The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-10
,copynaht 1918 b. W G. ChaDmanl
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w Maihtut ABOUT Leopold befOre your
depariureY" he asked, crlnFing before
me. You viii allow him the six days
Ia which to feet"
He can go to the ends OF the earth
for all ! care" / responded. Il do
not want vengeance upon him. miser.
able scoundrel that he IL. Leave him
To the future. Some day hts evil
deeds VIII rocoil on him. Come, you
agree2"
Magnin drew In a deep sigh and
submitted.
u accept" he answered. "But ma
~demoisoilo. you will remember that
the bonds are miner
"Assuredly," I answered.
lie stumbled weakly from my pres.
ence and out OF the room. Tho oma
seized my hands again and kissed
them pas~sionately.
AT Scouto. on the coast OF Cor.
sica," she whispered. "Ho will 10
with you eagerly, II he In promised
immunity"
And what is your reward7" I asked
c~uriously.
The woman looked az me strangely.
"is II not enough that | shall see my
mar again and win him from chat
woman who stole his heart from me2"
she asked. with pathetic dignity. you
do not understand. lady? An, but
when you are married-then you will
know"
She followed MagnIf out Of the
room.
Within an hour my bail had been
formally accepted and / was at lib
erty. Maguin obtained a haety inter.
view with the Minister OF War, at
which immunity for zeuxls was prom.
Ised, In cas- he should oner satlsfac-
tory evidence against the principal
conspirator. whose name the banker
did not divulge. Magnin was a power
la France, and his word was ample.
The sun was not yet high when I
walked out Of my prison doors. /
had seen nobody: the magic OF Mag.
nine word had suficed TO set mo
free. After all. though so much had
been done, the government had no
special interest In me They were
cure that they had in Charles the
real traitor; I was but an accessory,
and they shrewdly surmised. ! think.
that was 10 turn states evidence and
bring the rest Of the ocnfederates to
Justice.
The trial had been set for Monday
week, at ten o'clock in the forenoon
This was Friday. Each hour now was
OF incalculable value. The scheme APP
peared preposterous. But ! had flown
In Canada. until | was fairly sure OF
myself, and with Charles ! had scared
trlumphantly In his aeroplane In Eng.
land. seeking tho regions Of the sun.
high above u competitors. We two
together. | knew how staunch and
true the winged vessel was; I knew
which levers controlled each OF her
movements; and az Clichy we had
made several excursions. had a con.
ndence now that was almost supersti-
ton In the success OF my desperate
undertaking.
Would that I could have told hint
But he was too closely guarded; sven
Magnin. with all his power. had been
denied admission to him.
caught a train back 10 Clichy, ar.
irving toward the middle Of the after
noon. II was a sad homecoming. A
curious crowd watched me descend al
the little railroad station. and a news.
paper correspondent q learned after.
ward that my movements had been
watched by a whole corps OF news.
paper men and government spies since
left h fortresal snapped his camera
IN my face. But n learns 10 be tOl.
Grant OF these things when ones
whole mind Is set on a single desire.
The crowd followed me to the gates
Of the chateau. Only there did they
leave me.
And then, for the second time, I
received an object lesson In the bear
Ing Of a French nobleman and noble.
woman. The old butler who admitted
mo stared az mo as ~ / had been a
newly risen ghost. and his knees
trembled as he ushered me Into the
room Ia which my grandfather and
Charles mother sat. She was sewing
busiiy; the old man. az his writing
desk, was drafting some form OF doc
ument, a pltiful. digniGed petition. /
believe, 90 the government on behalf
OF Charles. setting forth the stainless
honor OF their race throughout I'VE
centuries. But when ] entered they
rose and came forward to greet mo
az calmly as though Charles was alb.
sent upon a personal errand IN Paris
and were soon 10 return.
And their FIRST words were OF con.
graduation upon my engagement The
papers had been full OF IL, II appeared.
The notary before whom We had ap-
peared, swelling with selflmportance.
had run with his evidence { the gov
eminent
You viii make Charles a coed wife,
my dear" said his mother. kissing me.
Would that We could have a falr In
heritance for him. Cllchy must GO
bat az least the family win be perpetu-
htcd."
II 10 fate brought you 10 as" said
the old Coaate. he had grown even
leebler anging- the brief interval OF