The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-08-06
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dent Of foreign birth he might be
come president OF the United States
As II Is, there are thousands of other
Offices worth getting why notf'
II tell you not to be fool You are
young and fairly clever"
Armltage laughed at the reluctance
Of the counts praise.
THANK you. with all my heart"
go back where you belong and you
will have no regrets. Something may
happen-who can telll Events--events
If man will watch and walt and
study events. But"-he gulped down
more Of the brandy-"where and how
do you llyeY
"Where2 own cattle ranch In
Montana, and since the archduke's
death ! have lived there. He carried
about $4,000 to America with him
He took care that should get what
was left when he died, and am al
most afraid to tell you that have actu-
ally augmented my inheritance. Just
before left ! bought place In Vlr-
glnla to be near Washington when
got tired OF the ranch"
Washington snorted the count.
I'm due course II will be the storm
center of the world"
you read the wrong American news
papers," laughed Armitage.
They were silent for moment, In
which each was busy with his own
thoughts. Then the count remarked
In as amiable tone as he ever used:
"Your French Is first rate Do you
speak English as welli"
"As readily as German, think. You
may recall that had an English tutor,
and maybe did not tell you In that
interview at Paris that had spent
year at Harvard university"
"What the devil did you do that for?'
growled Won Stroebel.
"From curiosity or ambition, as you
like. was In Cambridge at the law
school for year before the nrchduke
died. That was three years ago. am
twenty eight, as you may remember.
| am detainlng you; have no wish to
rake over the past, but am sorry-I
am very sorry-we can't meet on some
common ground"
Il ask you to abandon this democrat
ic nonsense and come back and make
a man OF yourself. You might go far
very far--but this democracy has hold
Of you like disease"
what you ask Is impossible. 1t Is
Just as impossible now as II was when
we discussed II In Paris last year. To
sit down In Vienna and learn how 10
keep that leaning tower Of an empire
from tumbllng down like stack OF
bricks-it does not appeal to me-"
Don't talk to me like that. II Is not
amusing"
mo; II Is not funny. To see men like
you fetching and carrying for n dull
King, who would drop through the
sallows or go to planting turnips with
nut your brains-it does not appeal TO
ny sense Of humor or to my imaglna.
ion. If | were going TO furnish the
brains for an empire ] should ride In
he state carriage myself and not be
merely the driver on the box. who
,eeps the middle OF the road and looks
,ut for sharp corners. Here Is plan
'eady TO my hand. Let me find that |
ost document. appear In Vienna and
myself Frederick Augustus.
he son OF the Archdnkc KARL knew |
10Th men intimately. You may remem-
,er that Frederick and were born In |
be same month. !. too. am Frederick
augustus! We passed commonly iD 4
america as brothers Many Of the per
onal effects Of Kari and Augustus are
n my keeping by the archduke's own
gish. You have spent your life study
ng human nature, and you know as
fell as do that half the world would
elieye my story " said ! was the
mperors nephew. In the uneasy and
nstable condition OF your absurd en-
IRE should be hailed as diversion.
nd then events. eyentsw
Count Won stroebel listened with mar
owing eyes. and his lips moved IN an
r0rt TO hnd words with which 10
reak 10 upon this implous declara-
on. when Armltage ceased speaking,
le old man sank back and giared ai
Im.
Kari did bis work well. You are
ute mad. You Will 90 well 10 80 back
America before the police discover
Du."
ArmItage rose. and his manner
hanged abruptly.
II DO not mean 10 trouble or annoy
VI. Please pardon ne! Let us be
tends II we can be nothing more"
1T is TOO late. Tbs chasm Is TOO deep