The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-05
Marquise and llcadsman
Dinner for two. Where the Last Course Came
RentAth the GuillOtine.


Ella ". Pcntte in the American Magazine
Til" year WAS 1910; the month was August;
the hour the meridian. Madame In Mnrluise
q" ta'':rrlir" was returning to Paris from
he" country seat. She was oppressed with
hunger. with slrcp!"ssness and with heat.
Her maid ynwncd and ynwncd, and there GER
tainly is nothing morrroutagio,ls. The roads
were poor he horses lame with travel, and
the coach was cumbersome owing to it's Gle
gaHcr.
The 81 Ght of an inn. with it's rlcnn-swcpt
stnbe-yar'l. it's wild" porch and expansive
landlord. was therefore mos: welcome.
MHhHnlr replaced her lat and felt her puf1s,
IL" larkcys A;rkc1 the dust from heir should
ers, the El:l SlIrr"pti,iously interviewed the
rouge box: the inn WAS in Il great furry,
there was II scar" anon" the fowls and mad
anne In Marlusr WAS assisted to 'liSht.
Til" innkcpp"r bowed to til" ground. If
madame had only been an hour earlier!
There was II beautiful room which should
hay" been placed ut tn" disposal Of Madame,
but-so miserubly unfortunate was hc-it
was TAKEN
Madame sank int O Il chair and rolled by a
pair of limpid eyes. the i'nkrcprr offered to
kill himself; tn" maid found MH,lam"'s vinai-
Er'ir.
Jus, thrH gentleman entered. He was
handsome" anal in his primr-f;.r's which
mut;il!r WAS not too ltiyi!rh TO gather.
His cost un:r was of green cloth. hi three
rnrnrr'' hat Of the sam" color; his short
sword had IL lit Of c!,srd gold. The Mar
Quisi,' ross, and returned his siututOn.
Il have had the honor mninnr.' said the
young man. with some embarrassment Ito
hear your rc'nHiks. | leave Immediately
alter dinner. | have already r,.trrsh" my
self will, !. bath Permit me to resign my
room to YOU.
Madame courtc>i"d lower than before.
lyon hnv" my thanks, monsieur. Permit
me to in'l,1r" whom thank.
An officer OF Parliament madame"
I'VE will dine together. ii you please mon
sienr. solitary meal is apt to BE- an indi-
liprr'
TIL" young man bowed again.
The MnIVui$r withdrew with ceremony.
1t WAS an hour before she l.,ppcnrcd When
she did ii was clear from The SAVIOR in tire
room that the fowls had not been scared for
nothing. The rrsl-tlrd floor had been freshly
swept. the FIR" pl:re filled with green branches,
tie easements thrown open, allowing the
honcysuckle to peep through. The table
laid with massive silver and some ul,-
matched pieces of china. The gentleman in
green escorted madame to her srat-a
wife. careful Of ma'lamr's cmbroiderics. had
thrown an ancient shawl Of silk much be-
Powered.
'Mudamc' said tho gentleman. IL have
taken the liberty of overseeing The dinner my.
SELF. | trust YOU will he kind enough to bear
III mind il anything about it ,iisplr,srs you
that il is my first experience. OF the Sort
Madame biuShCil and smiled
Il have seen ,roun! already, monsieur. to
prove to NE that You have an aptitude fox
the ar; of ordering dinner. But virtuals arc
tn" least part %; il meal. assure YOU
Say you so. madame'" cried the young
man. Then can only hope that the supr
lior. unknown quality, whntevrr it may be
vii! not ~: lacking in the present r"p.st.'
The MArpuse allowed thn>.. limpi! eyes to
droop.
