The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-11

tteso four walls. BoHldoy, tho En-.
ncror never meant 10 Include mo In tllIs
promise"
ut Is but n minuto's walk TO tho
palace, Monsieur do Talloyrand," | an.
swerod. "li It wonld not DO troubling
you too much TO ask you To step I'm 10
II, aud to bring back tho Emporor's
written statement that no did not mean
to Include you In this promise, | shall
DO happy to toll you every word that
passed."
lilo showed bis tooth nj nc then like
tho old fox that no was.
Monsieur Gerard appcars TO bo n
little puilod up" said no. "IIo Is too
young to sec things in thor Just pro.
portion. As ho grows oldor no may
understand that 1t h not always very
discreet for 4 aubnltorn OF cavalry to
Styo such very abrup. refusals."
q not know what to say to this,
but Lasallo camo to my aid In bis DO wn.
right fashion.
The lad Is quite right" said he. III
| had known that there was II promise,
| should not have questioned him. IOu
know very vol, Monsieur do TAlley.
rand, that il no had answered you, you
would have laughed in your slOeye and
thought as much about him as |
think Of tho bottle when tho burgundy
Is gone. AZ TO mo, | promise YOU that
tho Tonth would have had no room for
him, and that We should have lost our
best swordsman II | had heard him give
up tho %ompotor's secret"
But tho statesman became only the
o biitor whom hc saw tina, | had tho
support Of my colonel.
81 have heard, Col. Lasallc," said no,
with an icy dignity, "that your opinion
is OF great weight upon tho subject Of
light cavalry. Should havo occasion
to sock information about that branch
OF the army | shall be very happy to mp.
ply 10 you. At present, however, tho
matter concerns diplomacy, and YOU
will permit mo TO form my own viows
upon that question. As long as tho
welfare Of France and tho safety OF tho
Emperor's person arc largely commit
ted to my care, | will ulc every means
IN my power 10 secure them even II It
should be against the Emperor's own
temporary wishes. l havo tho honor,
Col. LasaIlc, TO wish you 4 very good
day. lie shot n most unaniable
glance in my direction, and, turning
upon his hOel. no walked with little,
quick steps out Of the room.
! could see from Lasallo's face tina, he
did not at all relish finding himself ut
cnmity with the powerful minister. lie
raped out an oath or two, and thon
catching up his sabre and his cap he
clatiered away down tho stairs. As |
looked out Of the window, 1 saw the
two them. tho big blue man and tho lit.
tic biack one, going up the street to-
gethnr. Talleyrand was walking very
rigidly, aud Lasalle was waving his
hands and talking, so | supposed that
he was trying to make his peace.
The emperor had told Inc lot to think,
and l eudeavored to obey him. l took
up the cards from the table where
lscrnier had left them. and ! tried to
work out 4 few combinations at ecarte,
but | could not remember which were
tsurnps. and threw them under the
table in despair. Then I drew my
sabre, and practiced giving point until
l was weary, but 1t was nl Of no use at
dI. My uliuG WOuIu WORK IN HDlto oil
myself. At 10 o'clock | WA to meet the
emperor in the forest. OF all cxtraor-
binary combinations OF events in this
whole world. surely this was
the last which would have &C.
currod to me when l rose from nv
couch that morning. But the response
bility-tho dreadful responsibility! It
was all upon my shoulders. There was
no one to halvo it with me 1t made
me cold all over. Often as | have faced
death upon the battlefield, | had never
known what real fear was until thai,
moment. But then l conIidcred that
after all | could but do my best like n
brave and honorable gentleman. and
above oil obey the orders which | had
received TO the very letter. And il i,
all went well this would surely be the
foundation o! nv fortunes. Thus alter
mating between my fears aud my hopes,
spent the long. long evening until it
was time for me to keep my appoint.
mcnt.
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