Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-13

ana torn and dirtied person, that this was
really the reioubtable American sailor.
one man had fed certainly. The woman
VINO mad admitted Capt Jones was NOT TO
be found. The house had no furniture of
any KIND and had been rented a week nre-
Elously by an unknown man, who had paid
lor SIX months in advance. In the garden
the one fellow was found. Just recovering
consciousness, and recognized as a wolf
known Partisan desperado
ms ieliow would give no eXplana ton of
,he piot, though smartly questioned ar his
trial Preserving that honor amony
thieves which proves that some rohbars
night have made, under other circumsta0-
ces, excellent and honorable soldiers. he
uteu on the galIowS braVely without a word
O. confession.
Capt. Paul Jones. now having quite re
covered that pretty wit which had stood
MN IN such good stead on many another
occasion; drove at once to the minister, The
tonte de NersehueS. Insistent on seeing
I'm, he succeeded and told the whole nj
iair over. with his own belief that ii had
been plot to abduct him and carry him
TO england. NJ. de Vergennes concui.reJ
with him that the object of Justice m;eht
he gained best by keeping the affair entire
ly private. at least for some days He con
graduated Capt. Jones on having escaped
as ne aid with only few bruises Capt.
Jones, on his part, said that he was pIad
that he had not suffered the loss of the
sword the king had given him. which had
been found in one of the rooms Of the
house.
When NJ. de Vergennes questioned him
narrowly about what had led to the ap-
pointment, he said he could not reveal ri he
persons nane When NJ de Versennes was
'hSlstent that the facts might be laid prop
erly before the minister of police. Cant
Jones was equally reticent. He could nor
tell.
"Ah, yes" acknowledged NJ. t.e Vergen
hes, since he was of the ever gallant race.
Il partly comprehend. and / suppose | can
not shake your ObStinacy"
NJ de Ncrgennes could not for Can't Paul
Jones, though this woman certainly had
tried to carry out the most hideous plot
against him, did not consider it quite fair
TO punish her as if she We're a man Be
sides, he shrewdly guessed that she would
swear that her lame had been used with
out her knowledge, that the conspira TORS
had simply played on Capt Jones' we'll
known vanity ABOUT women. Nor indeed
as matter of pride did he care to have
himself shown in the ridiculous light which
statement of the exact truth to NJ de
Nergennes would put him.
But he had his own notion of a fine pri-
vate revenge.
servant saw Capt Paul Jones. He told the
servant to tell all callers that his master
had gone away the previous evening with
cut explanation. and had not returned In
as he could in his meditation over revenge.
and with the painful bruises he had re-
ceived. One eye was black, and that side
Of his face badly swollen.
The next evening following was that of
the great ball al Versailles I have men
toned. In the midst of the festivities who
should appear with black eye and swollen
face. but this gardeners son of Arbigland,
in kirkcud. Brightshire, the famous knight
of his most Christian majesty's Order of
Merit. Capt Paul Jones.
Everybody smiled. Mr.. Franklin, who
was our minister then, looked grave What