Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29

Mazarin."
Yes; do So
IF 1 might be allowed to write
here?'
why so, sir?"
Madam, read my Instructions" and
he presented paper to the vicom-
Jesse, who read M. lie Baron de Ca
nolles will keep in sight NJ lie Due
d'Enghien and Madame la Princesse."
Claire felt both angry and embar-
raised, but she knew how important
it was to the princess that the court
should for time be kept in ignorance
of her flight. So she said, Write
there, and pointed to a desk. Ca
nolles opened it and wrote as follows:
''MonSeigneur-I arrived here at nine
in the evening; your Eminence will see
| that lost no time. I found the two
prIncesseS in bed; the elder is very ill,
and the younger one was tired after a
days chase. According to your in
structions l presented myself at once,
and have. at this moment, Madame la
Princesse and her son in my sight.
| write this in her ROOM
Then ringing a bell after asking per-
mission, he told the servant to send
his valet to the ante-chamber When
appriZed that Castorin was there. he
gave him the note and told him to take
it to the officer who commanded his
two hundred men and request him to
send it express to Paris.
Now" said Claire joining her hands
in supplicating manner, you will
go, will you not?"
Pardon, madam; but your SON.
"Oh, yes, you shall see him.
At this moment some one scratched
at the door. ''They are coming" said
she.
Candles drew back and remained
standing at respectful distance. Then
a number of servants entered
Madam" said one, the duke is
ready"
Bring him here"
Candles had not sen the face of
the young lad they had been dressing,
but he had little doubt that the son
had gone with the mother; it was,
therefore, with a somewhat ironical
'My son." said Madame de Cambes,
''the officer before you is M. de Ca
nolles, an envoy from the king; give
him your hand to kiss"
At this order, PierTot, who was
dressed in the splendid suit which had
been made for the young prince,
stretched out hand which he had had
no time to change into that of gen
tleman. Candles was forced to kiss it,
before the irrepressible smiles of the
bystanders But he mrmured to him
self, "Ah, Madame de Cambes, you
shall pay me for that kiss" and seeing
that he could make no more excuses
to remain, he bowed to Claire, say
ing, Now, then madam, as my bust
ness is finished, it only remains to
ask your highness' permission to re-
tire
go sir; you see we are very quiet
here-you may sleep in peace"
"AlloW me first to beg for the same
honor which your son granted to me-"
I Madame de CambeS could not refuse
request made so tremendously in the
presence Of all; so she stretched out a
trembling hand.
Candles imprinted long kiss upon
it, and as he rose, said softly, you
have sworn to me, madam, not to
quit the castle without my knowledge
l count on your promise"
you may, SIR" said she, sinking
back on her pillow. Candles went
away happy.
After a feverish and wakeful night
he rose with the early morning, and
went into the garden. His first glance
was toward the princess room, where
light was burning.
He had remained there about half an
hour, when he saw Pompey approach
with a letter, which he handed to him.
Candles took it with a feeling Of
alarm, for he feared that it BODIED no
good. He broke the seal, and read
"Sir,-To remain longer in this posi-
ton, [ trust you will agree with me,
is impossible. 1t must be disagreeable
to you to appear in the eyes of all the
household as an unwelcOme intruder
If / receive you with less ceremony
than the princess would have done,
they will guess that we are each play
ing a part; the result must be to COM
promise me. Feign to discover the
mistake. I will furnish you with
means if you promise to obey me.
will send you a portrait of myself
with my name under it. You can say
that you found it on going your rounds,
and then discovered that was not the
princess. I need not tell you, that, as
pledge of the gratitude I bear you,
you may, if it be of any value in your
eyes, keep the miniature. Leave US
without seeing me again, if possible
and you will take with you my graft
tude. I shall ever think of you as
one of the most noble gentlemen I
have known in my life"
Candles remained petrified. What
ever favor may be contained in a let
ter of dismissal, however softly it may
be worded, it is scarcely less hard to
bear. What good was a portrait, when
the original was in his power"
He was enraged; he thought he
should prefer her hate to this pretended
gratitude, and went in, half determined
to force an entrance into her room.
But seeing that it was still only seven
o'clock, he waited with great impa-
tience for an hour and a half. and then
going down, he summoned Pompey, to
whom he said, "You are her highness'
Steward?' as though he had never