The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-26

NV heart. for not ten feet away was
ma adane. radiant and beautiful, with
palm by her side, and M. dAyen,
with his arm in silken sling, bowling
before her. He was pressing the Ups
of her fingers to his lips When our
ewes met, and, drawing away her hano'
she made a Reinforcement toward me-
was by her side in moment anu,
as we shook hands, she said with
smile:
$50 we have met again, chevaHer!
Tn tbe Louvre. above all places" this
with a slight rising of color.
ssT thought L had missed you. was
looking for you everywhere, and had
given YOU up. Of course, knew you
we're in Paris. s.
"R1t the Rue Varenne was too DIS
tant a land to journey to? Come, she
added, as 1 began to protest: give, me
YOUR arm and take me there, Sle ilioi- iI
Gated the upper end of the room; the
crush is not so great there-lt Is Irlsnl-
ful here. NJ. d'Ayen will, l know, eX-
cuse me. Here d'Ayen,who stood glar-
ing at me and biting at the red feath-
ars in his hat which he held IN MS
hand. interposed, Il was in hopes that
madame would give me the pleasure,
he began.
in rudely enough. Il trust, addeo,
in a kinder tone, that your arm Goes
not incommode you.
at will heal soon," he said, in a
thick voice, and turned away apl uptig ~,
"He is very angry, madame salo'
following him with her eyes.
"That will heal, too, [ hope-thls
vav is easiest, 1 think" and | moved
onward with my charge, still, now,
ever. keeping an eye on the door OF
the cabinet.
"Do YOU know" I said moment or
so later. "I am indebted to an un-
known friend for finding out you were
here?" a,,o,,s1v
"Perhaps 1 ought not to tell you, but
eaw YOU. and told Coiffier to let You
know I was here"
"Coiffier, the astrologer
eyes. do YOU not see him there! LIE
q a brother Of Pantin, and devoted 20
NV house; a strange man, though, ana
at times 1 almost fear him.
looked in the direction she mol
Gated and saw a tall man, dressed ike
any ordinary cavalier of the court eX-
cent for his cloak, which was of eX-
treme length. and fell almost to his
heels He. however, wore no sword,
hut held in his hand small rod of
ebony with a golden ball at the end.
This was the celebrated astrologer
Coiffier. who had foretold the death of
Henry III, and who, it was said, never
died. but was taken away bodily by
the evil one How far this is true
know not. but it was common report
when he disappeared forever.
"Re is much unlike Pantin," 1 re-
marked; mo one would take them for
brothers."
and yet they are-and Pantin al
ways says that he is the younger,
| too.'
And now, as we made our way slow
ly toward the upper end of the room,
/ began to get tongue-tied, and
| madame, too, said nothing. Finally, |
blurted out: 'T am to see the king II:
a few minutes"
She looked down and half whispered,
God give you success"
"Amenw I echoed to her prayer.
And then in a way that people have
when their hearts are full of grave
things, we began to talk of matters
light as air.
1.-THE king is late today" madame
said. glancing at the still closed door
of the cabinet near which a curious
crowd had gathered; perhaps the
cinoue-pace will not come off, she
ran on, IN. de Guiche told me that
the king was to open it with Mile.
d'Entragues. Do you not see her
there? That lovely black-eyed girl.