Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-11

evidently believed that she was in
! fair way to seduce him from mis- al
legiance to the republic.
"'Pardon me- he said gravely, but
/ should do wrong if | permitted you
to remain under any delusion. Patrick
MacMahon, duke of Magenta and
Marshal of France, has nothing t.
restrain him from yielding to any con.
ditions you may choose to impose;
but the president of the French re-
public cannot betray his OATH
'The lady Of the lilies made gey.
ture of rage.
"'Why did you not tell me this in
your garden? she cried passionately.
You asked me to let you visit me, yo4
come here, / receive you alone, and
| after you have compromised me he
yond recall, you tell me that vou haS5s
been mocking mel
"'Ah, mademoiselle, do not speak
so harshly! 1t is I who am comprc-
missed, on the contrary, by my pres
ence in this house
"'Not at all, Monsieur If our meet
ing is not political you are not COM
promised at all-and am compro-
missed unless it is political
1T was impossible to escape from
this cruel dilemma. The marshal
tore his mustache.
"Listen!' he exclaimed. In year
my term of Office will have expired,
and l shall be free to accept your COM.
mands.'
"The girl waved her hand impatient
ly.
"'And when you are no longer
president, what assistance can you
render to us? Do you think it is
merely the duke of Magenta whom
have risked so much to
"She had got thus far when they
were interrupted. A hasty knock came
on the door, it was thrown open, and
the host of the 'Fleur de Lys' rushed
in.
Pardon, your-mademoiselle! Par
don, M. lie President, but the chief OF
police has just arrived with body
of men to search the house, and they
are coming upstairs!'
THE girl uttered Mortified cry.
The president sprang to his feet. 1t
was necessary to decide at once how
he should act.
GA thousand pardons, mademos-
selle,' he whispered in her ear, but
you see how it is. You are Masked
the French police are gallant men,
you will allow me to save my honor?
"She arose to her feet with the dig
nifty of queen, and, withdrawing her
mask, looked MacMahon full in the
face.
Monsieur, am the daughter az
your sovereign.
1.-THE Princess - gasped the
Mortified marshal.
The princess bowed, and quietly
replaced her mask, just as the chief
of police made his way into the room.
"The chief had received his instruc-
tons two days before. A watch had
been set upon the president, and it
had been ascertained that he was hold
ing secret communications with a
LILY 6IC1 1OuO WO4ndA WIZ AcO OOCA
traced to the Royalist hotel The sole
question which the ministry had to
determine, before they proceeded to
decisive measures, was whether this
affair was in fact a political conspiracy
or a mere intrigue. If it should be the
former it would become necessary to
publicly accuse the president to the
r0 tho lotion IL
different thing, and it would be UNI
necessary to take any step, except
perhaps to hint to the head of the
state that it was undesirable to create
scandal at the Elysee. 1t was in
order to satisfy the doubt in their
minds that the chief of police had
forced his way into the presence Of
the suspected president.
1T was of course his part to feign
the utmost surprise at the meeting.
Pardon, M. lie President, but I
hadn't the least notion of finding you
here!' He glanced from the lowering
brow of the fierce old marshal to the
shrinking form of the masked prin-
cess. It's my duty to inform you, M.
lie President, that we believe this lady
to be conspiring against the republic
"The president looked at him. It
was a frightful moment If he ex-
pressed the least surprise, the honor
of the princess would be reflected on.
Without permitting himself so much
as a glance in her direction, he forced
himself to say, in steady tones:
ct know it. The meeting between
this lady and myself has concerned
question Of politics.
"The chief bowed. and replied:
In that case, M le President, it's
my duty to report to the minister of
justice that you are in communication
with Royalist plotters.'
Do your duty, monsieur returned
MacMahon.