The Washington times., 1903-02-22

a prelude 10 the revenge LamOre was 20 /
reap ere the morning was much older
Jeanette was prevented by Petry from
moving to acknowledge the low bow Of
the lieutenant OF police.
Madame Ia Confess" he began. |
and then paused.
Madame Ia Comtesse pushed aside the
curling iron long enough 10 raise her
head and cast an inquiring look at the
visitor.
Monsieur de Sartines viii please be
seated" she said graciously. He con
tinued. after accepting her invitation:
1T has reached my ears that I am
in disgrace with you. ! have come 10
inquire how I may set myself right in
your eyes"
1T is very simple" she murmured.
Indeed"
Yes"
"Ah, FOR you. Madame la Comtesse,
with a government at your command.
everything is simple"
But not more so than for you to
suppress these pamphlcteers and verse
writer's who are shamefulIy misrepre-
senting me"
Alas. II 1 only knew who they
were.
When his majesty took the trouble
to inquire into the matter there was
no difficulty in finding a remedy"
The man is in prison"
where he would not be If you had
prevented his verses appearing in the
first place"
u? Pray how could ."
rs it the able lieutenant of police
who comes to me for advice
"Fie ne, Ny dear De Sartines." in-
terrupted Du Barry. you are trying to
stack the cards-a most unfair proceed
ing"
Monsieur lie Comte. % replied De sar-
tines with dignity. what do and the
advice ask concerns me alone
! AMI
NO one else"
Except his majesty, of course re-
joined Du Barry blandly.
"Of course my accounts are rendered
to the King"
Madame la Comtesse is ignorant OF the
fact that the Due de Choiseul is acting
as an Intermediary"
The holiness Of this speech astonished
!
constituent was not Iessened by Madame
reiterating the words Of her brother-in-
law. After an interval he replied:
Madame la Comtesse is angry with
me causelessly?"
"CauselessIy?'
Entirely So
Perhaps it is easy to explain. Per
NIT me to apologize if ! have been I'M
just in constituting your actions as quite
to the contrary"
My agents have been negligent rather
than culpable."
All"
"other than that my onense has been
Insignificant"
But even negligence may be magni-
fed into a very serious ofense. espe-
ciaIIy in a servant Of his majesty who is
so alert as the Lieutenant of police
His majesty is aware Of what have
done
But not Of what you have failed to
do"
Madame la comtesse speaks with
confidence"
with knowledge she corrected.
Yes"
Because his majesty knows both what
you have done and what you have left
undone. He is frankly disconnected with
You"
His majesty knows everything" he
inquired. incredulously.
Everything" repeated Du Barry with
JUNCTION.
Then l am lost, indeed" murmured
the lieutenant Of police
Lost? Not precisely" replied Du
Barry. e.
'.If?"
IF you ally yourself with Madame Ia
COmtesse an her friends"
OTHERWISE
Look 70 yourself Choose"
De Sartines pondcred. II he arrayed
himself with the Comte du Barry and
Richelieu. wha; assurance had he that
Madame la Comtesse would remain in
favor for any length OF time? 90 the
other hand. he was not ignorant % the
fact that II was war 10 the knife between
them and the Choiseuls-a war that
would end in the disgrace OF either one or
the other He also had been informed by
his agents OF what had occurred at the
Church Of Saint Laurent and he had
learned on his way hither this morning