H .1 I I WHINCJTON On a hundred inii twenty-eight jran airo today (Ortfltwr 17. 17M), Com wall is nt out hi flog- of true, mod two dio" later bis command laid down Its arms. How the subject of this skrtrh figured in that event is here told. BT RICHARD FPILJAN"E. IT WAS a gallant picture Indeed the French army made that July day In 1TS1 at White Plain". Washington had come to review the soldiers of Louis XVT, Snd Rochambeau, proud of his guest and proud of his King, proud, too. perhaps, of the brave, brilliant appearance of his force, compared with the ragged horde of the Revolutionary Army that lay up at Tappan Zee, had made sure that every officer and every private should be at his best. In courtly, dignified terms, Washington complimented Kochambeau after the re view, and then, with more animation and plrit than ho had displayed at any time while the review was on, he asked if the three young men, the "map makers," as Lafayette called them, about whom he had heard so much from the Marquis, were with Rochambeau. "Indeed, they are." the Count replied, "and. if you wish, we shall visit them later on." In Rocbambeau's tent they drank some of the wines of France and they drank to the health of the King and to the success of the American cause. They drank too, to the health of each other. Then as the tun was sinking- over the distant high lands they strolled over the fields. Off in the west a regimental band was playing the song's of France. Groups of soldiers, men of Picardy, of Normandy and other provinces of France, scattered about the plains. Joined in the choruses. Three Soldiers of France. Before a tent near the. headquarters of Ie Bevelle. Count Rochambeau halted. "Here," he said, "we sliall find my boy." He called and out of the tent came three young . men. When they eaw the Commander-in-Chief they bowed low. "His ' Excellency." said Rochambeau, with a mixture of pride and jocularity, "has a det re to see your maps. He wants to know about you. The Marquis de Lafayette has told him you are won derful young men. I have told him you axe light and frivolous and of little ac count, like most of my aids, and that it Is a waste of time to bother with you, but His Excellency would see you, so here we are." The young men smiled. They knew the Count better than he knew himself. The three were nearly the same age 26 or 27. Two' of them were ardent, keen, highly emotional. The other was more re served, more studious In appearance. The Count introduced them as Matthieu Du mas, officer of engineers; Charles de La tneth. captain of Royal Cavalerie, and Al exandre Berthier. captain of the regi ment of Soissonais. They were like broth, ere. Dashing, well bred, well educated and handsome, they had ample opportu nity to Indulge themselves freely in friv olous sports and pastimes, but with a de votion to duty that was singular at that time, and particularly in the French army, they centered their attention upon incir military affairs. They really loved their railing. To them the army was every thing and strict compliance to duty second nature. Washington's calm but penetrating eyes studied the three young officers through out the interview. With almost a show of reluctance and certainly with a suggestion of blushing they spread before the Commander-in-Chief the drawings they had made. There was one of the battle of Trenton, one of the battle of Brandywlne, one of Monmouth, and there was a particularly spirited picture of De Fleury scaling the ramparts of Stony Point. There also was a map of New York and its vicinity. In detail and execution the maps were re markable. The map of the battle of Trenton Im pressed Washington particularly. "It Is amazing to me." said he, "how you did it. This is accurate in every detail. It Is the only accurate map of the battle I have seen within a hundred milee of the field and you have been in America only a short time." "But Trenton was described to us by some of those who took part In the en gagement," explained Berthier. Washington and the Maps. The map of Brandywlne -was excel lent, too. but Washington had unpleas-. ant recollections of Brandywlne and seemed to find more pleasure in the Trenton drawing. The Monmouth sketch was clever If not extraordinary, he de' dared, but he suggested one or two changes. The map of New Tork he glanced at and then pointed out several Inaccuracies. To find that any of their work was Incorrect was a grief to those " young men. But they forgot their chagrin in the warmth of Washington's commendation. Rochambeau. who had known and heard of