'll is a pit7." retnsrked th* ambu —*or to me. m ve sat slpplnx bis •xoellencr's t*sj choice cocoac after •oner, “that there Is no one who a rite the secret history of Europe for

the last few decades *

“But, U. rA ahssesdenr,“—we ' In Parle—“surely It b Impossible for say event of real Importance to remain

a lion, and to him shyness is absolute-

ly unknown.

“The next thin* that happened was the return of the queen-refent at the close of the review. She sent to the tutor to brief Alfonso to her. Confounded at such a tneaaafe. he hurried Into her majesty's presence, and at once the truth was discovered. There bad been no discontent anonf the troop*, and no sending for the king. He had become the victim of a cleverly

planned abduction.

ef the king of Spain, than hut a child? “figure to yourself the despair of

that time than you and I a*> at thb hoar. Alfonso XIII had baaa stolen!'

And. lighting a fresh cigar, the am

hasaador proceeded to give me the foi-

towlng astonishing narrative: “It was several years sge. as you

. royal personages are not

eery to advise wit]

'rope was filled with reports of a mysterious lllnees from which this young monarch was said to be snfferlng. This malady was described as being of s highly infectious character, though not netly dangerous At the same time the world was called upon to admire the maternal solicitude of the queeossgent. who. It wss said. In order to name her son. had abut herself up in «. his sptrtmentr. with only two attendants. refraining from all Intercourse with the reel of the palace t.-hile the critical period lasted The only other is who were permitted to have i to the sickroom, besides the physician in attendance, were Father Oitva. the king's tutor, and Benor Onaslala. at that time prime minister

of Spain.

“In the meantime, what had really

a this:

i of Ea- patched to fetch him to the palace.

Ing the e

l. and the facts were

truer T exclaim 4. “ too have done nothing, kb Baron, that is not worthy of your mlrnble bean.' th* queen wss good enough to amwer. It would be ungrsteful to keep up this deception with you ary longer. 1" celve your touching gift, because be Is not in the palace. My son was kidnaped four days ago.’ “1 was thunderstruck by this news Her majesty then invited me to be seated, and told me the whole of the circumstances, exactly as I have related them to you. recital eras finished I rose to my feet. “'Madame,' X said, with Impressiveness, ‘leave this affair In my Give me fi e days, and I undertake to recover my young playmate from the clutches of these ai "My assurances appeared to satisfy her majesty She i to sign a paper In vesting me with fall powers to take what steps 1 deemed necessary in the conduct of the affair. and, armed with this document. I look my leave “My first step was to invi guise. After much thought to assume the character of a doctor. I produced a card and inscribed It with the name of Dr. Harry Brown of the institute of Doctors, Lon-

don.

“Too ask yourself why I chose to he- i come ar. English doctor. I will tall you. It b well known that thora b I a streak of Insanity running through your nation, which rwndsra theta -he st seoentiic people In the world. A* Englishman it would ex cits no rt-u

At I

f ventured to i

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“i didst see his majesty's fsre. senor. But I fancy h- had a ehiE. for |

he was well wrapped u|

" 'So? And did node o' you observe

anything else cmstml “One of the other i

he were besUattkg .u> speak. I tamed a penetrating look in- him.

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led the way

Into

Father OUva. trnlng to his an awkward Incident took placedoor opened at j a short front of us. and a man ca bowed to my c “That ta D tending the p la my ear. hlmr “The derfl. i stemadoa. lie \ th* faculty la 1 my disguise 4

had foe rotten l ■a.’ matter-id tbl

“U was by bb Imperative advice that It was decided to keep the affair secret as long as possible, in the unsettled state of the Spanish kingdom, with a dynasty hardly yet seated on the throne, and threatened by republicans on one side and legitimists on the other, the news that the king had been spirited away might very well be the signal, as you may Imagine, for

a revolution.

Tt was therefore that this comedy of a pretende Illness was devised. With the exception of two old. trusted servants, every one was strictly excluded from the king's apartments. In which It was given out that he was lying 111 and Queen Christina arranged to take np her own quarters there, to

“On the day before tbeee reports be-1 escape tbs prying eyes of her suit*, gan to appear—which was. I think, a; On his part, benor Cuss tala undertook Meeds; —s grand review of the troops ! to hind nne of the court physicians to terming the Madrid garrison was to | secrecy, and induce him to attend at coins off In tbs city park. The review ' regular Intervals, and issue the usual was la honor of Saint Jsgo. the patron bulletins.

mark*

of Spain, and it had been publicly rnaouncod that the young king would be present, together with bb mother, the queen-regent. It was. In effect to be an Imposing celebration, and all Madrid was expected to be On the very morning of the reSqwever, a letter came to the jo, addressed to her majesty, and marked urgent On being opened this totter was found to contain the alarming Intelligence that there was a plot ea foot to attempt the king's life. The anonymous writer went on to add that the conspirator* hoped to carry out their design during his majesty's pree-

onoe at the review.

