Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-30

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at Santos encouragingly.
I'VE Win 30 against him." h -
peated.
IAN We need, now, II tho 'easm
belli,'" remarked the chancellor.
That is simple enough. Request
the peace committee to allow . stanAL
ing army for European nations" saAA
ROSETTA
I'VE will see," said the chanoelloe,
and started to leave. He felt doabA
full Of his course. He had vague, M
formed fears that haunted him. But
nothing happened. His American spies
reported that Napoleon could not b
located.
Two weeks later he received news
that there was some uneasiness felt IN
Washington in regard to the inexpli-
cable absence OF Napoleon Edison.
These reports were repeated day after
day.
What did this mean? The Count
Won Werdenstein was unable to think
OF reason for the absence, but 10
was not the only one who was puzzled.
There were many who would have CIV
en- much to know what had become Of
Napoleon Edison.
His absence at first had been unno-
ticed, as Astra felt that he would -
turn at any hour, and turned aside
the questions. But when tho third
week began, and still they had no
word from him, she could not bear It
any longer. The gray-haired mother.
who suffered even more than Astra,
soothed her and said she would come
to the Crystal Palace at once, to b
with her.
That evening Mrs. Edison arrived,
and embracing the wife of her son
she whispered: BE strong and brave.
my dear girl. You know just ~ wea
as l do that he will come as soon -
no can. fear he has had an aeof
dent to his aerodromone, but my heart
tells me he Is in no danger. Above
all, we must have trust in God!"
At Astra's request the various -
pers treated the matter lightly.
ROSETTA was one who was really
baffled by the heightened absence Ct
Napoleon. She and Santos talksd
about 1t seriously, but the little count
was an puzzled AZ she. This disap
pearance had not fitted into her plans.
She wanted to gain victory over M
poleon, not over America.
Her ambitions were great, but ons
of the greatest was to humble Napo-
leon She had figured out . devilish
plan to destroy his base Of supplies.
Ciryne. Even her husband shuddered
when she told about 1t. He thought
Of the many days he had spent among
the men there, and the pleasant com.
panions that he had left behind.
A tremendous bomb was to be con.
structed; a bomb Of such size that ita
explosion would cause a genuine earth.
quake. Great quantities Of the high.
est grade explosives were to be placed
In a large metal shell, which would b
dropped on the Island of Ciryne and
blow 1t into space.
Ciryne was Napoleon's laboratory;
and II these were destroyed, he neves
would be able to gain the victory. The
fact that Napoleon's mother and al
his mechanics were to be destroyed
did not influence Rositta's plans In thu
least.
Seven weeks went by. The situatior
was the same, except that the notills
Of twenty aerodromones was ready 81
Suemeg and it's crew was practicine
maneuvers day after day. They wert
working on one more machine, as Ro
sitta was superstitious, believing thai
the number twenty-one was her lucky
one.
The European monarchs had al
signed q decree demanding the RICH
Of restoring a standing army, and thil
demand had been sent to the peac'
committee in Washington.
This request was couched In n
spectful terms. but conveyed the infos
nation that in case the same was r.
fused the European countries wouls
act according to their own convictions
No mention was made Of the aerodro
mono fleet, but American secre
agents had discovered the existence o
this fleet and shrewd reporter OF
the Hourly Stylograph managed u
gain the information. Whole page
advertised the fact that 1t was read.
to swoop down upon the American
continent and conquer 1t. Then tn
rival papers took 1t up and vivid fan
Giles were printed; some declared tina
Napoleon Edison was held prisoner
and would be compelled to Join tn
European forces to cave his life
In the meantime the congress an
the peace committee considered tn
European demand.
Amrosio Hale, Vice-president deliy
cred a great address, urging tho uniol
to isolate the American continen
again.
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