Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-22

yet. Put down my things and watt
OH said Castorin. when will mon
sieur go to bed?'
What does it matter to your
"A great deal, as l am tired to
DEATH
'Ah, really" said Candles. turning
around. you are tired?''
Very tired replied Castorin. with
an impairment look.
60 out and stop in the ante-cham-
Der; when I want you I will ring
If monsieur waits long, 1 warn him
that he will not find me there
And where shall you be, if you
please?"
In bed. 1t seems to me, that after
riding two hundred miles, it is time to
go to bed"
You are an impertinent rascal"
Then 1 had better leave the service
of monsieur" said Castorin, with a
dignifed air.
CANDLES raised his cane. Monsieur, -
cried Castorin, take care. 1 am no
longer a simple lackey. 1 am in the
service of the princess
"Oh, you are in the service of the
princess?"
Yes, sir"
"Since when?''
For the last quarter of an hour
And who engaged you?"
m. Pompey, her steward"
Really! and when does your ser
vice begin?'
LAS soon as monsieur gives me my
liberty
You shall have it tomorrow morn
ing; tonight you must obey me. AS
you are sleepy, undress and get into
my bed
How! what does monsieur mean?"
DO as [ tell you; undress, I will
help you"
Candles pulling off Castorin's coat,
put it on, then his hat, and went out,
locking him in the room.
Candles felt sure that there was
some great mystification going on, and
determined to find it out He went
down, and saw four men at the door
of the castle. Another man in a cloak
was saying to them, You know where
he is lodged; watch him closely, with
out letting him see you. Place men in
the corridor, and on the staircase; any
where, so as to prevent him coming
out to watch her highness." Candles
kept himself in the shade, and saw
these men disappear; then going on,
he entered the courtyard. Here a Wis
IDLE hustle was taking place; carria geS
and horses were being brought out,
while stif1ed voices were calling across !;
Candles could not doubt that they
were preparing for a departure He
walked around the house, and in one
of the rooms saw lights and figures
He then climbed upon a wall,
where he could see into the apartment.
and plainly distinguished inside a lady
ready for a journey, a number of ser
wants busted in dressing a child whose
back was toward him, so that he could
see nothing but his fair locks of hair.
But in the lady, on whom fell the
light Of many torches, he saw the ex-
act resemblance of the portrait in the
bedroom. Several attendants were oc-
cupied in packing valises with Jewels,
clothes, etc. 81 thought So" murmured
he, "they are deceiving me, and pre-
pairing to depart. How soon could I
change this scene to one of grief. If
were only to blow this whistle, I
should have two hundred men to my
aid in a few minutes"
fsp11+ -: fl,n11rl1t In 6c1 yho eli
or pretends to sleep in that room, she
would hate me, 1 should lose her with
out hope, she would despise me, and
say that I had acted out my part of
spy; still, if she obey the princess,
why should not obey the queen" At
this moment, as if to stifle the thought,
a door opened and two persons entered.
One was a man Of about fifty; in the
other Candles recognized the fair hair
and charming face of his unknown,
who advanced smilingly, and kissed
the hand of the princess.
He saw her for the first time, in her
own dress, and she looked lovely. He
forehead. and seemed to say adieu, and
then leave the room, not with the air
of fugitive. but Of a queen, followed
by Violas leading the little duke, Lee
net at the same time carrying a box
in his hand. They came out, and walk
ed softly toward the stables. Candles
knew that this woman, who was es-
Gaping, would carry civil war with her.
He thought that he had now the op-
portunity of founding his fortunes, as
many others had done by acts of much
less Importance to the monarchy. He
half raised the whistle to his lips, but
his eyes fell upon the apartment-the
lamp was still burning where he had
seen the false princess He fancied he
saw the shadow of a figure on the
white blind; then every calculation of
interest or duty fed, and he thought
passionately-"No! M. de Mazarin is
rich enough to lose these princes or
Lrincesses who are escaping him; but
am not rich enough to lose the
treasure which is left here waiting for
me. What matters it to me, that they
deceive the queen-that NJ. de Marin
will be furious. They told me to keep
Madame la Princesse; they should have
described her to me-" He put the
whistle back into his pocket, listened
quietly while the gates were opened,
and the carriages rolled out Having
played his life against the love OF a
woman, he turned away, and again
entered the castle.
The staircase was quite dark, and he