Thb letter bore the postmark of

ffamploaa.

“Her majesty showed this letter to Father Oitva, in whom she reposed great ooaOdencv. and. as was natural, they decided to keep the king at home, ftvlag out as a pretext that he was ■swell- The regent accordingly set cm to the review without him. taking. IMlead, hit elder sister, the princess mt Asturias Alfonso was greatly du ■ppotnied. but they succeeded In pad tying him by the promise of s huge box of lead soldiers, a toy which has always given him supreme delight. “As soon as the queen was gone. PbUur OUva took the king Into hb study, and commenced to give him hb toaeons as usual. An hour passed In

thb way.

“At the end of thb lime s closed carriage drove up at a furious rate to the principal entrance of the palace, and ibm* alighted a per:on In the Uniterm of a general officer, attended by an aide-de-camp. TbU personage, who appeared to labor under considerable ■Kcttemict. announced himself to the

raitlng ns General Espinosa.

At the same time the police weie warned that an abduction had taken place, and furnished with a general description of the carriage, and of Us three occupants. The railways were watched, the frontier* guarded, in short, the usual precautions were taken. Unfortunately it was eo» ered unsafe to describe the missing boy loo plainly fur fear of hb Identity

becoming known.

‘Tbs porter* who had seen the rtage drive away were aUo queeth via caution, but beyond the mere statement that they had sees hb majesty ester the carriage with the officers, no information of any value was elicited from them. •The exertions of the police during four day* were entirely fruitless The Spaniards are a fine'rue* with many admirable traits, but they bek the French quickness. But for th* accident of my presence ta the capital. H Is difficult to my what would have become of th# Spanbh monarchy. Luckily I chanced to be ta Madrid at that

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'The moment I heard that the king had beec taken :U. I went to call at the palace During th* period of my connection with our embassy In Madrid 1 had become greatly attached to thb delightful youngster, with bb superb air* of a king: and I think I had had the honor to attract the regard of bb majesty. 1 went, therefore, confidently expecting that my vblt would be welcomed by the ll'.tl* Invalid. Judge of my surprise when I found myself denied admittance to the sickroom. 1 came sway, cursing the

ingratitude of prince*.

"But you are aware of my character. I am not easily to he baffled in a de-

C er* In waiting ns General Espinosa, sign which I have once undertaken. stsu-d that he had been M-nt by .That very day I telegraphed to Farts, the queen-regent to fetch the king to : to Emile Gerauit et Cle. of the Rue the review, and demanded to bo taken ; Luxembourg, to forward me ILs most Immediately Into bb majesty's pres ! splendid to) In tbelr warehouse, eoce ! "On the fourth day It arrived. It “Theroughly overwhelmed by the was a marrcl—a work of art. Imagine Mnnrr of thee* officers, the lackeys a soldier, completely accoutred In the to conduct them to the room i uniform of a Chasseur C'Afrtque. with te tutor and pupil were at everything removable, down to the ere. as soon a* the servants ; very spurs, and mounted upon a fa* withdrawn, the general repeated ; rlr sting camel, which drove Itself by sUtomeats. adding to Father Oitva clockwork! 1 packed my treasure In the troops had shown grave symp a cab and look It round Instantly to

of dissatisfaction st the king • the palace

ce. and that serious consequences "As I had anticipated. I was again apprehended tf he were not 1m refused entrance Inio Alfonsos pres ilsty forthcoming : ence. Thereupon 1 demanded an audt-

u can well understand that In ence of the quern regent. Daunted by their suspicions?' he asked. Kemem-

ffP’- -.be land of prooultcbmeutos, my firmness, the attendants gave way. j ber that tbey suppose the king re-

wber - le army has so long txien at and fomented to lake In tny card to turned In safety.'

ew»t' 1 - to regard Had I at the mas her majesty I ventured to Inscribe on “•Her majesty the queen regent has tor of government, and w always It the word. 'Freesing' ; been good cnourh to confide Ully In aoethtng i,iih sedition, such tntelll "Doubtless. In her Unmenss grief.' my discretion. I said to him 1 beg ■once w* jot to be triGed with. The the quern was ready to clutch at any that you will do the us me Where are

cenerml’* i. farr: and the presence of straw which might promise assistance . these men?'

