The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-02-01

uOIl OlQ not know now IL was InaI
| should have such a feeling Of dissat-
isfactiOn when I beheld that beautiful
Madam Whitworth dancing within the
arms of the Gouverneur Williamson
Faulkner. l blushed that should be
so unworthy. wiz. such an unreason-
able fury in III. heart. and | looked
away so that seemed not to see the
smile that he sent to me over the head
of the very sweet Belle girl in blue
ruGles and silver slippers l was guild
ing past him in the trot Of a foy.
1t is with a burning of Counteuance
that arisei from a hot shame, which |
do not e'ien 10 this moment exactly
understand, that | recall to my mind
that half hour which &Ir. Robert Car
ruthers of Gree and Bye spent with
the beautiful Madam Patricia Whit
worth in one Of the deep windows that
looked from the private study of his
eXcellency Of the state of Harpeth
over into the great hills that surround
the city. Things happened in this
wise: That Madam Whitworth made
the commencement of our duel of in
telligences by assuming that was
simple French infant before whom she
could dangle the very sweet bonbOn of
affection and take away from it a
treasure that 1t held In the hollow of
its hand as a sacred trust; that Mad
am WhitwOrth did not realize that in
stead of very small young boy from
gay Paris, whose eyes were closed like
those of very young cat, she was
dealing with the very wicked girl who
placed the word devil" behind the
word dare"
was that girl.
81 suppose it is absurd for a staid
old matron like myself to be jealous,
really jealous, at seeing q child like
you being consumed alive by lot of
simpering misses in pink and blue chif-
fon pinafores, who ought to be in their
nursery cots asleep, but | have been
and am, boy. Did you forget that
was your Oldest friend while Sue Tom
linson fed you sweets out Of her hand?"
And as she spoke she seated herself
in the exact center of the window seat
and motioned Inc to place myself in
the portion of the left side that remain
ed. I inserted myself into the space
that was so indicated and laid my arm
along the window ledge behind her
very much undrcssed back so that
might give to my lungs space to ex-
paud for air. l think that arrange
mbuts made very much for the COM
fort Of the beautiful Madam Patricia,
for she Immediately appropriated that
arm as a cushion for her undraped
shoulders.
And there in the mansion Of the
Eourcrueur of the state of Harpeth
himself that Hye'y woman did unfold
to me the most wonderful plan for the
most enormous robbery Of both her
own government and miue-or should
l say Of both Of my governments tina.
it could he in the power Of mortal
mind to conceive. 1t was a beautiful,
reasonable. generous, patriotic, syrua-
thctic drama Of the gigantic war mule,
and it had only one tiny, hidden ol-
scure line in one Of its verses. but In
that line lay all Of dishonor that could
come TO a man and a state who should
allow a smaller nation fighting for its
life and It's honor to be defrauded Of
one Of the supplies which We're of
deadly necessity for its success. l
think l even saw the dastardly scheme
more plainly than did my uncle, the
General Robert. for l had listened with
more than one ear while my capitaine,
the Count de Lasselles, explained to
wee Pierre some Of the details Of sup
plying the army of the repubique.
think he had talked of things that the
little one could not understand just to
make an ease Of the pressure Of all of
his business upon his troubled mind
and breaking heart. And as Madam
Whitwor;h talked l could hear my
pierre's brave voice as lie always gave
assurances to his sad idol
"All of plenty is in America, and she
will give to France"
And here sat great strong Roberta,
the Marquise Of Gree and Bye, hold
ing in the hollow of her arm a beauti-
full American woman who had herself
contrived a mOnstrous plan to let n
quantity Of the lifeblood of France to