The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-10-24

Oacrtnce his millions TOT an impracCica
BILE ideal.
Of the gigantic scope Of the new
secret movement he had. however
formed a tolerably clear idea. Work
Ing in different countries and under
various guises. 1t aimed always at tho
various end: the revival of the mon
archical idea In Europe. and. In par
Ocular. the restoration of the ancient
lines of kings. I'm England its object
was to discredit the monarchy by
stirring up social ,disquietude. with
the ultimate end Of replacing the
Hanoverian dynasty by representa-
dive of the Stuarts. In France, ignor.
ing the Bonapartes, 1t aimed to revive
the glories of the Orleans family. In
Sweden 1t supported the heirs Of the
Easa dynasty against the plebeian de-
scendants of Napoleon's marshal
Bernadotte, of peasant birth. who oc
cupied the throne. It was for Manoel
I'm Portugal, for the Sobieski dynasty
In Poland, for the heirs to the old
Tuscan and Sicilian kingdoms In
Italy. And everywhere it was sup
ported by men of the highest rank
and position. who had turned against
democracy and looked back with low,
ing reverence upon the traditions OF
the past.
At the head of this formidable con.
federacy was believed to be Alfonso
Of Spain, that irresponsible. boyish
ruler whose adventurous. chafing
spirit typified the revolt of the old
against the new. Himself q Bourbon
and a close friend Of the deposed
Manoel of Portugal. he led the lesser
potentates who were allied with him.
Against this league OF the Reds" as
they were contemptuously termed by
Meir opponents, the kings and states,
men Of the more powerful countries
had allied themselves in a union
which. supposed to have its headquar-
ters in Paris, was called the BLACK
cabinet. The struggle was none the
less profound because knowledge of
it was confined almost entirely to the
chancelIeries of Europe.
On the fifteenth morning after his
arrival In Paris Jean Rosny called
upon Paul Lane at his hotel After
an informal chat the Frenchman sud
denly became very serious.
"You were saying to me only yes
terday, my friend, that you feared
we cared more for your millions than
for yourself" he said You have
begged that you be permitted to dis
play your worth in our movement, to
make yourself invaluable to our
cause. The league is in urgent need
Of one who shall go on delicate mis-.
sion. You speak Spanish as well as
you do French, believer"
eyes," answered Paul. Il spent two
years in Buenos Aires as representa-
,5ive of my fathers firm"
Excellent, my dear Paul. Then lei
sDe describe the situation to you. Yoy
are aware that events of moment are
impending In Morocco? You have
read of them in the newspapers, Of
course, and have made no sense out
of them. as with us all. England
France. Spain. and Germany seem
TO be striving each to obtain posses
sion Of that unhappy country. The
real situation is this:
England and France are united II
their opposition to Germany. Eaci
side is desperately endeavoring Il
Gheckmate the other there. Mean
while Spain-our poor Spain. VIII,
alone of all nations Is entitled to tn,
reversion of the Moorish empire-i
powerleSs In the face of her might!
antagonists. Her claims are put for
ward by Alfonso for purpose as We
unsupported: to set Europe by tn,
ears. In others words. If Spain cal
induce the Sultan to assign to her tn,
protectorate Of the country, Englan,
and France will be at the throat o
Germany. whose puppet they believ
Spain to be. And so 1t Is necessar
TO induce the Sultan to sign a pre-
tectorate over his country to Spain
You understand. Paul?"
IA difficult problem" answere
Paul thoughtfully. Gwen the Moor
ish Sultan is not going to barte
away his empire"
. s"On the contrary answere
Rosny. 1.-The Sultan breads and fear
France, whose ENJOYS are even no,
approaching Fee, the capital, with
treaty I'm their hands. The Suita
and the Moors still hold a more e,
sgsrrated idea OF the power of Spai
than she is entitled. fear. to expec
" you can forestall the Frenchmel
you will accomplish all that tn
league asks OF you. Of course Spai
will gain nothing by it, but at leas
there will be the chance OF a Eur,
pean war and the consequent veal
ening Of the power of England an
Germany, our strongest enemies. NJ
to speak of the possibility of a resto
alton Of the Orleans house In France
Paul Lane was astounded at th
scheme. Kingdoms and empire
seemed but as checker pieces to th
daring minds behind the conspirac
He faltered as he asked:
Zone moment, Rosny. Is-do,
slademoiselle know of my projecte
mission?"
cit Is at her own suggestion
Rosny answered. "And by your su
cessful accomplishment Of 1t, n
friend. you will undoubtedly win fav,
with her and hasten the day whs
her identity will be revealed to "
and you will acquire high rank in Of
councils"
, Jean Rosny had shrewdly guess,
Paul Lanes secret. The Americs
.i,iushed like a schoolboy: then. r.
9hg, he answered: