Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-06

which there was no value, no fixed limit OF
measurement. Twice you have changed the
coinage of the realm, and twice assigned
new value to your specie. No car
tell what one of your shares in the stock OF
the Indies means in actual coin. 1t means
nothing, stands for nothing, is good for
nothing Now, think YOU when these peo-
pie, when this France shall discover these
facts that they will be lenent with those
who have thus deceived them?"
Yet your theory always was that we had
too great scarcity of money here in
France" eXpostu lated the regent
True, so l did. We had not enough OF
good money. We cannot have too little OF
false money, Of money such as your grace
as you thought without my knowledge-has
been SO eager to issue from the presses OF
for the regent of France to pay off all the
debts of the world from now until the verge
of eternity. had not his presses given out.
Money of that sort your grace. is such as
any man could print for himself, did he but
have the linen and the ink
The regent again dropped to his chair his
head falling forward upon his breast.
But what does it all mean? What shall
be done? What will be the result?' he ask
ed. his voice showing well enough the anx-
iety which had swiftly fallen upon his soul.
LAS to that" replied Law. laconically, Il
am no longer master here. 1 am not con-
DArgenson. Send for the Brothers Paris.
Take them to this window. your
Grace, and show them Your people show
them your France, and then ask them TO
tell You what shall be done. Cry out to all
the world, as know you will. that this was
the fault of an unknown adventurer. of a
Scotch gambler. of one John Law, who
brought forth some pretentious schemes to
the detriment of the realm. Saddle upon
me the blame for all this ruin which is
coming. Malign ne, misrepresent me. inn
prison me. exile me, behead me if you like,
and blame John Law for the discontinue
of France! But when you come to seek
your remedies, why, ask no more of John
Law. Ask OF Dubois, ask of DArgenSon.
ask of the Paris Freres; or, since your
grace has seen fit to override me and to
take these matters in his own hands, let
your grace ask of himself Tell me, as re-
gent of France, as master of Paris, as
guardian Of the rights of this young king,
as controller of the finances of France. as
savior or destroyer of the welfare of these
people of France and of that America
which Is greater than this France-tell me-
what will you do. your grace? What do
you suggest as remedy"
You devil! you arch fiendr' exclaimed
the regent, starting UP and laying his hand
on his sword. There Is no punishment you
do not deserve! You will leave me in this
at every turn; you who made that horrible
scene but last night at my own table. with
In the very gates of the Palais Royal: you.
the murderer of the woman adOredi And
now, you mocker and flouter of what may
be my bittcfest miSfortune-why. sir, 10
punishment is sharp enough for you'll Why
do you stand there, sir? Do you dare to
mock ine-to mock us, the person of the
kingg9
II mock not in the least, your grace
said John Law, NOR do ought else that i'll
beseems gentleman. I should have been
proud to be known as the friend of Philippe
of Orleans, yet stand before that Philippe
of Orleans and tell him that that man doth