The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02

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He did not burden nc ertth any kind Of
counsel.
least befriended Bourbon Of all, or the
police upon q man escaped from Ste.
Pelagie after choking sacristan.
The Indian and I were not skilled
in disguises as our watchers were. Our
safety lay in getting out Of Paris.
Skenedonk undertook to stow our be-
longings in the post chaise at the last
minute. I went to De Chaumonts
hotel to bring the nol,y from DR..
Chantry and to take leave without ap-
pearing to do so.
After waiting long for DR.. Chantry
I hurried to Skenedonk and sent him
with instructions to find my master
and conclude our affair before coming
back.
The Indian silently entered the Du
Plessy hotel after dusk, crestfallen and
suspicious. he brought nothing but
letter left in DR.. Chantry's room,
and no other trace remained Of DR..
Chantry.
What has he done with himself,
Skenedonk:" I exclaimed.
The Oneida begged me to read that
we might trail him.
It was long and very tiresome let
! ter, written in my masters spider
tracks, containing long and tresome
enumerations of his services. He pre-
sented large bill for his guardianship
on the voyage and across France. He
said was not only rich man through
his influence, but I had proved myself
an ungrateful one. Therefore he with
drew that very day from Paris and
would embrace the opportunity Of 60
Ing into pensive retirement and rural
contemplation in his native kingdom,
where bis sister would join him when
she could DO so with dignity and pro-
priety.
I glanced from line to line smiling,
but the postscript brought me to my
feet.
"The deposit which you left with me
I shall carry with me as no more than
my due for lifting low savagery to
high gentility, and beg to subscribe my
thanks for at least this small tribute
Of gratitude"
CDR. Chantry is gone with the mon
ey!"
Skenedopk bounded up, grasping the
knife which be always carried in a
sheath hanging from his belt.
(which way did the old woman 60"
"Stop!' I said.
The Indian half crouched for counsel.
"Ill be prince! Let him have it!'
"Let him rob your
j HWe're quits now. I've paid him for
the lancet stab gave him.
"But you haven't whole bagful of
coin left
eve brought nothing into France,
and It seems certain we shall take
nothing but experience out Of 1t. And
! I'm young, Skenedonk. BE isn't"
! The Oneida grunted. He was angrie1
! than I had ever seen him.
"We ought to have knocked the old
woman on the head at Saratoga" he
responded.
| Then we consulted about our immi.
nent start. and I told my servant it
would be better to send the post chaise
across the Seine. He agreed with me.
owe will meet" I told him, cat II
o'clock in front Of the Tuileries."
Skene1onk looked at me without
moving a muscle.
81 want to see the palace Of the Tui-
leries before I leave France"
He still gazed at me.
Eat any risk. am going to the Tu1-
leries tonight
"You will never come OUT
'If I don't. Skenedonk, 60 without
me-
he passed small heroics unMoticed.
"Why do you do it?''
| I couldn't tell him. Neither could I
leave Paris without doing it.
| I can see the boy in white court
dress, with no hint Of the traveller
about him, who stepped jauntily out
Of a carriage and added himself to
groups entering the Tuileries. The
!! white court dress was armor which
he put on to serve him In the danger
GUS attempt to look once more on a
woman's face. He mounted with
| strut toward the guardians Of the I'M
perial court. not knowing how ne
might be challenged. and fortune was
with him.
"Lazarre," exclaimed Count de
Chaumont. hurrying behind, to takeimJ
! elbow. II want you to help me! Have
you heard the Marquis de Ferrier is
aliye?''
told him had heard it.
'The old fox! He lay in hiding un
til the estates were recovered; the1
out he creeps to enjoy them"'
| pressed the count's:hand. We were
one in disapproval.
| "Its a shamer said the count.
It was shame, I said.
"And now he's posted into Paris tc
make fool Of himself"
"How:"
"Haye you seen Nine. de. e.Ferrier?
NO, have not seen her"
"I believe we are in time tointercep'
him. You have 4 clever hecd, boy
Use it. How shall we get this ole
fellow out of the Tuileries withoutalet
ting him speak to the emperor"
Easily, I should think, since ma
poleon isn't here"
Eyes, he is. Hejdashed into Part:
! a little while agotand may leave to
night. But he Is here"
why shouldn't'the Marquis de Fer
rier speak to Napoleon?'
Because he is going to makesan as'
Of himself before the court, and
what's worse, he'll make laughing
stock Of me-"
"Eow can he do thatT'
Gle IS determined to thank the rem
percr for restoring his estates IL