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Copyrights 1837 zy Loew's, Lay.

RESUME

When all diplomatic efforts fail, Polish statesmen send Marie Walewska to plead for Napolo- on's support of Poland, Maria and Napoleon full deuply in love, She leaves har huabung tu join Napoleon, for an idylle winter. With the arrival of Spring, Na- poleon sole out on kík Austrian campaign, first granting Poland. Ma frondom. Austria conquered, Atarie rofalne him in Vientia She a rastantly happy in the discovery that they are to have a child. However, before she can toli him thin, há annmurides ko sell marry Prince Mario Louise in order la found a dyuosty.

Chapter Three

FAREWELL TO LOVE

She stared at him in stunned silence.

Ho paced up and down the room Unaware

of har, epoaking his thoughts aloud. “I must have an ally can count on. I can bring all my enemies to their knets as I have Austria, only to sea them struggle to their feet again to fight me. This can't go on forever, 1 can conquer thoir armles - but I can- not conquer their hate with artil lery." He paused, his eyes glazed with some distant vision, Thi day, in thin castle I decided to grant the flapsburgs a peace I shall no longer havo la enforce. To thems I have been an adventurer, an up- start, ho cried bitterly. "I must mingle my blood with theira. Think A son of Napoleon born of Hapsburg blood!" He smiled. “It is "rranged. "Marto!" He rushed to help her to her feet. "Marie," se plended, "wint do you (AY?"

A faint, barely Audible found broke through her pa. "Nothing."

"Nothing?"" ha inquired in anton islumont,

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With a helpless gesture of do- font, she buried her face in her hands and rushed paal him out of the palace out of his life.

Napoleon married the Princess Marie Louleo amid pomp and glory, And, as ho hoped, a son was born to them. But, as if Marie's warning at Bhoenbrunn had been clairvoyant, defeat followed him in overy campaign during the three ensuing years.

by GERTRUDE GELBIN,

and whe, in obedience, crossed loly - "Elba is theirs!" him whyly. Ho lifted her hand to "They will leave you in peace his Bipe, then motioned toward his hero if you let them," she begged room aerom the hall.

earnestly.. "Listen to me, my dear. I've come from the continent. You have fought too many wars. Too many hopes have died. Franca is tired let har rest!"

Inside his room they faced each other, their eyes meeting for a brief Instant. With intense longing, he took her in his arms and kissed her. The dam of pent-up emotions broke at the contact and Marte, shaken by soba, kissed him raptur ously.

"I've waited for this moment - so long - "

ile hold her close,walling for ber weeping to censo.

One by ono his armies falled against those of England - Späin

"Why did you never tell me of Austria Itgolf. It was his traglo march on Russia that definitely our son?" he asked wonderingly, turned the tide. Soon nil Europa I tried to," she whispered. "As roso against him. The Emperor be-Schoenbrunn camo a prisoner, exiled to Elba. For eight months he muttered his axile, his mind and heart burning with a mad ambition. Io munt oscape. Ila munt somehow got back to Franco. Once In Paris, he wILS certain he could count on the love of the French proplo, and with their help, win back some part of his empiro for his son, the young King of _Nomn.

If only he could see his son! Hia Emprass had promised she would bring the child to him, but day followed day with no sign of their arrival,

"I have brought your son," i she whispered.

zou were right." he said at last, "My marriage was fatal to me. And you have suffered through it. That is the life I have given you."

Bbe put her tingers against hla lips to hush him love you Na- polcone Bonaparte! That is the He you have given me."

A sharp Rust of wind banged closed the shutters and a burst of thunder achood' into the room.

He shook his bend. "What would you have me do?" he demanded. "ghall I bend my head and lot them go on punishing me for

over?"

"Let the good you have done praise you. forever," who plondnd "Let the wrong be forgotton. Nu poloons. Your star had lend you to A garden - not to a camp.".

“Posca

comes so soon with death," he answered. "But death.ls contemptible. I have faced it a thousand times. It is life that must be faced. I must go back. Mario! Bellave in me! This time I shall not fail.”

She looked at him. On her faco was Hined the pain of the woman who knows no will except that of the man she loves.

"You are the son," she said slow- ly, "and I must drown in it. Givo | me the message."

"A stormi la coming up," he said. "I shall love the storms of Inba,” He kissed her gratefully. With abo emiled, "and the people and feverish harte, he rang for the sor

"Perhaps there are no words "Mario. Understand, any dear, this changen nothing between us. Í ber you. I imploro you, Martel Listen to me! This is an affair of state. My personal feelings are not in- volved. I love you. I want you near mo niways. You yourself -promised at Walewien. I've never neen the Princess Marlo Louise, This transfusion of ancient blood is a necessity forced upon mo--"

"Ancient blood?" she cried in hor- rur. "Thin, cold-watery-" sho pointed to the room his in a iomb and you are going to live in it. A tomb. With a bride who Justes you a family who despises you. Do you think they will forget At last, late ons afternoon, a ship bat you have healen them? Thoy nailed into the hather with a will hate you for forcing yoursnit woman and child reported on board, upon them!"*

