The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12
CHAPTER II-COntinued.

For before the duke died, after he
had refused the friendship of the en-
peror and had confronted his hostility,
and had returned with his wife and
child and the people of his court to the
old residence on the Atlantic shores, it
was with fortunes sadly impoverished
by the reckless expenditure with which
he had promoted the legitimist issues,
while relying on success and ultimate
repayment. During the dukes subse-
quent illness innumerable wrongs were
done his estates, winked at by au-
thority, and never reported to the CEN
trail powers. Undertakings into which
the duke had allowed himself to be
drawn, in the fever of adventure be-
longing to the era, came to nothing
perhaps at an imperial frown. Bank
ing houses failed, factors retained
funds, government seized here, land
slides destroyed vineyards there and
in the time of the first seclusion of the
duchess, after her wdowhood, rob-
berries right and left, public and pri
vate, dispossessed her of vast resources.
When she attempted to look into mat
ters for herself, she was little wiser
than before; but she discovered that
she must dismiss her ladies' and the
gentlemen of her household and live
as she understood lesser mobiles. or even
quite plain people, lived. Her one
faithful friend remained with her, her
adviser and the boys tutor. That he
was physician of note she thought
fortunate, for the boys sake; she did
not know of how much note, sent for
and consulted with by the greatest. She
never knew the sacrifice of station and
income he made by remaining with
her. But it was necessary, even had it
been contrary to his inclination, for NJ.
Etienne was also to some extent a man
of affairs, and even the little that was
left had been rescued by him. The
greater part of the chateau was closed,
to go slowly to decay. What did she
and her boy want more than few rooms
and simple fare? With only the SER
wants that We're indispensable and in
ways she knew as a girl at home with
her father she took up life again, at
once too proud and too Inundated to
expose her condition to old friends
one by one those old friends, them
selves in grief or seclusion, or exiled
Will Ollt VI tlic OllltI VI llle uIdC-
knowledged kings to whom they gave
allegiance, disappearing from the face
of the earth.
But none the less was she a duchess
of the SaraZines Beauleux. None the
less was her son the duke. And apart
from her absorbing love as his mother,
she had an adOring veneratio for him
as the last of the Sarazines Beaulieux
You will remember" she said to the
child holding his hand as she sat be-
side his bed at night-she had not been
able to delegate this delight even when
service was abundant, and formality
triumphant, although she half feared
II was a survival of that peasant strain
in her again. You will not forget,
Beaulieux, even in your sleep you will
not forget who you are"
How is it that I can forget?" asked
the child. do not all children remem-
Der themselves?"
"There is only one BeauleuX. And it
is that which you must recall. All
that it means, all that the Beaulieuy
have been since the beginning of the
world"
I'VE were there then"'
The question gave her pause. "The
strongest, the bravest, the best, came
early to their own, Beaulieux," she
said then. And in that, it signifies 90
you that in your veins flows the last
best drop of their blood, and you can
never be anything but as strong, as
brave, as best as they"
"Well, mamma, it is that I will try"
said the child dreamily, and contented-
ly folded both little hands over hers,
as he fell asleep.
You will not try" she said. "You
will be-"
At another time, after she had seen
him conduct himself too masterfully