Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-02-16
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the present were as
XII fruitful in glamor OF
LIZ great deeds as those OF
~ mast centuries. Such
n wishes are made in ig-
,onder how much OF the
s,,.orv of the present century
ll'' oome to light, whether fu-
Ss s,-sfions will ever know some
' assnts that really transpire in
D s, of the world today and re-
a IIsIon from the prying eyes OF
s,t sEilfuI Investigators!
,' y Started out to moralize, but
y lind. me Of story, one OF the
1 .ba man adventures that hap
=, mo while was employed as a
II his majesty, King Edward
:, NJ J. sent by him upon important
:. n various capitals of the
was living in my lodgings in
Mann street, Piccadilly, with Tai
~ soldier servant, when Sir
!, Knowles Tor Lord Knowles,
liam always forgetting that the
r,tIaman has won the reward OF
raars of faithful service as his
s+rs secrctary)-Lord Knowles
a, me to come to Buckingham
j On my arrival there I found
,,,fng the floor neryously.
4, majesty" he began fussily.
mt then the king entered and dis
d him. Then his majesty led me
able and, opening a secret drawer,
ANITA folded yellow parchment
4 he opened out fiat. I could see
4 was written over in French and
nd to be a design or plan.
'atain Adams" his majesty be-
of all the missions which you
sger undertaken on behalf of my
znent, this is one of the most
mant You have heard that Louis
1rte has arrived in PARISH"
bad not. I was startled. That a
for the restoration of the Bona
lis had been under way, | knew. I
aware also that the disestablish-
=d the French church had leagued
Ether all the clerical and reaction
dement's. But that the claimant
himperial throne, who was a gen.
lthe Russian army, had dared to
France was news to me.
Ind the Seine is rising. Half the
adStriCts Of the capital are under
!, and the city is completely isola-
70 far as Geographic commuunica-
SNlcerned,' His majesty contin-
as though he read my thoughts.
nee Louis has 5000 malcontents
arms, all carefully drilled and
IN anticipation of revolt. The
ESol is infected with sedition, and
acoupIe of companies, my ambas-
writes ME, can be relied on for
aenSe Of the republic. And if
ElubIic falls, goodby to the Fran
aiSl alliance"
y King paused and looked at me
8dy
Will strike tomorrow night, Sc
incarnation reaches me-" he con-
&'-how can 5000 men hide in
and defy the governments" I
T. Where could they drill?"
4V catacombs,' his majesty an
, ~s!Va an exclamation of surprise
oatlued
W AID | and many tourists have
@aea into these famous ancient
'so'Vsfanean passages" he said.
Nc nave never gone very far
~S entrance, for the fact is that
Alo"S their exact extent or To-
'aallng as they do in all direc-
E.s- a in'eFSecting the complicated
SO system, which is further en-
WIN arched-oyer subterranean
,aat constantly shift their
] r, III TACT, one with a map of
/, 1ss's w portion of Paris
W.! the entire nation to expel
Ana that is what Prince Louis
|s., sssaFS that the first Napoleon
|s " d map of this region. Two
~ " ~, .alS were known to exist.
n ,sI' 10 his son, Due de Reich
b. 1T ,1l whom it passed to
/ - H. and thence to Prince
49, ~ mas already thrown his
b NJ -. INTO the catacombs by
nm. JUS secret, and, when the
b. ~ ne can strike where he
i wv; Nv none will know where the
egss s4 : TO fall, except the man
gae,s T. me second map"
sss is it, sir?" I cried,
saso, SAD the king, placing the
/ too NJ, IN my hands. Hasten to
saITss.ul Deliver this to Presi.
sss1 s'e IS in person. Waltz" He
! oa =. Jew words of introduction
&os,d " q the royal cards-a large
lsss f, .ue size of a lady's. "This
b bsr '1na IN a volume present
aor " majesty my mother by
And 5apOieon Ill.," he contin-
! S&aea LOW goodby. 1 have every
i b.ti You, ADAM" he con-
e,deS lang NE by the hand.
b nv nome and directed Talbot
FbsnS , = Tor an immediate jour-
Paris ne learned that I was 60
:, ba :. nothing would satisfy him
Or ~ SHOULD be permitted to &C