Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-06
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following a woman!
My face burned, and probably went
white, for / felt the blood go back into
my heart He took my hand and stroked
1t.
Don't chain yourself behind that char
lot Wait a little while for your good star
to rise / wish 1 had money. wish
could be of use to you in France. 1 wish
I stood nearer to Monsieur, for your
sake Every one must love this bold pure
face 1t bears some resemblance to Mad
anne Royal. The sister of the dauphin is
a good girl, not many years your senior.
Much dominated by her uncles but roy
al duchess. 1t is the fashion now to
laugh at .chivalry. You are the most
foolish example of it I ever saw! 1t is
like seeing a knight without horse, ar
NOR, or purse. set out to win an equip
ment before he pursues his quest! Yet
/ love you for II, my boy!'
'It would be we'll for me If had more
friends like you"
'Why. I can be of no use! I cannot
go back to France at this time, and If 1
could, what is my influence there? must
wander around in foreign parts, a private
, gentleman elSing out my living by some
kind of industry. What are you going to
do with the fretful old fellow you have
with your
I groaned and laughed.
Garry him on my back. There is no
getting rid of him. He is following me to
France. He is my lesson master"
How will you support him?"
"He is supporting me at present. But
I would rather take my chances alone"
"You have another follower" said
Louis Philippe. your Indian has been
, in France. and after hearing our talk at
the camp, he foresaw you might be moved
to this folly, and he told me he intended
to guide you there, or wherever you
go!"
"And SlSenedonk, tool"
I shook with laughter. It was so like
Skenedonk to draw his conclusions and
determine on the next step.
What shall do with them?"
1.-THE old master can be your secretary,
and as for the Indian, you can make him
for your servant"
"A secretary and a servant, for an out
cast without penny to his pouchg'
"You see the powers that order us are
beginning we'll with you. Starting with
q secretary and a servant, you may end
with a full household and a court!
| ought to add my poor item of tribute,
and this can do. There is a shipmaster
taking cargo this month in New York
bay, wholi is a devoted royalist; a Breton
sailor. For a letter from me he will carry
your suite to the other side of the world;
but you win have to land in his port"
"And what will the charges be?''
Nothing, except gratitude, If I put the
case as strongly to him as / intend to do.
| God knows 1 may be casting foul lot
for you. His ship is staunch, rugged like
the Italian salt ships. But it is dirty
work crossing the sea: and there is always
danger of falling into the hands of pi-
rates. Are you determined?
| IOOkad him n the ewes and said j
was; thanking him for all his goodness
| to one who had so little expectation of
requiting him. The sweet heartiness of
an older man so far beyond myself In
princely attachments and world knowl-
edge, who could stoop to such a raw
savage, took me by storm.
asked him If he had any idea who the
idiot was that we had seen in Bellenger's
camp. He shook his head, replying that
idiots were plentiful. and the people who
had them were sometimes glad to get
rid OF them.
The dauphin clew has been very clev-
erly managed by-Bellenger, let US say,
| Louis Philippe remarked. eff you had
not appeared, 1 should not now believe
| there is a dauphin.
1 wanted to tell him all the thoughts
tossing in my mind; but silence is some
| times better than open speech. Facing
adventure, 1 remembered that had new
| er known the want of food for any length
of time during my conscious life. And
had a suspicion the soft life at De Chau-
mont's had unstrung me for what was be-
fore me. But it lasted scarce a year,
and was built for hardship.
He turned to his table to write the
shipmasters letter. Behold, there lay a
book / knew so well that exclaimed
Where did you get my missal?''
l. f~ w~1ew,.
turned the leaves and looked at the
| back. 1t was a continuation of the pray
| ers of the church There were blank
leaves for the inscribing of prayers, and
one was written out in a good bold hand.
"IIis Majesty Louis XVI. composed and