The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-27

their stations. The man with the
case, half between the two, raised a
white handkerchief.
One" he counted.
Suddenly Paul saw third carriage,
driven at a furious pace. dash down
the drive and come to a halt fifty
yards away. middle-aged gentle
man and lady. primly dressed. de-
scended, and. perceiving what was
taking place, began running wildly to-
ward the combatants.
Two" shouted the man in the mid
die.
Paul bounded from the underbrush.
Put up your weapons" he yelled in
| French And the five. startled ty
this sudden appearance and still more
unceremonious command obeyed.
Monsieur" exclaimed the man
with the handkerchief. as Paul STUN
bled toward him. this is most I'M
seemly. If you"
We'll done, Well done" shouted
the middle-aged man. finding his voice
as he staggered into the middle OF the
group, leaving the lady toiling in the
rear Just in the nick of time. Ed
ward,''
But il the others were disconnected
the middle-aged man was more dis
comfited than they He seemed to tot
ter backward: his eyes stared through
their heavy fringes. and his mouth
'opened and remained open. The lady.
who joined the group at that moment.
seemed paralyzed with fear. She sank
to the ground. sobbing. The gentle
man raised her in his arms and, turn
ing upon the group with an expression
OF sternness, said:
That man is not my son."
Round the bend Of the drive came
a fourth carriage. and before 1t STOP
ped young man leaped from it and
came bounding. 1.-the as a deer. across
the grass. shouting as he advanced.
He burst into the midst of the as
sembled company and clasped his
mother in his arms. And the rest, en-
tirely overcome by the crescendo OF
these unparalleled circumstances only
looked wildly at one another. They
could not find their tongues.
It was really astonishing how little
they resembled each other-the true
prince and the false II clothes make
the man, they had certainly made the
prince in the minds of the Parisians.
For, save that each wore a trim Eng
lish coat and patent leather boots
and spats. and carried a cane with a
dogs head, there was astonishingly
little resemblance between the true
Prince Edward. with his arms round
his sobbing mother, and the false
Prince Edward, still holding the duel.
ing pistol
81 heard that you had come here to
look for me, father" exclaimed the
prince. What does 1t mean? They
sent a telephone message to the mar
quis' house"
who sent it,"
THE Daily Star They told the
marquis that had been out all night
in a cafe, that I was to fight duel
that you had come to Paris and hat
been warned to be in the Bots. and 81
what does II mean?"
Queen Mary picked herself up ant
came forward. her eyes boring lik'
steel augers into Clothilde's face.
who is that woman. masqueradin'
as my son, the prince?" she asked.
Then, rising to the occasion. Pau
stepped forward. doffing his hat witt
his politest smile.
1T means. Madam" he said, "tha
cinematograph picture was to b
taken in the Bots, and that one OF tn
chief actors unfortunately adopted
dress too similar to your sons"
Hal" snorted King George increc
ulously. Where is your camera, sir?
81 left II in the cab" replied Pau
deferentially. "The cabman took IT Il
charge because l had forgotten m
money"