The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-10-08

this sword was his. and these orders
and that cloak lying yopder-all were
his. They were gifts from his father
And. believe me. my friends. ] came
by them honestly"
The baron bent over the table and
spilled the orders from their silver box
and scanned them eagerly. The col
ured ribbons. the glittering jewels. held
the eyes OF all. Many OF them were
the insignia Of rare orders no longer
conferred. There were the crown and
pendant cross Of the Invincib!e knights
OF Zaringer; the white falcon upon a
silver helme, swung from u ribbon OF
cloth Of gold. the familiar device OF
the house Of Schomburg. the gold NAL
,ese cross Of the Cheyaliers VI the
Blessed Sacrament; the crossed SWORDS
above an iron crown of the Ancient
Legion Of Saint Michael and All An
gels. and the full rugged ship pendant
from triple anchors, the decoration OF
the rare Spanish order Of the Star OF
the Seven Seas. Silence held the COM
puny as the ambassadors tine old
hands touched one after another. 1t
seemed to Shirley that these baubles
again bound the new world. the IA
miliar hills Of home. the Virginia
shores, to the wallowing caravels OF
Columbus.
The ambassador closed the silver box
the better to examine the white falcon
upon its lid. Then he swung about
and confronted Armitage.
"Where IL he monsieur?" he asked,
his voice sunk to whisper. his eyes
sweeping the doors and windows.
1.-THE Archduke Karl Is dead; his son.
Frederick Augustus, whom these con-
spirators have imagined me to be-hs,
too, Is dead
You are quite sure-you are quite
sure. MIR. Arnitage?"
II am quite sure"
THAT is not enough! We have a
right to ask more than your word!'
mo. it IN not enough replied Armi-
tage quietly '"l.et me make my story
brief need not recite the peculiari-
ties If the archduke--his dislike Of con-
ventional society. his contempt for
sham and pretense. After living her
nit life at one Of the smallest and
most obscure Of the royal estates for
several years he vanished utterly.
That was fifteen years ago
"Yes:she was mad. quite mad" blurt-
ed the baron.
THAT was the common impression.
He took his oldest son and went into
exile ConjectNres rs to his where
abouts have filed the newspapers
sporadically ever since. Ee has been
reported M appearing in the south sea
islands. In India. in Australia, In vari-
Gus parts Of this country. In truth.
he came directly to America aud estab-
lished himself us farmer IN western
Canada. His son was killed in an &C.
cident; the archduke died within the
year,"
Judge Claiborne bent forward In bis
chair as Armitage paused.
what proof have you Of this story.
Mr.. Armitage?"
II am prepared for such a question.
gentlemen His Identity l may cstab-
lish by various documents which be
gave me for the purpose. For greater
security locked them In safety box
Of the Bronx Loan and Trust company
In New York. To guard against acct
dents named you jointly with myself
rs entitled to the contents Of that box.
Here is the key"
AS he placed the slim bit of steel on
the table and stepped back to his old
position on the hearth they saw how
white he was and that his hand shook,
and Dick begged him to sit down.
Eyes; will you not be seated. mon.
sieur?" said the baron kindly.
mo; l shall have finished in a mo-