Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-17
"The situation could not we'll be

Moroccan situation.
Yes. France must fight, OF
yield to Germany"
Again Crochard smiled.
mo, no." he protested sit is
Germany which will yield"
Delcassc bounded in his chair,
as his eye caught the glance which
Crochard bent upon him.
II knew it," he said, his face
white as marble. II guessed it
and yet scarcely dared believe it.
But the moment you entered,
bringing Nj. Ward =
IN. Ward is a very great inven-
tor, said Crochard. HE offered
his services to Germany, and she
betrayed him; he now offers his
services to France
Delcasse glanced at the little
man who sat there so still. so fra
gile, with eyes which cleaned so
fiercely and lips that trembled
with emotion; and he shivered a
little at the thought that here was
the man who had struck a terrible
blow at France.
81 can see what you are think
lng," Ward burst out. "You will
pardon me, if | speak English? [
am more familiar with it than with
French. l see what you are think
ing. You ~ thinking, Here is
the m%iscreant, the scoundrel, who
destroyed our %battleship!' Well, it
is true. | am a scoundrel-or |
should be one if | permitted that
deed to go unrevenged. | was be-
trayed, sir, as this gentleman has
said. | offered to Germany the
leadership among nations. But the
emperor is consumed with person
al ambition-his one desire to ex-
alt his house, to establish it more
firmly. Instead of leading, he
wished to conquer. | refused to be
his tool. Thereupon | was deceived
by a trick, | was imprisoned = I
and my daughter also. We were
threatened with [ know not what
with starvation, with torture
but this gentleman rescued us, and
[ came here with him in order to
place before France the same pro-
posal made to GERMANY
Delcasse had listened closely;
but he was plainly confused and
astonished. g
"Before going further he sug-
gested, 81 should very much like
to hear NJ. Orchards story. There
is much about this extraordinary
affair which | do not understand
and desire to understand ev-
erything. Will you not begin at
the beginning, my friend?"
"lt was very simple" said Gro
chard, and told briefly of the pur-
suit, OF the encounters on the OF
tile, and of the final struggle in
New York. After our escape"
he concluded, eve fastened to NJ.
Wards residence, where, as | an
ticipated his daughter and that adj
mirable M. Webster whom she
loves, Don joined us. 1t was a
most happy reunion, and in the
end, M. Webster forgave mt for
the theft of the little box. OF our
plans we said nothing, except that
M. Ward was journeying back with
me to Paris, and we were aboard
the L%usitania when she sailed next
morning. We arrived at Liverpool
last. night, and here we are!"
Lepine' 8 face was shining with
a great enthusiasm.
Permit me to congratulate you,
sir" he said. "It was finely done.
| realize that the more deeply be-
cause l myself was completely baf-
fled; and yet it should have &C.
cured to me that the captain of
the Ottilie might wish to deceive
me. My theory was, however, that
the tickets had been purchased to
throw me off the scent. M. Ward
had. Of course, as l supposed,
sought refuge in Germany. Even
yet | do not understand why he
should have gone to America"
The remark was, in a way, adj
dressed to the inventor, but he had
fallen into revery and paid no heed
to it.
MHe is often like that said