Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-10

recollection, ready to meet death with calm eyes,
There is no lack of faith in my recountal of the
tale; for it is in the full trust of confidence in you
that give it.. Nor of the end need you care. give
prejudices, overrides all BARRIERS and finds its way.
Listen Once poetess, countrywoman of yours,
wrote these lines which cling:
1.-TWO shall be born the whole wide world apart,
Each Of the others being, and have heed,
And these, DER unknown seas to unknown lands
And all unconsciousy shape act to this end:
That one day out of darkness they shall meet
And read LIES meanings IN each others eyes,
"Once the armies of France and Germany lay en-
camped not many leagues apart with the low banked
and winding Loire between. 1t was after that dis
astrous campaign in which we suffered reverse,
was waiting for reinforcements. Each knew that
reinforcements would come Baked in the march
on Paris the Germans failed to repeat the Lacquer,
and France, still hopeful had fanked them and was
on the borders of that wonderful Fatherand, daily
and hourly expecting battle. Each had been pre-
vented from concentrating; the great Napoleon him
self could not have foretod what might be the end.
Across France there trundled and rumbed by night
and day the batteries swinging forward, and the
German Kasers most distant provinces belched
men who hurried to the fate of nation. Everyone
was willing that it should. Furthermore no Mosem,
throwing his sheepskn on the earth and facing the
East, more determined to die on that sacred
piece of forsworn ground than we men of France
that the banks of the Loire should give victory
death.
Every avenue of communication was forced to
the utmost, that we might know the enemy :, s
strength position and plans; for we had need of all
knowledge Likewise, the Black Eagles were striving
with the most unheard of means to gather informa-
ton of our numbers and movements.
In the very rear of our encampment. almost I'M
mediately behind the division containing the Chas-
seurs d Antique of which had the proud command,
one of those rocky eminences rose from the plain,
surmounted by historic castle, the Chateau de
Loire. Captain Frederic Brownelle assembled this
eminence one day-why, do not know. To his sur
prise he found that it's tenants had not fled had
been reported by others who had preceded him. He
all previous statements and caused me some thought.
He to me in the evening his horse hard ridden
and his uniform spattered with mud
COLONEL he said, there is something singular
- about that castle. l supposed it untenanted.
l made my way there much from curiosity any
thing else, and with desire to have personal knowl
edge of its position, naSnuch should know
every foot of this ground-and what do you think ?
was met at the door by man, apparently decrepit
and faithful old retainer who welcomed me, escorted
to woman he introduced as his mistress and the
owner of the chateau She was most gracious. She
invited to refreshment She told me that she
had returned despite the hazard and moreover in
tended to remain there. vainly pointed out to her
the danger of being in what might possibly become
the central of shell fire with her castle offering
a splendid target, and she laughed at my anxiety.
What do you think her response? That all she
wanted was to have me bring the Captains Three to
her table for dinner and an agreement that if She
could not convince YOU my Colonel that she was in
a safe place, she would retire
Good answered lightly. Send word that we
shall be there tomorrow evening. shall tell her of
her folly And that ended it for the time being; but
resolved that the unruy mistress of the Chateau de
Loire should be sent to the before the actual test
of battle.
!" / had not expected TO meet charming woman
as Mademoisele d. Atlais proved to be the following