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"Monsieur le Comte?" bewildered

"Yes; you should not have run aith him as you did"

"Had I told you, you would have prevented ," Breton confessed

"You would have saved Monsieur le Marquis and reat deal of

trouble"

"But Monsieur le Chevalier was in trouble, too I could not leave him"

"Which speaks well for your heart, lad, but not for your reason Where

is Monsieur le Coht's ride froood

paddlers"

"Good We shall start out in theless, lad The count has been greatly wronged by Monsieur le

Marquis, and it is to be set to rights forthwith Can you read?"

"Yes"

"Here is a letter which Monsieur le Curé wrote at Périgny It was frohter"

"God bless you, Monsieur," cried the happy Breton He would have

shouted for joy had not the quiet dignity of the old lackey put a

damper on his enthusiasm

"Monsieur le Comte hen last you saw him?"

"Yes; physically"

"He is troubled?"

"Who would not be?" burst forth Breton, indignantly "But why do you

call Monsieur le Chevalier the count?"

"Is not that his title?" quietly

"But"

"Would Monsieur le Marquis take all this trouble if Monsieur le

Chevalier was anything but Monsieur le Comte?"