The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-19

family. No, you should not have seen
! 1t! 1 am glad you We're gone. Mirrors
We're shattered, and lusters, vases, china,
gold candlesticks, rolled about and were
trampled on the floor The paintings
were stabbed with pixies; tables, screens,
gilt stools, chairs crushed. and carpets
cut to pieces; garments of all kinds
strewn and torn all that was not carried
off by pillagers being thus destroyed. 1t
was yet a horrible sight days after the
mob had done their work, and slaughtered
bodies of guards had been carried away.
and commissioners with their clerks and
assistants began to restore order
Did you see the Tuileries at that time,
monsieur"
Il did. I put on the clothes of one Of
my peasants, slumped in Jacquot's wood
en- shoes, and kept my mouth open as well
as 1 could for the dust The fantastic
was yet in my blood. Exile takes that out
of everybody except your royal uncle OF
Provence But I knew in my heart what
I would help do with that mob, II our
| turn ever came again.!
His dark eyes rested on the red wine as
on a pool Of blood
"Sicl1 Of the ruin, I leaned out to look
in the garden from a window In the
queens own apartment I stepped on a
shelf, which appeared fixed under a win
dow; but it moved, and I found that 1t
could be pushed on grooves into the wall.
| There was a cavity made to hold IT.. II
had concealed two arm chairs placed OPP
posite each other, so cunningly that their
paneled sides yet looked a part OF the
thick wall. sat down in one Of them, and
though the cushion was stiff felt some
thing hard under 1t.
Monsieur du Plessy glanced around In
every direction to satisfy himself that nc
ears lurked whiting hearing.
Eth, bien! Uuder the cushion T found
the queens jewel easel Diamonds-bags
of gold COMA half circlet of gems!-since
the great necklace was lost such an array
had not seen the light In France The
value must be far above q million francs
The marquis fixed his eyes on me an6
said:
What should have done with it, Laz-
arre?"
TT belonged to the royal family" an.
| swered.
| But everything which belonged to the
royal family had been confiscated to the
| state. I had just seen the belongings Of
| the royal family trampled as by cattle
| FRS one tyrant and then another rose VI
| to tell us what we should do, to batter
himself Of the wretched commonwealth
and then go to the guillotine before his
| successor. AS a good citizen I should
| have turned these jewels and stones ant
the part Of Jacquot and as an homes
the part Of Jaquot, and as an homes
|
and carried them away. In my straits O.
of exile I never decreased them. And vol
may take inventory Of your property ant
claim 1T when we rise from the table,"
| My heart came up in my throat.
reached across and caught his hands.
| GU believe In me-yOu believe In me!'
do observe any etiquette with you
| Lazarre? This is the second time I have
brought the fact to your notice. I particu.
| larly wish you to note that + do not OBJ.
serve any etiquette with YOU
What does boy who has been brough,
up among Indians know about etiquette
But you accept me, or you could not pu
the property you have loyalty and at sucr
risk saved for my family, into my hands.
| Il don't accept even your uncle of Prov
| ence. The king of Spain and T prefer t,
call him that modest title. Since 20,
died or were removed from the temple
he has taken the name Of Louis XVIII.
and maintained a court at the expense o
the car Of Russia and the king of Spain
He is a fine Latinist; quotes Latin verse
and keeps the mass bells everlastingl,
ringing; the Russians laugh at his roya
masses! But in my opinion the sacre,
gentleman Is either moral slus1
IT astonishes me-" said the Mar
quis du Plessy, ito find how many peopl,
I do disapprove Of. I really require yer,
little Of the people T am obliged to meet
He smoothed my hands which were We
holding his, and exploded:
THE count of Provence Is an old tur
tie. Not exactly reptile, for there i
food In him. But Of devilish fiat heat
and cruel snap Of jaws"
How can that be-" + argued. when hi
niece loves him so? and even I, in tn
American woods, with mind ecllpsed, wa
not forgotten. He sent me Of the none,
/ that he was obliged to receive in charity.
1T is easy to dole out charity money
you are squeezing other peoples purses
not your own. What most object to II
the Count of Provence is that assumption
Of kingly airs, providing the story i
true which leaked secretly among the emf
gres. The story which heard was tina
the dauphtn had not died, but was al