Washington only as a cold, formal, austere man, was surprised when the Commander-in-Chief a little later asked the young aids what they thought of the American forces how the patriot soldiers stood the Inspection of the trained soldier? Dumas promptly replied that only the Rhode Island regiment looked soldierly. Of the others discipline -was poor and efficiency seemed low. De Lameth was sorry the American Army did not have a stronger cavalry arm. He was not competent to judge, he Insisted, but from his limited obser vation and experience he could not un derstand how any force so poorly equipped, so poorly drilled, and. at times so loosely handled, could stanu against the regulars of England. Yet the Marquis de Lafayette and others assured him the militiamen of Wayne not only had withstood a charge but. marvel of marvels, had literally de- EXMDRE BEKIHIES.-H1E mumoN Vffio stroved England's crack regiment of Grenadiers. The American must have merit that shows best under trial. Berthier said the Americans, in fight ing in open formation, violated the cus tom of the armies of Europe, violated the tactics of the great captains but as they won against better fed, better clothed. better armed and better trained forces he wondered if there was not virtue In the style the American employed. For his part what surprised him most was the fortitude of the American Army under the wretched commissary conditions. Nothing but a patriotism almost beyond understand ing could explain it. As to the maps, Dumas was an engi neer of ability, a man who appreciated thoroughly the application of hts pro fession in warfare; De Lameth had a broad view and a comprehensive knowledge of ancient and modern mili tary methods, and Berthier, trained to topographical and geographical work by his father and his King, was com bining the skill of Dumas and the knowledge of De Lameth to aid him in drawing maps of the American bat tlefields that would be of service to the war students of both FTance and the United States. Washington complimented all three. They had been in America a year, or less. In the year, despite the fact that they had been cooped up In Newport or Providence, they had kept them selves well employed. He would thank Lafayette for bringing them to his no tice. He was happy his friend Count Rochambeau had such dutiful and able aids. He was sure that, like all young men, they were eager for action and that fame was their guiding star. He felt sure his young friends would play well their parts and earn not only glory but the gratitude of their coun try, their King and the people in whose cause they bad crossed the seas. After the Interview. Rochambeau wondered that night as he lay In his tent If It was the wine that had made Washington talk. Few men, and especially young ones, got so much attention from the Commander-in-Chief. Assuredly the General showed no sign of the wine in' any other way. In fact, after leaving the tent of the mapmakers he was as calm, silent and dignified as ever. No, it could not have been the wine, for Washington had drunk sparingly, and, besides, wine never was known to af fect the General But certainly his con duct was singular. He was almost gar rulous. What could have been the cause? The Count studied the problem as he tossed about In his bed pestered by mosquitoes and oppressed by the heat. Then, suddenly, it dawned on him. He laughed to himself. How stu pid he had been. Of course it was the heat. And having settled the question sat isfactorily the good Count soon forgot his troubles and the mosquitoes and snored peacefully. While the Count slept the three aides de camp discussed the impressions they had received of their distinguished vis itor. "A marvelously tranquil mind," said Berthier. "He bears In every way the stamp of serenity, of rectitude and of surety. He breathes order, system and confidence. I feel I know- the secret of American fortitude better now that I know His Excellency." "I cannot Imagine him leading a charge," said De Lameth, "but I would accept his judgment quicker than that of any man I ever met before." "Lafayette should be proud to have the General call him 'Son,'" said the fiery Dumas. Tricks of Fate. And while Rochambeau slept and the three mapmakers discussed their visitor's character, the Commander-in-Chief sat late Into the night, studying one of the maps he had borrowed from Berthier. It was the map of New York, corrected by Berthier according to Washington's sug gestion. The . hour was approaching to strike. To drive the English from New York would end the