The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-30
true lovalIsts suffer that?"

dash across France
Tell me slowly. You say have
been i'll more than year. l know
nothing Of what has happened.'
Napoleon escaped from Elba, made
a dash across France and incidentally
swept the Bourbon eff the throne. The
last news from Europe shows hin
gathering armies to meet the allies"
"Oh, sire, you should have been
there"
':!Abbe Edgcworth suggests thai
France IS well supplied with dauphins
also. Turning off dauphins has beer
q pastime at court
".Abbe Edgeworth? You do moi
mean the priest you saw at Alittau"
"Confessor and almoner to his mai
esty. The same man.
SIS be here:'
s'You saw him pass the door,"
"Why has he come to America "
''I have not inquired"
"W'hy is he here with you?''
because it pleases him, not me-"
'IIc brings you some ssage?
$50 he says"
"What IS it,"
It have not had time to ask
She stood up. AS she became more
herself and the spirit rushed forward
in her face I saw how her beauty had
ripcned. uoeing CORE and washing in
the river do not coarscn we'll born
women. knew I should feel the
sweetness of her presence stinging
through me and following me wher,
ever I went in the world.
Call the priest in. sire. I am afraid
I have hindered the interview"
II did not meet him with my arms
open, madame"
But you would have heard what be
had to say If I had not been in your
house Why am I in your house"
You came here
was wandering about by my
self"
Yes, madame"
81 thought I must have been walk
Ing. When I came to myself was so
tired and my shoes were muddy. II
you want to see the priest / will so
into another room.''
NO, will bring him in and let him
give his message in your presence"
When Able Edgeworth was present
cd to her he slightly raised bis eye
brows, but expressed no astonishment
at meeting her lucid eyes Nor did l
explain, God has given her back her
senses in q night"
The position in which she found her
self was trying. She made him q
grave courtesy. Ny house might have
been the chateau In which she was
born, so undisturbed was her manner.
Her night wandering and mind sick
ness were simply put behind US in the
past with her having taken refuge in
my house. .as matters which need not
concern Able Edgeworth. he did not
concern himself with them, but bent
before her as if he had no doubt Of
her sanity.
asked her to resume her place on
the settle. There was q stool for the
abbc and one for myself. We could
see the river glinting in its valley and
the windrows Of heights beyond it.
A wild bee darted into the room, dron-
ing, and out again, the sun upon its
back.
Monsieur" 1 said to Able Edge
worth, ''I am ready now to hear the
message which you mentioned to me
last night"
s'If madame will pardon me-" he an
swered, Il will ask you to take nee
where We can confer alone"
at is not necessary, monsieur. Nine.
de Ferrier knows my whole story"
But the priest moved his shoulders.
Il followed you in this remote place.
monsieur, that we might talk together
without interruption, unembarrassea
by any witness
Nine. de Ferrier rose. l put her into
her seat again with authority.
1t is my wish, madame, to have ai
least one witness with Able Edge
worth and myself"
Il hcpe," he protested, that ma
dame will believe there can DC no OBJ
lection to her presence. l AM simply
following instructions. I was instruct
ed to deliver my message in private"
Monsieur" Eagle answered, Il
would gladly withdraw to another
room
81 forbid il, madame" said to her.
Very well,' yielded Able Edge
worth.
He took a folded paper from his bo-
som and spoke to me with startling
sharpness.
You think should address you as
monseigneur, as the dauphin Of France
should be addresscd:'
II Go not press my rights. II did,
monsieur the abbc, you would not have
the right to sit in my presence
Suppose We hunor Your fancy. |
will address you as monseigneur. Let
US even 20 q little further and assume
that you are known to be the dauphin
Of France by witnesses who have
never lost track Of you. In that case,
monseigneur, would you put Four
name to paper resigning all claim
upon the throne?'
rs this your message:'
eve have not yet come to the mes
sage"
LET us first come to the dauphin
When dauphins are as plentiful as
blackberries in france and the court
never sees a beggar appear without
cxclaiming, Here comes another dau-
phin,' why, may ask, is Able Edge
worth sent so far to seek one:'
He smiled.
I'VE are supposing that monscigneur,
in whose presence have the honor to
be, IS the true dauphin.'
That being the case, how are we to
account for the true dauphin's recep'
ton at MittauT
The gross stupidity and many blum