Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-13

But you would have heard what he
had to say II l had not been in your
housc?"
you came here"
Was I wandering about by myself7"
Yes, madame"
81 thought | must have been walking
! When | came TO myself I was so tired
and my shoes were muddy. II you want
to see the priest I will go into andther
| room"
mo, I will bring him in and let him
give his message in your presence"
When Able Edgeworth was presented
! TO her he slightly raised his eyebrows,
/ but expressed no astonishment at meet
ing her lucid eyes. Nor did I explain
| God has given her back her senses in
! a night"
| The position in which she found herself
was trying. She made him a grave
courtesy. My house might have been the
! chateau In which she was born, so un-
disturbed was her manner. Her night
| wandering and mlnd-sickness were
simply put behind us in the past, with her
having taken refuge in my house, as
| matters which need not concern Able
| Edgeworth. lie did not concern himself
| with them, but bent before her as IL he
| had no doubt Of her sanity.
, | asked her to resume her place on the
/ settle. There was a stool for the able
and one for myself We could see the
| river glinting in its valley and the
! windrows of heights beyond II. A wild
| bee darted into the room, droning, and
out again, the sun upon its back.
Monsieur" / said to Able Edgeworth,
| 81 am ready now to hear the message
! which you mentioned to me last night"
"lf madame will pardon me-" he
| answered, IL will ask you to take me
| where we can confer alone"
| ut is not necessary, monsieur. Madame
de Ferrier knows my whole story"
Rt1f he Nria ut l., ,sa -t,1
81 followed you in this remote place,
| monsieur that we might talk together
without interruption, unembarrassed by
any witness"
Madame de Ferrier rose. put her into
her seat again with authority.
at is my wish, madame, to have at
! least one witness with Able Edgeworth
and myself"
81 hope" he protested, that madame
will believe there can be no objection to
her presence. l am simply following in
structions. / was instructed to deliver
my message in private"
Monsieur" Eagle answered. "I would
gladly withdraw to another room"
81 forbid it, madame" l said to her.
Very we'll" yielded Able Edgeworth.
He took a folded paper from his bosom,
and spoke to me with startling sharp
ness.
you think should address you as
Monseigneur, as the Dauphin of France
| should be addressed?"
II do not press my rights. II I did. mon
sieur the able. you would not have the
| right to sit in my presence"
Suppose we humor your fancy I will
| address you as Monseigneur. Let us even
| go a little farther and assume that you
are known to be the dauphin of France
| by witnesses who have never lost track
of you. In that case, Monseigneur,
/ would you put your name to paper re-
claim ba
rs this your message"
We have not yet come to the mes
sage"
Let us first come to the dauphin.
/ When dauphins are as plentiful as black
| berries In France, and the court never
sees beggar appear without exclaiming:
| Here comes another dauphin!-why, may
/ ask, is Able Edgeworth sent so far
| TO seek one?"
He smiled.
1--WE are supposng that Monseigneur, in
/ whose presence have the honor to be, is
| the true dauphin."
That being the case. how are we to
account for the true dauphin's reception
| at Mittau?"
THE gross stupidity and many blunders
| OF agents that the court was obliged to
employ need hardly be assumed
Poor Bellenger! He has to take abuse
from both sides in order that we may be
polite TO each other'N
"As Monseigneur suggests, we will not
| go into that matter"
Eagle sat as erect as a statue and as
white.
/ felt an instant's anxiety Yet she had
herself entirely at command.
| I'VE have now arrived at the paper, l
trust" said the priest.
| THE message?"
| "Oh, no. The paper in which you resign
all claim to the throne OF France, and
which may give you the price of a prin-
cipality In this country"
II do not sign any such paper"
| mot at all?"
| mot at ALL"
You are determined to hold to your
| rlRhts?
II am determined not to part with my
| rights"
Inducements large enough might be Of
fered.' He paused suggestively.
| The only man In France" / said, "em-
powered to treat for abdication of the
throne at present, is Napoleon Bonaparte.
DID you bring message from him?"
Abbe Edgeworth WINGED, but laughed.
Napoleon Bonaparte will not last An
Europe is against him. l see we have ar
| rived at the message"
He rose and handed me the paper he
held IN his hand. | rose and received ID,
and read II standing.
II was one brief line
Louis: You. are recalled.
Marie-Therese"
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