Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-05

| tells how she ptireAased motor car from u
the fnest machine In the world. chauffeur
named Rattray is engaged. and the car Is
| tended trip. The motor car behaves badly and
| breaks down near Paris Rsttray is Is sent mt. to
| An Englishman. Mr.. John Winston. who r.prr-
sents himself as professional p sh.uneu +:
engaged to take Rattray's place. His own
motor car. in charge Of his chauffeur. is 10
ha leT he 'n re.ses his experiences At cham6ord
NJ. Talleyrand Frenchnan. with his motor
Joins n ri the attentions ps1I ae a MISS E.ndo
Jack Winston's Letter to Monte Con-
tinued.
Bath and dinner brought me once moro
as near to an angelic disposition as hope
| to attain in this sphere; and. while l was
supposed to be earning my screw by clean
ing the loathsome car and making new fast
enings for spare belts, l was complacently
| watching poor Almond in the throes of
these herculean labors. NB.-It's only fair
to myself to tell you that Almond is getting
double wages, and is quite satisfied, though
I'm persuaded he thinks he has a mailman
for a master.
About half-past nine the next morning
CHATS yesterday, in case you're getting
| mixed, I was hanging around the German
chariot with a duster pretending to flick
specks off 1t. though Almond had left none
when Miss Randolph. Aunt Mary and the
room. laughing and talking like the best Of
friends. Talleyrand was now in ordinary
clothes perhaps to point the difference be-
tween himself and mere professional
chauffeur. Miss Randolph looked adorable
Shed put off her motoring get-up and
was no end Of swell. This l saw
without seeming to see. for we
had not met since our scene 1 didn't know
Uha I yayit hor hiyt
prudent meanwhile to wear humble air Of
conscious rcctitude. misunderstood.
Talleyrand was staggering along without
| a glance at the chauffeur (why not. In
deedD when Miss Randolph hung back
! looked round. and then stopped. Oh.
Brown. do you know as much about the
Chateau of Blois you did about Cham
bord?' asked she. in voice as sweet as
the Lost Chord.
Yes. miss. l think 1 do said l. lifting
my black leather cap.
Then. are you too busy to come with
usr'
No. miss. not at su. if can be of any
But. you know. tspu needn't come unless
you like. Maybe It :bores you to be
Now. if I'd beer 4 gentleman and not a
chauffeur. perhaps LIshould have had
right to suspect just morsel of Innocent.
kittenish coquetry in this AS it is with me
and With her-if there's anything of the
most adorable Tvs SY;giri who fiirts lit
tie with everything Auman-ms1l woman
or ehi!d-and doe!a ssnes al take no
| Nevertheless duh tully responded that it
gave me pleasure to make use of such
small knowledge as l possessed. and was
grateful to her for not hearing Talleyrand
murrnur that he'd provided himself; with
the Guide jeanne. After that l could af-
ford to be moderately complacent, even
though 1 had to walk in the rear Of the
party, and no one took notice of me until
l was wanted.
That time came. when we'd wound round
| the path under the commanding old chat
eau, with its long lines of windows. and
reached the exquisite gothic doorway. From
that moment 1t was the Chambord business
over again; and thanked my foresight for
| having stopped out of my bed half the
| night. tagging up all the historical details
I'd forgotten These 1 brought out with
naturalistic air of having been brought up
on them since earliest infancy.
Miss Randolph chatters pretty American
French. but doesn't understand as much as
she speaks when It's reeled off by the yard.
so to say: therefore my explanations in En-
glish were more profitable than the French
of the official guide. who fell into the back
ground My delightful American maiden
has never Travelled abroad before. and she
brings with her a fresh eagerness for all
the old things that are so new to her. 1t is
constant Joy even for poor handicapped
Brown to go about with her, finding how
SHE SelZeS on the TlSnC lninR,
which she knows by instinct rather than
Observation-Disclosures she's evidently what
she would call college girl"
l halted my little party before the Louis
the Twelfth gateway. made them admire
the equestrian statue of the good king,
drew their attention to the beautiful Chin
neyS and the adornments of the roof, with
the agreeable porcupine of Louis. the mild
ermine and the constantly recurring fes-
TONED rope of that important lady Anne
of Brittany. Then led them inside, rejoc-
ing in Talleyrand's air of resentful remote
ness from my guidance | scored, too In his
superficial knowledge of English. In the
| midst of my ciceronage. however. thought
of you and how we had discussed plans of
this trip together. You had looked forward
particularly to the Chateau, and as you've
urged me to paint for you what you can't
see this time). your blood be on your own
head If l bore you
You would be happy in the courtyard of
the Chateau. for 1t would be to your mind,
| as to mine. one Of the most delightful things
! In Europe. It's sort Of object lesson in
french architecture and history. showing
at least three periods and when Miss Ran
dolph looked up at that perfect. open stair
case bewildering In Its carved. fantastic
beauty. l wasn't surprised to have her ask
| If she were dreaming 1t or if we saw 1t, too.
Its lace, stone lace" she said. And so 1t
| Is. She coined new adjectives for the win
dows, the sculptured cornices, the exquisite
and ingenious perfection Of the incompar-
able facade. -
Il could be so goodiif always had this
staircase to look ratnGshe exclaimed. 1T
didn't seem to have any effect on Catherine
de Medicfs soul. but then l suppose when
she lived here She stopped indoors most Of
the time making up poisons. I'm sorry I
said yesterday that iFfancis had ridicu-
lous nose. man who could build this had
right to have anything he liked or do
anything he likedHacs,c-
And you should AaveIseen her stare when
Talleyrand bestowed an enthusiastic Com
me c'est beau!' on the left wing of the
courtyard. for which CASTOR d'Orleans' bad
taste and foolish 9extravagance is RESPONSE
ble--a thing not To befhamed with the joy
Gus renaissance facade of Francis.
When Miss Randolph could be torn away
we went inside. and throwing off self-con-
seriousness in the good cause. l flung my
self into the drama. 9f the Guise murder.
Little did know what was letting myself
In for. Ny one desire was to interest Miss
Randolph and incidentally. perhaps) show
her what clever chap she had got for
chauneur-though he wasn't a gentleman.
and Talleyrand was
pointed from a window to the spot
where stands the house from which the
DUO de Guise was decOyed from the arms
or MS mistress: showed where he stood
impatiently leaning against the tall man
tel piece. waiting his audience with Henri
III: pointed to the threshold Of the: Vieux