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Show Due D' Orleans Will Sell English Home h York House," for Many Years the Residence of Royalty, Is in the Market Historic Structure Likely to Be Tom Down and the Ground Divided (Special Correspondence.) F THE French cherish It was magnificently furnished and ished a lingering ten- boasted a wonderfully carved oak derness (or one of the staircase which remains Here families most promi- James lived for years and here Mary nent In Its history, or and Anne, queens of England, were If the British people born. The room in which the latter were anxious to In- first saw the light still is known as crease Its already high "Queen Annes Chamber." collection of storied It was In 1864, after the fall from buildings, one of the power of Louis Philippe that the Due most interesting residences In Eng- d'Aumale bought the York house for land would stand a good chance of his nephew, the Comte de Paris, being preserved. As it Is, It will prob- father of the present Duke of Orleans. ably be torn down to make way for The count added to the original luxury the modern villas" beloved of the of the mansion and built In several to-da- Jerry builder. The residence In question Is York bouse. at Twickenham, the home of one English king, the birthplace of large reception rooms, where unusually brilliant entertainments were held. The first child of the Comte de Paris and his wife, formerly Marie York House. two English queens and more recently the English home of the Bourbon bouse of which the Duke of Orleans, pretender to the throne of France; the. present Queen, of Portugal, and the Duchess of Aetata. who may yet be Queen of ItalyVare members. All of (jyVl&8we$!Sfi,8trIouB olk were ui at York house. Ihe old Blinfflbn, which stands by the Thames close to the old church where Alexander Pope lies buried, Is the property of the Duke of Orleans, and it Is by his orders that it Is about to be sold. The duke says the reason he wishes to dispose of his English home is that it has become surrounded on all sides by cottages of the sort affected by folk of slender means and humble origin. There is a general belief. however, that his royal highness is parting with his family's home in exile because he finds that, in spite of the fact that King Edward has declared that "the doors of England are open once more to him. his society is not likely to be cultivated In this country to any extent. It Is not thought that York House will be bought by anyone as a residence, but that its historic site will fall into the hands of the speculative builder and promptly be covered with the same sort of dwellings with which his royal highness says the neighborhood is already too full to suit him. York To return, however, to Its history begins when It House. semi-detache- d Dcrothee, Princess Imperial of Austria, was the present Queen of Portugal. who was born In 1868. The Duke of Orleans saw the light In 1869, and Princess Helene, now Duchess of As "youngsters" the Costa. In 1871. children of" the great French house who were almost of an age with the children of the present King and Queen of England, used to visit and play with them day after day, and it was In these days that the affection which existed between the late Duke of Clarence and "Helene of France began. As years went by they fell in love with each other and only the difference in their religions prevented their marriage. It was reported that when the Duke of Clarence died, though he was formally engaged to the present Princess of Wales, his last gasping words were "Helene, Helene! It was at York house that the Duke of Orleans first revealed the love of natural history that was eventually to take him around the world as a mighty hunter, by starting a small menagerie, and that his elder sister, Marie Amelie, pored over her school books so assiduously that, as Queen of Portugal, she is considered one of the best informed royal women In Europe. Helene, now of Oosta, was, however, her father's favorite, and she and the old Comte de Paris used to be seen day after day riding together In Richmond park, across the river from Twickenham, or In the direction of In the Grounds. was built by the literary Earl of Clarendon, who used, according to tradition, to write his essays in the walks of the gardens which adjoin the It was Lord Clarendon who house. made a present of his home to James II, then Duke of York. It was a home It for the heir to a throne, too, for Stowe. She always has been radiantly pretty, but slightly domineering, and Italian statesmen are credited with an apprehension that, should her husband, the Duke of Aosta, mount the throne of Italy the daughter of the Bourbons might try to place the religious sltustlon on a new footing. Little Miss Millions; Witch of Monte Carlo. or. The A RQMANclToF THE RJV1ERA. St. George Itnthborne , .4 Author of "De.Jii'i,' "Mi 1'anliHf. of Xrw I'oii, i'optnii I of the ' Kuir' ".Vim t'aprire," "The Spider' Web," Ktr., Me. Cufirirhi, IWO. by Street and Smith. New York. ciumi W hung heavy all around them, a gloom and fog better suited to old London than the gay French capital. Perhaps It was an accident, but neither of them were of a mind to believe so. Rather were our friends ready to suspect that the count and bis Muscovite ally had something to do with the cabs disappearance, since such men never lose an opportunity to harass an enemy when the opportunity arises. Nor did their suspicions arise In vain. Without the least warning the two friends suddenly found themselves set upon by a squad of roughs, such as may be recruited at small expense from the slums of any great city. When Jones saw the nature of the gang thus brought so rudely to their attention, he scorned to avail himself of the potent weapon of