The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-23

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eausl III s3fl IN Ais.-.tllat ! feared mat
the kings lace Lest this si1ould
hapnen HTiT tbfs worst traditions OIL
old days BIZ disorder he renewed. it-
feyposed and MANAGED at length to|
arocllre silence
For shame. gentlemen for sl1arnep'
the king said. g11swing his 111oustaeh-
los after 4 fashion ne had when II,
doubt. II take heaven to witness that
+ cannot say who is right: But this.
Drawing does no good. The one tact
we have is that st. Mesinin has disap-.
peared. 81
Yes, sire and that NJ de Saintonge
predicted his disappearance. st. Ger
main cried mapulsively. TO the day
and almost to the hour
II gather M. de Saintonge, the
king Said. tuning to him, mildly,
THAT you did use some expressions Of
that kind " &
Yes, sire, and did nothing upon.
them.1 he answered resentfully. But
lie tren1bled as he spoke. He was an
older man than his antagonists, and
the latterss violence shook him.
But does M de Saintonge deny, z
st. German broke out afresh before
the king could speak, that my friend
had made him proposal for his
daughter and that he rejected 1t p
deny nothing" SaintoDge cried,
fierce and trembling as baited AMI
NAL. For that matter. I would TO
heaven he had herr he continued
bitterly
Ay, SO YOU say now the irrepress-
ibie ST. German retorted, when you
know that he is deadi''
II do not know that he is dead,
6aintonge answered And for that
matter, If lie were alive and here now
he should have her. ] am tired: have
suffered enough.
What! Do You tell the king, the
young fellow replied incredulously,
THAT il St Mesnlin were here you
would give him your daughter
dol do.n the other exclaimed
Dassionately. To be rid OF him, and
you, and all your crew.
Tut, tut'p the king said Whatever
betides, will answer for it, you shall
have protection and justice. M. de
fSaint0nge. And do YOU, young sir, be
silent. Be silent. do you hear. We
have had too much noise introduced
into this ALREADY.
He proceeded then to ask certain de-
tails, and particularly the hour at
which St Mesmin had been last seen
Notwithstanding that these facts were
in the main matters of common agree
meTt. some wrangling took place over
them: which was only brought TO an
end at last in q manner sufficiently
startling The king with his usual
lthoughtfulness had hidden St. Mes
min be seated On sudden the old
man rose; heard him utter cry OF
anlazement, and following the direc-
ton of his eyes / looked towards the
door There stood his son.
At an appearance so unexpected a
dozen EXPLANATIONS filed the air; but
to describe the scene which ensued or
the various emotions that We're
evinced by this or that person. as sur
prised or interest or affection moved
them, were task on which. am not
inclined to enter. Suffice it that the
foremost and the loudest In these ex-
pressions of admiration was young st.
Germain; and that the king, after
glancing from face to face in puzzled
perplexity, began to make a sflrewd
guess at the truth.
This is a very timely return, M. de
st. Mfsmin,' he said drily.
Yes, sire, the young impernnent
answered. not a whit abashed.
Very timely. indeed.
Yes. sire And the more as Steer
main tells me that M. de Saintonge in
his clemency has reconsidereo my
claims; and has undertaken to. use
that influence With Mademoiselle
which