Williams news., 1914-04-23

splendid appetite. When he had nm ished, the host offered him some ci- gars, but he smilingly refused, assur- ing him that he never used them.
 They are real Saharan, chevaher."
 "Saharan? Is that a new brand?"
 Not exactly; we have had 1t for ten years. ever since the successful ir- rigation of the desert. understand that it is even better than the once famous Havana"
 The stranger looked at the host thoughtfully, then with some hesita- ton he asked:
 What is the name of the engineer who planned that project? I have quite forgotten"
 You are not a German, chevalfer, otherwise you would know the man whom all the German-speaking nations regard with hope; his name is Count von Werdenstein."
 The young man started. but recov- cred himself quickly. How foolish. I have nearly split my coffee. Yes, Werdenstein; I remember the name now"
 He is our Bismarck, Moltke and Edison, in one person."
 The young man stared at the host for a second. Quite a remarkable man."
 Indeed, sir, he was selected as commander in chief by the Interna- tfonal Federation, for the war against America"
 'T am sure it is very happy selec- tion."
 Well, sir, he is a great man indeed, but I do wish, and I am sure many others wish so too, that instead of mifitarism, he would devote his ener- gies to the betterment of the people.
 "To industrial, agricultural and finan- cial developments; is that what you mean?"
 Yes, sir, and above all else, to lift ing the burdens from the citizens. You know what we have to suffer under this terrible military rule"
 T am a stranger, my dear host; came from where the coffee and slen. der palms grow, so don't know much about the happenings around here However, am interested and pray that you tell me more"
 The good host of the Red Star was happy to find some one who was glad to listen to his talk; this stranger even took his notebook out and dashed some interesting details into 1t.
 Later on he found a queer little newspaper, the Koelnische Zeitung and read the news section with much interest
 The same morning he inquired foI the best tailor in town and Herr Schulz, the host, telephoneds for him When the little tailor arrived he took measurements, showed fashion plates and goods, but the chevalier left the selection to him, stipulating that all he wanted was the latest in every | thing.
 The tailor touched the cloth the l chevalier's Alpine coat was made ol and examined it closely with an ail of surprise. This is something new | to me-" he said at last. "I never saw | weave like lthis."s He looked ques tioningly at the chevalier, but he seemed to be busy with the fashion plates and did not answer. However at the tailor's request, he removed his coat and that little man looked search ingly at the lining, hoping to find the makers name. His eyes grew large when he saw small tag bearing tht name of Chicago manufacturer. | Three days later the new clothes were ready; the Chevalier di Leo1 paid for them in gold. It did not mat ter that the mint stamp was quite old indeed, some were of the nineteenth century, and none of the pieces wer' l later than 1919. The curious littl, tailor noticed this fact, also; he shool his head again. but kept quiet. Tha quality was still golden.
 The same evening the stranger lief | by the slow local train for Munich