Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-30

yhis- evening here in the Faubourg St Germain. believe she is to appear at Mime. de Permon's, where Bonaparte may look in.''
 My host bolted the doors of his pri- vate cabinet and took from the secret part of wall cupboard the queens jewel case. We opened 1t between us.
 The first thing noticed was gold snuffbox set with portraits Of the king, the queen and their two children.
 How 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 my 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, smaller miniature of the queen; at the softly nodded curves of the child that was myself!
 The marquis turned his back.
 Before could speak rose and put my arms around him. He wheeled. took my hand, stood at little distance and kissed it. >f tsesa We said not one word about the case again between us.
 These stones and coins are also my sisters, monsieur the marquis?'
 He lifted his eyebrows.
 T 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 it and shut off their pensions it would not last so long. I am too thrifty French man to dissipate the boards of the state In foreign payts. Yet if you question my taste, will not say my honesty, Lazarre''-
 'I question nothing, monsieur. I ask advice"
 "Eh, bien! Then do not be quite as punctilious as the gentleman who got turned out of the debtor side of Ste. PeIagie into an alley. This will not do,' says he. So around he posts to the entrance and asks for admittance again"
 Catch me knocking at Ste. Pelagie for admittance againp
 1sThen my advice is to pay your tailor, if he has done his work accepta- bly,, < ssHe has done it marvelously, espe- .eially in the fitting" ,S5gj- !, ssssttA Parisian workman finds it no mir acle- to it a mcn from his old clothes. I took the libs sAJ of SC fflng your or ders. Having heard my little story, you understand that you owesme noth- ing but your society and g careful in- ventory of this trust"
 We were a 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 I knew not how to name, that blazed with a kind of White fire very dazzling. The half fway crown was crusted thick with colored stones the like of which I could not have imagined in my dreams. Their names, the marquis told me, were sap phires, emeralds, rubies and large, clear diamonds like beads of rain. When ev- cry ything. was carefully returned to place he asked:
 Shall still act as your bankerY
 I begged him to hide the jewel box again, and he concealed it in the wall. 3.s.We go to the Rue Ste. Croix, La szarre, which is an impossible place for your friend Bellenger at this time. Do you dance a gavotY'
 I told him could dance the Indian corn dance, and he advised me to re- serve this accomplishment
 .sBonaparte's police are keen on any scent, especially the scent of prince. His practical mind would reject the Temple story, if he ever heard 1t, and there are enough live Bourbons for him to watch"
 ..But there is the Count de Chau- mont,'' suggested.
 He is not man that would put faith in the Temple story, either, and understand he is kindly disposed to- ward you."
 .4sstsT lived in his house nearly a year"
 He is not bad fellow for the new sort. feel certain of him.. He is coaxing my friendship because of an cient amity between the houses of Du Plessy and De Terrier" parte intends to restore Mime. de Fer rier's lands?'
 t'They have been given to one of his rising officers"
 '.Then he will not restore them P
 "Oh, yes, with interest! His plan is to give her the officer for husband"
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