The Washington times., 1903-01-04


Neither. He is only defending poetry.
Poets must live to write-others may
write to live"
collie win soon have a place" nut
tered Jean du Barry. moving away from
him.
Drunk as lords. all Of them. echoed
/ the Mareehel de Richelieu. with whom
the Comte du Barry was now conversing
in low tones.
What time is his majesty due?" in
CURED Du Barry. addressing Riehlieu.
"Sh. At twelve
1T is now 11:4O, % announced Du Bar
~, looking at his watch.
lone universal cause of failure is 3
lack Of capacity" said a young man
graveiy, steadyiug himself with both
hands and looking at Cozse. That indi-
viduaI seemed inclined to resent the i'm
putatfon. but thought better Of the mat
ter and went to sleep.
Monsieur .CrebiIIon. following his
glance. muttered in a tone OF disgust:
Man is an animal. He awakes. calls
for something to eat: gets it while others
go hungry; fumes, drinks. and goes to
sleep. Whether ne goes to heaven OF
hell depends entirely upon how well or
i'll ne has dined.
"CrebiIIon was put in the wrong pig
eonhole when he came into the world.
He should have been a theoIogian." de-
cIared Favier critically.
at is all the fault Of the public"
explained CrebiIlon, trying to appear so
Der by lifting brimming glass to his
lips without spilling the contents over
his Immaculate bosom.
Public. people-peopIe. public. Why
always be harDing on the same hack
neyed string?"
Why What arc people but tnstru-
ments to be played upong France -peeds
a few good orchestra leaders. and a
dozen pairs of lips that can blow the
bugIe. Paris is fun Of embryo musicians
Of a kind"
rs It poverty or wine haranguing us?''
drawled the comte du Barry, who was
capable Of drinking them all under the
table and then dancing a gavotte TO ceIe-
brate the event. IF you fad an income
Of fifty thousand Iivres.' he continued.
addressing Crebflon, you would not
think so much about the sweet people
but more about the King
s.Du Barry has evidently just come
into a fortune. retorted. .CrebiIon. But
now that you speak of it, the only rulers
worth the name are despots. Majesty
is the naturalization of poetry A poem
is either very good or very bad. There
is 10 middle course. DesDotism pleases
me because it implies a certain contempt
for the human race No one should har-
Dor anfnosity against kings. They fur
nish the world with amusement and
something to talk about. Is 1t nothing
to sit on a throne Iording tt-over an
empire ninety million miles from the
SUM-"
He is not so far gone but what he
sees a gIimmering OF the truth" COM
mented Guibert under his breath.
TRUTH iuterrogated Favier, who was
sitting near and overheard the last word.
Truth is a barbed arrow, and is as dan
gerous and destructive as FIRE. Besides.
it has gone out of fashion"
Truth is beauty" mumbled Cole.
from his stupor and catching q
remnant of the conversation.
He is growing personal. whispered
the MarechaI de Richelieu, turning gal
antIy to MademoiseIle Vaubernter. The
I'D MarechaI had resumed his chair at
her side, But before jeanette could re-
ply 10 the fattering innuendo Monsieur
LebeI appeared in the doorway and an
bounced the Baron de Gonesse
The effect of this announcement on the
jewelers. was immediate and startling.
Wrinkled iutellects all at once found
themselves being starched and ironed.
The suddenly sobered company turned
is eyes with one accord toward the
Ioor as the parsonage announced entered
he room. He was en- masque. but his
majestic bearing bespoke one higher
n station than his title indicated.
a sudden hush fell upon the assembIage
Is the newcomer advanced and took the
'lace that had been reserved for him
1t the head of the board
Immediately upon his entrance the
ompany had risen. but now at a sign
rom Monsieur LebeI places we're re-
umed, and also the conversation which
lad been suddenly interrupted The
1areehaI de RicheHeu alone remained
standing
As the mysterious guest-or host
ow motioned to him, the MarechaI turn
ID to MademoiseIIe Vaubernier and pre-
ented her with due ceremony to-the
Baron de Gouesse.
jeanette acknowledged the lntroduc-