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Show I Ii chard S IRVING ;i bacheller, t CHAPTER XXIII Continued. T:er 1 no uu'riilm ! their ilay,' itt: on. Their dawn Is noontime. 0cr kind of peepl h" ' I'-iUiT c c nJ he u'"1' Ih"in "l""'lv- Sd " f pished "I abend of tills Kll- rv-via oria. lH:r fathers m Now Yi nJ uiswle :':! d:co rr .' --Wh.tt UV I a-Wed. l.at r;hte-uiMit'ss not a like; il-t i"ir::!au'.ty was not sou-ion -is f ijthiKi for oe day In 1 lie week, but , rral. lra,-(U-:il. working I'ropositlon tTfry City In 'he ur; lint He ;w c'l.o '-;:H'rt llf '1'" "''"uetur Is Indus-!rr: Indus-!rr: tU: Is nicst m:1 cimnaiMinessi U " 1 S) Shalt thou labor": t'-it no amount of wealiri tun eieuse n i ria f1"1 l!u:T- Kverjone orrd. Tier no Id'.er.rss kiid then-tote 1 "ie tvey. Th day were a. I f.r Uler n-l t n:st n for rest. The a.evij of progress were fcrvused und Ac! our love of learning t.li-.l to p-li t!n n'-ons.' I nucleated. True. Our oeople lu been i!iot-!r i!iot-!r !:' you and ire.' he went on. 'W 1 ni for ksowlJe of l' truth. We ; ". v- i avheo' acJ l.hnrloa .itnt ! ss. We h'e puV.ed en out of l'r E.tft::)! retuurY Into a r.e time. T.-Te tod were born. Now joti have r?'.;r-' buiv.Irvd years backward Into E::;e. You are aston's'-.o-l. un I th's - :r-.j .' to tv.y point, llfr 1 n:n wi'.i ,C"est tasi on my hnn.'.s. It 1 e- t th yni;t!;r nj help of F-i". I r.vjt tsk thlrirs. n I z'.l wUh tiem to b. tut I f.n-t '9 ti3L A: th's court iora r 1 prfu- It hs lor. j hn a m.tiitn that a d'plo-tt'.'t must pf:m'! wil ' v.-i tv U.!.v Ka ihs-.!gh h l : T-nl. h must b ;n'!rnt. an'! I " ii s t o tv. word In a !i:i!y . ' Tit !i Jl ar not so bsJ you 1 i tilii Cm. Th'y ar p'.iythir.ir. T- . i !' l. B't as we kr.ow It. fl'l.-l : .:b realise. IX ! beaur'.ful dtinii ef rl c"K:urr.tfl an! prlr.tr. 1 j'-tfin ; I"! ittji'aiocs worils. all t In tie at-c.-;ir of rvmiace. The fiayei tz.y frM-T.3 to bIlrve en-h oilier. In 5..'n I am ore of thre player. I tie to be." j . . 'Mlrairau '::',ed to nina whnt be rS , ti'.i.' a tr.T ar.wer. 'T. He is one of tl- .e w ho 'iT c''r ra' frW the l:,-rt. A'.! t!iese f iTrs love tlie n' te of n er'.:y wh-n -Mr It. In Ti i! 'n It ; otit "f try. t-: awr frim th In lie the rr.-n - z - often V.xir.f ar.J n-t p'ayirs. M'.r-tol M'.r-tol C'Di'-rcet. Tnrs-t ar. l o-h-rs ii-eheird the cn'l of llumnn Liberty. 'JL; "lf".n tif-y cirr.e to tl-; losiie nr.'l ris out w:th a is-ni cnrolr. "I f'r;; tr.jt llus r- :a dr;i ir.a of i-;:.5ij in i'mnce uiil crol .n a Z- fe-j who-e clirLJX il! oi-r.su':ie the Ki,- aid taif Uie tlaorf." I lonturod ; l to jay. ; . -' "T..at is a then.e. Jack, on whioh . - J:n ard I must be jilent," frnnkl.n aeri. 'We l-iust U"i-1 our Liouiha : ss with a bridle. - "for a co.;i,Htit be Pat lo-.kin; s.-idly 7:- 110 tbe glow'.n; coi.la on tlie jrrjte. :. -' : f'Si;.i loved to" talk, but no one ".- cvald better keep h:g w u ri.un-el. 'At he-rt I am no rev-ilutionis:,' he :. '-' presently. 'I believe la j.urifyin? . . ;.: -n-t in breaking down. I wojld to ' r that 1 could have ronvlm e.l the , .- Eritifh of their ermr. Mulnly I uui v'xii the pro)i:et w ho ays : " "S'nr in the old ways. View the ! Hcltat paths. Consider thetii well and t nut amcr.j those who are tj'-n to . ,-. ' S2t 'or a moment thinking of the ; "t'ties 1 had witnessed, nnd nskini; " ' U It had be-n reaiiy worth Franklin interrupted ai "" 'slits. . ' ,'iih we rould discover a plan rh!fh induce and coinp.d na- 10 Set,le ''' differences without cutting eacli others throat. When bumon wisdom be autticlent to nee 1 " !!J, "i'untaee of thlsr i I t01'' '"'"I1.' 'lot'tll "f lD fmnce; how he bud w.m !VI ' "'-iflom for an ay an,j eured ll J"' ,nl ,t,e h"'P -t nnd army rQJ '' on the Bea. --Cs , "'Ar"1 ""' will not be Furprised to iAtJ , ,hat the Brill vh ba e been wound- "i'J$y 1n'!U!:h to abandon our ally.' be WH'f:"n,'!- " Is lote and tou must ei " '"ter to the hert of England f6 ou "I down to -est. t ,'n ''""after he sp.ke of .Mar- " a' 'th hrt of Kngland. " CHAPTER XXIV TiJ eo'l b!!"1 lo a'',,1", Kranklln In his vr' an'1 ln the miiny b"'i- - JN' Hon 8 cot"ie-ted with his mls- iS' nabr' I"'V"' a mnn w"n 8 "k' vr.t ' 'r ,vor" 'he ymr offcer TV y vi7 day be Is conferrlns fyy ",'- Mher repiesenta- lives of tlio klMK. or ltli t,r ,n. l-lers of Soatn. lloll,,, ,d and Oreut Uritaln. The urentest Intellrot In the kliiKdou, U naturally In wivut reouost. 