The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

!, had lost an eye in battle and wore a
black patch over the socket, was very
similar to that of the young man who
stood before him. "Ah," said the mag
nifcent nobleman, glancing over the let
| tiers of recommendation, II see you are
| a Hungarian" NO" shouted Redmond,
| IT am an Irishman and my name is Red
| mond Barry" And the young man burst
into tears-he never afterward could tell
why. BLESSED saintsl" cried the Che
Waller, at is my brother Harry's SON."
The old man was as much affected as
the young one. I'D give five years of
my life to see them again. he said, the
old round tower and the burying place
of Ba1lybarry-it was shame for your
father to part with the land, Redmond.
that went SO long with the NAME" Thus
were Uncle and nephew met together and
the (, d of the family ended. A long.
long talk they had that night of the past
and of the present, with plans for the
future which would have made the slum-
bers of the Potsendorffs anything but
pleasant had they known of them. 1t was
agreed that Redmond should outwardly
act as the Chevalier's valet so long as
it suited the plans of that magnificent
person to remain in Berlin, and that Red
mond should report daily to his captain,
he and his uncle making up the reports
together and telling as much truth as
was necessary. As a matter of fact, the
Chevalier, like most special ENJOYS. had
no secrets worth discovering. He actual
ly had mission from the Austrian gov
eminent, which was to discover the source
of certain debased, forms which had re-
Gently been flooding the domains of the
Empress-Queen and the origin of which
was suspected to be Berlin. But the mys-
FERROUS strong box contained nothing more
formidable than the Chevaliers set of
false teeth and his principal conspiracy
against the Prussians was a faro bank.
The Chevalier's account of himself
rather disagreeably affected his nephew.
All his show was on his back. he said.
His carriage and his gildinss were part
of his stock in trade.
"I have been beaten about the world"
said the Chevalier. "since my brother,
your father, Harry cut my family estates
from under my heels by turning hereto
in order to marry that scold OF mother
of yours. But let bygones be bygones.
Probably ] should have run through the
little property IL he had not-and heaven
forgive him. I have been In every ser
vice and, between ourselves, owe money
In every capital of Europe. Play play.
has been the ruin of me-that and beauty.
confess / am a soft-hearted creature,
my dear Redmond, and at this minute, at
g., the women can make a fool of me
as easily as did Peggy ODyer at 16"
Faith it runs In the family" replied
Redmond dryly. 1.-THE cards are now my
only livelihood resumed the Cheyalier.
sometimes I am in luck and sometimes
not Do you understand cards, Nephew
Redmond?"
The play at the hotel of the Chevalier
de Balibari was incessant and high dur
ing the stay of that distinguished envoy
in Berlin, and Old Fritz at last decided
to dismiss the Knight of the Spur from
his capital, an intention of which Red
mond, thanks to his closeness to the min
lister of police, discovered. One morning
the Chevaliers coach was ordered as
usual, but when the Chevalier stepped
into It Prussian officer. who had been
standing near, stepped In after hint
what does this mean?" inquired the old
man. 1T MEANS replied the officer,
that your excellency's coachman has
been replaced by one furnished by the
minister Of police and that my instruc-
tinns arc to sea you across the Saxon