Putnam patriot., 1908-09-11

ic aonsease anu cene tack and make . man of yourself You nllsAt se far very far-but this democracy has hold of you like dl~es>e.~
 What yeu ask is imps,S~ihle It Is just as impossible BON as Ii wSs whca we discasSssi lt ia Parts laS, year To st down in viesna and lea.A how te keep that l.Ssaiag lower of aa empirc trom tumhling down hke a stack If hricks-tt ,lees not apiscaI te me Don't talk to me like that T. Is 10. amusing"
 No. il Is uot funny Te Sec men Ike you feiching aud earFs tug for a daH king. who would drop through the gailows or ge io planting tarngps with. out your hsains-it does not aptseai sa my sense CT hauor or lo nY aaas8na- ton If were gong Fe furnish the hrsins for an eiupirc l should ride ia the state carriage myself and not be merely the driver on tue bax. who keeps the middle of the rosd and leeks out for sharp corners Here Is plan ready to my hand Let ne aud that lost document, appear iu Vienna and anneunee myself Frederick Augustus. the son of the Archdukc karll knew both men intimately You may 9emen- Der that Frederick and were born iu the same month. l. too. am Frederick Augustus. We passed commonly in America as brothers. Many of the per. sonai effects Of Karl and Augustus are in my keeping-by the arehduke's own wish You have spent your life study ing human nature. and you know as well as l do that half the world would believe my story if said l was the emperor's nephew. In the uneasy and unstable condition of your absurd em. pire I should be hailed as diversion and then-events, eventsT"
 Count von Stroebei listened with mar rowing eyes. and his lips moved in an effort to find words with which to break in upon this impious deelara- ton. When Armitage ceased speaking. the old man sank back and glared at him.
 Karl did his work we'll You are quite mad You will do well to go back to America before the police discover you"
 Armitage rose. and his manner changed abruptly.
 "I do not mean to trouble or annoy you. Please pardon mel Let us be friends If we can be nothing more"
 Tt is too late. The chasm k too deep. have given my llfe-my whole fife. as you have saM-to one sery ice. te np- Lold one idea. You have spoken of that work with contempt. History. he- lieve will reckon II justly
 Your place Is secure Ne one can gainsay that. broke In Armilage
 "If you would do something for me for me-do something for Austria. do something for my country and yours, You have wits. dare say yoa have courage. 1 don't care what that serv- ice may be. don't care where or how you perform It. ] am not 50 near gone as you may think l know well enough that they are waiting for me to die But | am In no hurry to af-
 ford my enemies that pleasure. But
 .top this babble of yours about de
 mocracy. Do something for Austria for the empire that have held here
 under my hand these difficult years then take your name again. and yeu will find that kings can be ss just and wise as mobs."
 For the empIre-something for tine empire:. murrnured the young man, wondering
 Count Ferdinand von St-oebel rose. You will accept the commission. l
 sm quite sure you will accept leave
 on au early train. and l shall not see you again" As he took Armitage's hand be scrutinized him once more with particular care. There was lin
 gering caress in his touch as he de talned the young man for an instant. Then he sighed heavily
 Good night, Goodbyr' he said ab- ruptiv. and waved his caller toward | the door.