The Washington times., 1902-10-05

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} gazed at each other. our different breed
ing still making strangeness between US
across which l yearned, and she ex
amined me,
: Many time since have reproachet
|, myself for not improving those moments
with the most candid and right mind.
ed princess in Europe. by fore.
Z stalitng my enemies. should have told
her of my weakness instead Of summing
my strength in the love of her. / should
have made her see my actual position.
and the natural antagonism of the king.
who would not so readily see strong
personal resemblance when that was not
emphasized by some mental stress, as
she and three very different men had
seen 1t.
Instead of making cause with her,
however, said over and over-'Marie-
sick boy come again to some familiar
presence. you are the only one Of my
family have seen since waking; except
Louis Philippe"
Don't speak Of that man. Louisi ]
detest the house of Orleans as a Chris
tian should detest only sin! His father
doomed ours to DEATH"
But he is not to blame for what his
father did"
what do you mean by waking?"
Coming to my senses"
"All that We shall hear about when
Il
the king sees you."
| II knew your picture on the snufbox"
| What snuffbox?'
| "The one in the queens jewel-case."
| where did you find that jewel-casef'
"Do you remember the Marquis du
Plessy?"
Eyes. lukewarm loyalist, If loyalist
at all in these times"
"My best friend"
81 will say for him that he was not
among the first emigres. If the first
emigres had stayed at home and helped
their king, they might have prevented
the Terror"
THE Marquis du Plessy stayed after
the Tuileries was sacked. He found
the queens jewel-case, and saved 1t
from confiscation to the state"
Where did he find it? Did you recog-
nize the faces?"
"Ob, Instantly
The door opened. deferring any story.
for that noble usher who had brought
me to the presence of Marie-Therese
stood there, ready to conduct us to the
king.
My sister rose and held her by the
hand, she going confidently to return the
dauphin to his family. and the dauphin
going like fool. Seeing Skenedonk
standing by the door. mist stop and fit
the key to the lock Of the queens casket,
and throw the lid back to show her
proofs given me by one who believed in
me spite of myself. The snun box and
two bags of coin were gone. I saw with
CONSERVATION, but the princess recog-
nized SO many things that she missed
nothing, controlling herself as her touch
moved from trinket to trinket that her
mother had worn.
Bring this before the king" she
said. And We took it with us. the noble
in blue coat and red collar carrying it.
'His majesty" Marie-Therese told
me as We passed along corridor,
tries to preserve the etiquette Of
court in our exile. But We are paupers,
Louis. And mocking our poverty, Bona
parte makes overtures to him to sell the
right of the Bourbons to the throne Of
Francel"
She had not yet adjusted her mind to
he fact that Louis XVIII was no longer
The one to be treated with by Bonaparte
,r any other potentate, and the pre-
ender leading her smiled like the boy of
wenty that he was.
Napoleon can have no peace while q
Bourbon in the line of succession lives"
"Oh. remember the Duke d'Enghisn"
he whispered.
Then the door of lofty but narrow
abinet. lighted with many candles. was
pened. and I saw at the farther end .
ortly gentleman seated in an armchair.
few gentlemen and two ladies in
rafting. besides Mademoiselle de Choisy,
ttended.
Louis XVIII rose from his seat as rny
ister made a deep obeisance to him.
nd took her hand and kissed IT. At
nee, moved by some singular maternal
npulse. perhaps, for she was half
Oxen years my senior, as mother
ould whimsically decorate her child.
Iarie-Therese took the half circlet Of
ems from the casket, reached up, and
et 1t on my head.
For an instant was crowned in Nit
III. with my mothers tiara,
saw the kings features turn to gran
e, and dark red stain show on his
ws like coloring on stone. The most
,nevoleut men, and by all his traits he
as one of the most benevolent. have
eir pitiless moments. He must have
zen prepared to combat pretender
fore | entered the room. But out
ged majesty would now take its full
.ngeance on me for the unconsidered
t of the child he loved.
First two peasants, Hervagault and
'uneau, neither of whom had the au-
city to steal into the confidence OF tle
nderest princess in Europe with the
kens she must recognize. or to pene-
ate into the presence" spoke the king:
nd now an escaped convict from st.
lagie dandy from the Empire!'
(To Be Continued Next Sunday.)