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CHAPTER xxxl.-(continuedo

with his open palm.
That is it," he cried. - ep.nc.
that Is The explanation, 1t is not
Tor war they prepare; it is in ter
ron they Withdrew their fleets into
md ocean and thro~ cordons Of
soldiers about their forts, At this
moment, IN spite of their bold
front, the emperor and his minis
ters are trembling. For OF course
they know shat pachmann failed
and that We succeeded.''
"Undoubtedlv," Crochard
agreed. "Pachmann would notify
the emperor of his failure as soon
as he rcgained coEsciousness.'
mot a pleasant task" chuckled
Delcasse. "Hc has my pity. What
happened to the prince?"
1.-The prince was released next
morning."
'Yon have friends, then, in New
York;" asked Lepine, curiously.
~ have friends everywhere"
answered Crochard quietly.
"Whcn | think of the kaiser
trembling!' cried Delcasse. "Ah,
what anguish must be his! / have
tasted it, and l know!"
Crochard took from his coat a
long pocket book.
"This belonged to Admiral
Pachmann," he said. 81 paused
long enough to secure it, because
1t contained a document which. [
was most anxious to possess. 1t
will interest you, SIR" and he
drew out a black sealed envelope
and passed it to Delcasse.
The latter opened it, took out
the stiff sheet of paper he found
within, read it, re-read it, and then
stared at Crochard stupefied.
THAT is what one might call an
imperial power of Attorney" said
Crochard, with a little laugh. eft
is sufficiently comprehensive, is it
not?"
ut is Enbciievable!' % cried Del
casse. and handed the paper to Lee
pine. "And this was really given
by the emperor to Pachmann?"
- e no reason TO doubt it.
Though" Crochard added, with a
smile, 81 am of tho opinion that
Pachmann put it to uses and went
to lengths which the emperor did
not contemplate perhaps would
have forbidden"
Delcasse's eyes were glowing
with an internal JOY.
"That does not matter" he
said THAT was because his hand
was forced. 1t is the emperor who
is responsiblc-it is a risk he took.
II he chose his Instrument badly.
1t is he who must suffer for it.
You permit me to retain this
papcr?"
Certainly. Use it rs you think
best for France!"
Delcasse was out of his chair,
stridiug upand down the room.
$50 the wheel has turned!" he
cried. lyon may not remember
It M. Crochard--to you it may
nave seemed a small thing-but
Six years ago, the emperor caused
inc to be driven from the foreign
office because | did and said GER
tain things which displeased him.
Sach was his power even here in
Paris! You will scarcely credit it,
but so it was. And now it is my
turn! With this in my hand, all
things I possible He must have
been mad to put his hand to such
. paper-but, after all, it does not
astonish me. He is always doing
mad things; he has no balance, no
self control. Ten years ago, with
an imprudent telegram, he almost
plunged his country into war with
England-and at q moment, too,
when it was wholly unprepared!
Two years ago, u wild speech of
his brought Germany to the brink
Of revolution Last year, he near
u upset his empire by an indis-
Greet interview which was sup
pressed just in time. He is always
III hot water, but heretofore his
Guod fortune. has been amazing.
He has always succeed in extricat-
1pr himself. This time, 'it seems,