The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
CHAPTER lV.-ContInued.
The Regents Promise.

The Regents Promise.
Monsieur, you are indeed. as l nave
ever found you, OF most excellent WIZ
You please me enormously
But, your Grace, am entirely serl-
GUS"
80, come, spoil not so good a jest by
qualifying, I beseech you! England or
France. indeed-ah, Monsieur Las Mon
sieur Last
Your own city OF New Orleans, sire,
will lie at the gate Of a realm greater
than all France. Your Grace Will hand to
the young king, when he shall come OF
age, a realm excellently worth the owner
ship of any king
you say rich. I'm what way?' asked
the regent. I'VE have not had so much
Of returns after all. LOOK at Cio1at!
Look at
%. fie, Crozat! Your Grace, he solved
not the first problem Of real commerce.
He never dreamed the real richness or
America
Philippe sat thoughtful, his finger tips
together why have we not heard OF
these things?" said he.
Because Of men like CrOzat, OF men
like your governors and 1ntendants at
Quebec. Because your Grace, as you know
very we'll, of the same reason which sent
me once from Paris, and kept me so long
from laying before you these very plans
of which 1 now would speak
And that cause?"
''Maintenon."
"Oh, ah! Indeed-that Is to say
Louis would hear naught Of me, OF
course: Maintenon IT. TOOK Sarat care 'nat ne
LAS for myself said Philippe the
regent 'heretic or not hereto makes but
small figure. Twill take France CEN
fury to overcome her late surfe1t or
religion. For us, tbs most a question Of
how to keep the king in the saddle and
France underneath
"Precisely. your grace"
Frankly Monsieur Las. I take 1t fit
test now not 50 much to ponder over new
worlds as over how to keep in touch with
this old world yet awhile. France has
danced, though for years she danced to
the tune Of Louis clad in black. Now
France must pay for the music. My
faith, I like not the look Of things. This
joyful France to-day Is a hideous thing.
These people laugh! I had sooner see a
lion grin. Now to govern those given us
by providence to govern" and the regent
smiled grimy at the ancient fiction, 1T
is most meet that the governed should
produce somewhat Of funds in order that
they may be governed
Yes and the error has been in going
too far said Law. These people have
been taxed beyond the taxation point.
Now they laugh
Yes: and by God Monsieur Las,
Wnen france lauSnS.- De"are!
Your grace admits that France has no
further resources"
'Assuredly."
Then tax New France' cried Law,
his hand coming down hard upon the
table, his eyes shining. mortgage where
the security doubles every year, where
the soil itself is security for wealth
greater than all Europe ever owned
"Oh, very WE'LL monsieur; though later
l must ask you to explain"
You admit that no more money can be
forced from the people Of France"
ASK the farmers Of the taxes. Ask
Chamillard Of the treasury My faith,
look out Of the window! Listen! Do I not
tellayou that France is laughing?"
VERY we'll. Let us also laugh. Let us
all laugh together. There is money In
France more money in Europe. I as
sure you these people can be brought to
give you cheerfully all they have''
1t sounds well, Monsieur Las, but let
me ask you how?'
France is banlrllpt-thfs is hr,,+al hut
none the less true. France must repudiate
her Obligations unless something be swift
~ done It. is not noble to repudiate
your grace. Yet, if we cancel and not
repudlate If we can obtain the gold OF
France, of Europe
Body of God! but you speak large, my
friend"
Not so large All subjects shrink as
we come close to them by study. IT'S
easy to see that France has not money
enough for her own business. If we haG
more money in France, we should have
more production, and if we had more pro-
duction. we might have taxes Thereb,
we might have somewhat in our treasur,
WhereWith to keep the king in the saddle
and not under foot"
Then, if I follow you," said Philippe
leaning slightly forward and again placinf
his niger tips judicially together, "yol
would coin greater amounts of money