The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09
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Eagle de Terrier. little girl fugitive from
the Reign of Terror IN France, finds boy, o
years old. In st. Bartholomew church, London,
who appears to be wel-ngh imbecile She de-
tends him from the taunts of English boys and
girls. Her father and cousin, Philippe. French
refugees. think they discover in the boy like
nesses to the Dauphin. supposed to have been
murdered in the prison. Bellenger. French
court painter. appears and carries OF the boy,
refusing any explanation. Nine years later
the boy comes to himself In richly furnished
bed, seeing a woman, with babe in her arms,
looking at him, aud discovers that he Is In the
house Of lie Ray de Chaumont near Lake George.
He remembers posing upon naked rock, ready
TO dive into the lake, and that his mother OF the
lroQuois tribe, was cooking over the hre IN the
interior of the lodge. How he, supposedly an
Indian. came to be In the white mans bed, ne
soon learned 1t appears from the conversation
OF those about him that In diving he had struck
his head on a rock bottom of the lake: ana was
brought in insensible for treatment. His father,
Chief Thomas Williams Of the lroquois came
in and demanded him. but was refused Dr.
Chantry is overheard proposing to bleed him
again, when he leaped out of bed and through
the door, and running out on the lawn. finds
the woman with the babe reading mtssal The
book he recognized as having belonged to mis-
mother In some previous existence, he could not
tell when.
Skenedonk. an Oneida friend. and DR.. Chantry
ind him. and while the woman with the babe
Eagle de Terrier. and Count de Chaumont discuss
his Identity, she contending that he Is the miss
ing dauphiu, and he that he IL the son of Chief
Williams the Indian boy is returned to his
fathers wigwam. In the night he goes out
alone, tears the hot bandages from his head and
lays his head in the cool brook. While enjoy
ing the sensation of cooling water he hears n
woman's cry In the woods. He discovers that
1t Is Annabel de Chaumlont. and her escort,
who have been lost in a bear pen. He pllofs
them to a house near by occupied by George
Croghan.
Croghan's house temporarily shelters the Orig
non and Tank families, moving westward La
zarre's bleeding head attracts their attention.
They discover he Is white-nOt an lnd1an-anu
presently he overhears them discussing that he Is
the boy whom they saw Oh sh1pboard tie
makes another unsuccessful attempt to find out
whom he Is supposed to be. He pilots Annabel
de Chaumont and her companion home and re-
turns to his fathers lodge unobserved. where he
overhears a conversation to the effect that money
Is sent every year for his benefit from Europe.
and asks his supposed Indian mother who he
is. but neither she nor any one else will tell
him. He is offered permission to live in De
Chaumont's house and be educated, and ac-
Cepts.
Lazarre is assigned at De Chaumont's
house, from which there Is a tunnel running to
the lake. His mothers missal is among the
books given to him. He begins his studies with
Doctor Chantry. At ball a little later at De
Chaumont's he meets and conyerses with Prince
Jerome Bonaparte
Smitten with fit Of inconsistencies, he returns
to the camp of the Iroquos at night, but realizes
that he has no longer place among the In
dians. and he returns to the house Of De Chau
mont. He pays occasional visits to his Indian
mother, but is no longer treated except as Il
guest He makes great progress in his studies
try, is deeply enamored Of Annabe de Chau
mont and Is compelled to listen to many verses
written TO her by the doctor. The young lady
departs for Baltimore convent.