Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-01-17
THE PERILS or An EARLDoM.

/ arrived in Paris perfect stanger, and
took lodgings at M-urlce's famous Enylish
hotel. Having been shown to my apart
menl', and made Some change in my toilet,
! went oul tor short Stroll in that great
ana magnIbc"nt rity-,ha. heart, MS i:
were, of the world. had some letter, of
inroIucton, but, as | had no, ye, present
I'd them, | believed myself wholly un-
known 10 living soul III that metropolis
-eAcep, It nigh, he, 10 the otiicers who
had read my Passport AT The gates, and the
clerk who had sen me tesi>ter my name
-nnd that either should Luve fixed that
name III their retc"il ciiun was something
that my modest, had nu, permitted me /,
take III cOnsid. ration. @sA*
Judge OF my surprise. therefore. wher
had guhe bat II few steps from Meorrre's,
~ Rue de Rlv,Ii. io"ard. The beautiful
palace gafdr"s nearly opposite, to hear
myS'f address a follows:
VIA Monsieur II, my Neville have The
kindness to answer me IL lew important
q"e>tlons?
turned to the speaker, and saw at
! glance he was Il total stranger to me
that had never TO my krowirdge, booked
upon his face before. He Wa, middle
aged nan, OF rather prcpossessing appear
"nre, With gray hair, eyebrow, au! mous.
'aches. ami VAS dressed as plain, sub
stan ial farmer
~ viii d" myself the pleasure to oh
lge you, repned in n polt,e aud cuurte.
ou' tone. Permit me first TO remark
| however, that you have little the adv,n.
'age OF me, IN that you already know nv
name
Monsieur will please know me as Eu.
gene 81. M-dard /"
Oid yoi ever meet me before p
1t Is Monsieur that has now become
the ques'ioner, rejoincd The Frruchman,
with peculiar smile and kind of u form
| al bow, half dIgn'frd, half polite, as if he
would have said the questions were only
to come from his side.
Somehow felt little vexed and net
tied at tle look aud tone, and remarked,
q lute coldly:
g l AXE II tor granted one has the same
right to nterrogate as the other"
he features OF the stranger grew grave,
as one who feels little ANNOYED, and his
reply was impressive, without being ek-
actly stern.
"li Monsieur will be kind enough to
waive his right in this instance, il may
save us both time and trouble"
scarcely knew why-perhaps some
thing 10 the look, tone aud manner-uu,
the idea now suddenly occurred to m-
thai | was speaking to man in authority
and | said respectfully:
Proceed, Nous ear St. Medard"
Thank you, Monsieur. You are an
EnglI>hman ?"
am
" You are dstan:ly related to the Earl
Of Maivrrn?'
SO diStanfIy, that his Lordship cou'd
never get near enough to know our tam
lily, piled plrasanrIy, no, iittle sur
prised that French stranger should ku,w
so much about me. and wondei ed a | the
the while to what result his questions
might be tending.
ou are an only child p
"Ics.'
Your parents are dead p
"Yrs"
Iuu have a small Inheritance, which
you have lately converted into money and
brought with you, thinking it not unlikely
you might take fancy to settle on The
cunin,nt?'
Al! true. Monsieur, bat your knowl
edge OF m" and my private affairs aston.
ishes me.
Let tha, ra~s. The family Of his
lorshlp the Earl Of Malvern. has been
untot,uua,e-no near OF kin remain to
him.
Two prodigate sons Of DECEASED sis
ter are The nearest, brlie"e.
They are both dead, Mousinur.'
Dead" exclaimed l., with a start, for
this was news TO me.
One died Of heart disease in Germany
tile other WAS stabbed to death II Rome
A,e YOU >ure?'
Certainly, Monsieur
Good Ieavcns! tbs as.onshes me
sill more! had nut heard f this
know it,
|, seems to me you know every,hing'
said ] with stare on wonder
Mons eur St. Medard smiled and con.
tiuu.d:
lou are now the heir presump,;ve,
Monsieur
III "Hat YOU 'el me - true, Am
exclaimed |, almost started at the though;
OF beng so near to an earldom --fr the
,hen lord vas old and feeble, and nigh,
drop off at an, minu,e.
Do y"n know who j. next "f kin after
yourstl'. Monsieul?' inqnired my strange
interrognior.
~ think have heard it isone William
3yerly"
Right. DO YOU know him ?"
Something by report"
Personally ?"
"No.'
"Did report speak favornhly of him?
am sorry TO say it did not
" From what you heard, do you consider
HIN an honest man p
~ do not
As you alone now stand between him
and an earldom. after the death Of the
present lord wnnld you consider your life
safe IN his hands p
Before ! answer this question. will
you permit me to ask some two or three ?"