'loday. after many hours of negotiation negotia-tion with the SpntiM, minister in am M. labours, the most distinguished dis-tinguished physician In liurope. "Moti oheie nialtre.' he said "I have a most dltlloult case and as you know- more t.ut the human body j Hum any man of my aoiiuulntaiioe I l-li to oonrer w Ith you.' 'Yestei'diiy. lootor Initonhaur., phy-sloian phy-sloian to il,e emperor of Austria, c-une to ciisiill him retarditiK' the vaoolna-(lon vaoolna-(lon of the n.Mil family of France. "In lie evenlnc, M. Itobosplerre, a slim, dark sKlmitsl. mmlious youni: attorney at-torney from Arras, wearing old-rlmtned old-rlmtned spovtafles. came for Information Informa-tion retsriiis llhtninj; r.sls. he hav-lui; hav-lui; !oult of their locality. While tb.ey were tnlklnie. M. Joseph Unace tiuillotin. another phys!,-lan. arrived. He was b,kliic for advice rcsarduij a proposed new method of capital punishment, and wished to know If. In the Iwtor's opinion, a painlcsit deat"j could be produced by quickly sevetinK the head fr.-u the body. Neit uiora-liiK. uiora-liiK. M Jourdaa. with hair ami heard as r.M as the P.ank of my bay mare I nml a loud voU'e. came aoon after I breakfast, to toil ua luulea by the shipload. I "So vou see that een V living In j Lis home and seems him almost every i hour of the day, have little chance to , talk with t.lin. Last nltht we met I M. Voltaire dramatist and historian , now In the evening of ids daya. We i were at Iie academy, where we bad C r.e to hear an essay by I'Alemhert. ; Kmnklin and Voltaire a very thin old ! gentleman nf eiithtv-fotir, with pler i It-K bln'k eves fat side by fide on the i platform. The audience demanded ' that the tvo preat men should come forward and salute each other. They j arose an 1 advanre. and shook hands. I "'A la Km ncaise,' the crowd demanded. de-manded. ' "So the two white-haired men eni-brn eni-brn d and kls.cd each oilier amidst I loud applause. I "As we were leucine the table one day be sail: "Jack. I have an id-a j worthy of I emo-thenes. My friend. ' t'svld Hartley of London, who still has hoi-es of peace by negotiation, w lsh-s to cone- over and confer vv ith nf. I shall tell liira that he may come if he will brine with liiin the Lady I Hare nnd her daughter.' ! "'More thr;!!'::i wonls were never sroken l y I 'mo;lier.cs, I answ ered. ' "I'.ot how n!out Jones and his Ilonne ! Homme Ili' liard1 He Is now a terror to the hriti-h coasts. They would fear det ruction.' i "'I shall n'k Jones to let them ah-r.e.' lie :iid. They cau cojne under I a si-eeli.l tla;.' 'on.ntodore Jones did not appear r.saln ln Purls until October, when he etine to Pussy to report upon a famous battle. 'I wn eat'or to meet this terror of tie coasts. His Impudent courage and sheer audacity had astonished the worn!. The wonder wns that men were willing to Join him In snob, dare devil enterprises. 1 had imagined tlint Jones would be a full, gaunt, swarlhy, raw boned. soearini; mnn of the sen. lie was ft 1 slee';, silent, modest little man. with delicate hands and features. He wished to be alone witli the I'octor, and so I did not hear tiieir tall;. I kno-v I hat he needed money and that Kraukl'n. having no funds, provided the sea fifthier from his own purse. "tine evenine our near neit-'hhors. Le Coinpte de Chituiiiont and M I.eVilleard. came to announce that a dinner and ball In honor of Franklin would occur ur the palace of Coinpte de Chaumont less than a week Inter. My ;,i d friends.' saici the philosopher.''! philos-opher.''! vnlue these honors which are so eraclousiy offered me, but I am old and have much work to i:o. i in" ret more than I ne-d the honors.' It In one of the penalties of belnp a jrreat savwnl that people wish to so and know him,' said the count. 'The most dlMlneuished people In France will be amorm Hn.se who do yen honor. I think. If you cut) recall a talk we had some wceku nio. you will wish to be present.' Oh. tlien. you have heard from the Hornet.' -I have a letter here which yon mnv red at your convenience. 'Me dear friend, he pleased to receive re-ceive "my u polonies '" mv "':""'-T thanka.' said Franklin. 