The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09

her hands the threads of such . scan dalous secret. The first explosion would come from the jewellers. wno would claim their money Then she would confess to De Rohan that she had the necklace and make him pay for it. under threat of publishing his letters. There was only one thing left to do. The one witness who might open De Rohan's eyes to the fact that he had not met the Queen must be spirited away.
 She hastened to Olivia with all signs of lively fear and told her that their foolish trick had been discovered and that dire punishment, perhaps even death, would be meted out to them If they were caught. She supplied the alarmed gird with money and saw her out of Paris and into the interior or France.
 She was a little surprised that it had been so easy to take oliva from the care of cagliostro. whom she feared so much. The Count smiled as ne " wstcn- 2. ed her plots. He knew everything and was delighted that his object was be- ing accomplished for him so much bet ter than he had hoped.
 There had been another witness of those secret meetings. IL was the Count dc Charney. who, In his capacity of ofacer of the household. had dis covered the grounds and had watched, with the result of seeing the person whom ne took to be the Queen giving midnight meetings to man whom he could not recognize.
 Mad with jeaiously, he forgot the re- spect due her rank, the danger to nim- self of avowing his iove-everythins The very next morning he begged TOT private audience and wildly broke forth into his accusation. At first Ma rfe Antoinette looked at him In wrath. Then she began to think that he had lost his reason. Gradually his circum- stantiaf charges convinced her that he truly believed that he had seen her
 Tn an instant she forgot her outraged dignity as the Queen of France and be- came the injured, grieving woman. Tn that instant. too. her heart spoke. and DeCharney saw thet she loved him
 DO you not believe me" she cried passionately, when l swear by all hold sacred that I was not in the park at any night An, God, prove my inno- cence! I do not wish this man To de- spise mel"
 De Charney pressed his hands to his heart She saw. by his white lips. by his terrible stare. that he could not be. Iieve her against his own senses. Des- perately she exclaimed: Well, then, win do what 1t is an unpardonable crime for the Queen of France to do. will meet you in the park at mid night. We will watch. If they come again, then you will believe me"
 The Count de Charney made no re- ply. He kneeled silently and pressed burning kiss on tn royal hand.
 That night the two met Midnight came and went, but no other persons appeared. The Queen. fati9ued and wearied with waiting and disappoint- ts.@a aWAa her eyes with her hands and began to sob.
 sir" said she. T am condemned. I have done what no woman, not to say a Queen, should have done. What a Queenl Who cannot reign over one heart. who cannot obtain the esteem of one honest man!'
 Silently De Charney offered his arm and they disappeared in the shadows From the bushes arose another form. It was that of a man who had seen
 The next day Philip de Taverney begged for audience. Madam" said he, after he had bowed to the ground. T am about to leave court forever
 "Oh, I know" cried Marie Antoin- cite, who did not wish him to go. M de Charney; and because you see him at court again today you are jealous"
 Madam" said Philip de Traverney, turning pale, T saw him earlier than today; for saw him at midnight in the park"
 "Go," said the queen. with a trembl- ing voice. T will keep you no longer. Philip bowed and retired. and Marie Antoinette sank terrified and over whelmed, to the sofa.
 CaElioatro, who had seen Dc Char nsy watch the false Queen with the unknown. had also seen DeTraverney watch the true queen with De Char ney, He had seen both men beg au- dienee of Marie Antoinette and eTn- erEe in agitation too great to be con eealed. To one learned like himself in the knowledge of his human kind the threads were as clear as if he had spun thom all himself He knew now that he had but to wait till the day arrived for payment of the 6oo,0oo granoG Then disgraoe would break over the heads of the French rulers. and he. knowing all, while Jeanne know only her own part in the drama. would hold tbo mastery of tha sltua- ton. It was his to play on as he chose.
 He know as well As # Jeanne vera under his orders that she would bend