The morning times., 1895-11-18
give you the details of one frustrated plot
that has never become known.

I'm the year 1864 learned that num-
Der of suspicious characters were In the
habit OF visiting a house in the Faubourg
st. Honore, which the emperor occasionally
passed on his rides about town. The house
was owned by a former minister OF the late
King Charles Y. / shaved my mustache and
beard off, ciethed myself in the height of
fashion, PLACED the red band Of the order
of the Legiun of Honor In my buttonhole,
hired the SWEETEST coach could find, with
coachman and groom in grand livery,
and drove up to the door, informing the
concierge that l desired to rent the place,
which was at the time offered at 7,OOO
francs year.r
THE janiior was full Of business and de-
votion when l declared my intention,
fortirying what / said by paying ioo
francs on account. This done. l cried,
4 forgot TO ask you whether this house
is not owned by one OF the creatures or
Napoleon? 1 would prefer to live in
hovel owned by an honest man To dwelling
in palace and paying rent to the CUrslcan
tyrant.'
1.-THE stupid fellow jumped into the trap
with both feet. Addressing me as marquis
/ had intimated that / was Monsieur lie
Comte de Chalets-he assured me that he
hated Napoleon like poison. and to win my
confidence completely lie conducted me
TO a room having a Secret door that leu 10
n passage with a window uveriooklng tue
street. 1t could not be reached save by tue
secret door. as the original entrance from
the stairs had been walled up. My friend
struck n light and / found what / ex-
pected to find In one form or another-
hell machine constructed or rive gun
barrels pointing toward the corner which
the eniperor's carriage used To pass lou
can guess the rest.
Efnnnr0r'a
his helpmates' discarded mistresses Kept
him almost as busy as looking out Tor his
Maiesty's safety Toward the end of 1855
he was called post haste into the Einperor's
cabinet one day, and the Following NOTE
of which he has fac smile. was laid be-
fore him:
MY Dear Moruy: beg OF yoa to at once
denounce as false the report that you are
going to be married to young lady OF the
st. Petersburg court If you fail to obey
me / Will be forced to make public use or
your letters respecting the coup fetat L
have them all, and they might sadly com
promise you and others
The nissive was signed Countess de Le-
hon. THIS lady at one time had been the
mistress of Napoleon. When his Majesty
tired of her De Morny had been her friend.
Dc Morny occupied the post OF alnbh ssador
at st. Petersburg after the close OF the
war of the Criinea. He sent the blackmail
letter to Napoleon immediately after re-
ceivins it, and the Emperor was wild with
rage when Grlscelli saw him
THE teIl-tale letters are probably now
on their way TO London. where the Orleans
will purchase them" molned his Majesty.
NO feat" said Griscelli, Il happen TO
know this iady intimately. and She is too
smart to part with the letters at short
notice. She Will preserve them TO the
last The Orleans cannot obtain them I'M
less your Majesty wills 1t so by refusing
to entertain the countess offers for COLL
promise"
PAY what you VIII for these documents,
but get them at any price," ordered Ma
poleon.
Il went at once to the Countess house,
told her ladyship that the emperor desired
TO see her son, ana took him with me to
my office in the palace of the president
OF police. Arriving there, / ordered. IN the
young mans presence, 10 Surround thcCoun-
tess de Lehon's house with detectives and
permit nobody to enter or leave, except at
my express orders.
" What does this mean asked the youth.
Z" 1t means said ], that your mother
is accused OF having sold De Morny letters
TO the Orleans
Count de Lehon vehcmently denied the
charge. 4 held the letters in nv hand ihis
morning, he said: they are In my mother
bedroom He then sat down and Wrote a
letter asking his mother to deliver the
epstles to his messenger"
An hour later tie strong box containing
the documents stood on the eInperors
desk who called in a 1ocksniith To open II.
That done the young count was allowed
10 depart and a few days later the official
newspaper announced his decoration with
the cross of tie Legion OF Honor and his
appointment TO the presidency of the gem
eral council in Ain. And Ire WAS only nine
teen years old. Griscelll received 10000
francs and De MOrny married his Russian
bride without interference from anybody.