Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-10-31

~ ed the most SAdlCou CAuD
AC in Europe. A young man,
80 barely turned thirty, after
80 a brilliant career at Ok
ford, he had declined the
..,-o that might legitimately have
"aO his. and had chosen instead
~ vonder from court to court
uony the highways OF Europe.
+r r"ue he went he made friends.
Uas one of those silent Treshams
h have played and still play so large
NJ mart behind the noisy politicians in
h".e control the destinies of Europe
u' .unnosed to lie. At present, how
rar he was engaged in a wider
more of operations than the field Of
"aIisb politics allowed. He was Sec
at.rv to what was nicknamed among
oyaIted members the BLACK Cab
pet"-more Familiarity, the BLACKS"
Rumor ascribed to the aged en-
sror of Austria, Franz Joseph, the
sanitation of this unique conception
a club of reigning monarchs. Ger
binly the proposition, whoever had
roDounded it, was taken up with alac-
Etv In these days of democracy
Fpgs must preserve the dignities of
heir order even if it necessitates the
ermation of a royal trades union.
What more fitting, then, than that the
NIB should be inaugurated in Paris,
here kings and emperors love to
pend their holidays, far from the
ares of state and pomp of power?
Most of the ruling sovereigns, and
Ot a few prospective or deposed ones,
tere members of the club, but not all
Eere of the first order. The BLACKS"
fact, comprised a limited number
the grayer rulers, who were pledged
diverse things, but mainly to stand
one another and discountenance
be spread of republican doctrines, to
reserve the peace of Europe, and to
ct together in case that peace were
benaeed by the ambitions of the
mailer, restless kings. The club was,
heoretically, always in session, though
had no fixed meeting place. Lord
laude Tresham was travelling secre-
kry, and carried the minutes of the
heetings under his hat. The leaders
the BLACKS" were: Franz Joseph
Austria, Gustav of Sweden, George
England, Victor Of Italy, George of
freece, Charles Of Roumania and Haa-
Ecn of Norway Outside" members,
tho we're looked on with a certain
lSpicion, on account of their spirit
adventure and recklessness, though
hey were nominally of the club, were
be car, the kaiser and Ferdinand of
Bulgaria.
Given the black, the red must be
Feated if 1t does not exist. The
Reds" were not members, but it was
nderStood that they, too, were
edged to support each other in their
ariOus schemes. They comprised AL
plSO of Spain, ex-King Manuel of
0Ftugal, Peter of Servia, Nicholas of
lontenegro and a number of leading
aIeSmen, pledged in the main to
'ertnroW democracy and the consti-
llonal monarchies and to revive the
pTlt of absolutism in Europe. But
thelr support of Polish ambitions
icy might have numbered the waver-
Gar Nicholas among their men,
sN They were represented in west
Europe by Jean Rosny of Paris.
I'D II was to him that Paul Lane,
meflcan millionaire and would-be ad-
Futurer Of fortune, made his reports.
Inc successful issue of his Moroc-
u mission had given Paul the hope
at admission to the secret councils
'le Reds" might be his, that the
S'eflous woman whose urging had
uucea MIN to devote himself and his
tunes TO the League of Lost Causes
vu'u again be seen by him, would re-
- uer identity and let him plead his
S That she was in high rank
LUG the ancient families of Eu-
: ne was aware, that she scorned
as a mere moneyed American he
spsc'ed' But the memory of her
Ssu IN his heart like an inextin-
sI@Oie nre, and the impossibility
ven gaining audience with her en-
o ss'eu MIN. In his dependency he
,~'Aeu the subject to Jean Rosny
'-S latter looked at him quizzical-
). laI' you are impatient" he said.
n = III. lle one thing; did you ally your
N, I W. Us IN the hope of gaining
adys affections, or out of sym
aS with our cause?"
" was because I believed in the
~, SAD Paul somberly. "But,"
cho NalFeIy, undoubtedly it was
NJ farming personality of Mademoi-
Sv
Dss es Of Mademoiselle," answered
sss a, -, Us call her that, them" Paul
h i1esponded. 1T was that which
Oo p,@ulhg influence upon my deci-
n ~ my money is indispensa-
nno 11e league. You have admitted
~r 1vn TO me- Then why"
eetins should you be debarred from
il ne. Mademoiselle again? Why,
vat ss enough, Paul, to know that
ur wO .aeS you, that she approves of
n al