hla outer coat. The vermin were not worth such exalted treatment. Each of our friends had gone forth with a stout cane, and in the hands of determined men these could be made exceedingly serviceable. Thus they turned to meet the onslaught with an eagerness that perhaps surprised the footpads, no doubt accustomed to having such victims as they chose to honor with their attention throw up their hands In inglorious surrender. Ah! Father Anselmo had finished if. The Lstt Resort reading, and looked rom one to anAt just nine oclock that same night other of the rival claimants ere rena cab came to s Halt in front of a dering his decision. sombre pile of maaoiry known to PaFather, 1 have your word to deliver the packet to me, your solemn risians as a Capuchkn monastery. This vehicle contahed our two ad- promise," said the count, in a hoarse venturers. Jones gate the heavy voice, reading his defeat In the face of knocker a few bangs that re- the venerable recluse, and holding dessounded harshly am dig the lofty cor- perately to this last chance, as a t ridors within. drowning man will cling to a straw. That was given before had looked This summons broight a lay brother at once to the door, hr no appeal can upon this document bearing the signaever be slighted by hose whose vows ture of one I once knew well. It Is my have made them bruhers to the poor solemn duty to deliver this trust to the one who has the stronger claim, of their faith. Jones announced that he had a otherwise I would be false to my vow. You have decided, then, against most important comnuniration for the me? asked the count, between his reverend father whith could not posteeth, his eyes blazing as when he sibly be postponed until another day that he had come over laud and sea faced the lion upon African deserts. CIIAPTKK II A "I cannot resist overwhelming force for this one purpose, and grave results Velvet Claws. of clrcumstances,and his claim coms might follow further delay. Jones and Merrick were full of fight, The doorkeepers hesitation seemed first, steadily replied the aged father, so that the opportunity to do a little quite swept away by such logical rea- handing over the packet. work in the service of the community Then there is but one resource left came to tnem not without its advansoning, and he asked the two gentlemen to enter, which they did with conus, Stromboloff, and that is to take tages. siderable readiness. by force from this rascally American And the way they badgered those The brother led them Into au what we are refused peaceably. Draw castaways from society was really a apartment and begged them to be pa- and stand by me, comrade, snarled caution not a head escaped punishtient, as the head of the order was the count, as he noisily rattled his ment, and some received such a double engaged at the time with other visitors sword from its steel scabbard and pre- dose that they grew rattled. who had, strange to say, also come pared for war. The result was a foregone concluEvidently the big Russian attache sion, since heads never could be In upon very Important business. When they were alone Merrick sug- had been half expecting some such ap- the same class with clubs. And In gested the possibility of the good fa- peal to arms, if one might Judge from Iras than a minute the friends had thers other callers being those per- the celerity with which he, too, whip- their enemies on the run, utterly desons whom they least desired to meet ped out a shining blade, which he was moralized by the vigorous treatment at such a critical time, and somehow privileged to carry on account of his given. this Idea gave Jones so much uneasi- connection, unworthily enough, with Without attempting pursuit, the two ness that he jumped to his feet. the legation. friends made the best of their way Just as Jones gained his feet he Jones, seeing what lay In the wind, to their hotel. heard a sneexe twice repeated, a sneeze was not slow to reach back to the Naturally both of them were eager that seemed to possess an Individual- pocket where he carried a seven to see what manner of document had shooter, and Merrick followed suit fallen Into their possession, but It was ity, as is frequently the case. The effect upon Jones was magical, with a swing, proving that if the fra- too public a place to serve as a council for his companion saw him give a sud cas actually came to a crisis he would chamber, so Jones proposed retiring to den start, while his jaws came together not be found wanting. his. den on an upper floor, where no with a snap. Eye looked Into eye, and the count one would be apt to disturb them. "That is the time you struck the saw a lurking devil In the skyblue orbs They were In the act of ascending nail squarely upon j the head, my boy, of the Yankee that somehow he did when an attache of the establishment The count Is here in this building-af- ter not fancy Jones was one of those pe- touched Mark upon the shoulder, all, he has Mjr.nl s- point on us, culiar men who could smile., exasperat-ingl- y spoke a few words and handed him a, even when committing hari karl. card. since he even now wJls with the holy So the count, having mentally comfather, seeking to ntsent enough inJones saw bis friend stand Irresofluence to secure possession of the puted his chances of surviving an en lute, as though hardly knowing what secret dossier. You can hear the counter, and finding them next to to do. murmur of their voices in yonder li nil, decided to defer the reckoning At the same time he could not but brary," was what Jones said, impres- until a more opportune time, when notice that the card was such as ladles Come, my friend, we must he would be able to bring more powsively. use for calling. shy our castors into the ring, and re- erful factors to bear. "Ill