The Eagle's Eyrie
Written by
George Bronson-Howard
Copyright 1905
Originally published in The Popular Magazine in July, 1905. One of the stories in
The title of this story refers to a castle in the European nation of Saxonia, frequent enemy to the US, owned by the seductive Baroness Aufsberg. It is to there that she has enticed Jorge Emilio de Legaspi, a politician recently elected President of the South American country of Andevia. The plan is to convince him to change from pro-US to pro-Saxonia. The Secretary of State instructs Yorke Norroy, already in Saxonia on another matter, to see to the rescue of de Legaspi immediately.