"It to my son, coming to mo at Maria" ho cut in furiously. last!" Napolonn cried. He Heized is 1er tears fell fant. "What has horne and rode to the quay. The happened to you," she wept. "What bout docked and a woman and boy

"Oh. It's going to be no good to has changed you? What are you disembarked. Napoleon rushed to doing to yourself to me to all meet him, then stopped ahort, joy be near you." she cried happily. who believed in you? Napoleone," And expectancy dying in his eyes. "With only you and Alexander she pleaded, "in there no other son It was not the Empress and his-that's all the world I want." you could love but one born of the son. It was Mario Walewska with royal blood you ones desplacd?” some child he had never seen. She

"If he is to alt secure on the approached him timidly. throne," Napolenon answered. "he must be of royal bicod.".

Mario's hands fell slowly to her side. She knew then she must keep locked within her the secret ahe thought would bring him joy the secret that they were to have a child a hoped for aan.

"You are disappointed, Bire," who asked.

"No, no Mario," be annwered hastily. "I" his voico faltered. "I was expecting my son."

"I have brought your son," the whimpered and beckoned to the boy. "Your son and mine." :

Napolean stared at the buy in "Do you remember the day amazed alience. Then, with a quick when an Idon was stronger than a

gesture, he picked him up and hold throne?" she asked desperately close, Chlid of my heart," he "Do you remember the French

whispered and looked up Revolution?"*

Miario's tear-filled eyes,

Into

the sougo → and the sea and tho funny de vilings. I'm going to take a house here. A little house. Will you come up and dino with me every day?"

"I'll como to fetch you," ho mur- murad.

vant who must pack her things who must summon the alden n camp who had followed him into exilo.

"You must wait until the storm ta over," he urged when at last Marlo was rendy to bid him fare- wail,

Bhe shook her head. "Please don't come to the ship with me," sha beggod.

A servant hurried by with Alox- ander in his arms. Napoleon bent to kiss the sloeping child. He then

"That other world will begrudge mo oven this," he answered sadly, That other world doesn't know I'm here," she laughed. "Nobody turned to Marie. Bhe looked into does."

She felt his arms tonne suddenly. "Nobody?" he echoed.

"Not a soul," she assured him. "Mariel" he cried, "Thin in n god send!" He made for liz desk on which was aprend a map of Europe. "You are the only one in help me!"

"Help you?" she asked in bowll derment. "How?"

"I need a messenger," he answer od, lus oyen wild with excitement. "I must get word to Murat in Naples. There is no one here i enn depend on."

his eyes to if to fix his face in her memory for the years to come. They mat in their last embrace, their inst kiau. With a stifled cry, the brake from him and rushed to

er carriage.

Napoleon re-entered his room to meet his aides who were, awaiting and him. He crossed to his deak looked down at the open map, his hand reaching for his callpera. A burst of thunder and nash of lightning cut into the room. A sud- den vialan of Marto, aplling through the storm blotted out his purposo. The calipers fell from his hand; they all across the surface of the map and came to a stop at Water-

joo.

Out at sea, the ship tossed in the storm, Murle and Alexander stood

at the bow, their eyes strained “Can you see him, mother?" ask-

"The Revolution?" họ shouted in

Back in Napoleon's humbio col- anger. "That was a phase of my tuge, dinner was shared in oppres youth,

That'n aive restraint. Marie ato pilently, I've outgrown what you don't aca."

her heart torn as she sat opposito "You're going back!" The words "You Bad," ako cried passionate the man to whom she had once rushed from her to rebound and ly. "You lled to yourself to what been heaven and earth and who crush her as she realized in pur you were to what you promised looked now upon her from behind pose. the world to all those who died a brooding mask.

He took her hand pleadingty. for you boileving in a now Europe. The dinner over, she begged leave "They think I will stay here and You lied. They are betrayed. Power to put the child. Alexander, to bad. rot. They think I will rot on this toward the fast receding chore. has conquered you. Her grief Napoleon nodded. They loft the island. I hear Talleyrand wants toed the child, shook her. She pointed to the Hapo- tabia quietly. She took her son to send me to St. Helena a sun- Ining portraits on the wall. "These his room and heard bla prayern, burnt rock in the middle of the sea out and touch Eiba witich held all are your kind now, those Hapa- then lifted him tenderly into his grave! Well! I am not for her heart desired of life. burg faces. Bloodless. Cruel. The bed and kissed him. She blow out grave in St. Helone or in Eiba. I

"The rain and my tears are shut- dead in life. Daath on thrones." the candle and turned toward the am for France His eyes burned ting him out," she whispered. "Fer

into here. "I was the cause of ever." She laughed hysterically "What a door.

Her hand flew to her heart. Na- Franco's suffering. I shall be her ply," the sobbed, "The Liberator of Europe has become Π 'Bon-poleon's figure aloud allhovotted cure! Schoenbrunn was my blunder in-law!"

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