The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-03
CHAPTER XIV.

"a made no answer. but I raised
IA my head and looked into his
eyes with dignity that came
to me as my right from suffering. So
regarding each other, we stood for q
very short minute, in which the Capt.
taine the Count de Lasselles raised
his head from his kisses of salutation
upon my hands.
"And, mon enfant, is this the good
uncle to whose care you came into
American asked that Capitaine the
Count de Lasselles as he reached out
his imprisoned hands for greeting to
my relative.
I did not make any answer to that
question. My head raised itself yet
higher, and 1 looked my Gouverneur
Faulkner full in the face while wait
ed to hear what he would answer of
my kinship to him.
"Sir, am the friend of General Car
ruthers, and I am also the governor OF
the state of Harpeth. l have come
across the mountains to talk with you
about the business of this contract for
mules for your army, and have
brought your young friend to assist
| me If I should need translating from
| or to you. We Americans, captain. are
poor handlers Of any language not our
own, and the matter Is Of much gravi-
ty." And as the Gouverneur Faulkner
spoke those words to my Capitaine the
Count de Lasselles, with great courte-
sy, but also great sternness. In which
he named me, not as his friend, but as
the friend of that Capitaine the Count
de Lasselles, / knew that / was placed
by him among all women liars of the
| world and that to him his boy Robert
OF honor was of truth dead forever.
at is indeed Of such gravity that |
have come from the English Canada to
make all clear to myself" answered
my beloved Capitaine the Count de
Lasselles as he drew himself to his
| entire height. which was we'll nigh as
great as that of the gouverneur of the
state of Harpeth.
"And I have ridden a day and
night, sir, for the same purpose" an
swered my great Gouverneur Faulk
ner. with that beautiful courtesy o.
business I have always observed hin
to use in the transaction of his affair:
in his office at the capitol Of the statt
of Harpeth. "And as one of US mus
make beginning will you not tell me
captain, why you are here and in thi
predicament?"
.In a few words l will make al
clear to you, your excellency,' mad
answer my Capitaine the Count d'
Lasselles, with an air of courtes,
equal to that of the Gouyerneur Faulk
ner. II sent down into your state
Harpeth one of my commission, t
whom l gave the direction that with
lack Of annoying publicity he shoul
investigate the preparedness OF tn
state Of Harpeth to deliver those 5,O0
of mules to the republtque OF Franc
/ as was being proposeds Behold, n
i port that all is well comes to me, but
: ah, it Is with sorrow and shame tha
! such q thing could be done by SO
? of poor France who struggles for lit
/ among the sheets of that report wei
t left by mistake the fragments OF
draft Of letter to an American w0n
d an which made a partial disclosure
Y an intended falseness OF that stat
ment to me- Immediately came alor
e to interview that false officer, and
find him gone from that small tow
e not far from here into your capital
o was seeking rapidly to ride alone
= directions into your capital city to pr
q vent that he make a signature, whlt
e / had given to him the authority
d write, to those papers OF so great
n importance | was thus arrested