The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-22
tgoyvrivht, Ie02. 8y emerson Haugiil
CHAPTER N.NNlA.

CHAPTER ANNlA.
THE NEWS
'1.ady Idtyl Lady Kitty, Hay,
you heard The news
Thus, brrathesa The countess OF
I WARRINGTON lady Cathlrues Enslisl
ueiehbor III exile, who burst into the
1 draWiae room carly in The morning
hpt waiting for announcement Of heI
/ presence.
Nay. not yet. MY dear" said Lady
Cathariue advancing and embracing
her what is it, pNy2 Has the
poodle swallowed a bone. or The baby
perhaps cut another tooth? And for
sooth, how Is the li'te one2"
The streets are fun oil it said she
"IIaye You not heard, really2"
must say no; yet But what is
lte"
Way the quarrel between the re,
gent and his director-seneral Mi
Law
No, have not heard of it" Lady
Catharnc sought REFUGE behind hel
own fam But ten me-. She continued
But that is not an Twas the rea-
son for the quarrel Paris is all agog
Twas abo,a woman."
You mean-there was-a woman?
Yes, it all happened last nisht Al
the Palais Royal The woman is dead
died last night lis said she fell in
a fiji ct the very table twas at 4 lit.
he supper given by the regent -aud
that when they came to her She was
quite dead
But Mr. Law"
Twas he that killed herr"
Good God, What mean you?"
cried Lady Catherine. her own fac
blanching behind her protecting fan
The blood swept back upon her heart
leaving her cold as @ statue.
why continued the caller in her
own excitement to tell the news scarce
noting what went on before her, III
seems that this mysterious beauty o.
the regents. OF whom there has been
so much talk, proved To be none other
than a former mistress Of this same
Mr. Law, who is repufel so have been
somewhat given to that sort of thing
though of late mOnstrOus yirtuuus, fol
some cause or other Mr. Law came
suddenly upon her al the table of the
regent. arrayed in some kind Of saw.
are tiney for twas in fashion a
mask that evening as you must know
And what doth my director genera
DO, SO high and mighty? Why, in
spite of the regent and in spite of all
those present he upbraids her taunts
her, re1iles her, demanding that she
fan on her knees before him, as il
seems indeed she would have dome
as. forsooth, half the DANES Of Paris
would 40 to-day, Then. an Of @ sud
den. my lord director changes and h.
Graves pardon OF the woman and of the
regent. ard so stalks off and leaves
the room! And now then the poor
creature walks to the table, would lift
glass of wine. and So-'tis over,
Twas like O play Indeed all Paris is
HE play nowadays OF course you
know the rest"
A gesture Of negative came from the
hand that lay in Lady Catharine's lap.
The busy gossip went on.
The regent, be sure, was angry
enough at this cheapenlng Of his own
wares before ali, and perhaps tbs true
he had a fancy for the woman. At any
rate. It's said that this very morning
he quarreled holly with Mr., Law. The
latter gave back words hot rs he re-
coiyed and 50 they had Il violent
enough Tis stated on the Qunquem-
polk that another must take MIR. Law
place But II Mr.. Law goes what will
become Of the system? And what
would he system be without Mr.. Law?
And what would Paris be without the
system? why listen, Lady Cathafine,
I gained 10000 lsres yesterday AMI
ms eoaehman. the rascal In some man
ner seems 70 have done quite as well
for himself. doubt not he viii yet
build a mansion OF his own and per-
hans my husband may drive for him
These be strange days indeed. only
hope they may continue. in spite OF
what my husband says.
And whai says he?' asked lady
Catharine. her own voice sounding 10
her unfamiliar and far away.
why, that the city IS mad, and that
this soon must end--this Mississippi
bubble. Is my Lord Etair calls il at the
embassy
you did not tell me Lady Emily"
said she. with a woman's feigned indif-
ference. what was the name Of this
poor woman OF the other evening"
'Why. so / had forgot-and ITS said
that Nr. Law, after all, comporied
himself something Of the gentleman
No one knows how far back the affair
runs. nor how serious It was And in
deed ! have seen no one who ever
heard Of the woman before.
and the Nance
"'Twas said Mr.. Law called her
Mary c0unynge.'
The big fy deep down in the crystal
cage. uuzzed on audibly; and to one
who heard il. the drone Of the lazy
wings seemed like the roars Of thou
sand tempests.
CONTINUED Tomorrow