Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-15
..v-1LL THAT SUIT YOUR LoRDsHIP?''

"Weu, 1t was a very pretty dilemma"
said the king, with sort of gusto. And
where is NJ. Fftzjames in hiding?"
| "At DR.. Lloyd's in Hogsden Gardens my
| lord answered. But he could not conceal
| his gloom.
HE must be>arrested," said the king. "a
warrant must be issued. Will you see to 1t
| with the others?"
My lord assented, but with such a sigh
! that it required wizard to discern both
| the cloud that hung over him. and also that
! now he had done What Ferguson had dared
/ him to do, the consequence lay heavy on
| him. The king, after considering him
| moment, with a singular expression, between
amusement and reproach broke the silence
''See here. my. lordY he said, with good
| nature. Il will tell you what to do. Sit
! down now and here and write line to mon
sieur, bidding him be gone, and send it by
private hand and the warrant by a mes
senger an hour later
The duke stared at the king in astonish-
| ment. But he will escape, SIR, he fall
! tered.
! so much the better" the king answered
! indifferently. IF We take him. what are we
| to do with him? Besides, to tell you the
! truth, my lord, he did me a great service
eight years ago."
| He, sir?"
Yes said the king, smiling. "He in
duced his father to fly the country, when if
! he had stayed-but you know that story.
| So do you warn him, and the sooner he is
/ beyond La Manche the better"
Still the duke looked unhappy. 81 dare
not do 1t, SIR" he said at last after a pause
! Dare not do 1t? When ] authorize it &?
| Why not?"
INC. sir; because II were impeached by
| tho Commons"
! The king shrugged his shoulders "Ah.
! these safeguards!'' he muttered These
/ town councils and provincial councils and
) states general. And now these Commons
! and lords. Shall | ever be quit OF them?
| Well, there is but one way, then; | must do
! it. If they impeach me / go back to Loo,
and they may stew in their own juice"
/ He rose with that, and moving stiffiy to
the table at which Lord Portland had been
writing when he entered he sought for
and found a PEN Then sitting in the chair
! which the groom of the stole had left va
cant. he tore slip Of paper from folio
/ before him, and writing some linee on it
about six, as far as could judge-handed
/ the paper to the duke, who had remained
I standing at formal distance.
VOLTA, monsieur" he said. "Will that
suit your lordship?"
The duke took 1t respectfully and looked
I at it, But sir, 1T is IN my name"' he
cried. aghast. "And bears my signature -
"Eh, bien, why not?' his majesty an
/ swered, lightly. THE name is the name
of Jacob, but the hand 10 that of Esau
Take it and send 1t by trusty messenger
| Perhaps the man who came with you and
you-pheugh, my lord, had forgotten that
this person was here. We have spoken too
freely"
The oath which the duke let fall as he
turned, and the face of dismay and anger
! with which he gazed on me, were proof
I enough that he shared the kings opinion as
he had shared his mistake For moment.
the two glaring at me with equal disgust
and veXatiGn, though | should sink into
the floor. Then the king beckoned to me
to come forward; And obeyed him.
CHAPTER XIV
The odd and unexpected glimpse of gener-
osity which the king had allowed to escape
him In his interview with the duke some
! what lessened the fears / must otherwise
have entertained at that moment To which
must be added that am one of those who,
when violence and physical danger are not in
! question, retain a fair mastery of their
minds Nevertheless, / am free to confess
that as went forward wished myself any
where else in the world and would have
sacrificed half thy remaining economies to be
seated, pen in hand, and obscurey safe, in
Mr.. Brome's room
But the thing took a turn which relieved
me when | least expected it, As | APP
preached the chagrin in the kings face gave
place to look OF surprise; and that again,
but more slowly. to one of intelligence "Ah!
Je me trompaisp' he muttered rapidly.
what did you say his name VASE"
Price" the duke answered, continuing to
glover at me.
'IrlceE' An, celd va sans dire! But-he
is a cadet-a dependent? He Is in some way
connected-how do you say it-related to
your family?"
y ITO mine, sir?" the duke exclaimed in a
voice OF the utmost establishment; and he
drew himself up as If the king had prlcked
him.
"N'est-ce pas ca?" his majesty replied,
looking from one to the other OF us. yet
he has so much a look of you that 1t might
be possible in some lights to take him for
L. a
The duke looked purely Offended Your
majesty is under a strange misapprehen-
sion" he said, very stifiy. III this person
resembles me-of which was not aware-I
know nothing of the cause. and the likeness,
for what it is worth. must be accidental.
AS a fact, ! never saw him but once before
in my life, sir. and that perfectly by chance. "
And he very briefly related the circumstances
under which we came together,
} Th ling listened to the story. but as II he