The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-25

lived with your charger
I'VE lived in America, sometimes in
the woods and sometimes in towns"
"Eas lie ever shown hopeful signs
Of recovering his reason?'
Never, monsieur the abbe.'
Having touched thus lightly on the
case Of the idiot, Able Edgeworth
turned to me.
The kings face retained its granite
hardness, but Bellengers passed from
shade to shade Of bafled confidence,
recovering only when the priest said:
"Now look at this young man. Have
sou ever seen him before?"
Eyes monsieur, I have both in the
American woods and In Paris"
"What was he doing in the American
wocds:''
Living on the bounty Of one Count
de Chaumort, a friend Of Bona
parte's."
"Who is hep
"a French half breed, brought up
among the Indians"
wv nat name QOeS QS DEAL!
"He is called Lazarre."
But why Is a French half breed
named Lazarre attempting to force
himself on the exiled court here IN Nit
tau?"
"People have. told him that be resem-
bles the Bourbons, monsielr."
"Was he encouraged in this idea By
the friend Of Bonaparte whom you
mentioned"
81 think not, monsieur the able. But
heard Frenchnan tell him be was
like the martyred king, and since that
hour he has presumed to consider him
self the dauphin.''
"Who was this Frenchman?"
"The Duke Of Orleans, Louis Phi
lippe de Bourbon, monsieur the able"
There was an expressive movement
among the courtiers.
"Was Louis Philippe instrumental in
sending him to France?'
HE was. He procured. shipping for
the pretender.''
when the pretender reached Paris
what did he do?'
"Ee attempted robbery and was tax
en- in the act and thrown into Ste. Pc
lagte. / saw him arrested
"What were you doing In PARISH
81 was following and watching this
dangerous pretender, monsieur the
abbe"
"Did you leave America when he
did,"
"The evening before, monsieur. And
we outsailed him.
"Did you leave Paris when he 6d?'
''Three days later, monsieur. But we
passed him while he rested"
"Why do you call such an insignif-
cant person dangerous pretender"
"He is not Insignificant. monsieur, as
you will say when you hear what he
did in Paris"
"FIe was thrown into the prison of
Ste. Pelagie, you told me-"
"3ut he escaped by choking sacris-
tan 50 that the poor MN will long bear
the marks on his throa!. And the first
thing knew he was high in favor with
the Marquis du Plessy, and Bonaparte
spoke to him, and the police laughed at
complaints lodged against him."
"Who lodged complaints against
him."
"I cid, monsieur"
"But he was too powerful for you to
touch?"
"He was we'll protected, monsieur
the able. He haunted. While the poor
prince and myself suffered inconven-
fence and Jared hard'-
"The poor prince, you say"
eve never had fitting allowance,
monsieur" Bellenger declared aggres-
sively. "Yet with little or no means I
tried to bring this pretender to justice
and defend his majesty's throne"
"7ensIoners are not often so outspo-
ken in their dissatisfaction remarked
the priest.
laughed as | thought Of the shifts
to which Bellenger Ellst have been
put Able Edgevorth with merci!css
dryness inquired:
'How were you able to post to Nit
tau?'
81 borrowed money Of friend in
Paris, monsieur, trusting that his mai
esty Will requite me for my services.
But why was it necessary for you
to post to A1ittau, where this pretender
would certainly meet expcsure:'
Because I discovered that he car
ried with him 4 casket Of the mar
tred queens jewels, stolen from the
Marquis du Plessy.'
Glow did the Marquis du Plessy OBJ
tain possession OF the queens jewels:
THAT I do not know
"But the jewels are the lawful prop
erty of Nine. d'Angou!eue. He must
have known they would be seized"
"I thought it necessary to bring my
vidence against him, monsieur"
There was little danger Of his i'm
posing himself upon the court. Yet
you are rather to be commended than
censured, Bellenger Did this pretend
er know you were in Paris?'
"He saw me there
MANY times?'
"At least twice, monsieur the aobe."
did he avoid you?"
''I avoided him. 7 took pains to keep
him from knowing how / watched
him"
You say he faunted. When be left
Paris for AIittau was the fact gener-
ally reported?'
'No, monsieur"
"You learned it yourself?'
eyes, monsieur
"R,,t he ro,1st have known Won would