Show r aI r I The Th Actress of The he Chateau BY ROBERT BARR a a nt in for tor the sou tit TIm I west est Mood under the greet great arch lit the Orleans Orlean in I A rather sumptuous ar we waa attached to the n of It aTul a man mut who ho Paris Parla said look looked d like Ilka Moliere I un lip and down the platform tn In front of oC the car c was manager ot of thc tho i I Tra ique of oC I hidi hall ht b been en rehearsing the th play en I j The Due do de for at al Paris was eagerly waiting The fa I Durand It ft was leI I lad In n the or of hit hh p py i I 11 th f of t n h heroine kept w mind tha ot of that tm I u celebrity wu was w vide Madame Clement I re was U an ion of w worry rry on th manag rs f fee e AS he paced to I frt rs with Ji glances now and nd too clearly arly prOClaimed you m interim Inferior I cannot therefore y yu u with I of fraternity and I my m 1 in sa ng to xou ou that it 1 you ou do donot I not treat me with t I wilt will lock lockI the tho doors upon you and aind refuse to con conduct conj I duct you ou further I I You cried the I 1 shull sec eo frIends o of mine In the tho govern I mont ment and hue have such n a dl n as OUI are ure turned out into the whore i yOU 8 b belong long I There she paId laid pointing to a spot pot near the wan the Due Dua do de Guise toll loll tolland and died having t his eor i ired red w th tort forty wounds from the room beyond V now enter th ad adjoining d I joining hel where prayers wore cro be in said Id for the of the tho I To the gre of the man I r there no hostilities i until the part found 1 lt agan In the thc court yard ard The with n a sigh o of comor offered t their r conductor a J I peee 0 of I M d I n rr r r rI I y t 4 I I t t 1 4 I I IH A Beautiful Youn Young 9 Woman Hid Held e In Her H an d a Bunch of I Kes eys ret trEll toward the tha door A young man manOZ 0 OZ p I from the 1 tl sate ate car and aca ted the troubled manager Nu 0 sign slen ot of madame yet et father ha The older ruai shook bis No said ald mournfully she hn has not coins cern and iu u a short abort time the doors will be bet bel t l u Ed S i What are arc wa to do continued the theung ung man lC IC ih she does doea not arrive Oh the Lord only knows ox eC eCI I the eldr Gerard UIt It S s 8 a OI fool hh business a Kt at best oot this Blois tour now ow when we e can 10 soUl III spare tite tIm when all Paris is on the qui ini We w need ever every moment of our two months for preparation what mu t this woman do but halo hale us on ond d Ud goose chase half France Fram FramI I been thanking the fates that h hc did not a special train nr now iov when all ail al arrangements n are areL L she has baa probably changed change her without even Informing us The Thi were no now with oice tin intended pas to take their places in the train when hen at the very last moment t there here sa majestically past the per por tIl lii a tall tull woman well on In age followed tollow l by It a maid carr carrig carry rig ig wraps wrap and other She Sho lad adr entrance as it If the platform were ere i tage and Indeed the news ot of her ri spread pread electrically up Ul and 1 in n and many craned their necks to tor tJ r n ot of her herIt herIt It the great Irea t Mine Clement ran the word e In the manner ot of old oh w vas t He H rapidly the bowing 1 1 an am rubbIng his hll hands one lye Ver th other Ah h my good Gerard said aid the ct rss I am I 1 Oh no imO madams lied had the d There 16 ample time De will be when hen you ou do us 1 thc honor to d It nuy time ou flu pl as between here and aDd Blots Blois Th The young man beki the open door ot of the private e while hUe hi fathel with Ith cringing ort U Isled Mme Clement to enter Thre Thore wr were u L th lengthy t some half halfden den actors and es belonging to toH 41 H of oC which madame was waa wasie ie star They t rose au s she came in she hE In Inclined er h head ad with some ban toward them and pr d to arrange e herself to per her satisfactIon va as thle accomplished when n hf h train drew draw out from the shadow of ef I the th station Into the sunlight j The manager bid lace face wreathed in mU sun still rubbing him hla hands banda I ce R a grocer said laid addressing the 1 Wt We nave have a 8 beautiful lay ay for our not moat charming excursion jd d for the little outing which I hope hopewe W we shII cli aU enjoy we have hAe to thank The Due de Guise as a aou you ou are arc doubtless aware was S th Chateau de da Blots floor 1001 floorn n it hits hai most t opportunely suggest t tf f 1 l b i madame that it ml might ht be well for hr her I leading J associates to see the surroundings among amott which this ak vent nt took pla place While hUe we e are arethear thear the pia play which the I Ius u us has haa written It has ben been wisely t eh thou thought t that If we 6 VIew the foUP eup where the oe oc something ot of the spirit of oC the lITH irne may Influence you OU and thus thus Oh h what superb nonsense J yen U are Father Gerard Interrupted ma Clement These poor 1 1 act neither better nor Won e for tor seen the room in which hleb the J was U committed It is nay muir 8 ap that we go to HI BloIs and see He I ou to it it Gerard that the journals ass aN aNt t ot of our e excursion sad cI the are inserted showing at what peIns Clement Is 1 to historIcal upon the dear