The Elbert County tribune., 1916-05-05

Tho trial mad been set for Monday
week, at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
This was Friday. Each hour now wA6
of incalculable value. The scheme ap-
peared preposterous. But had flown
| In Canada, until 1 was fairly sure of
myself, and with Charles had SCARED
triumphantly In his aeroplane In Eng
land. seeking the regions of the sun.
| high above our competitors. we two
| together. / knew how staunch and
true the winged vessel was; knew
| which levers controlled each OF her
movements; and at Clichy we had
made several excursions. l had a con-
, fidence now that was almost supersti-
| ton in the success OF my desperate
undertaking.
Would that I could have told himI
| But he was too closely guarded; even
| Magniff. with all his power. had been
denied admission to him.
| caught train back to Clichy. ar
| riying toward the middle Of the after
noon. 1t was a sad Homecoming. A
! curious crowd watched me descend at
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 the fortress) snapped his camera
in my face. But one learns to be toll
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 French nobleman and noble
woman. The old butler who admitted
me stared at me as II l had been
newly risen ghost. and his knees
trembled as he ushered me into the
room in which my grandfather and
Charles mother sat She was sewing
busily; the old man, at his writing
desk. was drafting some form of doc
ument. a pitiful, dignified petition. I
believe, to the government on behalf
of Charles. setting forth the stainless
honor of their race throughout five
centuries. But when l entered they
rose and came forward to greet me
as calmly as though Charles was abb
sent upon personal errand in Paris
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And their first words were of con-
graduation upon my engagement The
papers had been full of it. 1t appeared
The notary before whom we had ap-
peared, swelling with self-importance,
had run with his evidence to the goy-
ernment.
You will make Charles good wife.
my dear" said his mother, kissing me.
would that we could have a fair In
heritance for him. Clichy must go
but at least the family will be perpetu-
ated."
''It is fate brought you to u.s." said
the old Comte. He had grown even
feebler during the brief interval of
shock had told perceptibly upon him
1T is fate brought you to u.s." he re-
peated. ito be the consolation of my
old age and the hope of the d'Yves''
Then we began talking of Charles.
and, as briefly as possible. since there
was not time for emotion, laid bare
the story of our arrest, placing spe-
cial emphasis upon the fact that the
conspiracy was breaking down.
And then l laid before them the
plan that l had formed, of flying to
Scouto. and. to my astonishment, they
both fell in with it Immediately. But.
| though l could never doubt their love
for me. their eagerness for my safety,
the family, as ever in France, ranked
paramount in their eyes. 1t seems
strange now, as look back on it, this
persistent clinging of theirs to the old
forms and duties of past ages in face