Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-18

hunt and swim; and knew US, and begar
to talk our language. Now at last yol
are fully reused. and are going to leari
| the knowledge there Is In books
] asked Skenedonk how he himself hat
liked books and he shook his head. smil
| Ing. They were good for white men
very good. An Indian had little use fol
them He could read and write ant
cast accounts. When he made his grea'
! journey TO the far country what inter
| ested him most was the behavior OF thS
| people
We did not 80 into the subject Of his
| travels at that time, for | began IA
wonder who was going to teach me books
and heard with surprise that II was Doc
| tor Chantry.
But struck him with the little knife
| that springs out Of box"
skenedonk assured me that Doctor
| Chantry thought nothing of It. and there
was no wound but a scratch He looked
on me as his pupil. He know all kinds
OF books.
Evidently Doctor Chantry liked me from
the moment showed fight. His Anglo
Saxon blood was stirred. He receive
me from Skenedonk. who shook my hand
and wished me well before padding
away.
De ChaumOnts house was full as a hive
around the three sides OF its howered
court ball was in preparation and all
the guests had arrived. Avoiding these
gentry we mounted stairs toward the
roof and came into a burst of splendor.
AS far as the eye could see through
square east and west windows. un-
broken forests stretched to the end OF
the world. or Lake George wound sown
thick with islands. ranging in size from
mere rocks supporting a tree. to wooded
acres.
The room which weaned me from alb
original life was at the top of the CEN
tral building Doctor Chantry shuffled
over the clean oak floor and introduced
me to my appointments There were cur
tains like frost work, which could be
pushed back from the square panes.
At one end of the huge apartment was
my huge bed. formidable with hang
ings Near II stood a table for the
toilet. He opened closet door I'm the
wall and showed "A spiral staircase going
down to a tunnel which led to the lake
For when De Chaumont first came into
the wilderness and built the central house
without its wings he though It well to
nave a secret way out, as his chateau I'm
the old country had
The tunnel is damp" said Doctor
Chahtry. Il never venture into it,
though all the corner rooms below give
upon this stairway, and mine is lust
under yours"
1t was like returning me the lake to
use IN my own accustomed way For the
remainder OF my furniture | had n study
table, cupboard for clothes, some arm
ehalrs' case Of books, and massive
fireplace with chimney seats at the end
OF the room opposite the bed.
asked Doctor Chantry, was all this
maze ready for me before l was sure of
coming here?"
When the count decides that thing
VIII be done 1t is usually done" said
my schoolmaster "And Madame de
Eerrler was very active in forwarding
the preparations"
The JOY Of youth in the unknown was
oetore me. My old camp life receded be-
hind me.
Madame de Terriers missaI-book Iov ~,
the table. and when l stopped before II
-ongue-ued, Doctor Chantry said / was
TO keep IL.
she gives it to you. II was treasured
m her family on account OF personal
attachment to the giyer. She Is NOT a
5athollc' She was brought up as good a
Trotestant as any English gentlewoman." |
tolu ner II was my mothers II |
ieemed to be my mothers. But / don't |
fnow-I can't remember"
MY master looked at the missal. and |
aid II was a fine specimen Of ilIup,ira
Ion. His manner toward me was ~
'hanged that l found II hard 10 refer
o the lancet This, however very |
naturally followed his examination of nv
iead' lie said / had healthy blood, ana .
ne wound was closing by the frat in
ention. The pink cone at the tin OF HE
rose worker In whimsical grin as he
leard my apology
lt Is not often you will make the
neuiclhe man take his own remedy. NV
We thus began our relation with the
'est feeling II has since appeared tbat
was dressing 10 Doctor Chantry. nv
dncaton gave him something 10 40
or although he called himself pbvsician
o Count de Chaumont, he had M real
eeupauon In the house, and dabbled vyItb
'oetry' doing among books. De C,ba,,
mont was one OF those large men who
ather In the weak, His older gervants
lad come TO America with his fatber
ma were attached as kindred. A natural
a. ,si.'.s iaalte llAe Doctor Chantry took to De
'haumont as means OF support: apd n |
vas pleasing to both OF them.
Ny master asked me when l wanta5 o,
esln my studies, and I said. Now Z"
we sat down at the table, and I learned
ne english alphabet, some phrases ~
English talk, some spelling, ana traced
ny nrst characters IN a copybook WIN
'Hiiihb ufsife 70 know. i did not want l
leave on at dusk. In that high room
sy fingered. The doctor was fretful for
Us supper before We rose from our task
servants We're hurrying up ana down
tairs The whole house had an air ~
estiylty Doctor chantry asked me 10
'ait IA lower corridor while he Dads
ONE change IN his drsBs.
aat down ON a broad window sill and
snen 1 had waited a few minutes. Ma
enioiselte de chaumont darted around
o.ileF pafe armed and bare necked She
oiapsed 20 the floor az sight of me-
hd then oegan 20 dance away IA the op.
iosite direction with sun leaps. a
amb does IN springtime.
saw she was IA pain or trouble. need
as servant. and made haste 10 reach
ef, when she hid her face on both arm
Eainst the wall
.Go onf' She hissed "-s-s-st "a oeet
haven't anything oni-Don't 90 ON
'Rsn n.s aqor Tor me quicki-hefore any
ely else comes into the halilH
which door - il3'' I asked. sas