Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-18

ton which grows on an lndolent man
in course Of years--of countless days Of
| consulting. trusting. relying ON one
ever present, eyer, ready. always trust
worthy. nLep9ge had been With him
nearly thirty years. There was hardly
q secret Of the kings manhood which
he had not known and kept. At last
had he turned traitor!
stenovics had failed to allow for this
human side OF the matter-how much
more alone the revelation would make
the king feel. how much more exposed
and helpless. just. moreover. when
sickness made his invaluable servant
more indispensable still. A forlorn dig
nifty filed the kings simple question.
lis 1t true, Lenage" b., ..-.l -
} Lepage's impassivity vanished, He.
too. was deeply moved. The sense Of
guilt was on him-of guilt against bis
master 1t drove him on beyond itself
to fierce rage against those who had
goaded him into his disobedience.
whose action and plans had made his
disobedience right. for right now he
believed and felt 1t. His talks with
Zerkovitch had crystallized his sus-
picions into confident certainty. He
was carried beyond thinking Of what
effect his outburst might have on his
own fortunes or how 1t might distress
the already harassed king. He struck
back fiercely at his accuser. all his ma
| tional quickness Of passion finding vent
| in the torrent OF words he poured forth
in excuse or justification. He spoke
his native French very quickly, one
word jostling over another, his arms
flying like windmills and his hair
bristling, a. 1t seemed. with defiance.
ayes, it's true, sir. disobeyed your
majesty--for the first time in thirty
years! For the first time in my life.
sir, I did It! And why7 Because 1t
was right Because It was for honor.
I was angry. yes! / had been scolded
because Count Alexis babe me call him
prince and you heard me do it. Yes.
l was angry. Was It my fault7 Had
l told him he was q prince?, No! Who
| had told him be was a princes? Don't
ask me. sir. Ask somebody else. For
my part, I know well the difference be-
tween one who is a prince and one who
is not. Oh. I'm not ignorant Of that! l
know. too. the difference between one
] whots queen and one who is notch,
With the utmost respect to Nine. la
| Comtesse! But know It, and l re-
memhar It. Does everybody else re-
member ity' 80 tse@a 2r 81" f.
He stopped for a moment and clutch
ed at his stir. tight cellar AZ though to
wrench 1t away from his neck and let
the stream Of his words dow even more
freely. While he, paused nobody spoke.
Stenovics' heavy gaze was on the king.
(6tafnitx's eyes discreetly on the cell
ing. The countess looked scared. Had
| they made a mistake! Would 1t have
been better to run the risk Of what LIE
page could dor The kings hands were
on the. table IN front Of him. They
| tHembled where they lay,aa NJ n, -
l. why went sthe .,pripcsa to, know7
Because then be ,neuldn't, co. on his
Journeys III. jovFp<y after the Ger
man princessv'. a.. He. faced Stenoyics
now, boldly and denantly. pointing q
ItcreAnger At him. Yea they wanted
him to 60, Yea they did,. Why. sir2
70 marry 4 princess "a great princess?
Was that what they wanted1 Ell. but
It would have been little Gse for Count
Alexis to ask me to call him prince
then! And Nine. Ia 7Comtesse- the
utmost respect to Mme.' la Comtesse-
she wanted great princess here2 Oh.
she wanted that nightly. to be sure!'
The king stirred uneasily in his chair.
"Sir. will you listen to him" the
countess brokefin. IL
His answer was cold. II listen to
every man before ] order him to be
punished" la .,..s, y ..-. y.
Eyes. they wanted him to 60. Yes,
certainly! For be trains his men at