war. Upon this ac complishment his hopes and his ambi tions centered. Onoe or twice he had been ready to move, but Rochambeau, good, kindly man, had dawdled or the French fleet bad failed to make ready or something had gone wrong. Now everything seemed propitious. The allies had Joined forces and Clinton had weak ened his strength by sending Cornwallis to Virginia. Little part did the map makers play In the thoughts of Wash ington that night. He saw and thought only of what he dreamed would be the crowning work of his life. The ardent Dumas, the dashing Lameth. the patient, tireless Berthier, were forgotten. Little did Washington imagine that the three young men of the mapmakers' tent were to play conspicuous parts In history, or how antagonistic were the parts they were to play. Dumas, fiery and loving, was to be one of the two stanch, true friends of Louis XVI in the hour of his greatest trial. It was Dumas who. with Lafayette, planned aad aided in the attempt to save the King"s life by escape from France, and who protected him while the royal coach was returning from Varennes, where it had been stopped, and It was Dumas who fought with might "and main against the wild creatures of France, who were athlrst for the blood of the foolish King and his more foolish Queen. De Lameth It was who brought about the arrest of the King, De Lameth. the dearest friend of Dumas. On opposite sides they fought for many days. With in 10 years almost to a day of his meeting with Washington De Lameth was to be President of the French As sembly, and a little later he was to be commander of the cavalry of the Revo lutionary Army. Then In these terrible days of the guillotine, when the General who failed to win In battle went to death on the scaffold, he was to flee from France. In the days of Napoleon he was to return, become a Lieutenant General and live to a ripe age and to en.ioy many honors. BerthleV, the studious ' and reserved, was to rise to be Napoleon's chief of staff. Marshal of France, Vice-Constable :F OF BFf iilCI OF ARD PRIKCE OF Ngpqm ; .ST THE SUNDAY OREGOXTAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 17, 1909 : - usow. fUfL of met mmm of the Republic, Fringe and Duke of Neufehatel and Prince of Wagram. And it was Berthier to whom Rocham beau, broken in health and fortune, his family scattered and his hopes dismal, was to apply for the honor of presenta tion to the First Consul. Berthier at that audience stood by Napoleon's right, and near him stood Dumas and De Lam eth. "Ah. my dear Marshal," said Napoleon, "here are your pupils." "The pupils." answered Rochambeau sadly, "have surpassed their master." Skirmishing. The days after the visit of Washington were busy ones for Berthier, Dumas and De Lameth. Dumas was put in charge of a detachment of lancers of Lauzun's legion and ordered to reconnoiter the country in front of the British camp to ward New York. With Dumas went Berthier and De Lameth. Nearly every day they had encounters with De Lan cey's horsemen or the Hcsslari chas seurs. They captured various outposts and advanced to within rifle shot of the English works. Every sign pointed to attack upon New York. Early In August Washington wrote to Lafayette, congrat ulating him on his .good work in Vir ginia, and saying he was sorry he could not have him Join in the attack on New York. The dispatch bearer who carried this letter loitered and did not seem dis pleased when he was captured by the British. But another dispatch bearer, who bore another letter to Lafayette, loitered not a moment. Then the whole complexion of affairs changed In the camps of the allies. Rochambeau and Washington crossed the Hudson with their armies and hurried south. Washington with 300 Americans led the way. Next came the legion of Lauzun and the brigade of Bourbonnals. Next the brigade of Solssonnals. A battalion of grenadiers under the command of Baron de ViomenlL and to which Dumas, Berthier and Do Lameth had been as signed, formed the rear guard. While General Clinton looked upon the move ment as one Intended to turn his flank and attack New York from Staten Island or Paulusi Hook (Jersey City), the allies, marching 16 to 20 miles a .day. hurried on. August 25 the advance guard was at Euffera. On August 31 It was at Prince? ton. On September 3 it was in Phila MR. GNAGG Takes His Wife Out Mr. Gnagg. taking- Mrs. G-nagg out to dine, adds sest and spice to the meal by staking her to the following running line of com ment: . Well, here we are. Now you're in the atmosphere that you love, hey? Lob ster palace, bookmakers