Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-07
Interference by Transfers.

five thousand, five hundred and ninety
livres in notes! Against this, as your grace
is good enough to agree with me, we have
thirteen hundred millions of specie. Your
grace, yourself and l have seen some pretty
games in our day. Look you, the merriest
game of all your life is now but just before
you!"
And you would go and leave me at this
timer?
Never in my life have I forsaken
friend at the time of distress" replied Law.
But your Grace absolved me when you
forsook me- when you doubted ana hesl-
tated regarding me, and believed the pro-
testations of those not so able as myself TO
Judge of what was best. And now 1t is too
late. Will your Grace allow me to suggest
that place behind stout gates and barred
doors, deep within the interior of the Palais
Royal will be the best residence for him
tonight-perhaps for several nights to
Gomez
And yourselfT'
"As for myself, it does not matter" re
piled Law slowly and deliberately. Il have
lived and / thought 1 had succeeded. In
deed, success was mine for some short
months. though now l must meet failure
have this to console me-that twas fallure
not of my own fault. AS for France, 1
loved her AS for America believe in her
today, this very hour. AS for your Grace
in person. was your friend, nor was ever
disoyal to you. But it sometimes doth
seem that no matter how sincere be one
in ones endeavors. no matter how cherish
ed matter how successful for a time
may be his ambitions, there is eyer some
little blight to eat the face of the full fruit
of his happiness. Tomorrow 1 shall per-
haps not be alive. 1t is very we'll There
Is nothing / could desire, and it is as well
tomorrow as at any time"
But surely Monsieur Las" interrupted
the regent, with trace of his old gem
crosby eff there should be outbreak, as
you fear, l shall, of course, give YOU q
guard. I shall indeed see you safe out of
the city, If you so prefer, though l had
much liefer you would remain and try to
| help us undo this coil, wherein 1 much mis-
| doubt myself"
Your Grace. 1 am a disappointed man, a
! man with nothing In the world to comfort
| him. / have said that would not help you
| since twas yourself brought ruin on my
| plans, and cast down that work which l
| had labored all my life to finish. Yet will
| advise this, as being your most immediate
! plan Smooth down this France as best
| you may. Remit more taxes, as l said.
| Depreciate the value Of these shares gently
| but rapidly as you can. Institute great
| numbers of perpetual annuities Juggle,
temporize, postpone, get for yourself all the
| time you can. Trade for the peoples
shares all you have that they will take
| You can never strike balance. and can
| never atone for the egregious error of this
over-issue OF stock which has no intrinsic
value Eventually you may have to de-
! clare void many of these shares and with
| draw from the currency these actions for
| which so recently the people have been
/ clamoring.''
THAT means repudiation" broke in the
regent
/ Certainly, your Grace, and In SO far
1 your Grace has my EXTREMIST sympathy.
i know 1t was your resolve not to re-
i pudiate the debts of France as those debts
| stood when first met you some years ago.
| That was honorable. Yet now the debts OF