The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-12
CHAPTER III.
A BODY FROM THE SEINE.

CHAPTER III.
A BODY FROM THE SEINE.
AT the sport, my young friend"
Henri murmured, from the depths of
his basket chair, 81 yield you without
question supremacy. Your rude games,
trials mostly of brute strength, do not
interest me. Your horsemanship. I
must confess that 1 envy, and 1 fear
| that you are better shot,. But two
| things remain to me-"
only twO?" Guy murmured. What
unexampled modesty!"
II can drive a racing automobile at
| eighty miles an hour, and with the
| foils 1 can play with YOU
81 give you the first" Guy answered,
| but I'm beginning to fence myself
bit with the sticks. Let's have bout"
MY dear Guy" Henri exclaimed,
| forgive me, but what a crude sugges-
ton, The first breeze of the day is
| Just coming up from the lake. Close
your eyes as / do. Can't you catch
| the perfume of the roses and the late
lilac? Exquisite. In half an hour you
will see a new green in the woods there
as the sun drops This is silent joy.
You would exchange it for vulgar
movement"
II don't see any thing vulgar about
| fencing" Guy replied. Its all right
| here, OF course, but I'm getting stiff.
and I haven't the appetite of a kitten
should like a good hours bout, a swim
afterwards in the baths, and rundown.
Come on, Henri! It'll make us as fit
as possible"
! Henri shivered a little.
my young friend" he murmured.
| you move me to despair. How can an
alliance between nations with such con-
trary ideals be possible? Your would
desert a beautiful scene like this to
gain by vulgar exercise an appetite that
you may eat. Can't you realize the
crudeness of it? Yet I must remem-
Der that you are my guest" he added,
striking the bell by his side An
tome shall prepare my linen clothes,
and / will give you a lesson. Antoine"
he added, half turning to the man serv-
ant who stood by his elbow, my black
linen fencing clothes and shoes in the
dressing room, and have the floor in the
fencing gallerey sprinkled with sand"
| The man bowed and Henri slowly rose
from his chair.
| Don't bother about it, you know, II
you mind very much, Guy said
Would you rather have game of bill
| lizards or a swim in the lake?"
| Henri thrust his arm through his
friends.
I
we are to do anything at all We must
do the thing in which ] excel. 1t feeds
my vanity, which is good for me, for by
disposition / am over-modest."
But they were not destined to fence
that night, for on their way across the
hall the Dukes own servant intercept
ed them.
Monsieur lie Due" he announced,
desires to speak with Monsieur In the
library"
Henri let go his friends arm.
II return to the terrace. mon ami,
he said. You can fetch me when my
respected uncle has finished with you.
Monsieur lie Due and Monsieur Girls
son were still together. Immediately
the door was closed the former turned
to Guy.
Your luggage has been thoroughly
searched" he announced, by trusty
agent. The letter of credit is still there
but the paper of which you spoke is
missing"
Guy looked a little incredulous.
II know it was there the evening
left the hotel" he answered. 1T was
fastened to my letter of credit by ar
elastic band. The man you sent must
have missed it."
The Duke shook his head.
That" he said, lis impossible. The
paper has been distracted.
But who could have known about
it?" Guy protested.
Monsieur Poynton," the Duke said
I'VE think it well-Monsieur Grisson anC
Ito take you a little further into oul
confidence. Has il occurred to you,
wonder, to appreciate the significance
of what you saw on the railway in the
forest of PoZen?'
I'm afraid-not altogether" Guy an
swered.
1--WE assumed as much" the Duke
said. What you did see was this
You saw a meeting between the Ger
man Emperor and the Car of Bus
STA 1t was maryelously well arranged
and except those interested you wer'
, probably the only witness. According
TO the newspapers they were never les!
than 400 miles apart, but on the day IL
, question the Emperor was reported t.
| be confined to his room by a Sigh
chill. and the Car to be resting afte
! a fatiguing journey. You understand
that this meeting was meant to be KEEP
t a profound secret?''
Guy nodded.
"But why?" he asked. WAS Their
: any special reason why they should no
5 meet?"
MY young friend" the Duke an
] swered gravely, this meeting Of which
2 you were the only witness might, blu
! for your chance presence there. hav
, altered the destiny of Europe. Try how
= you will you cannot appreciate it's far
r reaching possibilities. / will endeavo
[ to give you the bare outlines of tn
r affair. Even you. 1 suppose, have OBJ
: served or heard Of the growing friend
ship between my country and yours
1 which has eliminated in what is Gale,
the entente cordiale."
s Yes, know as much as that" Gu,
: admitted
This movement" the Duke said, "ha
= been looked upon with growing distast
and disfavor in Russia. Russia is tn
traditional and inevitable enemy O