Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-23

on me than anything else that ever hap
pened in my life except"-she stopped.
Except the taking Off of my mother
and brothers TO the guillotlne."
The man who told me TO call him Louis
Philippe turned toward her, with atten-
tion as careful as his avoidance when
she wished to be unobserved. She rose
and came around the fire. making a deep
courtesy.
My family may not be unknown to
his royal highness the Duke of Orleans.
We are DE Ferriers of Mont-Louis; emil
gree now, like many Others"
Madame. I knew your family well.
They were loyal to their king"
MY father died here in America Be-
fore we sailed we saw this man In Lon
DON"
And with him"
"A boy"
do you remember the boy well?"
II remember him perfectly"
The wailing in the cabin became louder
and turned to insistent animal howls.
Instead of a babe, the imprisoned crea-
ture was evidently a dog. " ndered
that the potter did not let him out to
warm his hide at the fire.
did YOU ever see the boy again."
81 did not see him again until he was
brought to Count de Chaumonts house
last summer"
why to De Chaumont? lie Ray de
Chaumont is not one of US. He is of
the new nobility. His chateau near Blois
was bought by his grandfather, and he
takes his name from the estate. l have
heard he is in favor with Bonaparte."
Even we of the old nobility, prince,
may be reduced. to seek favor of Bona
parte."
Heaven forbid. madame. I say moth
ing agaist him; though l could say
much"
Say nothing Count de Chaumont.
Count de Chaumont befrends all emil
gres."
II have nothing to say against Count
de Chaumont. He is not OF our party;
he is OF the new. Fools! II we princes
had stood by each other as the friends
OF the Empire stand by their emperor,
we could have killed the Terror"
The animal in the cabin by this time
was making such doleful cries | said to
the potter:
Let him out. 1t is dreadful to be
shut in by walls"
The potter, STOPPING half over and roll
ing stifty from foot to foot in his walk,
filled me with compunction at having
been brutal to so pitiful a creature, and
hurried to open the door for him. The
animal clawed vigorously inside, and the
instant | pushed back the ill-fitted slabs,
it strained through and rushed on all
fours to the fire. Madame de Ferrer fed
backward, for what | liberated could
hardly be seen without dread.
1t was a human being His features
were a boys, and the tousled hair had
a natural wave. While 1t crouched for
warmth I felt the shock of seeing a
creature about my own age grinning
back at me, fishy eyed and black
| mouthed.
There" Bellenger said, Strengthening
up in his place like bear rising from
all fours That Is the boy your De
! Ferriers saw in London
/ I remembered the boy Madame Tank
had told about Whether myself or this
| less fortunate creature was the boy, my
heart went very pitifu toward him.
Madame de Ferrler stopped and examined
him; he made a juicy noise OF delight
with his mouth.
This is not the boy you had in London,
monsieur" she said to Belenger.
The potter waved his hands and
shrugged.
"You believe. madame, that Lazarre is
the boy you saw In London?" said Louis
PHILIPPE.
II am certain OF it,"
what proofs have your
''rhe evidence Of my eyes"
Tell that to Monsieur exclaimed the
potter.
who Is Monsieur" / asked.
THE eldest brother of the king of
France is called Monsieur The Count
i de Provence will be called Monsieur
until he succeeds Louis XVII and Is
crowned Louis XVIII-if that time ever
comes. He cannot be called Louis XVIII
the man who told me to call him
Louis PHILIPPE took my arm, and found
myself walking back and forth with him
as In a dream while he carefully formed
sentence after sentence. Because the
dauphin who died In the Temple prison
was Louis XVII. But there are a few
who say he did not die; that a dying
child was substituted for him: that he
was smuggled out and carried to America,
Beilenger was the agent employed.
The dauphin's sister is married TO her
cousin, the nephew OF Monsieur. She
herself believes these things; and IL Is
certain - sum OF money Is sent out 10
America every year for his maintenance
He was reduced TO imbecility when re-
moved from the Temple Il is not known
whether he will ever be AT 10 reign a
the kingdom returns to him. No com.
munication has been held with him. He
was nine years old when removed from
the Temple; he would now be In his
nineteenth year. When I last saw MIN
he was smiling little prince with wavins
hair and hazel eyes. holding 70 his
mothers hand
Stop"
The erenzy OF half recollection came on
me, and that which l hfd put away from
my mind and sworn 10 let alone, seized
ana convuised me. Dreams aud sensa.
lions, and instincts massed and fell upon
me In an avalanche Of conviction.
was that unerowned 0utcast. the
king Of Ffancel