Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-04-10

Ing to H'ranclS. give me the diamond. &
Without a word the casket was hand
ed over. s.. ..*
"You have done right" said ,Florizel
"Your sentiments have properly in
spired you, and you will live to- be
grateful for the@misfortunes of tonight
A man. MISUNDERSTANDING fall into
a thousand perplexities. but if his heart
lie upright Observation-Disclosures uneloud-
ed he will issue from them all without
dishUnor. voc Let your mind be at rest:
i Your affairs, are in my hand. and with
the aid Of heaven ami strong enough
~ to~bring them to a good: end. Follow
me, if you please, to my carriage"
So saying, the prince arose and hav-s
ing left piece Of gold for the%waiter,
} conducted the young man from the
cafe and along the boulevard to where
an unpretentious brougham and a cou-
pie of servants out of livery awaited
his arrival. !, =. H.. Is
This carriage" said he, "issat your
disposal Collect your baggage..as rap
idly as you can make it convenient.
and my servants will conduct you to a
villa in the neighborhood Of Paris
where you can wait. in some degree Of
comfort until l have had time to ar
range your situation. You will find
there a pleasant garden, library Of
good authors, cook, cellar and some
good cigars, which I recommend to
your attention. Jerome" he added,
turning to one of the servants, you
have heard what l say. ! leave Mr..
Scrymgeour in your charge. You will,
l know, be careful Of my friend"
Francis. uttered some broken phrases
of gratitude.
1T will be time enough to thank
me-" said the prince, when: you are
acknowledged by YOUR father and mar
ried to Miss Nandeleur."
And with that the prince turned
away and strolled leisurely in the di-
rection of Montmartre. He hailed the
first passing cab. gave an address, ana
a quarter of an hour afterWard, having
discharged the driver some distance
lower, be was knocking at Mr.. Vande-
leurs garden gate.
lions by the dictator in person.
"N'ho arc you?" he demanded.
You must pardon me this late visit.
Mr.. Tandeleur," replied the prince.
"Your highness is always welco1ne,'
. returned Mr.. Vandeleur, stepping back
The prince protited by the open space
and without waiting for his host
the door of the saloon. Two people
were seated there One was Miss Van
deleur, who bore the marks Of weeping
about her eyes and was still shaken
from time to time by sob. In the
other the prince recognized the young
man who had consulted him on liter
ory matters about a month before in
; club smoking room.
Good evening, Miss Vandeleur,"
said Florizel You look fatigued. Mr..
ROLES, believe? hope you have
profted by the study of Gaboriau. Mr..
Roles"
But the young clergyman's temper
was too much ilnbittered for speech.
and he contented himself with bowling
stiftly and continued to gnaW his lip
ITO what good wind" said Mr. Van
dele,1r. following his guest. IAN l to
attribute the honor OF your highness'
preScrce"
Il am come on business" returned
the princeton business with you. AS
soon us that is settled l shall request
Mr.. ROLES to accompany me for
walk. Mr. Roles" he added, with Sc
verify, "let me remind you that l have
not yet sat down."
The clergyman sprung to his feet,
with an apology, whereupon the prince
took an armchair beside the table.
handed his hat to Mr.. Vandeleur, his
cane to Mr.. ROLES and. leaving them
standing and thus mentally employed
upon his service, spoke as follows:
Il have come here. as said, upon
business. But had come looking for
pleasure / could not have been more
displeased with m! reception nor more
dissatisfied with my company. You,
SIR" addressing Mr. Rolles-"yOu have
treated your slperior in station with
discourtesy. You, Vandeleur, receive
me with Il smile, out you know right
we'll that your h1nds are not yet
cleansed from misconduct. l do not
desire to be interrupted, SIR" he added
imperiously. II an here to speak and
not to listen, and / have to ask you to
hear with respect and to obey pune
tiliousiy. At the eorliest possible date
your daughter shall be married at the
! embassy to my fritnd, Francis scrym-
geour, your brotler's acknowledged
son. You will oblge by offering not
less than 10000 dtwry. For yourself,
| l will indicate to you in writing mis-
sion of some importance in Siam which
destine to your c,re- And now, sir,
you will answer ne in two words
whether or not you agree to those con-
ditfons" - -, Y
'*Your highness VIII pardon me-" said
| Mr.. Vandeleur, ''and permit me, with
all respect, to- submit to- him two
queries? ;.n:-i.. ;scui