Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-22
peror would have brought him to life

dead, or we should hear OF him Kari
disappeared soon after his son Francis
was born. 1t was said
"a pretty tale 1t u.s." commented the
German, that the child wasn't ex-
actly karl's own. He took 1t quite
hard-went away to hide his shame In
exile. taking his son. Frederick Au-
gustus. with him."
"He was surely mad" remarked
Chauvenet. slipping cordial. HE II
much better dead and out Of the way
for the good Of Austria. Francis. -
say. Is a good fellow. We have hunted
together, and know him WELL"
They fell to talking about the lost
sons of royal hOuses--and goodly num-
per there have been. even In tneso
alter centuries-and then Of the latest
marriages between American women
aud titled foreigners. Chauvenet was
now leading the conversation. 1t might
even have seemed to critical listener
that he was guiding it with q certain
Intention.
He laughed as though at the remem-
brance of something amusing and held
the little company while he bent over
a candle to light a cigar.
"With all due respect to our Ameri-
can host, l must say that title in
America goes further than anywhere
else in the whole. l was at Bar Har-
Dor three years ago when the Baron
Won kissel devastated that region. He
made sad havoc among the ladies that
summer. The rest Of us simply had no
place to stand You remember gentle
round the listening circie-"that the
unexpected arm ral of the excellent
ambassador of Austria Hungary caus
ii the baron to leave Har Harhor be
woen dl.k and d"y'i-'lt. The story
.vaS that he got Oft in Il slilboat. anG
fe next we heard of him h Wa. mas
tueradng under some title in San
francisco. where he proved to- be IL
dangerous forger You all remember
hat the papers We're full of his per
'ormances for awhile. but he was /.
ucky rascal and always disappeared at
lie proper psych3log! II! moment II.
lad. as you may say. the cosmopolitan
accent and was the most plausible fel-
low alive -.
ITS my experience that we never
meet person once only-there's al
ways second meeting somewhere
and was not at all surprised when
ran upon my old friend the baron In
Germany last fan"
AT his old tricks. suppose" OBJ
served some one.
mo. That was the strangest part of
It He's struck deeper game. though
I'm blessed II can make It out Hes
dropped the title altogether and now
calls himself Mister-rve forgotten for
the moment the rest Of it. but It is an
English name. He's made a stake
somehow and travels about In decent
comfort He passes now as an Ameri-
can-his English Is excellept-and he
hints at large Americas interests"
HE probably has forged securities
to SELL" commented the German. II
know those fellows. The business is
best done quietly"
Il dare say" returned Chauvenet.
''Of course you greeted him AZ a long
lost friend" remarked Claiborne lead.
ingly.
mo; I wanted to make sure OF him.
and. strangely enough. he assisted me
In a very curious way" E' '' q
!. All felt that they were now t. hear
the denouement Of the story. and sew
eral men bent forward In their absorp-
ton, with their elbows on the table.
Chauvenet smiled and resumed, with a
little shrug Of his shoulder. :, -
"Well, l must go back a moment to
say that the man knew at Bar Har.
Dor had real crest. The ladies to
whom he wrote notes treasured them.
1 dare say, because Of the pretty In
signium. He had it engraved on his
cigarette case. q bird Of some kind tip
toeing on . helmet. and beneath there
was a motto. Eide Non Armis.'"
1.-The devih" exclaimed rhe young
German. "Why. that's very like
VERY like the device Of the Austrian
Schomburgs Well, l remembered the
cigarette case. and one night at a con.
cert-in Berlin. you. know-l CHANGED
to sit with some friends at q table
quite near where he sat alone. l had
my eye on him. trying to assure my
self Of his identity. when In closing
his cigarette case It fell almost at my
feet. and bumped heads with waiter
as picked 1t up-I wanted to maize
sure-and handed It to him. the imita-
ton baron"
THAT was your chance to startle
him tribe. should say" remarked
the German. e~
HE was the man beyond doubt.
There was no installing the cigarette
case. What I said was" continued
Chauvenet. "'Allow me, baronr"
swell spoken" exclaimed the Span.
ish officer.
mot SO well, either" laughed Chau-
venet. "He had the best Of it He's q
| N1lk;;;E6;;;;A | l In