheartened, but
we'll. He was overJoyed TO see me, think
Ing me dead. | found little difficulty IN
securing his release through my friend
Captain Maubourg. and took him TO nv
rooms, where ! summoned a tailor and
made Fleisehmann into Frenchman as
lsowenberg had long before turned me ia
him plan In which he Joined heartily. !
IL was nothing less than an expedition to
Bethel, and actually stealing Aimee from
Der uncle'S house.
Late the next night we left Paris and IN |
The morning We're at Bethel I had pur- |
poseiy grown beard. and felt certain that |
would not be recognized as the German |
spy $500
Before leaving Paris had sent letter
10 Aimee telling her OF my pfaD we l
secured q team-two half starved horses
md numbering carriage. the test the town I
stable anorded-and at midnight. leaving I
he carriage IN a nearby grove went 10 the 4
back gate Of the chateau The prearranged /
signal, the boot Of an owl thrice repeated. |
was answered BY the appearance Of a dim
lEhf IN Ainee's room. ana presently my
appeared AZ ne gate, Followed l