The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-08-12

sro,n Nice tonight, and traific must
wait for her" -, aa.rair
glanced at him in duinD uespai
Then my gaze wandered 10 srea.
man of the southern railroaus ol
France. suspended from the wall anu
an idea occurred to me. walked over
and placed my finger on It, i,
But why not go through LyonF
asked.
He came over TO me and foliowoo
The tracing of my finger
why, yes, mademoiselle' l couiu
give YOU clear road to Lyon ne an-
swered. But there you would nave 10
wait for the express from Geneva
which has precedence OF all traihc' lot
his excellency the president OF the
Swiss republic makes ceremonial
visit to Paris and
And traffic must wait for him." Il
calculated bitterly.
exactly. macame," he answered,
beaming. your perspicacity is like|
that of man am sorry, but
Give me d special train TO Lyon, II
interrupted brusquely.
But it viii do you no good
madame" faltered the station master
Then his glance fell upon the money;
he shrugged his shoulders, looked at
me whimsically as though it were use-
less 10 interpose further objections to
my foolish whim, and became all at
once the man Of action.
1T shall be ready in fifteen min
utes." he answered but, madame, the
authorities will certainly not permit
any special to follow his eXcellency,
the president. for several hours
I made no answer but paced the sta
tion platform while the numbering en-
CINE reversed itself upon the turn
table and at last came clattering up tcI
its car and was coupled on. In less
than half an hour all was in readiness
stepped into my car, and, an instant
later we were off, really off, on the
long road to Paris-or at least Lyon.
All through the night we raced over
the vast plains, now sweeping by the
Eaone. a breath Of dismal, wind-swept
water now winding among oak forests
and fields Of grain the scent of which
came to me through the velyety black
ness. I had not eaten since the pre-
ceding evening, and should not eat
again till ] reached Paris. ] felt dizzy
ana Weak-but the intensity Of my res
/ olution spurred me to fresh efforts;
nor did I close my eyes until, soon
( after six, we rolled into the large sta
/ ton at Lyon.
pom the platform opposite a train
was standing, the engine putting fran
ucally. as though anxious to be off |
sprang from the carriage and raced
toward it, A functionary barred my
way.
You cannot pass, he said sternly.
'TIls cxcellency the president of the
( Swiss republic
but ! must see him" | cried Wild
ly, Il must see the president instant
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