come up presently, my dear felloFather Anselmo touched a bell. member, Jones, he pays the freight w-third stage, number eighty-seveAlmost Immediately half a dozen Good Merrick was close upon the heels of give me five mlndtes or so. the redoubtable Jones when the latter strapping big monks entered the And as Jones climbed the stairs In pushed the door wide open and thus apartment, proving that this body- preference to using the lift, he chancunceremoniously entered the adjoining guard could not have been far away ed to glance through the open door of at any time. apartment. the hotel parlors, and beheld a vision The count had thrust his sword back in Neither Jones nor his companion white, seated on a divan; a wjman gave more than a passing glance at the in its sheath with an angry move- so entranclngiy beautiful that any room, their whole attention being ment, and stood there with his arms man might be pardoned for bowing at folded, looking defiance. taken up with the little party gatherher shrine upon the slightest encourBefore we quit these walls, revered near the center at the moment agement. when they so suddenly forced an en- end father, I demand once more that Jones merely gave one of his little trance. you place in my hands the packet you whistles, that seemed to express his These were three In number, the solemnly promised to deliver, if I feelings so completely. For the charmpatrlarchial good father, a tall, bronz- could prove my position. This I have er was the Princess Olgavltch, ed man in the fatigue dress of a done, and you have it on the honor whom a wretched fate had that day. of a name Frenchmen are at present thrown across Mark Merrick's French Infantry captain, and a d path pleased to particularly honor." giant Just back of him. under most peculiar circumstances, There was no change In the old which were of a nature to arouse In these two Merrick recognized the count and his faithful Russian col- monk's demeanor; he had weighed his within her certain feelings she had chances and decided uiwn his plan of league. laughed at in others. Jones did not Jones should have been called to the action, nor cuuld threats or cajolerthe sight of it a hit. He knew enjoy bar, for he had all the clever attri- ies have any further influence upon the character of the Continents) Lur-lin-e, butes of a successful advocate, and him. and how unscrupulous she had 1 as could present so plausible a case that positively refuse, Count Leon, always been in playing with the holiest few men might hold out against his aud In order that you may have no of human passions. doubts as to what my action in the specious plea. Merrick entered the parMeanwhile As he advanced in the direction of premises might be, I have here In lor. He had reasons of his own for the trio he raised his hand In a dra- your presence solemnly delivered to granting the ladys request for an inmatic as well as supplicating manner, the accredited agent of M. Darragh the terview as soon as she came in. and first of all sincerely begged par-io- n packet that was committed to my care His curiosity had been aroused by for disturbing the peace and sanr- - when Father Jean passed to Immortala few words written in French upon ity." y of so sacred a place. her card. Jones smiled broadly as his hands Then he told how he had come to "A matter of great importance. see Father Anselmo upon very import- eagerly fondled the little sealed packShe began by thanking him over ant business, and hearing the voice of age, while the count glared his un- again for his generous and manly suchis rival In the adjoining room, he had speakable rage. cor of the morning. Merrick raised even dared profane It with his presNow, depart from under this roof, his hand In protest, shaking his curly ence, for which he would always be ungodly men, and pray you come here head as though declaring he had dona profoundly sorry, hoping to have the no more. But for the honor in which nothing that deserved such hign good and gracious father hear his side all true Frenchmen hold your name, praise. of the case before delivering up the Count Yillebois. I would be tempted to "Ah, you talk as though you were documents, which, sealed In a packet, complain of your desperate action to a member of the czar's court, so studhe had held long in trust, waiting for those high In authority, who know ied, so diplomatic. But I muBt not some one to come bearing a message how to punish as well as reward. With find fault. Then, monsieur, listen, from Father Jean. the passing of this legacy Into the you and your friend are in danger. hands of this worthy man my Interest "Good father, said the suave Am(To be continued.) erican, producing a paper from his in the matter entirely ceases. "And mine only takes a renewed jocket, "there is the claim I make A FilNliM Kattlrdram. Upon your judgment I stand ready to lease of life, roared the baffled AfriThe natives of Palestine have a take my all. There you will find sub- can explorer, as he turned and accomthe body being made of stantial evidence to also prove my panied the doorkeeper out of the room kettledrum, the head covered with and pottery Identity. Neither of our friends had any de- parchment. It Is provided with a And while the venerable prelate was sire to linger within those gloomy cord and Is borne in festal procesreading, the four men surveyed each walls, and lost no time in saying faresions. other as mortal enemies might do well to the venerable father who had Jones calm and scornful, filled with the proved so good a friend in time of Courtesy is a blessing from the heart keen pleasure of coming triumph, the need. of a good man and a deadly weapon la ethers frowning. It had ceased raining, bat glootr the hand of a villain. old-sty- le 1 - n. yellow-bearde- |