The Washington times., 1903-02-01

Tabary that his guest was no ordinary
traveller Nor was mine host wrong
in his surmise. as the reader will OBJ
serve. by. returning to Versailles on the
morning the lieutenant general of police
was cIoseted with the ChoiseuIs.
Hardly had Monsieur de sartines
left the prime minister and the Duchesse
de Grammont in the ministerial cabinet
when a secret agent in the employ of
the former entered with the important
announcement that MademoiseIle vau-
bernier had been secretly married to a
! brother Of the Comte du Barry at Tou-
louise. The agent had overheard Comte
+ Jean confde the fact 10 z companion
in a cabaret near the Port St Louis
/ De ChosseuI and Madame Ia Duchesse
were dumfounded by this information
They at once sent for the Chevalier
dc Coigni. as a young and ambitious
/ lieutenant. who could be trusted to pro-
coed post haste TO Toulouse. and either
confirm the report or prove it to be false.
De Coigni was doubly willing to under
take this mission because he had re-
Gently been rebufed by MademoiseTe
Vaubernier-
De Coigni had first met Jeanette al
Cour-Neuve. and shortly afterward had
been called away from the capital On
his. return he was, of course. a stranger
TO The important events that had trans
pired during his absence Meeting her
one day at the home Of Du Barry-after
her installation at versaues-he had
made vehement professions to her. and
was shown to his carriage in conse-
quence.
De Coigni quilted Paris a few hours
after the letter destined for the Comte
GuiIlaume. Being provided with an ex-
cellent relay of horses-and aided by an
accident to the NAH coach on the out
skirts Of Orleans-he had overtakeu it
and had arrived at Levighac about the
Both horse and rider being jaded and
hungry. the chevaIier left The animal in
charge Of a boy and ensconced himself
at a corner table. where he was seated
when Guillaume entered the tavern.
''Ho, ho.' calculated Master Tabary.
as sac-a-vin strobe into the room minus
a hat. here IS the heirloom which you
overlooked in your parIous hurry to get
hack to the manor last night. Monsieur
GuiIIaume.
All! You recognized It as mine?"
"As the one the sieur Antoine wore
many time in this very room.
Liar The sieur Antoine was never
in this room"
We'll, well; he wore it past the inn
often enough for me to remember It
and old Guy Tabary was then a mere
slip of a boy
This sally was successful in setting
the company in a roar. and the drinks
were ordered on the Comte CuiIIaume-
all of which had a SOLDERING effect upon
mine host. in whose books GuiIlaume
was already written often and large.
Hmm! Do you carry a fat OF
lean purse today." inquired Master Guy
Of the grodi=aI,
Lean today and fat tomorrow have
the wherewithal in a little document
here which viii make US all rich as
Lombard urcIes"
.Hetgh- ho."
"A windcau!"
-T9bary-a Daniel come 10 Judgment
Midas or Croesus?"
with such sundry CALCULATIONS the
company greeted the announcement
while GuHIaume was extracting the let
ter from his doublet
VIII you hear ito" he asked \ cho-
rus Of assent went up from the com
pany, and GuiIIaume proceeded:
My Dear Brother: This letter is to
inform you that your days Of poverty
are ended"
'Parbleu, More wine and put it down /
on my score. Master Tabary.'' voIun- |
teered the village postmaster. While /
mine host was serving the order Gull /
Iaume continued:
Before the grapes are ripe for crush
ing in Cascony YOU viii be possessed of
means to rebuild the castle Of Levig- /
mac
Another round, mine host, another
round" repeated the postmaster
If" continued GuiIlaume. reading
Not so fast, Master Tabary; the day |
is early" supplemented the willy post
master on hearing the condition.
If you arrive il Paris on September /
T." GuiIIaume added. everything has /
been arranged for your marriage on that !
day to the most beautiful woman in .
France"
out upon yor. Comte Guillaume. I'll /
never speak 10 you again" announced a /
young woman who had stolen INTO the /
roam 7rDon the arrival of GuiIlaunn She