Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-05-25

Is 10 cay, OF mis- da:e whir> e l. afs
Following these. are the words 'valus
received Now. my notary tell. ms
that these words make this absolutely
safe. so that | know what il means IN
coin to me at this day, or year from
now. Is IL not so. Monsieur Fras'.n?"
The Jew reached out his hand took
the note. and peered over it "a closs
scrutiny.
'Tis no wonder. Monsieur lie Prince"
said he, presently. that orders have
been given by the government to- re-
oeive this note without discount for
the payment OF the general taxes.
Upon my reputation. must say to you
that these notes will pass current bet
ter than your uncertain coin. The
specie of the king has beer changed
twice in value by the kings orders
Yet this bases itself upon a specie
value which is not subject TO any
change. Therein lies its own value"
III - indeed true" broke in Var
enne. Not day goes by at this new
bank but persons come to us and de-
mand our notea rather than coin OF
the realm of France"
yes, yes" broke in the prince. we
are agreed as to all this, but there il
much talk about further plans OF ,h.s
Monsieur Las. He has the ear of his
grace the regent. surely. Now. sir.
tell MS what you know of these future
affairs"
The rumor is. as l understand r."
answered Varenne. that he is to take
over control of the Company of The
WeSt-to succeed, in short, to the Shoes
of Anthony Crozat. There come Gu
rious stories of this province of Louisi-
ana"
"Of course" resumed the prince,
with easy wisdom. I'VE all of us know
of the voyage OF L'Huillier who. with
his four ships. went up this great river
Messasebe, and who, as is we'll known,
found lat river of Blue Earth, do
scribed by early writer's as Astounding
in gold ;ld gems"
Aye. ad there comes the strange
part of 1T, and this is what would lay
before yoIr lordships, as bearing up
on the NaIte of the shares of this new
bank, sinco it is taking Ger the char
ter of the Company Of the West I: Il
news not yet known upon the street
The story goes that he half has not
been told of the wea' III of these prov
inces.
Now, rs you say, LHuillier bad
with him four ships, and it is well
known that his gentlemen had with
them certain ladies of distinction,
among these a mysterious dame re-
ported to have earlier travelled in por-
tions of New France. The name OF
this mysterious female is not known,
save that she is reported to have been
a good friend of a sous-leutenant OF
the regiment .Carignan. sometime
dweller at Quebec and Montreal. and
who later became n lieutenant under
L'IIuillier. IL is said that this Same
mysterious far, having returned from
Ameri a and having cast aside her
lieuter ant. has come under protection
OF no less person than his grace
Philippe OF Orleans, the regent. Now,
as you know. the bank is the hest
friend of the regent, and this mys-
terious dame, as we are advised by
servants OF his grace's household. hath
told his grace such stories of the wealth
of the Messasebe that he has secretly
and quickly made over the control Of
the trade of those provinces to this
new bank. There is story also that his
grace himself will not lack profit In
this movement"
ITO BE Continued