The Washington times., 1902-10-05
BOOK n-WANDERING-continucd.
VII.

human companion associated with tn,
past.
took opportunity to ask Count d.
Chaumont II her lands were recovered
A bafiled lcok troubled bis face.
'The emperor will see her tonight.
he answered. "It is impossible to sa,
what can be done until the emperor see
her."
els there any truth in the story thai
he will marry her to the officer who
holds her estate?"
The count frowned
''No-noi That's impossible"
"Win the officer sell his rights II
Madame de Ferrier's are not acknowl-
edged?"
Il have thought OF that. And wan,
to consult the marquis
When he had a chance to draw the
marquis aside. could speak to Madame
de Ferrier without being overheard:
though my time might be short. She
stood between The curtains, and the man
in uniform had left his place to me.
We'll, am here" said.
"And / am glad she answered.
81 am here because love you.''
She held fold of the curtain in her
hand and looked down at it; then up at
: me.
"You must not say that again."
"Why?"
you know why"
II do not
Remember who you are"
81 am your lover"
She looked quickly around the buzz
King drawing-room. and leaned eau
tiously nearer.
You are my sovereign"
Il believe that. Eagle. But 1t does
\ not follow that shall ever reign"
Are you safe here? Napoleon Bona
parte has spies.'
s.But he has regard also for old sris-
tocrats like the Marquis du Plessy."
"Yet remember what he did to the
not allowed in France"
How many people consider me a
Bourbon prince? / told you why l am
here. Fortune has wonderfully helped
me since / came to France. Lazarre,
the dauphin from the Indian camps.
brazenly asks you to marry him,
Eagle!"
Her face blanched white. but she
laughed.
mo de Ferrier ever took base ad-
vantage of royal favor. Don't you think
this is strange conversation in a
drawing-room of the Empire? / hated
myself for being here-until you came
in"
Eagle, have you forgotten our sup
per on the island!"
Yes, sire She scarcely breathed
the worth.
my unan4nted title is Lazarre And
/ suppose you have forgotten the fog
and the mountain. too?"
yes |
..Lazarre!"
''Yes, Lazarre."
"You love me, You shall love mel"
"As de Ferrier should: no farther!"
Her lifted chin expressed strength |
! could not combat. The slight, dark
haired girl. younger than myself, mas
tered and drew me as If my spirit was
q stream. and she the ocean into which
II must fow, Darkness like that OF Ste
pelagie dropped over the brilliant room.
/ was nothing after all but palpitat-
ing boy. ycnturing because he must ven-
ture. Light seemed TO strike through
her blood. however. endowing her with
q splendid pallor.
81 am going" I determined that mo-
ment. Ito Mittau."
The adorable curve of her eyelids, un-
like any other eyeiids / ever saw, was
lost to me, for her eyes few wide open.
To"
She looked around and hesitated 10 ,
pronounce the name OF the Count OF
Provence.
"Yes. I am going to find some one
who belongs to me-" +,
'You have the marquis for friend" ,
"And l have also Skenedonk, and our I
tribe. for my friends. But there is no
one who understands that a man must t
have some love" q
Consult Marquis du Plessy about
going 10 Mlttau IL may not be wise. 7
And Z war is threatened on the FROM t
ter"
Il VIII consult him. of course. But / h
am going"
"Lazarre. there were ladies on the
ship who cursed and swore. and men s.
who were drunk the greater part of the s.
royage. l was brought up in the old IL
fashioned way by the ST. Michaels, SO Il
know nothing Of present customs. But fe
( seems to me our times are rude and ei
wicked. And you. Just awake to the OF
world. have yet the innocence OF that 81
ittie boy who sank into the strange and h;
ong stupor. II you changed / think | Ell
ould not bear lit" to
Il will not change"
A stir which must have been widening III
through the house as ripple widens on III
lake, struck US. and turned our faces re
With ali others to a man who stood in m
ront of the chimney. He was not large m
q person, but as an individual his pres
nee was massive-was penetrating. al
0uld have topped him by head and of