The Washington times., 1902-10-12

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recovering his reason?"
Never, monsieur the abbe."
Having touched thus lightly on the
case of the idiot, Able Edgeworth turned
to me.
The kings face retained its granite
hardness. But Bellenger's passed from
shade to shade OF bafied confidence. re-
covering only when the priest said:
Now look at this young man. Have
you ever seen him before?"
"Yes. monsieur, have; both in the
American woods, and in Paris
What was he doing in the American
woods?"
Living on the bounty of one Count de
Chaumont. friend of Bonaparte's.''
who is he?"
"a French half-breed, brought Up
smong the Indians.
what name does he bear?"
He is called Lazarre."
But why is French half-brecd
named Lazarre attempting to force him
self on the cxiled ourt here in Mittau?'
| People have told him that he resen'-
ties the Bourbons. monsieur.
WAS he encouraged in this idea by
the friend Of Bonaparte whom you men
tioned?"
Il think not. monsieur the abne. But
/ heard Frenchman tell him he was
like the martyred king, and since that
hour he has presumed TO consider him
self the dauphin.''
"Who was this Frenchman? ?"
"The Duke Of Orleans, Louis Philippe
de Bourbon. monsieur the able
There was an expressive movement
among the courtiers.
WAS Louis Philippe instrumental in
sending him to France?"
HE was. He procured shipping for
the 2retender."
when the pretender reached Paris.
what did he do?''
He attempted robbery, and was taken
in the act and thrown into Ste. Pelagie.
1 saw him arrested"
What were you doing in Parish"
"I was following and watching this
dangerous pretender, monsieur the
abbe''
Ibid you leave America when he did,"
Three days later. monsieur. But We
passed him while he rested"
why do you call such an insignificant
person a dangerous pretender?"
He is not Insignificant, monsieur; as
YOU will say. when you hear what he did
in Paris
Pelagie. you told me-"
"But he escaped, by choking sacris-
tan SO that the poor man will long bear
the marks on his throat. And the first
thing knew he was in high favor with
the Marquis du Plessy. and Bonaparte
spoke to him; and the police laughed at
complaints lodged against him."
"who lodged complaints against him.
Il did, monsieur"
He was too powerful for you to
touch?'
"He was we'll protected, monsieur the
able. He faunted. While the poor
prince and myself suffered inconvenience
q
and Jared hard
1.-THE poor prince. you say
I'VE never had fitting allowance,
monsieur Bellenger declared agrees
sively. Yet with little OF no means I
tried TO bring this pretender to justice
and defend his majesty's throne
Pensioners are not often so out
spoken In their dissatisfaction" re-
marked the priest.
laughed as thought of the shifts to
which Bellenger must have been put.
Able Edgeworth with merciless dryness
inquired,
How were you able to post to Nit
tau?"
II borrowed money of a friend In
Paris, monsieur trusting that his ma
But why was 1t necessary for you to
post Mittau. where this pretender would
certainly meet exposure'"
Because / discovered that he carried
with him a casket of the martyred
queens Jewels, stolen from the Marquis
du Plessy."
How did the Marquis du Plessy obtain |
possession of the queens jewels?'
THAT i do not know"
"But the jewels are the lawful prop
erty of Nine d'Angouleme. He must
have known they would be seized
Il thought it necessary to bring my
evidence against him. monsieur
There was little danger of his i'm |
posing himself upon the court. Yel you |
are rather 10 be commended than CEN
sured. Bellenger. Did this pre,ender
know you were in Paris?'
He saw me there
Many times?"
"A, least twice, monsieur the abbe."
Ibid he avoid your"
II avoided him. / took pains to keep
him from knowing how / watched him"
''You say he faunted. When he left |
Paris for Mittau was the fact generally |
NO monsieur"
You learned it yourself?
Yes. monsieur
but he must have known you would
pursue him.
He left with great secrecy, monsieur
The abbe. 1t was given out that he was
merely going to the country"
What made you suspect he was com
ng to Mittau?"
He hired a strong post chaise and
made many preparations"