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RESUME
Mario Walowska, olja of Count Walowski, oldarly Polish diplomat, is singlod out for at- tention by Napoleon when he at tonds a ball hold in his honor at Warsaw, Polish diplomats hope to interest him in demanding of from Russia the freedom Poland. Their offoria are a com- plete failure. Realleing his in- torost in Maris, they appeal to her hueband to sond hor to Napoleon to plead for them. Aforie does so and discovern ho has no interest in the Polish cause, but ta determined in his conquest of her. She is dismayed to find horsoif emotionally at his mercy, she flees to her country astato, but Napoleon socka hor out. He pleads his love for her and she decides to join her life 10th his.
Chapter Two
WINTER IDYLL
Marie returned to Warsaw, Joy in her heart at Napoleon's pledge of love. Occasionally a twinge of noin for her husband clouded her thoughts, but the rush of her own Kreat happiness wept all other consideration alde. Navortheicas, when she tuid her husband of hor decision to follow Napoleon, hig quiet cadness and digalty moved
e will fire of you," he piendat. "In my fate," she answered, "I cannot siny here on your wife; every thought, waking or sleeplar, it of him."
At an hr accepted her declaton. Ehe must follow the dictates of her heart and talia whatever re had in ators for her. Yet, once again, the wisdom of hio nge and his pity for her youth, moved him to a gon- erunity she found hardest of all to
bear.
"Watowice in yours." he said to: her. "You always loved it there. If The day ever comes when you need It ae your home, know that it is Dure for you without me."
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"I love you" she whispered. "Clearly, ho replied.
"You will stop loving me one day," she sighed.
She
You spoke?" he queried. nodded. I did not hear you."
She laughed happily. You are eating too fast," she cautioned.
"My mother always said the same thing" he answered.
"What did your mother call you?"
"Napoleons.
She all calls me | Napoleone."
"Napoleone." Mario repeated the under her breath. name softly "Napoleone." She looked doop into his eyes. "ATO we really sitting ACTONS from each other at this lable? In this room? Perhaps I am born of snowdrift and you will pass on into the night- and shall be nothing.”
charming surprise."
GERTRUDE GELBIN,
deeper." #ile stroked his templo. "And you have three gray hairs." Today is my fortieth birthday,"
he smiled,
Ho crossed to the window and looked up at the eaves of the roof. are "Look, Mario, the swallows back. He opened the window and She caressed his chosk. “Do you took a deep breath. "Ha!" There's realize this is the first time I'v Spring in this air! We must take seen you on your birthday? In & gallop into the country. Come Paris there in Afans at Notre Dame hers, my dear, and fill your lungs. the review of the guardsA It's like wine in the blood" He gais reception at the Tuilleries. You breathed deeply. "Time to ba on joessa to become a man -- you de the march," he cried,
comma on occasion."
Her face blanched. Sha Crosse to him and put her arm through his. The wind blew her hole as she stood close to him, sensuously re- Aponsive to the moist, fresh breeze.
iter mille grow wistful and her
yra led with vogue regret. "The winter was all 183 khort," she said sadly,
He looked down at her, auddenly aware of ber change of mood, sud- Ho put his chock close to horn.denly moved by her tender sadness, "No. You are not snow, my dear," he murmured. "And I have never been more real. For I am a man in love profoundly in love. Marie"
"Yes, Napoleonot"
"I am very happy. Ato you?" "With a little encouragement I could grow quite fond of you," she parried.
A sudden knock at the door broke
see only your lovely face--
I hear only the sound of your volce," he said.
in aecret, ako and Napoleon travelled to Castio Finckenstein in Prussia to spend the winter. Finck- englein was not only thoir ratreal, It also served Napoleon na head- quarters. But, the frozen fastross made travel Impossible and not even Talleyrand dared brave tho ronda to reach the Emperor. No au in Europe understood why No- poleon had chosen no distant a hide-day; yet Talloyrand surmis ed that Mario might be the cause. The month wont by to find the Mario lovers gloriously happy, knew only her great love for Na- them apart. Rustam, his servant, petron and he, for the first time entered to announce that Talloy rand had arrived and sent greet knew pence and content,
At the first sign of Spring, the ings to his Majesty and Medame trek toward Finokonetoin began. Walewala,
Marie and Napoleon looked at Marie romained in seclusion in hin private apartment, hor presence onch other in surprise. How had carefully guarded by his two Inith-Talleyrand discovered their secret? ful servantn, Rustam and Constant; Drat him! There was nothing he and by Stephen, ber servant who could not ferrot out. Well that's had chosen to follow her. Now her what made him euch a perfect for hours with Napoleon were intereign minister. Napoleon shrugged rupted by the ambassadora and for his shoulders and ordered Talloy- elgn ministern who travelled the rand to be admitted. miles of mud and melting snow for A word with him,
Marts and Napoleon not at the To bn breakfast table together. alone with you in wonderful," he smiled,
Talleyrand entered, his smile be speaking pininly his enjoyment of his cloverness. Immediately after greating the Emperor and Marie, he connived to inform her that Na- poleon had granted Poland's froe- dom.
