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Show GOT HIS MONEY BACK. ,' One day a fine German cruiser anchored an-chored in the roadstead of the principality princi-pality of Monaco. The commander of the teasel, having arrayed himself ia hia moat elegant civilian ait, went to pay a visit to- roulette and trcnte-et-j quaranto. At the end of three hour he had left with the croupiers tbe very prettv antn of 4110.000 franca. . iVfnrtunately, this amount had aot bees furnished aolely from the personal purse of the brave aea dog. but most of it from the imperial caab box of the cruiser. ' On returning to hia ahip the commander reflected upon the disaster of which he was the victim. Confronted Confront-ed by auirid or dishonor, he resolved to bring himself out of tbe affair by a brilliant action. . . - A quarter of an hour later whale-boat whale-boat commanded by a lieutenant waa seen - going ashore, while upon the cruiser the crew waa evidently making preparations for battle. On arrival at the quay the lieutenant mad hi way to tbe cnains aad demanded demand-ed to apeak with the director. A domestic do-mestic with a saber at hia throat and revolver at bis head showed the way. A letter carried by th lieutenant bore this ultimatum: "If within a half bour the officer bearing thia note has not returned to hia veaeel with the. 400,000 francs which were tnken in the game from the com-mander com-mander of the crnineisX. Bre will open on the city and enaino in regular bom-bardment. Thia waa read with great emotion at the casino, which waa even hightencd bv a blank cannon shot which awakened awak-ened -all the echo. Twenty minutca later tjie lieutenant was on board. In a great envelope, seeled with wax. b carried car-ried the 40O,0tM francs Satisfied With thia euceeaa, the cruiser steamed Bt once for th ope sea. Now the principality of Monaco il verv peraonn grata at Berlin. Th commander com-mander of the cruiser was sentenced to a month 'a imprisonment in s fortress nt Kiel and naked to resign. He ha neve-returned neve-returned even aa an inoffensive tourist to promenade under the pelui trees ef Monte srlo. Le i'ri de' Pari. |