The Washington times., 1902-09-28

You speak of a noble of France, tn,
Marquis du Plessy! Be satisfied" plead
I'd the scrvitor of the Hotel Dieu, "witl
this other body. whom no one is likely tt
claim! may be permitted to offer yo,
that. II you are determined--thou i
may cost me my place!-and after four
teen years service. II you would up
pease him, monsieur the marquis
though do not know whether they evel
take money!
Il will appease him." said the ole
noble. go about your errand and b.
quick"
The servant fed up the stairs.
This man is not dead, my friend.
said the Marquis du Plessy.
Skenedonk knew It.
But he will not live long in thi:
cursed crypt" the noble added. "Yo,
will get into my carriage with him. We
will take him and put him in hot sheets
and see what we can do for him."
/ could feel Skenedonk's antagonisu
giving way in the relaxing of hi.
muscles.
But maintaining his position the
Oneida asserted:
He is not yours!"
HE belongs to France
France belongs to him!" the Indian
reversed.
"Eh. eh! Who is tnis young man."
The king
I'VE have no king now. my friend
But assuming there is man who should
be king. how do you know this is the
one?"
If Skenedonk made answer in words il
was lost to me. The spirit sank to sub
mergence in the body. / remember COM
batting motion like drugged person.
Torpor and prostration followed the
recurring eclipse as that followed ex-
citement and shock. was not i'll; and
gathered knowledge of the environment
which was different from anything had
before experienced. De Chaumont' Is
manor was wilderness fortress tcofd-
pared to this private hotel of an ancient
family in the heart of Paris.
/ lay in a bed curtained with damask.
and looked through open glass doors at a
garden. Graveled walks. bosky trees and
masses Of flowers. plats of grass where
arbored seats were placed, stretched
their vista to wall clothed in ivy,
which proved to be the end of a chapel.
For high over the curtain of thick green
shone rose window. The afternoon
sun laid bare its fine staining, but only
in the darkness when the church was
illuminated and organ music rolled from
1t. did the soul of that window appear
struck through with light.
Strange servants and Doctor Chantry
by glimpses. and the old noble and the
Oneida almost constantly, were about
me. Doctor Chantry looked complac-
emily through tie curtains and wished
me good morning. / smiled to see that
he was lodged as he desired, and that
his clothes had been renewed in fine
CLOTH with lawn to his neck and silk
stockings for his shrunk calves. Ny
master was an elderly beau; and / gave
myself no care that he had spent his
money-the money of the expedition-on
fopoery.
Skenedonk also ahd new toggery in
scarfs and trinkets which / did not
recognize, and his fine buckskins
were cleaned The lackeys appeared
to him, and his native dig
nifty was never more impressive than
In that great house. watched my host
and my servant holding interviews,
which Skenedonk may have considered
on the benches in the garden.
md from which my secretary, the sick
I'D woman, seemed excluded But the
small interest of seeing birds arrive on
branches and depart again, suffced me:
Until an hour when life rose strongly.
! sat up in bed, and finding myself
alone, took advantage OF an adjoinig
-oom where a marble bath was set in the
loor. Returning freshened from the
plunge, with my sheet drawn around me,
found one of those skilled and gentle
Talets who seem less men than he
maids.
Il am to dress monsieur when mon
'ieur is ready" said this person.
Il am ready now" / answered, and be
ed me into suite of rooms and showed
ne an array which took my breath
love -colored satin knee breechcs. and a
ong embroidered coat of like color. a
'est sprigged with rosebuds. cravat and
ace rufiles, long silk stockings and
hoes to match in extravaganza, a shirt
Il fine lawn. and a hat for a nobleman |
Tell your master" said to the
ackey, THAT he intends me great kind
less, but prefer my own clothes"
These are monsieur's own clothes, |
made to his order and measure"
But / gave no order, and / was not |
,easured."
The man raised his shoulders and ell
ows with gentlest dissent
These are only few articles of |
Ionsieur's outfit. Here is the key If |
selects another costume he
ill find each one complete"
BY magic as it seemed. there was |
full of fineries provided for my
Sc. The man displayed them In close
and coats with short fronts, or
nee breeches and long tails; costumes.
e said, for the street, for driving, rid
,g, travelling, for evening. and for