New-York tribune., 1909-11-21


What madlv Inc1nSeque-- tumble L 4
was Little more than Two hours ago he Wa
driving through the BOis with ~ other u0---
IN his brain than % seek a means u earning
livelihood vet here he was 10 the lIare d@IE-
carrying sword as q symbol .. s,ngship. &
sword. wrapped IN brown paper. tied wiz
string Suppose, by some luck, chance J1-
met him now, would she syupatl,ze or laug
He found his fathers valet voting with M
luggage near the ticket office. The --
gave him an envelop. IL contained a passp--
vised by the Turkish Emb----. and Zen
scribbled words.
Note the name. Il Is the nearest 70 y--
initials b. could procure. j shall come to g-
on the tram. Destroy this.
The name was that on the r.-- -.-,. Alex
andre George Delvauul. nation ...-v. Grera
business. carpet merchant. definition Con
stantin0ple.'
Alec smiled. The humor Of r. was s-ee---s
HIM against the CaDker ot joan -----ue-y --~
appearance. ! don look mu-l ike o. Cireea
he said % himself " but the Alex "a. Ire s0---
well as an omen. I'm not SD s1--- now. Tbs
business would tickle Joan O. -e--r
So. on the whole, II Was resigned 4 a..
light hearted advcnturer who disposed hlrlse-
and his belongings IN the Orient Express at,a
experiencing the singular good .--> q secur11,
a section IN the sleeping ear returned by Wen
neSe banker AZ the last UoUe-- He wen
about the business of buying .-5 ticket an
passing the barrier with a cl-ea-- ease ,1a.
would have excited the envy OF a Russian Ter
rOrlst- sharp ewes attend the dep .-tu-e O
every international train from Pa--- nut nevG
a spy gave more than casual Sc----v % tls
broad shOuldered youth Str0.,ir- -1wn t1s
platform, the latest passenger O. ----ve. an
the least Hurried
He neither saw nor looked --- ~-ampo-
Having a minute 10 spare. he obtained news
rfqL- her
lighted a cigarette, entered his reserved com
partment, arranged his luggage. and burni
General StampOtf'S Scrawl Just AS the tra1
moved out of the station.
Then he read an account of the Delga-
CrIme-fOr II was only a crime a brutal anl
callous murder, not worthy to be digr ned By
the mantle Of political hate The unhappy
kIng and Queen of kOSnOvia were t-r,nE e
company with the Queen brother ar The
Minister Of WAYS and Communication Nhs-
the regiment on duty IN The palace burst N d,
them klng Theodore was shot down h.s
endeavoring % protect the Queen. She 90 .e.
rlddled with bullets, and both corpse wen
flung into COURTYARD The unhappy -uess
were wounded and still remained pris.-ers 20
the hands OF the reglCIdes. who vauu- thai
they had saved the country and NJ @
restore the ancient sovereignty.
BcLanl : summary OF SUBSEQUENT events was
accurate, but II struck Alec at once thai he had
SaId nothing of the minister nor of Scr1.-s No,
tlsch. Queen Helena'S brother who w. MAINLY
instrumental IN defeating Belianis rl,t-tor
gotten revolt. Dad he know Of their o-esence
How peculiar that he should utter n word %
triumph concerning NottisCh,
A Lee threw aside the paper. He vas sick lt
heart He lOathed the thought chat the
first step toward his throne Law across the boty
OF woman. Nice guards. the noble seventh
Regiment he muttered. Now. when / an
King"
Then he realized that during the few minutes
that had elapsed since the tram started. the
whole aspect OF the adventure had hanged
completely. IL was no longer snatch 10 opera
boutte, a fantastic conceit engcudcrcL m tne
BRAIN Of that elderly beau whom he had -eit N
the Rue BoiSSIere. bit OF stage trlfing happily
typined bv the property sword Ii had 1ccoms
real GRIM, menaCIng IL reeked ot blood is
nrst battle was there recorded m the news
paper Tie pictured those brutal soldiers maui
ing the warm bodies, thruSting them -hrouga
an open window. and ProClaiming thc,r loys.N
to him
The tram was rushing through an eSia's
noted TOR It's game, and he had been one ot 4
party OF guns IN It's covcrts last October ne
remembered shooting a pheasant 1t GLORIOUS
plumagc. and saving "Ah' What pity.
ought To have spared hIm. If only on lcco~A'
OF ms coat OF MANY col0rS'