sill silly But what 1 I m more to the pur pul purPOSE POSE than bombastic speeches speech open 1 t b bottle ot of at once and aus to be served as speedily as asla la be What tI time does this train erch BloIs tIt At i r murmured fh he abject manager rushed at al the ir up ip at the station statton of Blots The be comp ad adhe he private car ira uncouPled from hI he train to be attached later Inter to the I for tor Paris At the foot of a the grand circular I the tho roof Q of which w was deco deeo with Uh the of Petg t i L I the party part met a tall and very beau beautiful titI young woman who held In her baud d a bunch or of ke keys j jVe We Ve are desirous said Ute the mana gor to this queenly girl o of seeing through the chateau Where should we 8 apply for tor permission to do so ro roNO soo NO o permission is required the ctr I 1 shall be pleased to con cond d duet t you ou Be BC so 50 g od as to follow tollow me meThe The rho girl preceded them up UI the wind winding ISZ ing stairway when her were arrested by the tho commanding tones of oC JJ Clements voice Stop wp girl she rl UI I have hae no 1 to explore the various nooks and ot of this wretched chateau I dr desire you Ou to take taka WI us at once onee to t the i rooms in which H Henri ri le Ie I Due DU us Gu Guise was assassInated We have no time to spare and I bid you u 11 make hate haste I 1 The girl paused and looked over her hor shoulder And nd down upon thorn thom with witha a glance and action t that hat would have I done credit 9 the gr groat t actress her herself self 11 It If you ou will have havo the patience to follow me Mme Clement I shall lead you ou directly to tho apartments Mt Ah cred the ancient manager we alO known knon It seems even in Blots Blois We UVa cried the with great scorn UI I am known much muth farther afield I trust then this stupid little provincial provincia town Lead on girl and let us have less chatter They entered a large and lofty apart apartment mont ment at the further end or of which was wasa z a huge fireplace Here saId the beautiful girl sirl in md eating the mantelpIece Henry of GuIse stood on the tho morning or of Friday Doe Doc 23 23 1588 OutsIde time the rain was pouring and the d day was bitterly cold coldIn rn In different parts of tim tho room were ere members or of the kings IcIngs council and num numInous numerous Inous erous for the hour was 6 In Inthe the tho morning and o worth wort had yet et come from om the king whose was the room adjoining and entered by that door to m my loft lett The Tho dukes hat cloak anti sword la lay on the table Ker ger entered from the tho kings apartment and andIn In Gods name hussy cried Ma Madame dame Clement are you going to have havethe havethe the to recite to us time the his hie history tol tory If of France Did you oU not hear my order Show us quickly quick through the rooms The girl drew herself up with offend offended ed dignity but made no reply Her words had bo boa commonplace enough gh atlon was as so perfect and her ten few gestures gesturE so that the of mch finished acting upon a company ot of actors had been tt s I 1 Mg beg your our pardon madame yen young oun Gerard his lace flushing but we have ample time and made ha has Interested me so much in inthe inthe the the story tor that I eon con less felts I 1 should hould hike iko to h hear ar it through to the end The unfortunate father of the over oyer overbold bold young man mau gazed at hint him In n mute amazed mt and the tbt great leat tragedienne turned upon him like Uke an enrA enraged gd tigre tigress How tire you ou cried Oh Adolph Adolph pleaded the e fAther to madams You do don donot n not t think what hat you are saying my myson so son ft J f apologize to re replied replied plied young Gerard Grard If I have hav said anything to ho her offense I merely wished to suggest that it Is somewhat futile to come two hundred Jell from Paris to rush through thes as if we were riders at the Hippo Hippodrome drome An n ex expression sJon ot of agoni agon carne came upon the t face e of his downtrodden nil as ashe he saw the effect of bI scats UDOn linon th the actress What that thorough thoroughly l ly aD angered woman might have bAve said nv never will be known for the girl Jirl al already ready at the doer donI leading out of the guards h hell ll ane In a tone tono or of calm and cutting clarity charity Will you ou be so fIO condescending as to follow folio me ins into the kings kines chamber I My time la Is limited and I can cab give a certain amount of It to those who pass through these rooms If you wish to f engage In private you cn can cando do so S In the court yard below halow where doubtless s other visitors ar ar now wait waiting in ing for tor m me Of Mme me CI Clement was wa so thunderstruck I at the girls that for t e mo mont she ne was Vu and before eloN the she had collected her wits the tho whole part was as in the smaller room on the north trout front of the iCing Ing Henry III bed bad Th They wore were aU all but pr not to be b beso so They gazed d about the room and through the windows at the street treet be Ion their thIr Jt stood Uk Ilk A am goddess lId and wes about to precede them without speaking Into the tit third room when Mme t Ad addressed dressed her In a yoke voice trembling with aner What happened in