and feather Im porters and their ladifretis all around; crazy. - vulgar decorations, smoke, heat. Idiotic music and all that sort of thing. It gets me what you can see In this sort of thing that makes you hanker for it all the time. How's that? You really wanted me to take you to one of the quieter hotel restaurants? Oh, that's what you said, of course. Anyhow I knew you were merely talk ing hotel restaurant for effect. I had your number all right. This is the sort of thing you love and gloat over. Can't I see that In your eyes every time I fetch you against my will, but merely to keep peace in the family,' to one of these lobster Joints? You get the hectic flush on and your face is all one big grin and you can't make your feet be have under the table when the Insane orchestra plays Its slum music, and you look generally like somebody in the 14th Mohammedan heaven. Makes Waiter Crabby. Well, are you going to order some thing? Say,, please don't fiddle and fumble around with the menu for an hour or so. It makes the waiter crabby, and when you get a crabby waiter on your hands In one of these crustacean caravansaries you might just as well be dead, or worse. You know what you want, anyhow, without looking at the bill of fare. And I know what you want, too. I'll bet you one of those new bearskin shakos that you're going to sting me for any how that I can call the turn on what you want. It's either lobster Newburg or crab meat the same way. No? Well, that's queer. ' There's some thing wrong somewhere. But. of course, you wouldn't order either one of those things after I'd called the turn. You wouldn't give me that much satisfaction. Well, go ahead then, and run your gaze up and down that lobster list and see what you can How's that? On the level? Well, well! Are you aware of the fact that you are making a record? So you really would like a nice steak, with mushrooms, and hashed brown potatoes, and some green peas and asparagus, and then a salad, and coffee? Wait a minute. I don't - understand this. It's too deep for me. It has got me winging. Do you- know that this stuff that you want Is really human food? Food meant and devised for the con sumption of Intelligent, normal, level headed, regular people? You are aware of It? Well, well, well! Couple of Cocktails. It's a record, all right. I've got to celebrate this', I sure have. I'm not going to let this manifestation of your gradual approach to reason glide away without something to mark It. Waiter, fetch me a couple of cocktails. Yes. Mar tinis, and have 'em dry. And you can fetch & quart of Brut with the food. Have it well iced. Well, well. If you only knew what a hit you are' with me when you give evi dence that you What are you gazing so fixedly at over there? Those two women with the til""'" on iiielr aces and the booby 03MR OF HI fjlBBKM delphia. Then there was need for con cealment or pretense no longer. Clinton had been deceived. The allies were bound for Virginia to crush Cornwallis and. complete the work Lafayette and Wayne had been engaged in. De Graese had arrived In the Chesapeake with the French fleet and Cornwallis was doomed. By the end of September Yorktown was Invested and then day by day the allies pounded, on the British fortifications and day by day the besieged were driven back. On October 14 work was stopped on the trenches in order to try to cap ture two of the redoubts by assault. Baron de Viomenil directed the attack on one and Lafayette and Steuben on tlie other. Charles de Lameth was the first to reach the parapet attacked by the French. Berthelr was behind him. One moment De Lameth paused to cry "Vive le rot!" then, he fell, desperately wounded. One Hessian bullet had shat tered his right knee, another passed through his left thigh. How Berthier escaped Is a mystery. He was the only one of the half dozen officers leading the assault to come off unscathed. Before the Hessians could reload the French were upon them and the redoubt was captured. Dumas and O'Hara. By the 16th the batterie of the allies were raking the British works and Lord Cornwallis' position was untenable. The following day he sent an officer with a flag of truce. On the 19th he surrendered. Cornwallis feigned illness that he might not go through the humiliation of march ing out at the head of his men, and sent General O'Hara to command them. Du mas, acting as Adjutant-General for Ro chambeau. wan ordered to meet these troops and guide the column. He placed himself to the. left of General O'Hara and when O'Hara asked him where Ro chambeau was