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

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81 have thought Of that And want
to consult the marquis"
When be had q chance to draw the
marquis aside I could speak to Nine.
de Ferrier without being overheard,
though my time might be short. She
stood between the curtains, and the
man in Uniform had left his place to
me-
"Well. am here" I said.
''And I an glad" she answered.
"I am here because love you.''
She held fold Of the curtain in her
hand and looked down at it, then up
at me-
"You must not say that again"
"Why?
"You know why"
81 do not"
Remember who you are.'
II am your lover"
She looked quickly around the buz-
zing drawing room and leaned eau
tously nearer.
lou ufe uy SOHeielSu.
81 believe that, Eagle. But 1t does
not follow that shall ever reign"
care you safe here? Napoleon Bona
parte has spies.
But he has regard also for old aris-
tocrats like the Marquis Gu Plessy."
"Yet remember what he did to the
Duke d'Enghien. = Bourbon prince
is not allowed in France
"How many people consider me
Bourbon prince? told sou why am
here. Fortune has wonderfully helped
me since I came to France. Lazarre,
the dauphin from the Indian camps,
brazenly asks you to marry him. Ea-
glev'
Her face blanched white, but she
laughed
"No De Ferrier ever took base ad.
vantage Of royal favor. Don't ycu
thixa this is a strange conversation in
q drawing room Of the empire? hated
myself for being here-until you came
in."
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per on the island:'
eyes, sire" She scarcely breathed
the word.
"SIy unanointed title is Lazarre.
And suppose you have forgotten the
fog and the mountain too?'
Yes
"Lazarrew
eyes, LaZarTe."
"You love nee! You shall love me!'
"As De Ferrier should; no further"'
Her lifted chin expressed strength
I could not combat. The slight, dark
haired girl, younger than myself, mas
tered and drew me as i my spirit was
q stream and she the ocean into which
it must flow. Darkness like that Of
Ste. PeIagie dropped over the brilliant
room. was nothing after all but
palpitating boy, venturing because lie
must venture. Light seemed to strike
through her blood, however, endowinS
her With a splendid pailor.
81 am going" determined that mo-
ment, ''to Mittau."
The adorable curve Of her eyclids,
unlike any other eyelids | ever saw,
was lost to ne, for her eyes flew wide
open.
ITO
She looked around and hesitated to
pronounce the name Of the Count Of
Provence.
ayes. 1 am going to find some one
who belongs to me-"
"You have the marquis for a friend"
"And I have also Skenedonk and our
tribe for my friends. But there is no
one who understands that 4 man must
have some love-
Consult Marquis du Plessy about
going to M5ttau 1t may not be wise.
And war is threatened on the frontier"
II will consult him, of course. But
I am going"
"Lazarre, there were ladies on the
ship who cursed and swore, and men
who We're drunk the greater part Of
the voyage. was brought up in the
old fashioned way by the Saint-Michels,
so I know nothing Of present customs.
But it seems to me our times are rude
and wicked. And you, just awake to
the world, have yet the innocence Of
that little boy who sank into the
strange and long stupor. If you
changed I think could not bear ite'
II will not change"
A stir which must have been widen
ing through the house as ripple wild
ems on lake struck US and turned our
faces with all others to q man who
stood in front of the chimney. He was
not large in person, but as an indi-
vidual his presence was massive-was
penetrating. could have topped him
By head and shoulders, yet without
mastery. He took snuff as he slightly
bowed in every direction, shut the lid
with snap and fdgeted as if impa-
tient to be gone. He had mouth Of
wonderful beauty and expression, and
bis eyes were more alive than the eyes
Of any other man in the assembly.
I felt his gigantic force as his head
dipped forward and he glanced about
under his brows.
There is the emperor" De Chau-
mont told Eagle, and I thought he
made indecent haste to return and hale
her away before Napoleon.
The greatest soldier in Europe passed
from one person to another with the
air Of doing his duty and getting rid