Williams news., 1914-07-30

at Santos encouragingly.
 we will go against him." he re- peated.
 "All we need, now, is the 'casus belli,'" remarked the chancellor.
 That is simple enough. Request the peace committee to allow a stand ing army for European nations" said Rositta.
 and started to leave. He felt doubt full of his course. He had. vague, un- formed fears that haunted him. But nothing happened. His American spies reported that Napoleon could not be 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 von Werdenstein was unable to think of a reason for the absence, but he was not the only one who was puzzled. There were many who would have giv- en much to know what had become of Napoleon Edison.
 His absence at first had been unno- tiGed, as Astra felt that he would re- turn at any hour, and turned aside the questions. But when the third week began, and still they had no word from him, she could not bear 1t 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 be 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 as well as I do that he will come as soon as he can. I fear he has had an acci- 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 pa pers treated the matter lightly.
 Rositta was one who was really baff1ed by the heightened. absence of Napoleon. She and Santos talked about 1t seriously, but the little count was as puzzled as she. This disap- pearance had not fitted into her plans. She wanted to gain a victory over Ma poleon, not over America.
 Her ambitions were great, but one of the greatest was to humble Napo- leon. She had figured out a devilish plan to destroy his base of supplies. Ciryne. Even her husband shuddered when she told about it. 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; bomb of such size that its explosion would cause genuine earth quake Great quantities of the high est grade explosives were to be placed in large metal shell, which would be dropped on the Island of Ciryne and blow it into space.
 Ciryne was Napoleon's laboratory; there were his aerodromones kept. and if these were destroyed, he never would be able to gain the victory. The fact that Napoleon's mother and all his mechanics were to be destroyed did not influence Rositta's plans in the least.
 Seven weeks went by. The situation was the same, except that the fotilla of twenty aerodromones was ready at Suemeg and its crew was practicing maneuvers day after day. They were working on one more machine, as Ro- sitta was superstitious, believing that the number twenty-one was her lucky one
 The European monarchs had all signed a decree demanding the right of restoring standing army, and this demand had been sent to the peace committee in Washington.
 This request was couched in re- spectful terms, but conveyed the infor- nation that in case the same was re- fused the European countries would act according to their own convictions. No mention was made of the aerodro-, none fleet, but American secret agents had discovered the existence of this fleet and shrewd reporter on the Hourly Stylograph managed to gain the information. Whole pages advertised the fact that it was ready to swoop down upon the American continent and conquer it. Then the rival papers took it up and vivid fan cies were printed; some declared that Napoleon Edison was held a prisoner, and would be compelled to join the European forces to save his life.
 In the meantime the congress and the peace committee considered the European demand.
 Amrosio Hale, Vice-president, deliv- cred a great address, urging the union to isolate the American continent again.
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