this room sh cried lOr I W would uld hare bave yoU understand that Wt we are not here her te he be the victims of ur Sa Say your our los losson son replied tile the tin In the guards room lOOm I 1 Ok art you me to De be l Ut In the chamber chambor I am nl silent and YOU me to sneak neak Madame I find rams In you ou You Thu how dare yu QU 50 yourself to me YOU you know to 10 who whon you rou thore for seak madame madani said the girl al alI nays I nt On tho willis walts of this are graven n the tho words erds Equality I eon oon you m my eQual madams until and aird your mauner maimer to me Stop Mine CI You I shall pay her exactly what the tho law al allows allows lows and nothing more One ne franc for tor each person Madame is iii t replied the girl r I will wUI give yoi 01 the chance monsieur I have It il here In m n The Tho old man held out his hand and she counted the silver pieces into it That is s a 0 franc too much mademoiselle selle said the tho manages I 1 refuse to accept a franc for Mme 1010 Clement She has journeyed ed through the tho chateau ns as my m guest gUHt and like you OU to know madame that all your interest resl with the govel government ment will not enable you in the least to Injure moo me I Iam Iam am a Parisian like yourselves at Blois for a short holiday rho old man who Is custodian of the c chateau knows noth nothing nothing ing of m my pres presence nc here her for tOI he is bed 1 through honorable wounds re received received In the service of his bis country countI It ItIs itis Is lila his wife and daughter who usually conduct visitors through the tho chateau I have hac taken their place to today a because th they are absent at Seure where the sister is ill iii You may p perhaps have power to injure this poor family but I warn YOU teat if you do I have a brother on the tho taft taff of a leading Paris journal to whom hom I shall tell every ory word that has been spoken and you Ime Clement will wake one fine fino morning to aU all Paris laughing at you ou and corn com on your bad manners Before any reply could be made the girl with a 10 low bow bo turned and fled rapidly up the tho stair It was as a sombre and silent procession that walked to the statIon and entered the waiting ear The had not yet come in from the me west and son walked together up and down the platform and the I old ld man was in a state of the deepest de dc Oh Adolph ho he cried There vill bo be pay for this days work What are we to do o Oh what tare are WO to dO There is plenty or of time the young oung maul man sooth gly Durands I play come on for two months yet and the madama c cannot break her wIth yoU yop until the therun therun run of the Prin ends If she he cuts up rou rough h about the Duc de I Guise you OU can keep tile the Princ Princess ss running ami hold the madams madame to con tract It is easy enough to sa say that but yot forget t that I also m under contract to produce DUrands tragedy Nothing can an he easier replied Adolph jauntily i is the Theatre Apollon vacant T I should hould take that jf if I were and so 50 brIng out Durands pla play But m my dear son objected ct d the tho old 01 there iut a Woman in m my corn com compan pany pan th madams who can take tako the part of Catherine Dont trouble about that father replied the uI I have hae an actrEss In m my o eye e for tor tIle will burst Paris with all aIt the he brilliancy ot of a skyrocket I Good heavens cried the old uan I eagerly Who I she Adolpn Do I know her You mn my have havo seen her but I doubt If you OU know her herAs As ho spoke the am thundering In and the old man hurried toward the prate car OIl Oh he be you ou will wUl apologize to lIar r m MY bo bOY for my sake And Aud dout dont mind anything she he I says I I ha have a i plan than thon that fa Ca Cather ther sAid Adolph I will gp OIl om to ParIs b by It later train You see I am amnot amt not t in the cu east t ad aad It wont matter You can speak e to the ma madame madame dame aft as is yo your r custoM 1 and throw all the blame on p nu my shoulder Adolph Adoph Gerard san s1 the disappear then with ft a laugh he turned and walked again to the ha hateau The girl with the keys look d dup up as b he approached the toot of th grand and she smiled wit nhill h hout out evincing at seeing him said Adolph his bat with Uh the tho utmost courte y would you OU do m me to con conduct conduct duct TOO me to the rOO room l in the Due do Gul Guise c was With pleasure monsieur replied the girl with a graceful The w n 1 franc arid and her merr meTy laugh hond In the he old court courty y d I 1 S re yoi OJ tN ti pe ot or ne e you U Would be cheap at a thousand it Is quite qulie t she said to him over jOr aller l a as she lightly mou mounted Eh Tho at 1 have at last engaged r ru ii 7 roper avocation I It there rc tourIsts ur s bo 60 G genet net Qua ous as you are t might soon bult uY tuft castle Itself from the tho government They wore were now in the guards haUl hail Yes he be said If Madame me Clement did pot not use her influence to dispoSsess you Ou What a 3 dr dreadful woman crIed the girl with somethIng almost res resembling a shudder And to think that up to this day I I have worshiped her from afar She is a best beat Adolph with But a 3 great actress sighed the girl I You have 1130 her on Ute the stage then i Oh often |