The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-09-10

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drawn his guests largely from his foi
eigp acguaintaDces In Washington be
cause the spanish spoke little English
and Dick knew Washington well enougl
TO understand that, while a girl and
man who speak different languages ma.
cit comfortably together AT table, mel
IN like predicament grow morose an'
are likely TO quarrel with their eyes he
fore the cigars are passed II was Fri
day. and the whole party had witness
ed the drill at Fort Myer that after
noon. with nine girls TO listen TO thei
explanation Of the maneuyers and th,
earliest spring bride for chaperon
Shirley had been OF the party ant
somewhat the heroine OF II, too for 4
was Dick who sat on his horse out In
the tanbark with the little whistle tC
his lips and manipulated the troop.
Here's 4 confusion OF tongues.
may need you to interpret" laughed
Dick, indicating chair at his left, and
when Armitage sat down he faced
Chsuvenet across the round table.
With the first filling OF glasses 1t 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
dlyiduals, chiefly men In the public
eye, and as the Austro-Hungarlan EN-
bassy was In mourning aud unrepre
sented 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 young
German officer
Thereby hangs a dark tale" re-
marked Claiborne. Somebody stuck
Z knife into Count Won Stroebel at u
singularly inopportune moment. | saw
him In Geneva two days before he was
assassinated, and he was very feeble
and seemed harassed. II gives a man
the shudders to think OF what might
happen II his majesty Charles Louis
should 20 by the board. His only child
died q 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-
vsnet. He would most certainly be
an improvement on Charles Louis. But,
alas. Charles Louis will undoubtedly
live on forever, like his lamented ia
ther. 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
rection II there were man in Hun
gary It would be different But riots
are not revolutions"
"That Is quite true" said Armltage
quietly.
But" observed the Spaniard. III
the Archduke Karl had not gone out
Of his head and died In two or three
dozen places, 30 that no one Is sure
be II dead at all, things at Vienna
might be rather more interesting Karl
took a son with him into exile. Sup
pose one or the other Of them should
stir up strife and incite re-
beliion."
"such speculations are quite idle"
com mented Chauvenet There Is no
doubt whatever that Karl is dead or
we should hear OF him"
"Of course" said the Gerpan "If
he were not the death OF the old EN-
peror would have brought him TO life
again"
The same applies to the boy he
carried away with Internationally
lead. or we should hear Of him. Karl
isappeared soon after his son Francis
was born. II was said
"A pretty tale II is" commented the
German. "thHt the child wasn't ex
lctly Karls own. He took II quite
hard went away to hide his shame In
exile. taking his sou. Frederick Au'
gustus. with him"
He was surely mad" remarked
slipping q cordial He Is
much better dead and out Of the way
'or the good Of Austria. Francis, as
'ay. Is good fellow. We have hunted
ogether, and I know him well"
They fell TO talking about the lost
IONS OF royal houses and goodly num-
Der there have been, even In these
atsr centuriss-and then OF the latest
between American women
md titled foreigners. Chauyenet was
iow leading the conversation. II might
wen have seemed to . critical listener
hat be was guiding II with certain
ntcntion.
He laughed as though at the renem.
rance Of something amusing and beld
he little company while be bent over
candle TO light q cigar
with all due respect 10 our Ameri- |
an host, ! must say that title IN
lmerics goes further than anywhere
lse IN the whole. wHs al Bar iiar-
,or three years ago when the Baron 1
'on kissel devastated that region lie 1
made sad havoc among the ladies that |
usnmer The rest OF us simply had no |
lace 20 stand You remember gentle |
men" and Chauvcn.i looked slowly |
round the listening circle That the 1
Unexpected ARRIVAL OF the excellent /
a. ba ssador Of Austria Hungary cnus
q the baron 10 leave Bar Harbor be
we~n dark and daylight The story /
ras thai be got on In q ssilbost and /
be nert We beard of hlm be was mas
Ia<rsdins under some title In San
francisco. where be proved TO be
sns~nas forger fo1 all remember
hs; the papers were fun of his per
urTnancss for swhiie. bot he was
icky rrscsi and always disappeared n
h~ proper p.yehoi0gl ~ msorbeni He
sd. ss yon may say the eosmopoliiau
cc-ui and was The wost plausible fel |
~ alive