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on walking until you come to a warmer
sss@s
He wruns his hands with a gesture that
touched nay natural softness to my enemy.
Talk then. Talk, MAJ What have you
to say?" ..-,.>. ~ a.sassss.ssss4~.s s. asss
This, first, sire. That was a splendid
dash you made into France"
'And what splendid dash made out
of it again, with a gendarme at my coat
tails, and you behind the gendarme!"
but it was the wrong time. If you
were there now;--the French people are
SO changeable-"
Il shall never be there again. His maj
esty the eighteenth Louis is welcome. |
What the blood stirs in me to know is,
have right to the throne?"
"Sire, the truth as ! know 1t, I will tell
you. You were the boy taken from the
Temple prison."
"Who did it?''
agents Of the royalist party whose
names would mean nothing to you If
gave them.'' ---- ss2s%
II was placed in your hands?"
You were placed in my hands to be
taken to America" 4
II was with you In London, where two
royalists who knew me. recognized me?"
THE two De Ferriers."
did woman named Madame Tank see
me?"
Bellenger was startled.
You were noticed on the ship by a
court-lady Of Holland; a very clever cour-
tier. I had trouble In evading her, She
suspected too much, and asked too many
questions; and would have you to play
with her baby on the deck, though at that
time you noticed nothing"
But where does the idiot come into my
story?"
Sire, you have been unfortunate, but
l have been a victim. When we landed
IN New York went directly and made
myself known to the man who was to act
as puryeyor Of your rnajesty's pension,
dauphin was already there, and had
claimed the pension for that year.
The country and the language
were unknown to me. The agent spoke
| French. 1t is true. but we hardly under
stood each other. I supposed had moth
! ing to do but present nay credentials. Here
was another idiot crave your majesty
PARDON
| Quite right-at the time, Bellenger."
| drawing the annuity intended for the
dauphin. I inquired into his rights. The
agent showed me papers like my own. I
asked who presented them. He knew no
more Of the man than he did of me. de-
1nanded to face the man. No such person
could be found. I demanded to see the
idiot. He was shut in a room and fed by
| a hired keeper. I sat down and thought
much. Clearly 1t was not the agents az
fair. He followed instructions. Good! ]
| would follow instructions also. Months
would have been required to ask and re.
ceive explanations from the court of Mon.
sieur. He had assumed the title Of Louis
xviii, for the good Of the royalist cause
as It there were no prince. / thought
saw what was expected Of me-
And what did you see, you u1lspealkable
scoundrel?' ~.
X saw that there was a dauphin toe
many, hopelessly tdfotio. But II he was the
one to be guarded, would guard him."
'Who was that fliot?''
Some unknown pauper. No doubt O
that"
And what did you do with me7"
"A chief Of the Iroquois Indians ca,
tell you that
again.
''Sire-'
If you knew so little Of the country
how did you find an Iroquois chief?"
i met him in the woods when he wa
hunting. offered to give you to him, pre-
, tending you had the annuity from Eu
rope Sire, I do not know why trucker,
was practiced on me. or who practiced It
why such pains were taken to mix tn
clues which led to the dauphin. But after
wards the same agent had orders to Civ
you two-thirds and me only one third O
!, the yearly sum. thought the court wa
I In a1ts;-when both Russia and Spai
= supported tt! was nothing but a cour
painter. But when you went to France.
:, blocked your way with all the ingenuit
could bring"
i II would like to ask you, Bellenge1
! what man is called who attempts tn
life Of his king?"
\ "stre, the tricks of royalists pitted u
against each other"
That's enough, Bellenger. don't be
lieve a word You say, excepting that pa,
y Of your story agreeing with Madame d
Terriers. Put your hand under my pillo
and find my wallet Now help yoursel
:. and never let me see you again.
. He helped himself to everything exce1
= few shillings, weeping because his nece,
- sites were so great. But told him I WE
. used to being robbed, and he had done n
all the harm he could; so his turn to pluc
y, me naturally followed.
. Then I softened, as I always do t
wards the claimant Of the other part an
added that we were on the same footing
, 1 had been pensioner myself.
"slre. I thank you" said Bellenge
, having shaken the wallet and poked h
= fingers into the lining where an unheart
y. Of gold piece could have lodged.
1T tickles my vanity to be called sire
- you are true prince" said BELIEF
:. ger. : my life would be we'll spent
y could see you restored to your own"
. $50 infer. from the valuable days "
e have spent trying to bring that rest
about"
" Your majesty is sure Of finding su
II port in France"
10 1.-THE last king liked to tinker wi
j. clocks. Perhaps I like to tinker wi
10 Indians
I "sire. it is due to your BIRTH
% Never mind my BIRTH" + said. IT
d, busy with my life."
st He bowed himself out Of my presen
IN without turning. This tribute to royal
IN should have touched me. He took han
! some adieu, and did not afterward Sc
further reward for his service. hea
a. in the course Of years that he died in NJ
Orleans, confessing much regarding mys
to people who cared nothing about
and thought him crazy. They doubtle
had reason, so erratic was the wander
whom had first consciously seen throu
Lake George fog. His behavior was
more incredible than the behavior Of otl
90 Frenchmen who put hand to the earl
years OF their princes 1ife.
The third to appear at my tent d<
was Chief Williams, himself. The s,
geon told him outside the tent that
re was a dangerous wound. He had lit
hope for me, and had Indifferent he
myself, lying In torpor and finding it
effort to speak. But after several de
-. Of effort did speak.
tn. The chief sat beside me. concerned g
GU silent. .r
Father" said. luz
The chief hardened near to INV lbs