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

| fancied he could read signs of love.
| He forgot the world, he forgot even
his promise. and thought himself in
stalled forever in that terrestrial para
| disc But when the supper was fin
ished, to which Pierrot, still disguised
as the duke, had been brought, and
who had profited by his disguise to eat
as much as four princes; when the
last stroke of nine sounded, Madame de
Cambes said, with a sigh, Now is the
time"
What timer" asked Candles. trying
to laugh
''The time to keep your word
"Ah, madam, you forget nothing"
Perhaps" replied Claire II might
have forgotten it as we'll as you; but
this refreshes my memory" and she
drew out a letter which she had re-
ceived just as they were sitting down
to table.
And from whom is that?'
From the princess, who recalls me
to her"
"Ohr cried Candles
Had it not been for this letter, NJ
de Canolles,' replied she, sadly, "our
separation would have been equally
necessary. Do you think that those
around us could be long without see
ing our mutual understanding? Do you
think we seem together like a har-
assed princess and her prosecutor? But
if this separation be as painful to you
as you pretend, let me tell you, NJ.
lie Baron, that it depends only on your
self that we should never separate"
ooh, speak!' cried Candles
DO you not guess -
Yes, madam. You wish me to ac.
company you to the princess
"She speaks of it herself in this let
ter
II am glad that the idea did not
come from you, and thank you for
the embarrassment with which you
mentioned it. Not that my conscience
revolts from serving either party. 1
have no convictions in this war; no
one has, but those Immediately in
terested. / know neither the princess
nor the court party, and independent
in my fortune, want nothing from
either of them. II am simply an Off
GER"
Then you will follow me?'
mo"
why not if you feel as you say?'
Because you would respect me less"
IF that is the only obstacle, do not
fear"
"You do not mean what you say?'
well, you are right" said Madame
de CambeS, land / will not urge you
Had you been in an ordinary position,
I should have tried to win you to our
side; but sent by the king on a con-
tidential mission, and recommended by
NJ. d'Epernon, I will not press you
But baron, we shall meet again.
"Where?"
81 do not know
"Oh, madam, there is war to divide
us. That is enough, if there be not
love to counteract it"
The vicomteSse bllshed. do YOU,
then, count this day nothing?" she
asked.
"Oh, it is the only one in which I
seem to have lived"
''Then you see that you are migrate
full"
Grant me a second like it,
81 cannot, I must leave tonight"
81 do not mean now; only promise it
to me at some future time, that /
may have something to look forward
to-"
where do you go On leaving me-"
'"To Paris, to give an account of
my mission"
and where afterward?'
ITO the Bastile, perhaps"
But supposing you do not go there?"
II return to Libourne, to my regi-
ment"
And I to Bordeaux. Is there any
of-the-way village between the
tWoY'
81 know one, of which the remem-
brance is almost as dear as that of
Chantilly"
"Jaulnay?" said the vicomtesse
"Jaulnay," repeated Candles.
''Well, Jaulnay is four days journey
from here. This is Tuesday, I will
stop there On Sunday"
TO be COntinued)