.the sloe U-\ a n sir of reality to the Shu agreed to receive me in the room j "By this time we were at the en hfcir; . and. > \ibort. tb* pilesl <.;>p>-ars adjoining the king's bedchamber. trance, where we found a number of * huve been yimpletniy taken off hb 'What Is it that you desire to see lackeys. The father presented me to

' v*rd me about, hi. le Karon?' she demand-; them

a°Nu doubt U Vonld have been mo-e ed. addressing me in (be French lau , ' The doctor b seeking for informs---1 to have insisted on gusge tion as *o the sou ref of the king's ill i untpsiilng hb oupli But the sud "Surely the king Is not too 111 to bi nesa.' he expblned 'Which of you Tipc* of these even's arrival, and amused with thb toy.’ I ventured to saw h>« majesty get Into the carriage vjanains charat«- of their state- *»y ‘I implore you to let me offer >t to go to the renew? 1 It deprived him vf bis usual prns j to my younr friend ’ | "Three of the men stepped forward. Itaid * >mltd He sett for the chile > "Queen Christina mads no reply 1 ! evidently surprised. 1 gave them no .'T allowed him o depart with j turned towards her. trembling, and time to Invent fabehooda XI '°'' V \ art** The k -ig himself H : was astonished to eee tears In her fine “ 'Did you notice bow the king Itch-MV to say of a t eo boy. »a* eyes j loosing when he want out?* I de-

\ »r ta go. Hr te daring as

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J!

i sages with respect to the vartoas per

son* who sought te come te or owt In each case I gave my consent. Finally th* steward returned, bringing hte report. a most admirable paper, which would have done credit to any chancel I try in Europe. The name and. in most cases, the business of every visitor had been noted down with scrap® Ions care. I read the report through, and a mist cam* over my eyes. “ Ton have done your work magnificently, senor,' I said to the steward. 1 am now going to show tnb document to th* queen- Should anyone want to enter the palace while 1 am with her majesty, be sure to let me know' 1 dismissed him. and mad* my way with ID-suppressed agHatloo to th* royal a part menu, where I was Instantly admitted. I banded the report to her majesty, and desired her to loo* through lu and eee If tt contained anything worthy of remark. She compiled with my request, but observed nothing. I then ventured to pat a qnee-

ttoe:

" '1 should be grateful If your majesty oovld recollect any Incident, however trivial, during the test few days before th* king's disappears not., which might throw light on the means of persuasion employed by hb abdeo-

tor*'

* “Queen Christina appeared slightly i xa led. “'In other word*—? " In other words, wherever the king has gone to. be must. In the first Instance. have gone willingly.' “The queen looked dismayed, and ahook her bead doubtfully. “ Think again, madamc Did anything occur to excite the king during th* teat few days? Children sometime* have strange Ideas: they desire to leave their homes, to ImltsU Robinson Crusoe, to become bandit#—' ‘The queen suddenly looked up. “ There b one thing which perhaps I ought to mention to yon. though the recollection b painful at thb time. My eon was very much put out with me shortly before this, terrible event. It ‘ was on account of th* dismissal of the chief cook, whom the steward bad de- | tooted la gross dishonesty. This man. ! It appear*, had a nephew, a child of about the king'* own ago. who had contrived to Ingratiate himself with Alfonso, and through thb nephew Gome* had got a petition Into the king's hands, praying that hb fault might be overlooked. Of ooura* 1 had to refuse the petition, and Alfonso was Mtterlj

» ’ I WORTHY

Nonsense.’ 1 replied, ‘an extra opinion can do you no harm. lies!do*, her majesty's command* must bo toyed. Let a* feel your puls*.' T took it to to) hand before be could object. It was bra ting at a t-sunu doos rat*. "I eee dearly whet b the nu with you.' I said Ton are suffering from want of freah air. lartaad of totog shut up to these two room—I

—you ought to be out to th* grounds Let me advise you to put oe year hat at ooce. sad com* out. I will give you

“ Too make a mistake.' i retorted. !aterTu“iiag him. T assure you these rooms are unhealthy. Let me see your “While i spoke I went up and torerd the handle of the duor. As I had anticipated. it was locked. Gomes a towards me with flashing eyes, not hesitate a moment. '• 'Bit down. Benor Come*, if you please, ar 1 will shoot you like s dog Ami 1 snatched out my revolver and leveled It at bb breast “He sank back, shuddering I tamed th* key. and opened t

door."

