Cheyenne record., 1914-04-09


come does not matter. have offered
you secret that will enable you to
make your country. and through your
country the world. happy If used with
discretion. II not, it may bring con.
ditions that will break all your ambi-
tiops. Your tremendous armies, men
of war and fortifcations. fguratively
speaking, are all made of gold You
can easily imagine what chaos will
reign II give my gold away-make 1t
no more valuable than iron. Don't
you realize that 1t will break you, in
spite of your-might. and Drive your
armies to work instead Of wasting
time In pursuing the scientifically per-
fected exercises and studies of devas-
tation? You ought to realize that gold
is only an image created by man; that
yellow metal has no real value. Work
is the only thing of value to q nation.
Il have one thing more to say. You
have evidently selected for your life's
work the invasion and conquering of
the American continent, claiming that
the United States had refused to yield
to the wishes of the European powers
fifty years ago. Do you think there are
no more men like Hannibal Prudent? :?
Do you think that after breaking the
isolator all you would need do would
be to land your armed puppets and kill
the people who have nursed at the
bosom of Liberty? l have spoken.
your excellency!"
The chevalier made courteous bow.
The count seated himself before his
desk.
"Chevalier di Leon, no man has ever
spoken to me as you have" His voice
was dull. II will think over the far-
reaching perspective you have spread
from every side. For that reason
cannot set date for my final decision
and the decision of his majesty the
kaiser.
above all, you have awakened my
admiration: you are a. strong man.
chevalier, and 1 am friend to strong
men. l welcome you." He roso and
offered his hand to his visitor.
II want to introduce you to his mai
esty and the chief diplomats" contin-
ued the count. II hope you will ac-
cept the invitation to the 'Hof-balr
given day after tomorrow"
The chevalier bowed. The count
filed out an invitation card personally
and escorted his caller to the door.
In the afternoon the chevalier
sought aeroplane hangers and stores
and bought small monoplane Of the
Belt" style. After trying the ma
chine. he inquired for large, private
hangar and succeeded in finding one
near the counts residence.
The court ball was one OF the formal
social events Of the week. The room
in which the court marshal and his
assistants received the guests was in
the ultra-secession style. When the
chevalier entered 1t he received the
Impression OF entering a gigantic we'd
ding cake that had been followed and
decorated artfully on the inside.
The stiff courtesy that once pre-
vailed at the court Of Frederick the
Great still was in existence during
ceremonious affairs.
The Count Won Werdenstein ap-
preached the chevalier with unusual
kindness and introduced him to many
of the guests. The plain, black eve
ming dress. without stars. crosses, rib
bons or other signs of distinction. was
strange under this roof and among
these gorgeous uniforms.
Baron Won Koener was asked by the
chancellor to take care Of the chcva-
lier, and the little huzzar did his best
to entertain the interesting chevalier.
whose sole reason for being there was
that he had some great and valuable
invention for military purposes.
At 1000 p. m. the great double
doors were flung open. The master of
ceremony came In with his big gilt
cane and knocked on the floor to an
nounce the arrival Of his majesty.