Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-11-22
Roy, The Royalist.
By WILLIAM WEsTALL.

 of St. Jean, and you are not likely, I think, to swim to England,-Aal hal" ''I give you my word that shall at tempt nothing so absurd"
 Ut Is well. We shall stay at the Hotel de la Republique; and it will per haps contribute to your comfort and save me trouble if introduce you as an American; though I must of course tell the commandant and the military police who you are"
 The weather was vile and the roads were bad. We made a long halt at Amiens, and we did not reach our desti- nation until the second day after our departure from Paris. We put up at the Hotel de la Republique, as Lacluse had proposed; and saw that he entered me in the visitors book as ''M. Roy, des Etats- Unis." While he went to report himself at headquarters, and, doubtless, to tell the military police to keep an eye on me, I strolled round the town, nobody taking any notice of me. But when tried to go beyond the walls was brought up standing. The sergeant of the guard asked who was.
 ''Citizen Roy, of the United States" "Has the citizen pass2'
 "No."
 "Then the citizen must give himself the trouble to go back"
 Every exit, either by land or by water, was equally well guarded, and l very soon saw that my plan of stealing a boat and getting away under cover of darkness was quite out of the question. When I met Lacluse at the hotel in- quired whether he had any news of Bonaparte.
 Yes; he would be at Boulogne in three days, and, after inspecting the fortifi- cations and holding a review of the troops, would proceed directly to Paris. Within three days, therefore, I had to escape, if I escaped at all, for felt sure that when Bonaparte knew of my decision to refuse his offer he would be- come my implacable enemy, and send me back to Paris to be dealt with as Barras and his co-directors might think fit, perhaps with hint that he would not be displeased if they treated me as they had treated De GeX.
 In the evening we supped at the tabled hOte with a crowd of military and naval officers, several of whom were known to Lacluse, and to whom he introduced me-always as "M. Roy, of the United States" Among them was Capt. Cavaroc, of the Jemmapes, a line-of-battle ship then lying in the roads-a very pleasant gentleman, with fine humor and great fund of anec- dote. As we sat slipping our coffee and smoking our cigars after supper the captain was good enough to ask us to dine with him the following day on board his ship.
 The invitation, which included three of the aide-de-camp's military friends, was cordially accepted. We were to be on board at five o'clock. Capt. CavaroC kindly offered to place a boat at our disposal, both for going and coming, but Lacluse protested that he could not think of giving him so much trouble; 1t would be quite enough if he sent us back.
 When we met at second breakfast next morning the aide-de-camp in | formed me that he had arranged with g | boatnan to take us to the Jemmapes and, as she lay long way out, we had | better be at the embarcadere soon after l four o'clock.
 | found that Lacluse rather regretted having introduced me to Cavaroc as al 1 American.
 ''It is like sailing under false colors, l he said. If CavaIoc knew that you helC | commission in the British navy dQubt whether he would like you to in lct his ship. But thing once said is
 ueasily unsaid; and. after all, it is nc
 Ut matter. You will either join ou1
 y or be sent back to prison. Voils
 four, sharp, we left the hotel, anG
 sur way to the quay fell in with tht
 of our party, one of whom, being {
 of authority, answered for me tC
 guard at the landing place.
 e boat, a small fishing smack witl
 sail and running bowsprit, wa
 but the boatman was not-only
 put of a lad with just sense enougl
 Is he was bidden.
 lere is Vitrac?" asked Laclusa
 will be here in little moment,
 ed the youth.
 n five minutes had passed an'
 did not appear, Lacluse grew
 snt.
 housand thundersI we shall b
 he exclaimed; land if there Is on'
 hate more than another, it i
 ig man waiting who has aske,
 dinner"
 $ suggested an idea.
 here is no need to wait," I re
 led, quietly. "If you like, vii
 charge of the boat, and, with thi
 1elp, run her alongside the Jem
 in half an hour"
 do you know where she is?'
 h the description Capt. Cavaro
 last night. There she is
 xer, the farthest but on oute i
 Ing you can see. Isn't that tn
 Lpes, boy?"
 rae will be here in little mt i mefr!A Vitrac knows all the ships; 3 don't.'
 l "The devil take Vitracl will wal a no longer. Do as you propose, M. Ro. x Montez settlement, messieurs." 4 In three minutes we were under wa, 4 and as I took the tiller and felt th @ fresh, salt breeze in my face, my hea, J. leaped with joy. I was on the elemer |