| Show A CHAT WITH THE COMPANION OF KINGS from our own correspondent paris slay 18 at a quiet little flat on the third ficor in a quiet lattio street in the shade of one of the oldest churches in an old part of paris a voice said come in please in quiet deep tones the voice was that of M paoli a little man with belvery white hair snowwhite snow white moustache and deep set brown eyes which gleam out of a dacej that is so typically corsican that alic name paoli and the big bronze figure of the groat first consul in the place of honor on the are quite unnecessary to show that their owner is countryman of the great napoleon upon the walls on eta gercs on tables and on every piece of furniture where thero room to place them are photographs of lloyal personages with autograph eions the queen of holland th the king of sweden the princess of wales the late empress of austria and many others but more numerous than any others arc those of the late queen victoria A big portrait of her late majesty ie on the wall small watercolor sketches of the late queen on her drives in the riviera are there and also a photograph of the queen in her famous donkey carriage it is not difficult to see that 31 paoli had a cult for the late queen of england in hh which will be published very boon this cult will find expression better than in mere conversation for aa the old gentleman said to roc 1 I lost a dear friend when she died and only to my pen can I 1 nt all composedly confide my feelings 1 I do not as a rule like to be interviewed lie eaid sitting down next to me and speaking quietly and with an introspective smile X prefer to be what I 1 have tried to be for the last fifteen year the man in the shade whom nobody notices and whose privilege it is to make the kings ways aay paoli hai been in the service of tho french home office for the last thirty years and since her majesty first went to als ies dains some fifteen acara ago ho has been exclusively attached to all tho royal visitors to franco their guide tapir protector and in many waya their mentor ho is naturally proud of it proud of tho invariable smooth nen with which each detail of the many boy al visits which he has stage managed has passed off proud of the confidence placed in him by each succeeding government of france proudest of all of the friend alp of his many royal and imperial friends there vere tears in M eyes and deep emotion in his voice as he spoke of the late queen victoria 1 I was with her at alx les bains at grabac and at nice he saidi 1 was to all and purpose more with her than was any other man during her ataye in france each time she left eho asked that caoli might receive her and look atler bee upon alie i eho treated mft not aa a servant but as a friend the long drives out into tho country when I 1 was practically her eolo companion she even honored me by asking my advice on many matters sometimes on these excursions I 1 shuddered at the responsibility upon my shoulders tho queen and of a powerful country the guest of another and I 1 alone responsible for her of the weight of it I 1 but nothing ever happened each time the royal yacht steamed out from cherbourg Cher bourg mingled with the natural grief of parting from kind friends I 1 felt n natural feeling of relief that all had passed off without accident for you must feeling of relief that all had passed off without accident for you must realize that on these visits I 1 am for everything pertaining to the safety and the comfort of tho royal or imperial visitor the royal of france I 1 very nearly said my royal guests tf said M with a smile always make roat very easy for me and of all tho kings queens emperors and impresses empresses Em presses that I 1 have known it seemed odd to hear ani quiet statement in a third boor ot modest aspect the royal family of england leave always been the kindest simplest mannered tind ignont charming the of your Royal family know bow much 1 lovo them and they are untiring in showing kindnesses to me I 1 waa invited and benj oscr to the diamond jubilee of the antu queen of england and I 1 was present at her funeral the king invited me to the coronation and honored me wath n long conversation after the ceremonial ae prince of wales I 1 knew him ath and ho was to say tho friend ship should continue how i it M ittoli that you dont talk english t the fault of all my royal fraade lie answered for they all speak loncle lon cli as do the persona of their entourage I 1 have always meant to learn couf language but iam a busy man oae has to work hard dont you to keep the edgna of any work invisible |
