Milford chronicle., 1908-08-28

9 Navy club for ten mel
~ in honor of the newl,
- arrived military attach
of the Spanish legation He ha,
drawn his guests largely from his for
eign acquaintance in Washington be
cause the Spanish spoke little English
and Dick knew Washington well enough
to understand that, while a girl and ,
man who speak different languages may
sit comfortably together at table, mel
IN like predicament grow morose ant
ane likely to quarrel with their eyes be
fore the cigars are passed. 1t was Fri
day, and the whole party had witness
ed the drill at Fort Myer that after
noon, with nine girls to listen to their
explanation Of the maneuvers and the
earliest spring bride for chaperon.
Shirley had been of the party and
somewhat the heroine OF it. too. for it
was Dick who sat on his horse out in
the tanbark with the little whistle to
his lips and manipulated the troop.
l. Here's a confusion Of tongues. I
may need you to interpret" laughed
Dick, indicating chair at his left, and
when Armitage sat down he faced
Chauvenet across the round table.
With the first filling of glasses it was
found that every one could speak
French, and the talk went forward
spiritedly. The discussion of military
matters naturally occupied first place
Then they fell to talking about in
dividuals, chiefly men i'm the public
eye, and as the Austro- Hungarian EN-
bassy was in mourning ana unrepre
scented at the table the new emperor
king was discussed with considerable
frankness.
He has not old Stroebel's right hand
to hold him up" remarked a young
German officer.
Thereby hangs a dark tale" re- |
marked Claiborne Somebody stuck |
& knife into Count Won StrOebel at
singularly inOpportune moment. saw
him in Geneva two days before he was
assassinated, and he was very feeble
and seemed harassed. 1t gives a man
the shudders to think of what might
happen if his majesty Charles Louis
should go by the board. His only child
died year ago-after him his cousin
Francis, and then the deluge"
Bah! Francis is not as dark as he's
painted. He's the most lied about
prince in Europe" remarked Chau
venet. HE would most certainly be
an improvement on Charles Louis But.
alas, Charles Louis will undoubtedly
live on forever like his lamented ia.
Their. The king is dead. Long live the
kingr
Nothing can happen" remarked the .
German sadly. Il have lost much
money betting on upheavals in that di
Tection. If there were a man in Hun
gary it would be different But riots
are not revolutions"
THAT is quite true" said Armitage =
quietly. =
But" observed the Spaniard, III :
the Archduke Karl had not gone out
Of his head and died in two or three 4,
dozen places, so that no one is sure
be is dead at all, things at Vienna .,
might be rather more interesting. KARL
oOk son with him into exile. Sup
pose one or the other of them should
'eappear stir up strife and incite re-
)elliOn."
"Such speculations are quite idle"
Chauvenet. There is no
loubt whatever that Karl is dead or
We should hear of him"
of course" said the German. "If
Ie were not the death of the old en-
'eror would have brought him to life
gain"
The same applies TO the boy he
arried away with Internationally
cad, or we should hear of him Karl
isappeared soon after his son Francis
ras born. 1t was said
"a pretty tale it is" commented the
erman, that the child wasn't ex-
city Karl's own. He took it quite
away to hide his shame in
xile, taking his son, Frederick Au
lstus, with him" -,
HE was surely mad" remarked ~
hauvenet. slipping a cordial "He is
uch better dead and out of the way Gle
II the good Of Austria. Francis. as sa
~, is a good fellow. We have hunted hi
gether, and I know him we'll"
They fell to talking about the lost &c
ms of royal houses-and a goodly num-
# there have been. even in these no.
ter centuries-and then of the latest 4
arriages between American women ~.
ID titled foreigners. Chauyenet was an,
w leading the conversation. 1t might cic
en- have seemed to a critical listener +sI
at he was guiding it with certain the
tention. tbe
He laughed as though at the remem- moi
ance of something amusing and held cd
e little company while be bent over 60
candle to light a cigar, ron
with all due respect to our Ameri- {"
n host, ! must say that a title in IN,
nerica goes further than anywhere to1
ie in the whole. was at Bar Har-
T three years ago when the Baron B
n Kissel devastated that region. He wa
lde sad havoc among the ladies that owe
mm~- lH'ta rest ~ r~simnl- had no wal