'Not even the rout could keep me uvvay.' -Next dav I received fl formal invitation in-vitation to the dinner and hull. I ""'I the Doctor that In view of the work ,o be done. I would decline the Invitn-Hon Invitn-Hon He beed me not to do It and listed that he was countin,- upon me ,o represent the valor nnd chhal.v of L Vow World: that as I had prmvn nto the exact stature of Washington lad Lh so familiar with Ms nmnn.r. tid able to Imltiiie tbrm In conversation, conversa-tion, he wlkhad me to aasuine ths o turn of our commander In rhUt. lit did me tlm bOM,,r to say : ""1'loun la no other maii whom It would be aafo to trust In auch an cvalleil role. I wish, u a favor to no, you would ace what can be dona at the costumcra and let me have a look ut you.' "I did UN he wished. The result wat an ustonlshlnif llkenesa. I drrrd a I had seen the reiit man In the Held. I wore a wig slightly tinned with itruy, a blue cout. buff waistcoat and Buih ami aword and the top boota tvi spura. When I mroile acroas the nn In the masterly fashion of our fuat eommnnder, the Doctor rlupped ala hands. "'You are us like him na one piji la like another I he exclaimed. 'Nothing would ho please our ipod friend, tha French, who have an Immense curiosity curi-osity reitardinK- Le (irand Vaaiijtton, and It will uive me an opporluntiy to Instruct theiu as to uur aplrlt.' "He went to his desk and took rrom a drawer a crosa of Jeweled i;old on a lonif necklace of allvrr a gift from the k lilt and put it over my head so that the ornsj shona upon my breast. "'That is for the faith of our people,' peo-ple,' ho declared. 'The guests will assemble on the grounds of the count late In the ufternoon. You will rids ainoni; them on a white horse. A beautiful maiden In a white robe held ut the waist with a (toldim girdle will receive you. She will be Human Liberty.- You will dismount and kneel and kiss her hand. Then the prime mln- Ister of France will civ to each a I blessing und to you a sword and a purse. You will hold them up and suy : For these things I promlte yon the friendship of my people and their j prosperity." j "'You will kiss the sword and hang It beside your own and puss the purao to me and then t shall huve something 1 to say." "So It was all done, hut with thrill- lug details, of which no suspicion had I come to me. I had not dreumed, for Instance, tbut t),f king and queen j would be present and thut the enthua- j iasui would be so greut. You will be ! able to Judge of my surprise when, ' riding my wtilte horse through the cheering crowd, throwing flowers in i my way. I came suddenly upon Margaret Mar-garet Hnre ln the white robe of Human Liberty. Now facing me arier these years of trial, her spirit was equal to her part. She was like unto the angel I had seen In my drenma. The noble look of her face thrilled me. It was not so easy to maintain the culm dignity of Washington In thnt moment. I wanted to lift her In my arms and hold her there, as you may well believe, but, alas. I was Washington. 1 I dismounted and fell upon one knee before her and kissed her hand not too fervently, I would have you know. In spite of my temptation. tempta-tion. .lie stood erect, although tears were streaming down her cheeks nnd her dear hand trembled when It rested on mv brow and she could nntv w hisper the w ords : "'May the Cod of your fathers aid and keep you." "The undercurrent of restrained emotion ln this little scene went out to thnt crowd, which represented the wealth, beauty and chivalry of France. I suppose that some of them thought It a bit of good Beting. "Put we were to find In this Il'tle drama a climax wholly unexpected by eltlo-r of us and of an Importance to our' country which I try in vain to estimute. When the prime minister handed the purse to Franklin he bade him open It. This the hitter did, find-in; find-in; therein letters of credit for three million livres granted, of which we were In sore need. With It was the news thnt a ship would he leaving r.oulogne In the morning nnd thnt relays re-lays on the way had been provided for his messenger. The Invention of our beloved diplomat was equal to the demand de-mand of the moment and so he announced : "'Washington Is like his people. He turns from nil the loves of this world to obey the call of duty. My young friend who 1ms so well presented present-ed the look and manner of Washington will now show you his spirit.' "lie looked at bis watch and added: "Within forty minutes he will be rblln; post to Boulogne, there to take ship for America.' CIO BE CONTINrED.) |