The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-12-07

toopyrisht. isoa by Emerson Housh.,
CHAPTER xxx.
THE NEWS.

Lady Kitty! Lady Kitty! Have
you heard the news?"
Thus, breathless, the countess of
Warrington, Lady Catharine's English
neighbor in exile, who burst into the
drawing-rOom early in the morning,
not waiting for announcement of her
presence.
Nay, not yet, my DEAR" said Lady
Catharine, advancing and embracing
her. What is it, pray? Has the
poodle swallowed a bone, or the baby
perhaps cut another tooth? And, for
sooth, how is the little one?"
The streets are full of It," said she..
Have you not heard, really?"
Il must say, not yet. But what is
at?"
why, the quarrel between the re-
gent and his director-general, Mr..
Law"
mo, / have not heard Of it." Lady
Catharine sought refuge behind her
+ own fan. But tell me-" she continued.
But that is not all. Twas the rea-
son for the quarrel. Paris is all agog.
Twas about woman!"
You mean-there was-a woman?"
Yes, 1t all happened last night, at
the Palais Royal. The woman is dead
died last night. IT'S said she fell in
q At at the very table-'twas at lit
tie supper given by the regent-and
that when they came to her she was
quite dead.'
But Mr.. Law
Twas he that killed her!"
Good God! What mean your
cried Lady Catharine, her own face
5lanch:ng 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, "it
seems that this mysterious beatty of
the regents, Of whom there has been
70 much talk, proved to be none other
than a former mistress of this same
Nj. Law, who is reputed to have been
somewhat given to that sort of thing,
Though Of late monstrous virtuous, for
SOME cause or other. Mr.. Law came
suddenly upon her at the table of the
regent, arrayed in some kind of saw
age finery-for twas in fashion
mask that evening, as you must know.
And what doth my director-general
do, SO high and mighty? Why, in
spite of the regent and in spite of all
those present, he upbraids her, taunts
her, reviles her, demanding that she
fall on her knees before him, as it
seems indeed she would have done
as, forsooth, half the danes of Paris
would do to-day! Then, all of a sud
den, my lord director changes, and he
Graves pardon Of the woman and of the
regent, and 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 play! Indeed all Paris is
AXE a play nowadays. OF course you
know the rest"
"A gesture of negative came from the
oand that lay in Lady Catharine's lap.
4he busy gossip went on.
The regent. be sure, was angry
enough at this cheapening of his own
wares before all, and perhaps tits true
he had fancy for the woman. At any
rate, tits said that this very morning
he quarreled hohy with Mr.. Law. The
latter gave back words hot as he re-
ceiyed. and so they had it violent
enough. 'Tis stated on the Quinquem-
polk that another must take Mr.. Laws
place. But II Mr.. Law goes, what will
become of the system? And what
would the system be without Mr.. Law?
And what would Paris be without the
system! Why, listen. Lady Catharins!
J gained $4,000 liyres yesterday. and