Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-10-25

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ping right up to me, he threw open my
cloak slightly with turn of his wrist,
"wear 1t SO, d'Auriac; it shows your
cross of st. Denis now" then, dropping
his voice, "friend or foe.-are you for
the marshal or the master general?',
II am here for short time" re-
piled. II have come to see the king. I
neither understand nor care about your
intrigues."
Il understand perfectly, monsieur"
he said, falling back, half smile on
his lips, and bowling to each other we
passed on in different ways, they
down and up the hall to, join de Belin,
who had gone few PAGES ahead.
THE king is still in his cabinet" he
said, pointing to closed door, before
which sentry stood on guard. 81 go in
at once. When come out let it be the
signal for you to join me. will then
present you, and mind, speak freely"
Il mean to-" I answered, and with
nod he passed up through the press. L
leaned against the pillar near which
was standing, and surveyed the crowd.
Madame YVES nowhere there, or else
had missed her. Perhaps it was better
SO, for did I see her might be I'M
nerved, and here Bellegarde joined me.
do you see herr" he asked.
"See whom?" answered, with start
and an eager look around.
la belle Henriette. See, there, she
stands! A little court around her, with
the brightest eyes and the sharpest
tongue in France. Iwager hundred
pistoles she will rule us all some day."
AS events showed, Bellegarde was
right, though that concerns not this
story.
"Ahl There is Pimental-one mo-
ment, chevalier," and he left me to join
his friend. was again alone, and re-
signed myself to patience, when voice
seemed to whisper over my shoulder:
IF M. lie Chevalier will kindly survey
the other side of the room, perhaps he
will be equally interested"
turned round sharply. There was
no one whom I could recognize as the
person who had addressed me. On the
other hand, however, l blessed him In
my heart, for not ten feet away was
madame, radiant and beautiful, with
Palm by her side, and M. d 'Ayen, with
his arm in silken sling, bowling be-
fore her. He was pressing the tips Of
her fingers to his lips when our eyes
met, and, drawing away her hand, she
made n half-movement toward me.
was by her side in a moment, and, as we
shook hands, she said, with a smile:
$50 we have met again, chevalier! In
the Louvre, above all places" this with
slight rising of color.
81 thought had missed you. Twas
looking for you everywhere, and had
given you up. OF course, knew you
were in Paris"
But the Rue Varenne was too distant
land to journey to? Come" she add
ed, as I began to protest, "give me
your arm nnd take me there" she in
dicated the upper end of the room;
1.-THE crush is not SO great there-it is
frightful here. NJ. d'Ayen will, knew,
excuse me-" Here d'Ayen, who stood
glazing at me, and biting the red feath-
ers in his hat which he held in his hand,
interposed: II was in hopes that ma
dame would give me the pleasure" he
began
Another day, perhaps, baron," cut
in, rudely enough. 81 trust" l added,
In kinder tone, ''that your arm does
not incommode you"
st will heal soon," he said, in a thick
voice, and turned away abruptly.
lie is very angry" madame said, fol-
lowing him with her eyes.
"Thatwillheal, too, l hope-this is
easiest, think" and I moved onward
with my charge, still, however, keeping
an eye on the door of the cabinet.
And now, as we made our way slowly
toward the upper end of the room, I be-
gan to get tongue-tied, and madame,
too, said nothing. Finally 1 blurted
out: II am to see the king in few
minutes"
She looked down and half whispered:
God give you success"
"Amen!" l echoed to her prayer.
And then in way that pepole have
when their hearts are full of grave
things, we began to talk of matters
light as air.
THE king is late to-day" madame
said, glancing at the still closed door
of the cabinet near which curious
crowd had gathered; perhaps the
cinque-pace will not come off," she ran
on. M. de Guiche told me thatthe king
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