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Jones was, therefore, to all intents and purposes the Ambassador. This suited Edestone's plans perfectly, for Jones was only a few years older than himself and he had known him intimately since boyhood. His friend received him with almost the delight of a man who has been marooned on a desert island and was pining for the sight of a friendly face.
He brought letters to the President of France, General French, General Joffre, and others, which would guarantee Edestone's safety up to the German line; but suggested that it would be well not to show the French too much, since they were such a volatile nation that they might readily decide to retire from the field and allow the United States and England to settle the matter.
He expressed profound regret that any inconvenience should have been caused, but explained, as Colonel Stewart had already done, that he was held personally responsible for Edestone's safety, and had instructions to accompany him wherever he might go. "Very well, Captain; I bow to the inevitable. May I trouble you to conduct me to the dining-room?"
"You have been talking pretty loud about using the 'big stick' over on the other side," he went on sternly, "but that big-stick business you will find is a thing that works two ways. Suppose then I should tell you, 'No answer to my question, no credentials. What would you have to say?" "I should say," Edestone's face was set, "simply this, Mr.
Whereas I should not dare to speak for His Imperial Majesty, the Kaiser, I believe I am perfectly safe in saying that he will see you and inspect your photographs, drawings, and anything else that you may wish to show him. I will see him and let you know when and where." He laid his hand on Edestone's shoulder and walked with him as far as the door.
Then seeing by the expression of the officer's face that he had won the day: "Come now, Count von Hemelstein, let's be friends. I would not have liked you had you not resented my remarks, and I was a cad to take advantage of your absolutely defenceless position." The Count broke out into a hearty laugh, and jumping up took Edestone's extended hand.
The King immediately beckoned the inventor forward and, picking up the little instrument from the table, thrust it into Edestone's hands, almost with an air of relief. "We appreciate the compliment you have paid us in believing that we still play fair."
My advice to you, as Lawrence would say," referring to one of his under-secretaries, a college mate and intimate friend of Edestone's, "is to 'can that high-brow stuff' and come down to earth." "Now, speaking for myself as your friend, I advise you to go and see General von Lichtenstein, whom you will find a delightful old gentleman but as wise as Solomon's aunt.
Brown, and other officers in uniforms which at the first glance might have been taken for those of the New York Yacht Club, except for the insignia on their caps which was a combination of Edestone's private signal and the letters L. P. M. Edestone, however, interrupted their attempt to salute him. "Please waive all ceremony," he said. "We have wounded men here that must be attended to."
We will simply compel you to disclose your secret to us, and, as I told you once before, we stop at nothing to gain our ends. Your best plan, therefore, and I believe I am your sincere friend when I tell you this, is to sell to my Government at once." A slightly amused smile flitted over Edestone's lips from time to time as he listened; but when he spoke it was quite seriously.
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