The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-13
. How a Nation
 Was Made
By DONALD GdAMBERR

' Count" said King Victor Emman- uel at a time when both were playing a diplomatic game to Keep the Euro pean powers from standing in their way of affecting the unity of Italy, Ion whom can you rely to befriend us| ..s.
 'No one" was the laconic reply.
 "In that case we shall have to light them all, which means we shall not succeed in our purpose"
 q have but one object, your majesty, ln what am doing now. wish to compe the emperor of France 10 de eide In our favor. He is the only. sOv- ereign who wayers as to what is his in- terest. He is supposed to have been elected by the people, and the cause of the people against those who rule by dlvlna right is growing stronger every day. In half a century it will be the malu question of the day. Ours is the cause Of the oppressed against oppres- COTS. Therefore 1t IS the cause for which the NapoleODlc dynasty stands. On the other side the emperor of France cannot ignore. his interests on the aide of the church. It.L.cn get a lever by which may pEy hm over to our side we win. He iB, too powerful for any of the other poWerl % oppose"
 "But how get such a le7sEr'
 Docs your majesty remember the Princess PRoIlniI'
 ''The woman who turned the heads of all the men in the capital last win ter and caused thre5 duelgT
 "The same. She i8 6nLhuslastic for Italian unity. She came to ne Co ask how she could Berya her country. At the time ! was wishing for that lever I have mentioned. told hex to SO to Paris. worm herself into the confidence of. some one cIOB0, to the emC0gor and, 1T possible, possess heEself of Q state secret. that Napoleon would not have known. He hates. our main enemy ! Austria, and, WhatBOeYet. action no takes with us, will in. the end play her false. If we can get some written evidence as to what be intends for the power that deserted the husband of Marie Louise to join the allies we can restore 1t to him In gLchRnge for his good will lu our present necessities" e. #S5 O. o' Ina chateau 1sar' 'Paris- the Princess Pa6Iini was sitting. in an easy chalr' while Emile LeyOister sat near. Ls- voisler was the Emperor NsPoleoR's private secretary.
 ."I dare say" remarked the princess .'Athat the. emperor rspogoa great faith in one who mustgnece9saTily. know his secrets ....- s.. ..
 "I am a. locked safe" was the reply.
 ''Iron safe locks. may be picked, " pursued the princess, 'by those pos gessing mechanical 'SldH. We're I the | repository ot state papers of great im- portance I should keep them. on my | person" .. .
 'aThats exactly where''a- > 8g stopped short. Re di[l not sus- DecE this woman of having any Inter est in. his documents, but lt was not l the part Of -One-iR his 7PoaitiOn to tel any one .whera he kept his important i papers. But his mind was rather on the woman than on hls documents TOT she had enthralled him. .,
 Presently she said she felt faint and i would like a glass 0e wine. He called l a servant, and decantsr and glasses
 were brought. Be poured a glass oi
 the wine for her, looking at her anL j iously. She slipped 1t languidly. and 1 said:
 -- 'rIO drink alone s like kissing wazzyy
 lips. Drink with me"
 l .. Lsyolsler poured himself a glass of 1 the wine and was about to dEinksWneE
 she put her hand on his.
 I Tn the closet OG my room are some I biscuit that I Invariably take 7Titt > wine between msalF. VIII you 60 and P