The Bpring will be glorious, my dear," he promland." will crush Austria in a few weeks - then I' come back to you."
"But the Spring will be over," she whispered.
"There Ho clasped her alors. wil be the long Bummer-and the Tail-and now again-and many | Springs to follow.""
"God grant !" she prayed. Hor eyes filled with tears. He kissed them away tenderly as they fell on her cheeks.
"As soon as I can I will send for you to join me in Vianna," he promlard.
The next day he was off on his Austrian campaign. Time dragged Interminably until he made good that promise, until the escort ar- Vienna scathed with the hato of rived that was to take her to him. a canguored people in the presence of the conqueror, but Moric, ailling back in her carriage was insensible everything but the Joyous to thought that she would soon see her beloved again.
"I'm as much the victim. as the victor," he sighed.
"Is it really no difficult to bo you?" she asked
"Not so long as you share my difficulties," he replied. His eyes fastoned on her searchingly. His look somehow made her pause, a cold apprehension clouding hor happiness.
"Napoleone," she began with na anxious frown, "Is it wine for me to be hero in Vienna - I menn at this moment -
He kissed her tenderly. "Vlonna has not altered my heart r" he as nurod her. "Come," he tookt, har hand. "Let me introduce you to the Hapsburg magnifices100."
Mario laughed in happy rollof.. "It's very impressivo," who observe ed. "How lucky those Hapsburge
are to have died before your time," she commented, as she pointed to the gallery of portraits. Philip II docan't look very happy."
"Thrones are not the seat of hap piness," he said with a sigh.
"But you," she answered, "your throno le yourself; your genfus; tho love of the French people who gave it to you. Doesn't that make you happy"
I am happy," he said after a vaguely troubled pause. "And you?" Her face glowed with love. "Come bore, Napoleone," she whispered; sha forced him gently into a chair. "Don't look at me," she pleaded and knelt down beside him, placing her chook to him. In her mind she tried to form the thousand and one phrases with which she had thought to tell him of their coming child. "Mario." His voice broke in on her thoughts. "Marte I need you. need your love. I need your un- derstanding"
"Whatever you want of me, my dearest." she whispered, "I shall find to give you."
She smiled a happy, tender mila, thinking for the hundredth time "Alune?" Marle waved toward the
Mario paled with excitement and how she would break to him her window; directly below in the enurl. yard, was collected the whole of lils happiness, but Napoleon's frown glorious nows. Their winter Idyll guard; and through the corridors told her he had meant to impart had been more than a romantic in streamed the endless line of dipl-thie news to her himself. She stop-torlude. When her child came, they male awaiting nudience with hun.
would have a insting token of their ped quickly into the breach.
"Thank you, Your Excollency." love. She sighed happily at the "Alone," he nodded "with my
sbe mailed; "But I am already aware prospect of the foy this nows would family,"
Rive Napoleon; aho hoped, for his
In turned his face full to hers. of this happy fact."
"Mario" he started, then rose from Napoleon flashed her a look of nake, that their child might be a gratitudo and admiration. In bus-non.
Her carriage arrived at Taat at his chair. "Marlo, I am determined nosilko fashion he made short shrift of detalis. Before Talleyrand Schoenbrunn, the paince of the to found a dynasty. I must have an realized it, he found himself dis- vanquished Hapsburgs which ia hele. I havo decided to marry a poleon now used an ble headquar-princess of cine of the royal hauses mined.
arn, She alighted broathiessly and of Europe." aped down the hall.
"A very cozy family," she ob-
perved,
"A very unusual father," he re plied,
"Egotiat!" She blew him a kisa. "Are you ever alone
"Why didn't you tell me what you we doing for my country?" Marle asked when they were again alone.
"It's good to have you in my
"With you? Always," he answered Boberly.
"Now? This minute?" she teased. "I men only your lovely face," he antowered. "I hear only the sound "I always meant to," he conten-arms again," he whispered.
ned, "but I always ended up by "Keep mo there," she righed. She "And do you hear what I say, saying "I love you." She laughed opened her eyes and gazed at him aloud "That villain Talleyrand," ho tenderly. With her forefinger nha
very explored his face. "This line - Wal continued, "han spolled s
of your voice."
too?” she umlled.
"For iniurice — "
Flom doen Marlo take this news of Napoleon's intended mantage to another roman, What plans has he for har in hin tifot Don't miss next waalde concluding chapter.
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