South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-09
Continued From Thursday
CHAPTER XXXIX.
The RuUIe-Caif

and mems hearts beat fast TO meet it, 4
Scattered in Iodging-houses and bar /
racks Louis NapOieon's followers /
were waiting before daylight for the /
part they had 10 Tlay. No man
among them was as quiet as little /
nervous as the prince. yet his as well /
as every gallant heart cf them felt a !
throb Of relief with its bound Of ex-
element when a trumpet from the |
Austerlitz barracks. the barracks OF |
the fourth artillery, NapOleon's own |
regiment. suddenly sounded.
IL was the signal. and in a moment
the prince and his escort were NOV
ing down the dark street toward Col |
Onel Vaudrey's quarters, toward that
ringing note not yet died out from the /
pulsing air. one could see a little |
hustle through the drowsy place |
head cut Of a window here and there, !
blinking puzzled eyes TO see what the |
unusual summons, the early trumpet
note might mean. But a handful of
men IN uniform was no sensation in |
the garrison town and the good citi- |
zens went back to their morning |
maps.
The city was tranquil when Prince |
Louis reached the barrack-gate, and |
the sOldier-blOOd in him rushed in q |
tide when he saw sixty mounted artil- !
Ierymen posted at the entrance, and |
beyond, in the yard, statue-like, war
like. silent. the regiment formed in
square II the fourth artillery fol- |
lowed it's colonel, if the day went we'll, |
this was the core OF his army Col |
Onel Naudrey was in the center OF the
square; the prince marched quietly |
10 him and as he came, with a sharp |
simultaneous clatter that was the mu
sic of Heaven to his ears, the whole
regiment presented arms.
In the glowing light the soldiers
who frOnted toward him could see
that the cOlorless face turned grayer.
but that was all, and quickly Colonel
Nandrey spoke to his men.
Soldiers OF the fourth artillery" he
said loudly, "a revolution begins to-
day under the nephew of the Emperor
Napoleon. He is before you. and |
comes 10 lead you. He has returned
u his land to give back the people
their rights. the army its greatness.
lie trusts in your courage, your deVo-
tion TO accomplish this glorious mis-
sion. My soldiers. your colonel has
answered for you. Shout then with
me Long live Napoleon. Long live
the Emperor"
The terse soldierly words were
hardly finished when the regiment,
strongly Bonapartist always. carried
off its feet now by the sight of the
prince. by the honor Of being the first
to whom he came, caught up the cry, |
and the deep voices sent il rolling |
parte. standing erect. motionless, inn |
passive as always. wondered If pulse !
might beat harder than this and not
break. He held up his hand and rap !
idly. Yet with lingering shouts of en-
thusfasm the tumult Quoted. The
regiment to it's farthest man heard
every word OF the strong tones.
soldiers" he said. 81 have come
TO you first because between you and
me there are great memories. With
YOU the emperor my uncle. served as
captain: with you he won glory at the
siege OF Toulon: YOU opened the gates
OF Grenoble TO him when he came
back from Elba Soldiers, the honor
of beginning a new empire shall be
yours; yours shall be the honor OF
saluting first the eagle OF Auster-
litz sand Wagram." He caught the
STANDARD from an officer and held 1t 4
high. 1T is the sign of French glory;
III has ShODe over every battlefield;
it has passed through every capital OF
Europe. Soldiers. rally TO the eagle!
/ trust 10 to you've will march to-
day against the oppressors, crying
Long live France"
One who has not heard a regiment
gone mad can not know how it was.
With deafening clatter and roar every
sword was drawn and the shakos flew
aloft and again and again and again
the mems deep voices sent up in
broken magnificent chorus the great
historic cry to which armies had gone
into battle
Vive TEmpereur! Vive Napoleon"
The souls OF a thousand men were
on fire with memories and traditions,
with a passion of conservation to a
cause, and as If the spell Of the name
grew stronger with it's repetition they
shouted over and over in tremendous
unison. over and over and over.
'Nive &apoleOn Nive IEmper-
eur
It was necessary at last for the qui-
ct slender young man who was the
storm-center 10 raise his hand again.
and with a word, with the glimmer of
a smile 10 speak his gratitude-tO
stop the storm. There was much 10
be done. The fourth artillery was but
one OF several regiments to be gained
II the victory were 10 be complete.
Colonel Lombard was despatched 10 a
printing office with proclamatiOnS TO
be struck off: Lieutenant Laity hur-
ried away to his battalion; "A detach-
ment was sent 10 hold the telegraph
office: the tumult once Quoted. the
ward was scene OF efficient business.
for all this had been planned and
each officer knew his work In
very few moments the officers OF the
third artillery who were with the
prince had fastened 70 their quarters,
another had been sent To arouse the
fortv-sixth OF the line az the Place
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Louis himself was on his way TO the
same place. Through the streets of
the city. no longer empty. he passed
with his officers. and the people
poured from their houses. and Joined
and answered the shouts of the sol
diers.
give TEmpereuri" the soldiers
cried ct is the nephew OF Nap0le-
on" and the citizens threw back
give rEmpereur, IL is the son OF
the honest king OF Holland, 1t is the
grandson Of Josephine
They pressed so close about the
small figure in its Swiss uniform OF
colonel that for a moment he was
separated from an his military dis
cfpIine was forced 10 order his
mounted artillerymen 70 clear the
road. Every moment an old soldier
broke ont OF the mass and embraced
the eagle which Lieutenant de Que
relies carried proudly high above all
this emotion. the soldiers eyes flash
ID with success: the princes heart
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