The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-06-07

open the packet. Then I must tell
you something that has escaped my
mind until now"
breakfast was soon despatched;
ana, after thanking Madame Teche
lor her hospitality, her guests took
Ioeir leave, pursued. until out of hear
ing by voluble farewells and urgings
to come again.
Murier walked with them to the
beach, which they found deserted
with the fun tide rolling in over the
peooled sand in a hushed way, as II
It's mood were depressed.
Lahtte, drawing scarlet handker.
chiet from his pocket, waved 1t above
MS mead; and the master of the fish
ing-smack replied with a speedy hull
ioa that came family across the
water
Inc fisherman beached his boat
near Greloire, who now called to
them, and stood waiting as they
strolled along to join him.
The captain of the smack was
easily induced to land his passengers.
on the French coast; and they were
scarcely under way before the former,
asking Greloire to accompany him,
went below, to open the package.
1t was somewhat bulky, and as his
myers broke the last wrapping, a
collection of papers, some of them
discolored by years, others evidently
OF more recent date, fell upon the
cabin table. And in their midst shene
the dull gold frame of an ivory
| painted miniature.
For second LATTE stared at this;
then, picking it up, he looked intently
at the gypsy-like face of the portrait.
"Ah, mon Dieu! How came the
emperor by this?" he cried choking
ly, the sight of the beautiful face,
which Margot had taught him to love
as the mother whom he had never
known, making the past more real
than the present.
Greloire, who was lighting a cigar,
said dryly, Examine the papers, and
II they do not tell you, perhaps | can
do So"
LATTE glanced at them hurriedly.
They comprised his parents marriage
certificate, and all the other papers,
together with the jewels, that had
been in the small iron box so many
years ago. There were also more re.
cent papers, showing that the prop
erty in Languedoc had been released
from sequestration, and held in trust
by Napoleon, emperor of France, for
Jean, son and heir of the Baron -,
and sometimes known as Jean LATTE
of Louisiana. in North America"
All the documents were there, show.
ing in detail the legal proceedings, in
stituted and perfected under the Con.
sulate, and confirmed under the EN-
pire.
AS the last paper fell from his
hand, LATTE buried his face in his
crossed arms amid the heap Of pre-
cious things upon the table.
All the past was rolling in upon
him, sea of living reality, so distinct
and intense that the present appeared
dim and vaporous.
What had, but last night, seemed
to him legitimate in the light of his
everyday world, as he met it's events
now looked honor-stained when con
fronted with the appealing sweetness
of the pictured face that had repre-
scented to his boyhood all that was
best and purest, and the present sigh
of which had brought so wildly be
fore his mental vision the dimmet
face of faithful Margot, and tina
proud, stately man he had known a,
father, of whom he could recall NJ
word or act dictated by other than {
sense of the highest honor toward hi
fellows.
And Bonaparte, the idol of hi
youthful heart, but for so many year
doubted and mistrusted,-he had oh
tanned and treasured these proofs o
the hayward boys position as tina
fathers son and heir, while the Sol
himself was risking in alien lands tn,
sacrifice of his rightful name ant
heritage!
An anguished silence kept hin
mute: and Greloire, as If understand
ing this, said nothing.
ITO be continued)