The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

"YES, BOUNAPARTE!' rendezvous ?' My word," said Sir John, T do not know-but 1 will watch to- night"
 The next morning the. apparently dead body of Sir John Tanlay was brought by unknown persons and laid before the doors of the Chateau Fontes Noirs. A dagger had been plunged through his breast. But the stolid and hardy Englishman recovered, talk ing the whole adventure as a matter of course, and as one of those interesting things which will happen in countries not bounded by the seas which wash the British Isles. Roland was sum moned to Paris-the First Consul (which title and office Bonaparte had invested and made for himself while his aid de camp had been on leave). the First Consul had need of him.
 Napoleon was then lodged at the Luxembourg. "Ah. here you are, and not killed yet. You have had an eX- perience with The Compa nions of Jehu. Who is this Sir John Tanlay?' Roland, astonished-as everybody was-with the extent and accurateness of Napoleon's information, replied that Sir John had come to Paris with him, that he trav- eled in France under the safeguard of Fouche and Barras. "Oh yes, know and he wants to marry your sister. We'll, l will soon remove to the Tuil- cries. I must marry you off must | IL n. old maids or old bachelors. Every man and every woman should be mar ried Bring this Sir John Tanlay to me-"
 It was already the dictator, the lem peror of the honeyed bees" that Ro- land was talking to. Tn the short time Napoleon had spent in Paris he had come into his own--or saw the road leading to his future clearly before him When Roland had brought Sir John to the First Consul, Napoleon | loked at the Englishman with one of the eagle glances of his which saw to the depths of mans soul. Well" said he, you are, I understand, the nephew of Lord Grenville the British Prime Minister" Yes, General" will you undertake to see that a letter which I will now dictate, reaches the hands of the King of England?" Yes, General" Very well, Bourriene," and Napoleon quickly dictated to his secre- tary letter to George III in which he asked for peace between France and England. It is a letter which is mat ter of history and closed with the
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 words, T dare affirm that the destiny of all civilized nations Is dependent upon the end of war which includes the whole, civilizedsworld." You need not be afraid to see the letter in the hands of the King of England" said Bonaparte; "monarchs treat with mo now" He handed to Sir John a letter from the Emperor of Russia, in which that monarch announced that he had given the British Minister at St. Pe- tersburg his passports and offered to challenge to a4personal duel all kings who would not take part against Eng land.
 Lord Tanlay, read and, lowing said "Of course, you know that the Emperor of Russia is insane?" Yes. yes: but it was from a fool that Henry of Lancas ter received the crown of St. Louis, and the shield of England-still such time as shall scratch them off with my sword-still bears the fleur de lis of France. But we have nothing to do with that today Sir John, you will go at once to England. And you, Roland, will go on an embassy to Georges Cadoudal. Peace has been made in Ven dee, but in Brittany Cadoudal still holds out. See what you can do with him. If he persists your mission will be to destroy The Companions of Jehu. Gen. tlemen, you are dismissed"
 Roland found that Cadoudal was de- termined to continue his insurrection. He was treated by the Chouan chief with every courtesy. but Georges was resolved to die fighting for an ungrate- | ful King. Sir John Tanlay returned to Paris with letter not written by King George III, but by Lord Gren- vile. in which the minister stated that his Britannia majesty saw no reason to alter the usual course of diplomacy or | to make use of any other channels than those usually followed in the communi- cation of one chief of nation with another-in short, decided "snub." ! Napoleon took 1t for what it was worth. q "Well, well," said he to Sir John, Eng