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fully, sir. The emperor refused
because of his conditions. One was
the reconstruction of Poland-he is
himself a Pole. The other was the
restoration of Alsace-Lorraine to
France. Pachmann did at last
agree to give up Poland-and to
make him king of it, if he chose!-
but the other condition was too
much for him. Besides, -lle thought
the game was in his hands-he saw
his emperor ruler of the world /!
Permit me to outline for the plan
OF this remarkable man.
And clearly but BRIEFLY" Gro
chard laid before the astonished
minister the plan for world wide
disarmament, for universal peace,
for the freeing of subject peoples,
Tor the restoration of conquered
territory, and for the gradual es-
Establishment of representative gov
eminent, to the exclusion of all
hereditary rulers, great and small.
And | see no reason" Gro
chard concluded, "why France
should hesitate to give herself
whole heartedly to this plan. With
all of these things she is in sym
pathy; Liberty, equality, frater-
nifty has been her watchward for
100 years. Once we regain Alsace-
Lorrain, we can be we'll content to
lay down our arms. / believe that
we "a secure the support of the
United States and perhaps of
England. To the United States, a
project so idcalistic would be GER
tain to appeal; and as for Eng
land, she is terrified at heart, she
fears the future, she staggers UNI
der the burden of her great arma-
ments-which yet are not great
enough. Yes, we could win Eng
land!"
Delcasse had listened with
cleaning eyes, all the dreamer
within him Attire at the splendid
vision which Orchards words
evolved.
"You are right!' he cried, and
sprang to his feet and approached
the inventor, his hands out
stretched. IN. Vard,'' he said,
on behalf of France. l accept
your proposal!"
Ward was on his feet also, and
his whole frame was shaking.
"You are sincere?'' he STAN
mered, peering into Delcasse's
eyes. "You are in earnest? You
M not deceiving me?"
"No!'', said Delcasse, solemnly.
81 am not deceiving you. / swear
it, ON my honor. France will be
proud to take her place at the head
OF this great movement" And
then he stopped, and a shadow
fitted across his face. "There is
but II condition." he added.
"You must prove to IT'S that this
power really exists"
81 agree to that" cried Ward,
eagerly. 81 agree to that-yes,
yes, | even wish it. Amy proof, any
test-it shall be yours to choose.
And remembcr-the Germans were
not merciful!'
81 shall remember" said Del
casse hoarsely, his face quivering;
and he caught himself away and
stood for a moment at the window.
struggling for self control.
Through the square below all Paris
poured, on it's way to drive i'm the
Bots, careless, happy, all uncon-
scious of the crisis in it's country's
history which the moment marked.
and then, by habit, Delcasse g eyes
wandered to that great statue by
Pradier, with the pile of mourning
wreaths before it. y
II have chosen!'' he said, in a
choked voice. "The test shall be
made at Strasbourg!"
The inventor bowed.
eff l may retire." he said, "I
will begin my preparations at
once. l shall need to work for a
day, or perhaps two days, in some
we'll equipped wireless laboratory.
All other arrangements / shall
leave to you. 1t will be necessary
to secure two stations in sight of
the arsenal and within. five ,n;lo.