The Washington times., 1912-03-22

bring his companions with him
into the Ark The suhmersible
was safely nluurcd alongside, where
she rode easily in company with the
larger vessel. and all mounted the COM
panicn ladder. The Frenchman's six
companions were dressed like himself.
in the uniform Of the army.
Curious" muttered Captain Arms in
Cosmos ear that these soldiers should
he the only ones to get off and in
vessel. too. What were the seamen
about?"
What were our seamen about?" re-
turned Cosmo. How many of them got
off? l warned them that ships would
not do, But 1t was a bright idea of
this De Beauxchamps and his friend to
build a submersible. 1t didn't occur to
me, or l would have advised their con-
strICtion everywhere for snail parties.
But it would never have done for uE
A submersibe would not have been ca
pacious enough for the party l wanted
to take"
By this time the visitors were aboard.
and CcSmo and the others who could
get near enough to grasp them by the
| hand greeted them enusiN ely King
Richard received De BeauXchamps with
| emotion, and thanked him again ard
| again for having saved his life, but. in
the end he covered his face and said in
a broken voice
m. De Beauxchamps, my gratitude
| to you is very deep-but, Oh! the
| Queen-the Queen-and the children! I
should have done better to perish with
| them"
| CosmC and De Beauxchamps soothed
him as well as they could, and the
salon, In order that as many as pos
sible might see and greet their visitors.
| who had come SO mysterously up ont
| of the sea.
| All OF the Frenchmen were as affable
as their leader, and he presented theE'
IN :urn. De ReauXchamps conversed
almost gaily with such of the Iadies as
had sufficient command of their feel
tngs to JON the throng that pressed
about him and his companions. He
was deeply t0u 'ho'! by the story Of the
recent lGscue of his Countrymch froal
the PyreneCs, and he went among them
trying to cheer them up, with the elan
the GaliiC nature.
At length Cosmo reminded him that
he had said that he | ad some interest
ing news to communicate
YES" said De BcauXChamps, Il have
just come from a visit to Paris
EXclanations of amazement and in
credullty were heard on all eides;
| at is true" resumed the French
man, though now his voice lost all its
gaiety. Il had conceived the project
of such a visit before / met the ArE
and transferred His Majesty, the
| King of England, to your care. A
soon as that was done l set out tc
make the attempt"
"But tell me first" interrupted Cos
mo, how you succeeded in finding the
Ark again"
"That was not very difficult" re-
piled De BeauXchamps, smiling. 20
course, it was to some extent acct
dental, for l didn't know that yol
would be here, navigating owe
France; but l had an idea that yoI
might come this way If you had al
intention of seeing what had happen
tom to rise frequently to the surface
to take look around and make sur
er of my bearings, and YOU know tina
the Ark makes a pretty large pOin
on the waters l saw 1t long befor
, you caught sight of me-"
every we'll" said CosmO, "Please e
: on with your story. 1t must, indeed
be an extraordinary one"
81 was particularly desirous of see
to lie under the waves" resumed D
!, BeauXChamps, because it was m
home, and / had a house in tn
Champs Elysees. You cannot divorc
} the heart of n FrenChman from hi
: home, though you should bury 1t un
. der twenty oceans"
; You family was lost?"
, "Fhank God, l had no family. If
g had had they would be with me. NJ
. companions are ali like myself /
= that respect. We have lost man
: friends but no near relatives. AS
was saying, I started for France. poo
| droWned France, as soon as ] LEI
% YOU. With the powerful searchligh
C of the Jules Verne l could feel con