stationed Dumas replied: "On the left, at the head of the French line." O'Hara quickened his horse's step that he might give up his sword to the French General. Dumas galloped for ward and placed himself between O'Hara and Rochambeau. "You are mistaken," Dumas said to O'Hara. "The General-in-Chief of our army Is on the right." Then he led him to the American lines. For their gallantry at Yorktown the GETS OVER HIS GROUCH to Dine and Thaws Out Under His Own Conversation. hatch hats and the phony rings? Huh! Well, you must find little use for your eyes, to employ 'em that way. They look like a couple of novelty store girls dressed up or Imagining that they're dressed up. What? Don't I think their dresses are perfectly scrumptious? Well, there you go. I thought you were slowly approach ing the normal view of the world and its fixtures, and here you are asking me if the dresses "of a pair of dolls, dresses that look-as if they might have been de signed by somebody suffering from per ennial delirium tremens, aren't the scrum ptlousest things that -ever were! Well. I don't think so, since you 1vand me out the smackdab question. Don't think anything like it. I s'pose the next thing'll be that you'll be wanting togs Just like those, eh? Well, if I ever caught you wearing a dress like either one of those dolls has got, I'd arrange the alimony proposition right on the spot without the intervention of any court, and , No Critic or Arms. . . Don't I think that that girl over there in the low-neck old rose dress has a beautiful arm? Well, that's a great question, too. What have I got to do with the woman's arms? Do you expect me or would you want me to set up as a critic of women's arms? Because, say, if you really would like me to achieve expertlsm as to a gag of that kind, why Oh. well, there goes the crazy music, and .of course it's "My Wife's Gone to the Country." and of course the. pin- beads all over the place will be singing the chorus as soon as they get around to It. Uh-huh. just as I thought. All of 'em joining In like a lot of monkeys, and Well, here's the cocktails. I s'pose, of course, they've got 'em too sweet. No, by Jove, .they haven't. Like yours? Something pretty nifty about a Martini when It's well made, as this Is. Say, these are too good to lose. They've got a mixologist here who knows how. Reckon we'd better have another one, eh? How? You don't think you care for an other one. Aw, be a sport! Get in tlie game, little woman! If I thought you couldn't stand a couple of cocktails, why Walter, fetch along another pair of these Martinis. By the way, young 'un, you're looking pretty well tonight. Where'd you get that fichu or whatever that thing is: you've got around your neck? Huh? Tou've had It for ages? Well, b'gee, I never saw it before. Nope. Never cast an eye on it before In my life. You've got your hair done up to suit me tonight, too. How's that? I said only the other evening that I didn't like It that way? Well, this Is another even ing, see, little one? 'Nother evening al together. "There With the Lamps." And your eyes are mighty bright, too. That's one thing about you you cer tainly are there with the lamps. Ex pressive, and all that sort of thing. Not but that you haven't got a hull lot of other things that suit me a lot. even if I'm not always telling you so, but Here's that other cocktail. Ummmm. Just as good as the other one. Better, if anything. Yep, it's better. Heap of nourishment In a good Martini when It's properly tossed together. Gives a fellow a different view. Well, here's, the eats and Tiffany water trimmings. Good wine, that. D'ye know, we ought to come out oftener and have a little whirl around like this. We stick around the old flat too much. That's how folks -get into a rut. I know three map-makers were rewarded hand somely. De Lameth, so soon as he re covered from his wounds, was givei command of the King's cuirassiers, with the title of Colonel. Dumas was made Chief of Staff to Viomenil, and Berthier was made Lieutenant-Colonel. While the surrender of Cornwallis prac- tlcally ended the Revolutionary War, it was not until the following year that the British evaluated New York and recog nized the independence of the United States. In the festivities attending the closing of the war, Berthier and Dumas took little part. Most of the time they spent in Boston. They had one great friend there, the Rev. Mr. Cooper, one of the signers of the Declaration of In dependence. When they were about to leave Boston Dr. Cooper gave a banquet in their honor. Ardent champion of lib erty though he was. Cooper in his speech that night spoke with the voice of a prophet. "Take care, young men," said he, "that the triumph of the causa of liberty upon this virgin soil does not In flame you with too much hope. You will carry away the germ of those generous feellng9, but If you try to make It bear fruit upon your native soil, aft-r so many centuries of corruption, you will have to overcome many obstacles. . It has cost us a great deal o blood to conquer, but you wll1 Tour out torrents before estab lishing lii. 