The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-16
ny IA MARaUIsE DE FoNTENoY.

by LA MARaUIsE DE FoNTENOY.
= yOvELS and magazines devoted
I'm to fction osea asdsn and conan sn
FERROUS disappearance OF mon.
archs and of statesmen holding high
Office and expatiate on the confusion
resulting theresrom- These hes tales are
the purely fantastic creations OF the
authors Imagination. But such things
do actually occur and during the lat
mier. BRAND. dropped completely OUT
OF sight for week or ten days, not
even his private secretaries knowing
where to lay hands on him. a terri.
thoroughly aware that he could not.
obtain this as long as he remained IN
touch with any ono. connected with
devious routes reached the little VII
lage of Pacy-sur-E Euro, some nifty miles
from Paris where at the sole Inn OF
the place he gave the people to under.
hailing from Paris. who had come there
for the fishing. His entire days were
spent fishing on the rivers bank. his
features being concealed by the im-
the the Gallo disciples Of Iaaak walton
IN soft s hPsea w sRas rod ana
line and couple OF books, he idled
tine DAYS away, enjoying, LOf the NTSk
time since taking ofiice. . complete
Meanwhile number Of questions
had popped up at Paris requiring the
immediate attention OF the Prime Min
lister. and not only his snbordinates,
but also his colleagues In the Cabinet,
and even the President OF the republic
found that the movement OF the ma.
chinery of the government was becom-
| ing clogged by his absence.
| fha end nf thew became
very seriously concerned. The matter
leaked out and got into the NEVIS
papers, and ultimately the alarm pc.
suretc, that is to say, OF the Secret
Ministry of the Interior. Of which
BRAND is the head I'm addition to
being Premier). determined to risk the
of his shrewdest detectives 20 en-.
i deavor to ascer tain what had becoms
of him. One of these detectives track
ed BRAND to Pacy-sur. Eure. pv. Wa Wa.
conversation, and after discussing fish.
ing gradually led the talk on to the
news VS. Of the day ana to me alarm m i 81
Premier, and the fuss that was being
made about 1t In the press.
i, Briand said nothing; but on the rol.
. lowing morning he betook himself te
via fHw liz ri a'G
secretary over tho long distance wire
in Paris. learned of the alarm enter.
tanned about him and Of the nrgenI ger.
i, Iireturned to the French capital.
BRAND is only one of many dignt'
taries Of state who have thus indulge
8 IN mysterious disappearances Of more :
! or less prolonged character. Gambetta
8 although his strongly marked fea
J, lures rendered 1t dificult for him t,
conceal his identity, used to vanish
for weeks and to, together, turning up sue
mote corner Of France, or else intsom
: little German, Italian or. Scandinavia
q town.
King Leopold used to delight II
casion. vanished from Brussels earl:
t in the morning Of the very day ap
!. pointed for the. celebration q the an
J, receptions at court, to which all TIL
= dign1tarles of the realm, as well a
Z the foreign enyoys, had been invited
: or for the military reviews and pop
= Iular Festivities arranged in honor O
IS the event, Five days later there wa
], a cabinet crisis, following tile defea
Z OF the administration in Parliamen
FINES o. bsss&e ,mne1atiX
i and for the purpose OF selectiEg thei
successors. H. was In vain that Lee
hold was sought all over Europe II
could not be found; and finally, tw
J" weeks later, Just at the moment whe
o people had become convinced that i
: had been either murdered n,s re- oE was bsin
I. Ear in Morocco, a country which he wa
Y We fond Of visiting, he was discovere
g by mere chance in in % one 2, Of the mos
1t otlt OF the way corners OF Switzerland
q oitthe beaten tracks Of tourists. Ell
gagged in making "a leisurely Walkin
Il ana driving tour, in fair, but frail con
y pany. staying for days, together whel
= ever a village struck, his fanGy, !
swas very a9t out am asA9ys1 WIS