Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-25

not coarsen well-born women. l knew
/ should feel the sweetness of her pres
ence singing through me and following
me wherever ] went in the world.
ecu the priest in. sire. ! am afraid
have hindered the interview
II did not meet him with my arms open,
madame
But you would have heard what he
had to say, if l had not been in your
house Why am / in your house 2
you came here"
"was Neutrality-suspicious. by MYSELF"
Eyes, madame.
81 thought I must have been walking.
When / came to myself 1 was so tired,
and my shoes were muddy. If you want
to see the priest L will go into another
ROOM
mo. will bring him in and let him give
his message in your presence"
When Able Edgeworth was presented to
her. he slightly raised his eyebrows, but
expressed no astonishment at meeting her
lucid eyes. Nor did l explain-"God has
given her back her senses in a night"
The position in which she found herself
was trying. She made him a grave cour-
tesy. My house might have been the
chateau in which she was born, so undis-
turbed was her manner. Her night wan
dering and Thind-sickness were simply put
behind us in the past, with her having
taken refuge in my house, as matters
which need not concern Able Edgeworth.
He did not concern himself with them,
but bent before her as il he had no doubt
of her sanity.
I asked her to resume her place on the
settle. There was stool for the able and
one for myself. We could see the river
glinting in it's valley, and the windows of
heights beyond ii. A wild bee darted into
the room, droning, and out again, the
sun upon its back
Monsieur" 1 said to Able Edgeworth.
~ am ready now to hear the message
which you mentioned to me last night
"If madame will pardon me- he answer
ed II will ask you to take me where we
can confer alone
at is not necessary, monsieur. Madame
de Terrier knows my whole story"
But the priest moved his shoulders.
81 followed you in this remote place,
monsieur, that we might talk together
without interruption, unembarrassed by
any witness"
Madame de Terrier rose. put her into
her seat again with authority.
cit is my wish. madame, to have at least
one, witness with Able Edgeworth and
myself"
IT hope" he protested, that madame
will believe there can be no objection TO
her presense. I am simply following in
structIons. / was instructed to deliver my
message in private"
''Monsieur," Eagle answered, IT would
gladly withdraw to another room.
"I forbid It. madame" said to her.
VERY WELL" yielded Able Edgeworth.
He took a folded paper from mis- bosom,
and spoke to me with startling sharpness.
You think should address you as
Monseigneur, as the dauphin of France
should be addressed?"
st do not press my rights. II / did,
IL h. ,Iel M
the right to sit IN my presence"
Suppose we shumor your fancy. I will
address you as Monseigneur. Let US even
go little farther and assume that you
are known TO THE dauphin of France
by witnesses who have never lost track
of you. In that case, Monseigneur, would
you put your name to a paper resigning
all claim upon the throne7''
'Is this your message?'
1--WE have not yet come to the message"
LET us first come to the dauphin. When
dauphins are as plentiful as blacKDerries
in France and the court never sees beg
gar appear without exclaiming: Here
comes another daup-.in! why, may
ask, is Able Edgeworth sent so far to
seek one?"
He smiled.
I'VE are supposing that Monseigneur,
in whose presence have the honor TO be,
is the true dauphin"
THAT being the case, how are we to ac-
count for the true dauphin's reception at
Mittau?"
"The gross stupidity and many plumbers
of agents that the court was obliged to
employ, need hardly be, assumed.
Poor Bellengeri He has to take abuse
from both sides in order that we may be
polite to each other"
"As Monseigneur suggests, we will not
go into that matter"
Eagle sat as erect as a statue and as
white.
/ felt an instant's anxiety. Yet she; had
herself entirely at command.
eve have now arrived at the paper, 1
trust" said the priest.
1.-THE message?"
ooh, no. The paper in which you resign
all. claim to the throne of France, and
which may give you the price of princi-
pality in this country"
81 do not sign any such paper"
mot at all?'
Not at ALL"
'You are determined to hold to your
81 am determined not to part with my
rights"
Inducements large enough might be Of
fered." He paused suggestively.
1.-THE only man in France said, "em-
powered to treat for abdication of the
Did you bring a message from him.
Able Edgeworth WINGED, but laughed.
Napoleon Bonaparte will not last. All
Europe is against him. see we have ar
rived at the message.
He rose and handed me the paper no
held in his hand. rose and received 1t,
and read it standing.
II was one brief line:
Louis: You are recalled.
-Therese.''
The blood must have rushed over my
face had a submerged feeling, looking
out of it at the priest.
"Well, Monseigneur?"
cit is like her heavenly goodness"
DO you see nothing but her heavenly
goodness in it?'
This is the message?"
sit is a message I crossed the ocean to
bring
with the consent of her uncle?"
Madame d'Angouleme never expresses
a wish contrary to the wishes of his ma
jesty."
1--WE are then to suppose that Louis
XVIII offers me, through you, monsieur,
the opportunity to sign away my rights,
and failing that. the opportunity of TAX
ing them?"
"Supposing you are Monseigneur the
dauphin we will let our supposition run
as far as this"
/ saw distinctly the position of Louis
XVIII Marquis du Plessy had told me
he was a mass of superstition. No doubt