'ty In your old Europe." Back In France. From Boston Berthier went to Porto Cabello. Venezuela, and In the course of time was ordered back to France. For several years his work in the army was obscure. Most of his duty was In the commissary department. Then when the upheaval came and Louis was guillotined and France became a re public he was made major-general of the National Guard of Versailles. When the outbreak came In La Vendee he was made quartermaster general of the Revolutionary armies. In one of the battles he was wounded. Upon his re covery he became quartermaster gen eral of the army of the north, com manded by Marshal Luckner, and later by General Kellermann. He went with Kellermann when the latter took, com mand of the army of the Alps. Up to this time no one had seen any- durned well that I et into a rut try that wine, baby doll. It's the candy I know, I say, that I get into an onery sort of a groove and say a hull lot of measly things to you that I don't mean- at all. but you know how it is, don't you?" "Sure you do. Fellow gets to be a sort of a crab, and then he thinks he's got to have somebody to pick on, and what's more natural than for him to begin to dish it out to his wife? But, as I say, you know mighty durned well that all of the stuff that I say to you of that kind runs for Hogan, and that I don't mean a word of it. Let me fill tip that glass of yours. Tum-de-tum, tum-do-dum. Nice music they have here, eh? Fellow gets sick of. all that classic stuff and wants the popu lar junk in the music once in a while. By the way, baby heart. I wish you'd play oftener for me. What's the use of having a piano around the flat If you don't play It once In a while? How's that? You like to play for me, but I tell you that it makes me nervous. "Going to Cut It Out." Well, say. little girl, I guess I am a horrible grouch, but I'm going to cut out that stuff from now on. Watch me. Going to cut It out. It's a shame that you don't keep In practice, with the neat touch you have. I've heard a lot of amateur piano players, but you've got a shade on all of 'em, that's what you sure have. By the way, you asked me a while ago if I cared for those dresses those two queens over there have got on. Well, I'll tell you, Brighteyes, I don't care so much for 'em on those women, but I'd like to see you wearing either one of those dresses. You'd be a hit in either one of 'em. Wish you'd get a dress like they're wearing get it tomorrow. Just remind me in the morning, will you, that I want to have you hive a dress- something like those dresses those two pretty girls have got on. Oh, yes, they're pretty women, all right, but they've ot nothing on you. Nobody's got anything on you when it comes to that. Enjoy the mushrooms? Not so bad, eh? And It's the tasty little steak, what? That's one thing about these lobster places they always have the rattling good things to eat. Fact Is they've got to because the bunch that comes to places like these must have the right kind' of eats or they'll holler their heads off. And when It comes to that this Is a mighty attractive place anyhow. Push your glass over here, monkey doll, and lemme fill it up. By George, you sure do look like all the bon bons to night; Tell you what, if I should hold my age the way you do. Nope, don't say that. , I'm not flattering you at all. Mean every word of it. If you look within 10 years of your age to night, then I'll eat my hat. I honest will. There goes the music again, "My Wife's Gone to the Country." again. Great little ditty that. Fine. That "Hooray" part of It is a scream, isn't it? Tum-te-tum hooray hooray! Listen to 'em all Join In the chorus. That's a pleasant little cus tom there have of Joining in the chorus of the popular songs at the restaurants. Yes, waiter, you can fetch another bot tle of that wine. Oh, shucks, hun, don't worry. I'm all right. Don't get out often with you, and when I do. Well, as I was saying, precious, I'm go ing to cut out that grouch stuff. I can see when I look the thing over where I