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"I love you, she whispered. "Clearly, he replied,

one

of

to

Araria Walewales, wife Count Walewiki, elderly Ponsh diplomat, a singled out for at- tention by Napoleon when he a tends a Valt held in his honor at Waradio. Polish diplomate hope to interest him in demanding from Russia the freedom of Poland, Their efforts are a com- piete failure. Roalieing his in tarost in Mario, they appeal to har husband to send her Napolvon to plead for them. Marto dose us and discovera ke has no interest in the Polish casso, but to deformined in his conquest of her. Dika ta dismayed to find herself emotionally at ha meroy. She flees to her country catato, but Napoleon asalta hor out. Ile pleads his love for hor and she decides to join her life with hig

Chaptor Two

WINTER IDYLL

Marie returned to Warsaw, Joy in her heart at Napoleon's pledge of love. Occasionally a twingo of pal for her husband clouded hor thought, but the enah of her own great happiness swept all other conalderation aside. Nevertheless, when she told her husband of her decision to follow Napoleon, his qulet andness and dignity moved

her.

"He will tire of you," he pleaded. "It is my fate," who answered. "I cannot any here an your wife: every thought, waking or sleeping. in of him."

At Jant be accepted her decision. She must follow the dictates of her heart and taico whatever Bio bad in store for her. Yet, once again, the wisdom of his aga nad his pity for her youth, moved him to n gen- erosity she found hardest of all to bent.

"Walawico is yours," he said to her. "You always loved it there. If the day ever comes when you need It as your home, know that it is there for you without me."

Sho pressed ble hand gratefully

and was gone.

In accret, sho and Napoleon travelled to Castle Finchenstein in Prussia to spend the winter. Flack- enstein was not only their rotreat, it also served Napoleon as hand- quarters. But, the frozen fastnoss made travel impossible and not ven Talleyrand dared brave the road to reach the Emperor. No one in Europe understood why Na- poleon had choson no distant a ide-aday; yet Talleyrand surmie ed that Marlo might be the cause. The months went by to find the

Mario lovera gloriously happy. know only her, great love for Na- poleon and he, for the first time know penco and content.

"You will stop loving mo You spoke be queriod.

sho sighed."

Bhe nodded. did not hear you."

She laughed happily. You are eating too fast," she cautioned.

"My mother always said the same thing" be answered.

call "What did your mother you?"

She still calls

me

"Napoleone. Napoleons."

"Napoleone." Marle ropeated tho namo softly under her breath. "Napoleone." She looked deep into his eyes. "Are we really altting acron from each other at this table? In this room? Perhaps I am born of a snowdrift - and you will pass on into the night - and abali be nothing."

Ho put his cheek close to hers, "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-"

Yos, Napoleono?"

"I am very happy. Are you?" "With a little encouragement I could grow quito fond of you," she parried.

A sudden knock at the door broke

"I see only your lovely face-

I hear only the sound of your voice," he said.

them apart. Mustam, his servant, |

charming surprimo."

GERTRUDE GELBIN,

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deeper." Gilo stroked his temple. "And you have three gray hairs." Today is my fortieth birthday," aro te llöd.

His crussed to the window and looked up at the eavor of the roof. "Look, Marle, the swallows back. He opened the window and took a deep breath. "II" There's Spring in this air! We must take A gallop into the country. Como here, my dear, and fill your tung It's like wine in the blood," Ho breathed deeply. "Time to be on the march." he cried

Her face blanched. She crossed to him and put her arm through his. The wind blew her hair as she slood close to him, sensuously re- sponsive to the mount, freaky breeze. amile grew wistful and her tilled with vague regret The winter was dil föd short," she said sadly.

He looked down at her, suddenly aware of bar change of mood, sud- denly moved by her tender madness,

The Spring will be glorious, my dear," he promised. "I will orush Austria in a few wooks then I'll come back to you,”

"But the Spring will be over," she whispered.

He clamped her close. "There will be the long Bummer and the Fall-and now again-and many Springs to follow,"

the caressed his check. "Do yo realise this is the first timo

In scan you on your birthday? Paris thero is Mass at Notro Dars

the review of the guarda --- a gale.repoption at the Tuilleries. You coane to become a man - you be

come on occasion."

I'm a much the victim as the viotor." he sighed.

"Is it really so difficult to hó you?” she asked.

"Not so long as you share my difficulties," he replied. His oyen fastened on her searchingly. Us look apmehow made her pause, a cold apprehension clouding her happiness.

Napoleone," she began with an anxious frown, "Is it wise for me to be here in Vienna - I mean at this moment

He kissed her tenderly. "Vienna has not altered my heart." he as- sured her. "Come," he took her hand. "Let me introduce you to the Hapsburg, magnificence.

Aarle laughed in happy rallof. "It's very impressive," she observ- ed. "How lucky those Hapsburge

the gallery of portraits. Phillip II doesn't look very happy."

"Thrones are not the seat of hap piness," he said with a sigh.

"But you," she answered, "your throne in yourself; your genus; tho love of the French people who gave it to you. Doesn't that maito you happy?"

"God grant it!" she prayed. Her are to have died before your time," entered to announce that Talley eyes filled with tears. He kissedete commented, as she pointed to rand had arrived and sent greet-thom away tenderly as they foll on At the first sign of Spring, the ings to his Majesty and Madame her cheeks.

"As soon as I can I will sand for trak toward Finckenstein began Walowska.

Mario and Napoleon looked at you to join mo in Vienna," he Mario remained in seclusion in bla privato apartment, her prosence each other in surpriso. How had promised.

