The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-04-19
your party and bring them on up to

your party and bring them on up to
the capitol"
Monsieur" said the Lieutenant
Count de Bourbon, with another bow
and then quick recovery as he saw
that he must take the hand Of Buzz,
held out to him in great cordiality.
These handshakes of America are very
confusing to those of Europe.
saw great laughter almost to ex-
plosion In the eyes of my Buzz ut the
very little man who had such a great
manner, and l made hurrying of him
and my uncle, the General Robert, to
the large car standing beside the sta-
ton.
II will precede you in my. cherry"
said, as saw both the gentlemen
seated together upon the back seat Of
the large black machine.
"Eo you don't: you take your seat
right In here with us to be on hand IL
any bridge Of this international CONVEX
sation breaks down under the count
and me-" answered my uncle, the Gen.
eral Robert, with stern command.
rs 1t that the young NJ. Carruthers
had an education In France?" asked
the lieutenant, the Count de Bourbon.
HE has the air Of French-shall / say
youth?' And as he spoke again saw
a CLEAN Of deeply aroused interest in
his eyes which made my knees to trem-
bic in their tweed trousers.
Born there; son Of my brother, who
died Mt the Marne," made answer to
the question my uncle, the General
Robert.
1T Is now that make a remem-
brance. That Capitaine Carruthers
was the husband to the very beautiful
Marquise de Gree and Bye. In her
youth was her friend. l did not
know But as the Lieutenant the
Count de Bourbon was making this
discovery. which sent thrill of fear
into the toes of my very shoes, the car
stopped at the main entrance Of the
capitol, and halfway down the long
flight Of steps stood his excellency the
great Gouverneur Faulkner of the state
Of Harpeth waiting to receive the guest
who came OH a mission to him from q
great land across the waters. Until
>die and even into. space beyond that
| shall take that picture OF magnifi-
cence which was made by my beloved
Gouyerneur Faulkner as he stood In
the May sunlight with his bronze hair
In cleaning. I thought him to he a
great statue Of Succor as he held out
both of his strong hands to the smaller
man who had come from stricken
land for his help
lie bon Dieu keep Of his heart a
friend Of France" prayed as watch
ell those hands clasp as my uncle, the
General Robert, made the Introduction.
And all the long hours of that long
day were as dreams of sadness and
fear to me as went about the many
duties Of entertainment laid upon me.
At luncheon at that club Of Old Hick-
ory sat opposite the small French.
man who sat on the right hand of my
Gouverneur Faulkner, and opposite to
me sat my uncle, the General Robert.
No business was III discussion at that
time, but | could see those eyes OF
| French shrewdness make q dartine
from one face to another, and ever they
came back to me with great puzzle
which gave to me terrible fear. To all
the plans for his entertainment be gave
an assent Of delight. and for that two
days. journey down into the grazing
lands Of the Harpeth valley he had o
great cagerness until told that It was
to be undertaken upon the morrow.
is 1t not that we will be occupied
on the morning of tomorrow with the
signing OF those papers OF importance
your excellency?' he asked, with Q
grave annoyance which was under q
fine control.
The'secretary OF state. General Car
ruthers, and / think It will be best
that you see the grazing. lands of Har
peth and some Of the mules being put
into condition before the signing OF
the contracts" was what was "hand
ed out to him." US my Buzz would
have expressed it, by my Gouverneul
Faulkner with great courtesy ani
kindness as he helped himself Il
some excellent chicken prepared In I
fry. / could see q great start o.
alarm come into the eyes Of that small
Lieutenant the Count de Bourbon Al
those calm words, but he gave not ,
sign Of 1t. In my heart was a grea
hope that something had been dis
covered for the protection of my sol
diers of France. and also took t,
myself portion Of that excellen
chicken and did make the attempt t.
consume it as l beheld all of thos'
great gentlemen performing. be
lieve that under excitement men pos
sess a much greater calmness Of ap
petite than do women.
M. lie Gouverneur, it is not neces
sary that behold those lands an,
those mules. The signature of th
great gouverneur of the state of Hal
peth will make mule to grow fron
desert in the eyes Of the French gov
ernment," he said. with smile o
great charm spreading over his yer
small countenance.
But just at this moment, when
reply would have been of an awkward
ness to make, the music, which l
made by most delightful band 9
black men for all eating in that clu
} Of Old Hickory. began to play th
great Marseillaise, and with one mt
. tion all Of the gentlemen In that dir
ing room rose to their feet In respet
. to the distinguished guest Of that Oh
Hickory club. Also many friendl
glances were cast upon me, which
returned with smile of great graf