The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-24
BOY BREAD WINNERS.
THE LADY AND THE TIGER.

Being n New story with an Old Title
Setting Forth the Thrilling Adven.
ture of the Countess, Francois and
Little Anne.
BY Douglas Zabriskio Doty.
When the widowed Countess de Maffray
returned to the land of her birth and took
up her abode in New York once more.
society received her with open arms, for
she was still as girlishly lovely as in
the days OF her debut, when she had been
the reigning belle. After three years of
life in the French capital. she was etill
that was left to remind her of her life
abroad was Francois, her coachman, and
Anne, his little motherless son.
Francois had been Count Henri de Maj
trays body servant in the F'ranco-Prus-
sian war; and Francois parents and
grandparents had served the Counts fam
lily before him. And now when the young
American Countess was about to start for
her old home, the loyal Frenchman came
to her with tears in his eyes and begged
TO follow her across the seas.
"Our family have always served the
house of Maffray,' he said, land you, my
Countess, you are the last of the house
/ should die If / had to go with strange
folk!' he burst forth in his extravagant
French fashion. His fair young mistress
was touched and she smiled indulgently.
"Ah, but Francois, you have a little son.
You must stay to look after him and
bring him up"
IF you will permit me, Madame la
Comtesse," said Francois, and raising his
voice, he called "Anne, mon brave,
moip There was a quick patter of feet
and a little fellow of ten or 50 crept BASH
fully into the room. He was a rosy
checked, wholesome-looking boy, with fair
curly hair and the deep blue eyes of his
race. He was the counterpart in minia-
ture of his tall, stalwart father.
"Anneg said the faher. laying a hand
affecaionately on the boys shoulder.
This is your mistress, Madame la Com
tesse." The boy bowed low.
as he not a nice little fellow. Would
he not make a trim little tiger to sit be-
side me on the box?" suggested Francois.
watching narrowly the girls face. Then
suddenly turning to Anne he said:
Anne, show Madame la Comtesse how
you would sit beside me on the box"
Instantly the boy had pumped into stiff
drawing room chair, his feet sticking out
stifly before him, his arms folding high
across his chest. His little chin was tilt
ed skyward while conscious Importance
betrayed itself IN his pursed up mouth
Now, then, the carriage awaits An
mel" cried Francois.
Instantly Anne had sprung to his feet,
and standing respectfully before his mis-
tress, he brought his hand In salute to an
imaginary top hat. "Madamae la Com
tesse, re carry-age awaitsw he murmured
in his soft broken English.
"Voiiai You see the boy-he knows
howw cried Francois, and then he added
wstfully: "Ahl Madame la Comtesse!
You will take US with you"
IL was a theatrical little scene; II was
thoroughly French. The girl did not
laugh. She did not even smile. She
readily guessed that these two had been
rehearsing for weeks, the father training
the boy 80 that when the time came they
might show her.
'Francois," she said softly; you two
shall go with me; and / will try always
to be q good mistress to you bothf'
"Ahi Madame Ia Comtesae you areeso
good" cried Francois with Gallo fcrvor.
you shall aee--Anne Ct motive shall be
faithful 20 the death"
Poor Francoisl His loyalty and cour-
age were put 10 the test IN n tragic way
only two weeks after no landed on a for
eiRn shore.
a. arri the volunteer exiles we're OF no
use tin they had gf0wn fairly familiar
With The streets OF our great Now York.
Win many ignorant frenchmen they be-
loFf1 ihis country 40 he largely VIII
derne-s whore Indians ana Ni1 beasts
ftlil abQundcd.
Nov ihe other stable men b. way u a.