The next day he was off on his carefully guarded by his two faith-Talleyrand discovered their secret? fui anrvants, Rustam and Constant: Drat him! Thero was nothing ho Austrian campaign. Time dengged and by Stephen, her servant who could not ferret out. Well that's interminably until he made good had chosen to follow her. Now her what made itin such a perfect for that promise, until the escort ar Vienna seethed with the hato of hours with Napoleon were inter-gn minister. Napoleon shrugged rived that was to take her to him. a canquered people in the presence rupted by the ambassadors and for his shoulders and ordered Talley- eign ministers who travelled the rand to be admitted.

Talleyrand enterod, his amite be of the conqueror, but Marle, sitting the joyous u word with him.

everything but Marie and Napoleon sat at the cleverness, Immediately after to breakfast, table together. To be greeting the Emperor and Marie, thought that she would soon see

to connived to inform her that Na- her beloved again. aloan with you is wonderful," he poleon had granted Poland's free-

She smited a happy, fender smile, smiled.

thinking for the hundredth time "Alone?" Marle wayed toward the

Marle paled with excitement and how she would break to bim her window; directly below in the court- yard, was collected the whole of his happiness, but Napoleon's frown glorious news. Their winter Idyll Kuard; and through the corridors told her he had meant to impart had been more than a romantic in streamed the endless fine of diplo-this news to her himself. She stop terlude. When her child came, they would have a lasting token of their inats awalling audience with him. ped quickly into the breach.

Thank you. Your Excellency," love. She sighed happily at the "Alone," he nodded — "with my

she smiled: "But I am already aware prospect of the joy this news would family."

give Napoleon; she hoped, for his "A very eazy family," she ob of this happy fact."

Napoleon flashed her a look of sako, that their child might be a Berved.

Iler carriage arrived at last at "A very unusual father," ho ro-gratitude and admiration. In busi-aon.

nosilka fashion ho made short piled.

"Egotiat!" She blow him a kles. skrift of details. Before Talleyrand Schoenbrunn, the palace of tho realized it, he found himself dia vanquished Hapaburga which Na "Are you ever alone?"

poleon now used as his ticuiquar "With you? Always," he answered missed.

terz, aho allxhted breathlessly and soberly,

sped down the hall.

milen of mud and melting snow for speaking plainly his enjoyment of back in her carrlage was insenalbis she forced him gently into a chair.

"Now" This minute?" she teased. "I see only your lovely face." he answered. "I hear only the sound of your valec.""

"And de you hear what I say, too?" she smiled."

"For instance -- "

dom.

"It's good to have you in my

"Why didn't you tell me what you we doing for my country?" Marle asked when they were again alone.

"I always meant to," he confes arms agutu," he whispered. sed, "but I always ended up by "Keep me there," she sighed. She maying "I love you." She laughed opened her eyes and gazed at htm aloud."That villain Talleyrand," he tenderly. With her forefinger h continusd, "has spolied very explored his face. "This lino - It's

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am happy," he said after a vaguely troubled pause. "And you?" Her face glowed with love. "Come here, Napoleone," she whispered: "Don't look at me," she pleaded and cheek to him. In her mind she tried knelt down beside him, placing her to form the thousand and one phrases with which ahe had thought to tell him of their coming child. "Marie." His voice broke in on her thoughts, "Mario I need you. I need your love. I need your un- derstanding"

"Whatever you want of mo, my dearest," she whispered, "I shall find to give you."

He turned his face full to hers. "Marlo" he started, than rose from his cheir. "Marle, I am determined to found a dynasty, I must have un helr. I have decided to marry a princesa of one of the royal houses of Europe."

Now dons Mario take thin louis of Napoleon's intondol marriage to another woman. What plans has ho for her in his Hot Dan't miss next wesića concluding chapter.

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1 Sticky work is his speciality- he is often recommended for decorations (11).

You may have dimeulty in spotting this if you have a cold (5).

10 Painful result of putting an one's clothes about the middle of Christmas (11).

11

A colloquialiam for one who. takes the pledge (5).

12 More than the average is in-

tended (5),

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15 Little Henry and the rest can be seen in this seaside resort (5).

17 Unseting advice (3),

18 May be a little change in India

(4).

19 A fruity

(5).

dismissal, oppparently

21. Sceptics do this at least to a

fisherman's estimate (5).

12 Whut the tramp is apt to take

away (5),

23 Gol-up with the make-up of a

siren (8).

20. When this cut is not new it's

the very devill (4). 27 Upset in 29

down,

(3).

28 When heartieas this

this Ume

superior to the sole (5).

fisli is

30 it is when this that one is

found wanting (5).

33 What the excited fisherman has

in his volce? (5).

35 Entirely gurative, but initial-.

ly entirely seit (11).

there

38 If we all thought thus

would be few secrets kept (B). 37 Founded from the bad istos

(11).

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2. One needs a drink about mid- afternoon to be animated (5),

3 This is got from a mine' at 'En-

field (0),

4 It's not the bad dog that comes

to this (4),

A

Usual epithet for the doctor's

laste in prescriptions (0).

6 No honest man would go back- wards in the Continental way (8),

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Pasadena, Cal.

7 Good advice to the student whose interest is merely diluted (11).

0 An association to cut down, the

cost of bullding? (11).

12 The man who could take the

lock out of the clockwork no doubt (11),

13 This may result in

job, a

medical cure, better work, or

many other things (11).

14 In spite of its name this of cannot even move itself

London

(5).

15 This lock can open the gates of

beyond to one (3).

10 No beauty (3).

20 A swell thing to be on, some-

times (5).

24 A shellfish is allowed about

this (3).

26 When in this 28 across is soon

out of his element (3).

28

What

may be welcome in sum. mer lo had down Kent way (5).

29 A perlod upset was often

fatal site (5).

31 Alds to stage disappearances

(5).

32 Hang round and upset the

padro (5).

34 Curtailed it's an animal, be

hended it's a bird (4);"

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