The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-16

now thoroughly on guard.
1T may not be right to ship our
criminals over there, but IL is con-
sidered very good politics"
Shall We go at once2 l never eS-
pected to enter the palace Of the
grand duke OF Ehrenstein," Grum-
bach added. 1T viii be something
TO tell Of when ] go back to Amer
lea
The only thing that treasured him
was the presence Of one officer, When
they came for a man on -A- serions
charge in Ehrenstein they came In
pairs or fours. So then. there could
be pending nothing vital to his lib
erty or his incognito. Besides, his
papers were all right, and now there
would be Carmichael to fall back n.
The palace is lighted mp" was
Grumbachs comment as the Two pass
ed the sentry outside the gate
The duke gives the dinner TO the
diplomatic corps tonight.
"A fine thing to be diplomat"
Il myself prefer fighting ia the
open. Diplomats? Their very pre-.
cious hides are never anywhere near
the wars they bring about. NO, no,
this way. We GO In at the side"
You'll have to guide me Yes,
these diplomats. Men like you and
me do all the work. was in the
| civil War in America"
THAT was great tight" remark
ed the officer. 81 should like to have
been there"
Four years: pretty long DO you
know Herr Carmichael?~
The American consul? Oh. yes"
/ He and / fought in the same
/ regiment.
Then you saw some pretty bat
| ties"
! Grumbach took off his hat See
/ that"
Colt, That must have been an
ugly one"
Almost crossed over when l got
! it, Is this the door,"
/ Yes. III put you in snugly, You
/ Will probably nave to walt for his
/ excelleney. But youll have me for
company Till he appears"
/ Grumbach entered the palace with
/ a brave heart and IL steady mind.
The grand duke had a warm place
in his heart for the diplomatic corps
/ He liked to see them gathered round
=! his table. their uniforms glittering
/ with orders and decorations. 1t was
! always a night OF wits; and he sprang
! a hundred traps for comedy's sake,
| but these astonishing iinguists seldom
| If ever Numbered into one of them.
+. they were eternally vigilant. 1T was
no trlning matter to swing the
thought from German into French
or Italian or Hungarian; but they
were seasoned veterans In tha game,
all save Carmichael, who spoke only
French and German fluently, The
duke. however, never tried needlessiy
to embarrass him. He admired Car
! t.e1an lF-s col
| thrust SO keenly that the American
was found lacking in an effective
| though simple parry,
Your highness must rec0llect that
/ | am not familiar with that tongue"
Pardon me, Herr Captain
But there was always twinkle
In tho dneai eye and an answering
! smile In THE coits1is.
The somber black OF Carmichael's
evening dress stood out conspicuous
ly among the blue and green and red
uniforms. Etiquette compelled him
10 wear silk stockings, but that was
the single concession on his part
He wore no orders An order of the
third or fourth class held no allure
ment. Nothing less than the Golden
Fleece would have Interested him.
and the grand duke himself could
not boast of this rare and distinguish
ed order. In truth. Carmichael COW
4.eted nothing but a medal for valor,
and his own country had not yet come
to recognize the usefulness of such
a distinction.
All round him sat ministers or ann
bassadors; he alone represented a
consulate SO his Place at the table
was honorary rather than diplomatic
II was his lively humorous person
aiity the grand duke admired, not
his representations
(To be continued