The ambassador stopped deUberato ly. struck a match_ and carefully relit hb cigar, which hod gone out I < not dare to speak.

Cooking I forces to < played a tr

Th* prlnc our food is i For many a caused Utee

mark that I should take th* extraordlnr.v measure* which 1 proposed to

myself.

"My next step was to interview Father Oliva, th* tutor, a dreary man. who concealed the most In tense stupidity under an appearance of great craft I found him to the room from which Alfonso had been carried off. He bad known me fotmeriy, and exhibited much surprise on learning of my assumed character. I made him

Uon. and then asked to see the must recent photograph of hb pupil. "The father produced a handsome portrait, token within the last few weeks. The king's face, sa you are aware. U a very striking on* The features are noble and defiant th* eyes

large and brtUlant.

“lias thb portrait been widely circulated?* 1 acked Is the man to the

street familiar with 't?'

" •Certainty.' the priest answered 'It hat figured to all the shop window* The king* portraits ar* always very popular There I* scarcely a cabin to Spain where you will not see someth tog. If It b only en almanac, with

the likeness of Al.Vnao XIII.'

“ 'So much the better: It makes it all the more difficult for the complrs tors to carry out tbelr plans It b Incredible that they should have been able to carry him through the street* of tbs caplla! in bread daylight without recognition. I must sne the servants who were present when the car-

riage drove off.'

“The father hesitated.

Are you not afraid of arousing

war* Interrupted Ly the arrival of th* steward. I begged th* queen to admit him "‘Ton asked me to 1st you know, senor. If anyone desired to enter the palace, and 1 therefore thought It my duty to com* to you. though it b only th* case of a child.' " 'What child?* 1 asked as calmly a*

" 'PedrUle Gomel.

'“CL"

" Barden, mule las, what have

the culinary art. and I observed as much to my companion. " Tel I can assure, you that bb cookery te very marb esteemed.' he answered. smiling, 'by so leer a persen than th* king of Spain. If my pupil had been really 111. I should have put It down to Senor Gomes, his tarts are so much to demand In the nursery ' " ‘He seems to have made himself 111 instead. I retorted. 'Has he been laid up long?* " About a week. 1 believe It te to be hoped h* will recover by th* time hb majesty comes back, or the king will be terribly dbtrosaea.' "I ceased to xeply to th* worthy father's conversation, being absorbed to considering my next move. As boon as we mere again to hb room I requested him to send for th* steward of the household. "He complied, not wltboal several delicate attempts to elicit my motive for thb etep But he was dealing with an old utpiomaUst. You will readily believe that he elicited exactly woat 1 desired him to "On 'he steward's appearance. I repeated th* explanation of my pretended mission 1 also exhibited the pow era fuintsbrd me by the queen regent, so as to stlfi* at once any possible objection to my demands. 1 then gave him these Instructions: " 'In the first place. I require you to examine the servant* stationed at the various entranc* to the palace, and to draw up a full report, showing all the parsons who have entered or left the building within the last ten d«ya with the time* of .tbelr coming and going. Ton will msAe thb report a* accurate as possible. Secondly, you will at once station a special agent at each of these entrances, with instructions to allow no one. whatever his position or business, to enter or leave the palace, without first communicating with me. anu obtaining my sanc-

tion'

"The steward bowed ” Do these orders apply to the kitchen entrance by which the supplies of the palace are received, senor*’ "They apply especially to that er j trance. There b no more fruitful > source of contaglqn than food, port leu |

larly milk.'

“The steward was evidently Impressed by thb ob»«rraUon. which 11 flatter myself wss not without mg anu

r

i to vbtt bb

unci*.'

