, 1912-03-28
The product of
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known to rev auu mas never nau an
publicity and must never ha We any
Remember thai. II you please. Mr.. Fitz
gerald. and You also. Mr. Breitmann
"a beg your PARDON" said Breitmann.
81 was not listening"
NJ. Ferraud repeated his request
clearly.
II am no longer a newspaper writer
Breitmann affirmed. clearing the fog
out of his head. "A story about Napo-
leon. VIII 1t be true?"
Every word of it" NJ. Ferraud fold
ed his arms and sat back.
During the pause Hildegarde shiv
cred. Something made her desire mad
ly to thrust a hand out and cover ~
Ferraud's mouth
I'VE have all cad much about Napo
leon. The emperor as a soldier was
the peer OF all the Caesars. AS a bus
band he was vastly inferior to any of
them. This story does not concern him
as emperor. II. in my narrative there
occurs anything offensive correct me
instantly. | speak English fuently.
but there are still some idioms | trip
on"
'Tn trust you to steer straight
enough" said the admiral.
THANK you. Well, then, once upon
a time Napoleon was In Bavaria. The
country was at that time his ablest
ally. There was a pretty peasant girl
A knife clattered to the door. Par
don!' whispered H~ildegarde to Ca.
THEY'VE. II am clumsy" She was as
white as the linen.
Breitmann went on with his crumbs
Il believe" continued M. Ferraud.
that 1t vas in the year 1918 that the
emperor received q peculiar letter. 1t
begged that a title be conferred upon
a pretty little peasant boy The EN-
peror was u grim humorist, | may say
in passing. n for this infant he ere
ated a baronetcy, threw In a parcel OF
land n "a purse. That was the END
OF 1t as far AS II related to the en-
peror. Waterloo came and with h
vanished the empire, II IL woulo In
q long time before a baron of the en-
plre returned TO any degree OF popu
iarlty For years the matter was for
gotten. The documents In the case
the letters of patent. the deeds ano
titles to the and IL u single Ma
poleonic scra wi. these gathered dusi
In the loft. When | heard this tai,
the thing which appealed to me mosr
keenly was the thought that over ii
Bavaria there exists the only real, di
rect strain OF Napoleonic blood-a Teu
ton, II of those who had brough
about the downfall of the empire"
You say eNistsF" in%terjected Ca
THEY'VE.
Exists" laconically.
You have proofsf' demanded Fitz
gerald.
1.-The very best in the world | have,
not only seen those patents, but have,
seen the mar
Very Interesting" agreed Brett
mann. brushing the crumbs into hi,
hand and dropping them on his plate
But 20 OF
What II mani" breathed Fitzgerald
who began TO see the drift of things
Il proceed. then Two generation
passed doubt II the third genera
ton of this family has ever heard o
the affair one day the last OF hi
race, in clearing up the salable thing
In his hOuSe for he mad decided
lease II stumbled on The scHnt histor,
of his tOrehrars He was ut schoo
then. a promising youngster. BRAY,
cheerful, Vii of adventure and curio-
ity Contrary to the naturnl seuuen 4,
of events he chose the navy. where IN,
did very well But In some way Gcr
many found u what France alread,
knew
Here was II fine chance for d stro
OF politics France had always watch
ed; without fear. however. but wit
hall formed wonder Germany COZ
sidered the case Why not turn this
young fellow loose on France. to worr,
n to harry herf So. quietly Go
many bore on the youth In that coIu
blooded. Teutonic way she has. ami
forced him out OF the navy
He was poor. n poverty among
German officers. In either branch. is