Il cannot imagine, said she, that there will
be II lack of an: sort
The gentleman in green decided that the
Marluisc must be under Twenty-Five. lIn,
she been older her face could not have been
SD absolutely joyous. When the nnctuOus
landlord had pulled out of the room for 4
moment, the gentleman vcnture,i the remark
''Your husband has already preceded you
to Paris Murqu;sr:
My husband. monsieur. has preceded mt
yet farther. He il in Paradise
Il be-. Il million parlUEs! | have beer
stupid Marluise How can you overlook
it,
The face of the Mnrruiye lit up suddcnl,
with most miscellaneous smile
''fon have not been stupid. said she. with
three dimpl"s i'll iul! play. lyon have beer
curious
II am guilty. cried lr filing her glass
again wit amber liquid. but anyone wOnll
say there were eNtenunting circumstances
All, monsieur. doubtless You have ,liscOv
4hntt hon i1rn NJ wi; !, III
guilty without being rl,lprit.'' The remark
came to Il sudden close. for the heavy onl
door swung open and the hest entered Will /;
l"rIly dish drnlr'l with y napkin.
"tirrnt h"avcns cried madame when sh'
snw it! is the hrnlsinnn here Docs Il,
think am Hrrolins! Is he serving mo thu
lead of John the Baptist Oh rlury'r"'
The Young man sprung to his feet.
what is it, cried mu.lamc.
Il wish to make rooU, for the dish, Mar
Gusc ! should be filled with rrmorse it
logged the elbow of our host. Permit me-
He lifted the napkin. 1t was the head Of
young pig wrrathcd with parsley.
II was right. monsieur, it has been il cas-
Of the hratlsma,,.'
Il trust y"u perceive. Madame la Morquisc
that q h"adsinan is valuable member O
society.
Madame put her jrwclicl fingers over he
eyes and gave shrug to her shoulder.
Il had the misfortune once. monsieur. I.
behold the exccutinncr--Sonsirup da Paris
Fortunately saw him only from IL distance
H. was billeous!'
lis it possible. madnmeo / have Away
supposed that he was rather haEitsOnl
fellow lie has c"rtainly set the fashion fD
us. He wore blue. to the disgust OF tn
mobiles: and he wore it, have heard, will
some grace
"Bah!" calculated madame.
$50 indeed they say, madame Indeed
a t,,,, hat
the mobiles who were insignificant in statur
grew cnvinus of lin: and i: is certainly tr,l
that Parliament prohibited him from wear
Ing the color Of thr cu:rt Allow me to Civ
you some Of this jelly. Shall give yon lean
or meat But IN" exerntioncr took II II
vrnge which WAS worthy o: u Frcnr''1na".
"Monsrur. you should not call an cXec,
TONER n Fr,nrhmun!''
Madame. wait till you hear the revenge
Since SnnSOn-hS name is Samson you knO,
-rould not wear blue. hc took to green. Th
Court Objected to his wearing velvet: Il
therefor" wore cloth. AS the consequence j.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS me. your glass is empty
the consequence il. that ali the :ea,ix OF III
court with he brilliant Maui.l;ss- de i.rto;'e'
cs ut their head. adopted the cut and colo
OF his garment and wear their coats a
s'nnson-as do Ma:prise.
There is no denying that your costume
an elegant ono. monsieur. and, yet think
shall hereafter look with apprehension o
! Others OF its kind. lest encounter him vi,
-. makes living out Of murder. hear he hs:
II pnI.N of t." finest roses in France, and II
sprinklcs them with blood to give them til
deep crimson which makes them famous.
Il have no doubt, m':lm".' said her con
pnrion. sr;,vcly." that he dimes on maiden:
hearts"
Madame looked UP. 1t was evident fror
his tone HAT no w:iH bored: The Marquis
rallied i.nn"'iiatc'y. She broke cnt inlo'
laugh, az musical as III" SOM; OF Il" bird.
1T il; very crrt:'iii. said she. shaking on
finger at him. THAT YOU think inc chil.iis
because chatter SO. But you are m;stakeI
am quite learned. read '"ltairc, fyo
critiri.., tie drama, and know the histor
OF France !.y heart
II shall he afraid to speak before you,
Prqtestes, the gentleman rather BATTERED u
her co4petry.
':Neyer fear said madame. with Q magpa'