dish out too much of that crabby conver sation, and I'm golnr to take a bottle of that Get Next to Yourself and start a new deal. - ? f Jm. thing remarkable In the abilities of Berthier. Painstaking, honest, orderly and systematic, he was a slave to duty, but that was all. Others had to direct him. He did little of his own initiative. But a great change was to come over the life of Berthier. On August 21, 1795, a man of destiny was assigned by the Committee of Public Safety of France to Its geographical bureau, to work out plans of campaign and direct the movements of the armies of the republic One of the first plans he drew up had to do with work of the army of the Alps. When Kellermann got it he wrote back that the originator belonged In an Insane asylum. General Scherer scoffingly wrote to the com mittee that the man who made the plan for the army of Italy had better come and carry it out himself. Meets Kapoleon. When the committee showed Scher er's letter to the Man of Destiny he re plied, "Give one command; the" rest Is easy." , They gave the command and when the appointment was announced Berthier, who had studied the maps sent to Kellermann, begged for ap pointment to serve under the general who was to relieve Scherer. Berthier, the mapmaker, saw in the plans and the maps of the man In the geographi cal bureau the hand of a genius. In January, 1796. Napoleon Bonaparte was made general of the army of Italy, and Berthier went with him as quartermas ter general. Never had they met be fore. Never were two men more use ful to each other. Berthier was 43: Na poleon 28. Within a week Berthier knew Bonaparte to be one of the great est soldiers of the world, and within less than that time Napoleon knew that he had In Berthier the man of all men necessary to his plans. On May 6, after he had won the bat tles of Montenotte. Millesimo and Lodi, he wrote to the Directory: "Berthier passes the day by my side and the night at his desk. It Is Impossible to Join more activity good will, courage and knowledge." From the. first Italian campaign un til Napoleon abdicated and was sent to Elba. Berthier was the right-hand of the Little Corporal. As an executive officer he was a marvel, and as assist ant In preparing and expediting affairs he had no equal. He was able to pre sent the most complicated movements of an army with .aclearness and sim plicity that was easily understood. His memory was extraordinary, and he al ways had at his command the position of all the forces and could name every commander from captain up. Every order he attended to personally, and his exactness and regularity were a revela tion to those who knew the magnitude of his work. He could receive and transmit directions of the most com plicated variety without the slightest hitch and without hesitation, and no man living, not even Napoleon, had such geographical and topographical knowledge. His activity knew no lim it. He followed Napoleon In all Bona parte observations, and this without in the least neglecting bis official du ties. Frequently in battle Napoleon called upon him to report the exact sit uation of the forces. So fully did Na poleon rely upon htm that there grew up a belief that he was the genius. and not Napoleon, but this belief did not last long. Where He Failed. Strange that a man with such a mind was Incapable of commanding an army, or even, a regiment. At the close of 1797, when Napoleon returned to Paris, Berthier solicited command of the army. He got it, and was ordered to advance to Rome. Within 60 days everything was In confusion, and Ber thier wrote to Napoleon begging to be relieved of the command. "I beg you to recall me. You can do me no great er kindness," he wrote. Napoleon smiled and sent Massena. Once again he begged Napoleon for a principal command Napoleon, gave it. This was In 1S09. But he made such absurd disposition of the troops that if the Archduke Charles, against whom he was operating, had been alert, the French army would have been ruined. In tlie hour of peril Davoust sent for Napoleon, and the Emperor, bringing the disor ganized and scattered forces together righted In a few days the errors Berthier had been making for a month, and then, by a masterly movement, not only changed the whole situation, but sent the Austrlans flying back beaten. For 18 years, with but few exceptions, Berthier was by Napoleon's side every day. In Italy, Egypt, by the Po, on the Rhine, the Danube and In Russia they were together. So well did Berthier get to know him that he seemed to read the Emperor's thoughts. Although