Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-28

BY MARY HARTWELL CATHERWOOD


BY
Copyright by the Bobos-Merrin Company
Book ! deals with the results Of the French
s3untry into Ensland in .l,90. A party ,n about
@ e he Frehes tsrops Believed dead
hss hsses the child with them. The narrative tnTn len
es@p % at ~sh 81 RE Rsss EC' along Lake dsorso
mmr,ft There he meets Count de chaumont atsp anp
becoes hS bis tns tnsOf GoYSs Doctor ehSnsrs
s'e5 70 living several years in the camp %s. s
ln,ssSsphin.f l,sSgp but de chSumOnt refuses to 0e-
Toward the. end. of the arst winter Ssos worsp
widow w-mother. decides that the esses, way ,nS s9
tells her she ) must lust return 70 Europe to e beg
dPe1son sndP Eer, for her eonisested lsnoS when the
boy runs away she follows him and perssapee. H re.
turn trip they they meet tHs potter and Louis Phil
slep snppe' Duke Of orleans There Ldsa ~ he un-
crowned king Hs OF If Franee. rn1ee ''A' ~
Al the opening Of Book H. Lazsrre and EsSIs
50 % T FTaScs ss'Y but IS IS discovered BY hls
hSsor; ~ Doctor chsntry the old ,dnsily ms stu.
aious and kind. Doctor chantry, nndIns nanass ~ :
So with him. Their first stop Is hotel hi,, at
saratoga, where Lazarre meets Louis FniirRgo Fting
anseS a9s eT Ss sa ns Sa u
poetor Chantry and the Indian TO France They
The nrst day in Paris, while out shopping
Win skenedonk Napoleons earriasse ~ ,ss PbnstIs.
Bellenger, the potter. shoves knife INTO rrha ~
boy Is ested ana ana tnt Thrown into the %
ste Pelagie. Bellenger had followed LassI..e
seiima'e s is %sSs SyinR Of fever. While the priest
L administering the last rites the Daupnin
In an instant Lasarre. using an Indian
trick, silently knocked the sacristan uneon-
followed TpH the pes the 10 Ptedom on bridge
The youth met Deilenger again. Lazaare was
strike hs SersSsr 'Iat He al sd ne not @esn
sciousness until be reached the morgue: there
strange marquis finds him, and takes him.
sk.nedonk and Or. Chantry TO his palace,
able % retain esST tss favor St apoeon wS hai Is
1Tares strange benefaetor. He shows the
70 mve from the mob when the royal palace
Was sacked In II Lazarre sees, for the first
tthe King and oueenl. bis sister and himself.
zar ow ne Knows a. ne Is the King s o. m france; zee;
the stones and other Jewels
CHAPTER vI-(Continued).
"DEFORE his quarrel with the late
- Car of Russia he maintained "a
dozen gentlemen-in-waitng. and perhaps
as many ladies'. to say nothing Of priests,
servants. attendants of attendants, and
guards. This treasure might last him
two years. II the King of Spain and
His Majesty OF Russia got wind of it.
and shut off their pensions. it would not
last SO long. l am too thrifty a French
man 10 dissipate the boards of the State
in foreign partsl Yet, If you question
my taste-I will not say my honesty.
Lazarre-"
y question nothing. monsieur! 1 ask
advice"
Esn. bienl Then do not be quite as
punctilious as the gentleman who got
turned out OF the debtor side of Ste.
Pelagie into an alley. This will not do
says he. SO around he posts to the en-
trance. and asks for admittance againT
Catch me knocking at Ste. Pelagie
for admittance again!"
''Then my advice is TO pay your tailor,
II he has done his work acceptably."
HE has done II marvelously, especially
In the itting."
"A Parisian workman finds II no mira
Gle TO Mt man from his old clothes L
took the liberty of sending your orders.
Having heard my little story. you under
stand that you owe me nothing but your
society; and a careful inventory Of this
trust"
We were long time examining the
contents OF the case. There were six
bags OF coin. all gold louis: many unset
gems; rings for the hand; and clusters
Of various sorts which knew not how
70 name. that blazed with a kind OF
white fire very dazzling The halfway
crown was crusted thick with colored
stones the like OF which could not have
imagined In my dreams. Their names,
the marquis told me. were sapphlres. EN-
eralds, rubies; and large clear diamonds.
ike beads OF rain. When everything was
carefully returned TO place. he asked.
Shall l act as your banker"
L begged him TO hide the Jewel box
again. and he concealed II In the wall.
which Is an impossible place for your
friend Bellenger at this time. DO you
dance a gavotte?"
told him I could dance the Indian
corn dance, and he advised me TO reserve
this accomplishment
"Bonaparte's police are keen on any
scent, especially the scent OF a prince.
His practical mind would reject the Tenn
pie story. IL he ever heard Il: and there
are enough live Bourbons for him 10
watch"
but there il the Count de chaumOnt."
] suggested.
HE Is not man that would put faith
IN the Temple story. either. and under
stand he IS kindly disposed toward Won %
y lived la his house nearly year"
-He ~ not had fellow for the new
sort 4 feel certain Of him. lie Is coax
ing my friendship because Of ancient
amity between the honsea< Of Du Piessy
and De Ferrier,"
did You say. monsieur. that Bonaparte
intends 70 restore Madame de Ferrier's
I4ndne"
They have been given to one Of his
rising officers"
.'Ihen he viii not restore themq'
*oh. yes. with interests His plan is
70 give her the ofiicer for a husband"
CHAPTER VII
I1YEN Ia those days OF falling upon
~ adventure and taking hold OF life
~Ith The arrogance OF young manhood. 1
tneH the value Of money, though Il has
HiHals been nay fault 70 give Il little
<1n.I0oIallpn. Experience taught me
|1s| poverty eoes afoot and sleeps with