"'He cannot be admitted for the present,’ I said sternly. ‘Detain him to your room till you hear from me.' 'The steward was plainly confound ed. Bui ho discreetly refrained from any reply, and withdrew to fulfill my directions. " Surely that b a rather harsh stop.' remonstrated Queen Christina. ' 'Madame,' I replied, with the utmost good humor, the child who has Just come to the palace b some Impostor. He b not Pedrlllo Gomel si *11.' "The queen looked at mo as if I had Just claimed omniscience "‘How can you say that. M I* Baron?' " ‘Simply by rate-ring to the report to your majesty's hand You will sec from It that the cook's nephew entered the palace last Monday morning at eight o'clock, and that be has never left It since. Consequently, th* child at the door muot be some one ebe ’ T could see her begin to tremble. "‘Speak! What do you mean? " '1 mean thb. madame. that whereas 1 formerly asked for five days In which to bring your son to you. 1 nos ask for five minute*. I am going to interview the true I'edrlllo. the Fedrillo who has boon concealed In the cook's apartment for the tost four

day*.'

"1 darted from her presence, and made my way straight through the building to the door tram which I had seen Done- Henaret emerge 1 rapped, and a •:■**'». voice inquired " b that you. Pedrlllo? "At the same time a bolt wss with dr*»n from Inside, and the door partly opened I slipped through, sud walked into the middle of the chamber Tbicook, a huge man. w.th as villainous a face as 1 h. * ever seen, eyed me like s tiger sa I coolly took pusanoalon of hb sitting room. No ivdrt'lo wat anywhere to be seen. "‘Who are you. sroor?' the man stammered out "T am s doctor. 1 responded, with the most friendly air in the sorld. feeliag at tbs same time in th* hip pocket, where doctors usually carry their medicine cases. T have bocii called in by another patient, and hearing that you were UL the queei. regent graciously desired ms to pises my skill st your dbposal "‘Bv. Benor Doctor. 1 do not need! your services, be muttered terribly I embarrassed, as h* wall might bs. tor |

floor, amid a dborganlxod army of leaden troop*, hb hands black with d'rt. bb hair rough ilk* e dog’s, and bb charming lip* all smeared with Jam. I behold hb majesty the king of 8pal*, calmly devouring on* of kb favorite tana." "And after?" I said, as the i dor again came to a full stop. "And after? Why. b there anything more? I caught up the young to my arms, king or no king, and two step* of It to where ids mother was walling. Do not ask me to Describe that scene. Such emotions ar* sacred" "I am not quit* sure that 1 have followed all the steps by which you arrived at your discovery," 1 said pres-

ently.

'My friend, you cannot hare been lb toning Did i not t*U you at the out- *** that the boy left hb tutor s ruom with only a hat an? The mo mud l heard of th* wraps I perceived that something must have token place during th* passage thiuugb those deserted corridors When I found that no uoe had seen the face of the boy who entered the tarrtage. and that hb • alk and bearing were dlfferer.l from the king'* the whole plot wss clear. Th* conspirators, afraid to risk carrying the young monarch through lbs •tracts of hb own cauttal. had dbprssd of him la th* palace on the way out. and carried away another boy to Croat* a false scent. The scheme was clever enough. The moment I had raalboj the charao ter of the plot. It only remained to discover whether th* king bad bean isken out of the building since, and. if not, with whom be was likely to be coocealsd. At the same time I took prscautions against hb slipping through my Cngen while 1 was engaged la the

search."

Th* cook. I suppose, mad* a full

confession ?“

"1 bad left him very Blue to confosa It appeared that he had been (he chief contriver of the plot. In revenge for bb own dbmbtal. K« had got two accomplice# from outside, one of them that doctor, who wss as great an Impostor as I was myself They elaborated their plana with a good deal of Ingenuity Comet began feigning Illness several days before th* review, and mad* hb nephew come to and fro continually, so that hb appear anew ceased to excite remark Then they dbpsicbed the warning through Pamplona, and lav In wait The king was. or couree. Drought E* , V r0 “ U** *»««"• presence Into the cooks apartment, and exchanged for Pedrlllo. and ell that remained f « r Oonmx to keep the child prb «r, oy .urc# or persuasion, till they could contrive io smuggle bin out of U># way unobserved The idea of oh tototng the ransom while the captive **• still in hi. „.n palace w„ " brilliant afterthought ' Tbey were not punubed o.pj'.r.s.rs'.sr-;-Jtopt up to the end. and the king s con valeecence duly announced The ambassador psused .ea Prarcd to be heeltotln, w hr .her to J, raur " Al he added: ^ "hrn I finally took my le... .g. dueen draw * magnutorat ri7, fr * U‘lnl»ter Um,k | Tor that ahlch you have’ran** “ d ' '''• « Allow. b,w'!~ “ ! aroept thb souvenir. • ‘ ’ “ 10

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