The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-04


Gerrnair. believe she is to appear at
! Nine. de Permon's, where Bonaparte
may look in"
Nv host bolted the doors of his pri-
yate cabinet and took from the secret
part of wall cupboard the queens
jewel case We opened it between US.
The first thing noticed was a gold
snuffboN set with portraits Of the king,
the queen and their two children.
How l knew them I cannot tell.
Their pictured faces had never been
put before my conscious eyes until
that moment. Other portraits might
have been there. had no doubt, no
hesitation.
I was on ny knees before the face
I had seen in spasms Of remembrance,
with oval cheeks and fair hair rolled
high, and open neck-my royal mother!
Next I looked at the king, heavier
Of feature, honest and straight gazing,
his chin held upward; at the little SIS
ter, a smaller miniature Of the queen;
at the softly nodded curves Of the
child that was myself!
The marquis turned his back.
Before I could speak rose and put
my arms around him. He wheeled,
took my hand, stood at little distance
and kissed it.
We said not one word about the
portraits, but sat down, with the jewel
case again between US.
"These stones and coins are also my
sisters, monsieur the marquis?'
He lifted his eyebrows.
81 had ample opportunity, my dear
boy, to turn them into the exchequer
OF the Count Of Provence. Before his
quarrel with the late czar Of Russia he
| maintained dozen gentlemen in wait
ing and perhaps as many ladies, to
say nothing Of priests, servants, at
tendants Of attendants and guards.
This treasure might last him two
years. If the king Of Spain and his
majesty Of Russia got wind of 1t and
shut off their pensions it would not
last so long. / am too thrifty French
man to dissipate the boards Of the
state in foreign parts. Yet if sou
question my taste, will not say my
honesty, Lazarrc'-
81 question nothing, monsieur.
| ask advice
"Eh, bicn. Then Go not be quite as
punctilious as tic gentleman who got
-,
Pelagie into an alley. This will not
do says lc. So around he posts to the
entrance and asks for admittance
again"
Catch me knocking at Ste. Pelagie
| for admitiancc again.
Then NY advice Is to pay your
tailor, if he has done his work accepta-
bly,"
'He has done it lnarvelously, espe-
cially in tie fitting
"a Parisian workman finds it no mir
acle to fit a nan from his old clothes.
took tie liberty Of sending your Or
ders. Having heard ms little story,
YOU understand that you owe me moth
| ing but EoGr Soc1eIE anu d ciiel VI 1H
yentory of this trust
We were long time examining the
contents Of the case. There were SIX
bags of coin. all gold louis; many unset
gems, rings for the hand and clusters
of various sorts which knew not how
to name, that blazed with kind OF
white fire very dazzling. The halfway
crown was crusted thick with colored
stones the like Of which / could not
have imagined in my dreams. Their
names. the marquis told me, were sap
| phircs, encraIds, ru5ies and large clear
| diamonds like beads of rain. When ev-
erything was carefully returned to
| place he asked:
shall l still act as your banker!'
begged lin to hide the jewel box
again, and he concealed it in the wall.
Eve 80 to tic Rue Ste. CroiX, La
zarre, which is an impossible place for
your friend Bellenger at this time. Do
you dance a gavot:'
told him I could dance the Indian
corn dance, and lie advised me to re-
serve this accomplishment.
"Bonaparte's police are keen on any
scent especially the scent of prince.
His practical mind would reject the
Temple story, if he ever heard it, and
there ere enough live Bourbons for
! him to watch"
"But there is the Count de Chau-
mont" I lggested-
"He is Lot a man that would put
faith in the Temple story, either, and
understand he is kindly disposed to-
ward you
"I lived in his house nearly year"
"He is not a bad fellow for the new
sort. 1 feel certain Of him. he is
coaxing my friendship because Of an
cient amity between the houses OF
Du plessy and De Ferrier."
"Did you say, monsieur, that Bona
parte intends to restore Nine. de Fer
rier's lands"
"They have been given to one Of his
rising officers"
"Then he will not restore them?
"Oh, yes, with interest! His plan IS
to give her the officer for husband"
[ro BE CONTINUED.