admitted to an Intimacy such as no other man en Joyed, Berthier held Napoleon in the greatest awe and reverence. Bonaparte's traveling coach was arranged as raurh for Berthier as for the Emperor. As they swept along the road Napoleon made use of the time dictating dispatches, which (Berthier jotted down and at the next stopping place filled out with a pre- o . N L it SS- MATOXON clslon that satisfied even the most exact ing master man could have. A hint from Napoleon was enoush tor him, for so accustomed had he become to the action of the Emperor's mind that he almost anticipated his orders. He know the meaning of every look and ges ture of the master soldier. He was of inestimable assistance as a subordinate, but there his qualifications ended. And yet at Lodi, Areola and in other actions where he was permitted to lead a charge or defend a posilion, he displayed the utmost bravery. No one. Indeed, questioned his courage. His Love Affair, Queer man was Berthier. After Na poleon had conquered Italy, routed the Austrlans and become the one victorious General of the republican army, Berthier fell in love. His passion was for a Mme. Vlscontl, who was burdened already with, a husband. Whether Bhe reciprocated his affection Is not sure, 'but in the Egyptian campaign Berthier made himself ridicu lous. He had a tent near his own fitted up beautifully, and here he had enshrined the portrait of his lady love. Here Ber thier would retire alone ..and,., throwing himself before the portrait, pour out vows of his devotion. Napoleon. In disgust, told him to go home. He started, but returned weeping, saying he could not desert his beloved General. When Napoleon returned to France and became First Consul he made Berthier Minister of War. In Paris, under the consulate and under the empire, Berthier was as Invaluable to Napoleon as In the field. As a courtier Berthier seemed as good as a chief of staff. Josephine held him In the highest esteem and many times when her extravagances led her to folly Berthier shielded her from discov ery. Jewels for which she squandered fortunes Berthier had charged as war supplies, but never, so far as known, did Berthier practice deception on the Emperor- except in thus shielding Josephine. When Napoelon set aside the Empress and married Marie Louise, it was Ber thier who went to Austria and acted as Napoleon's proxy at the royal wedding. And Napoleon was not ungenerous. Upon Berthier he showered honors and fortunes. Marshal of France he triads Mm and Prince of Wagram and Neu-fr.hatf-1. And he gave to hlin a princess of Bavaria as a wife. But. alas, soon after this marriage Monsieur Visconti difd. and BoitHlcr, bewailing his lot. went to Napoleon. "What a miserable man I am." he walled. "Had I been, constant, Mme. Visconti would have been, my wife." Only Berthier and Caulincourt were with Napoleon that day in when news reached the Emperor that Paris had capitulated. "To surrender the capital to the enemy what poltroons:" Napoleon exclaimod. "Miserable wretches! I -asked them to hold out only twenty-four hours. Mar mont, too, who had sworn he would be hewn to pieces rather than surrender And Joseph ran off, too my brother:'' The Curtain Falls. While Napoleon hastened to Fontaine bleau the allies marched through the streets of Paris. When word came that nothing would satisfy the allies but the abdication of Napoleon. Berthier asked permission to go to Paris. Napoleon gave It, but as the Marshal left the room the fallen monarch laughed scornfully. "He will not return." he declared. "He is like tlie rest. He will beg appointment from the Bourbons. It mortifies me that men I have raised so high should sink: so low." He was right. Berthier a few days later, marching at the head of the Mar shals before Louis XVII, said: "France, having groaned for twenty-tive years un der the weight of misfortunes, has looked forward to the happy day which now shines upon her." Louis XVII made him a peor of France and commander of the King's bodyguard, but as he rodo through the streets tho people cried: "Go to Elba, Berthier; go to Elba!" When Napoleon escaped from Elba and King Louis fled to Ghent, Berthier wished to accompany him, but the King was unwilling. Then Berthier decided on Bomberg, In Bavaria. There on May 1!, 1X15. as he paw the allies fleeing through the (streets in thrlr rutrrat from France, ho fell or hurled himself from a balcony. So ended the life of Berthier, soldier of the Republic of the United 3tate. soldier of the Republic of FranceCopyright, . 1309, by Richard Spillane. ; i