The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-07


seemed to whisper over my shoulder:
elf NJ. lie Chevalier will kindly survey
the other side of the room, perhaps he
will be equally interested"
1 turned round sharply. There was
no one whom l could recognize as the
person who had addressed me. On the
other hand, however, / blessed him in
my heart, for not ten feet away was
madame, radiant and beautiful, with
Palm by her side, and NJ. d'Ayen. with
his arm in q silken sling, bowling be-
fore her. He WINS pressing the tips of
her fingers to his lips when our eyes
made a half-movement toward me. l
was by her side in a moment, and. as we
shook hands, she said, with smile:
$50 we have met again, chevalier! In
the Louvre, above all places" this with
a slight rising of color.
II thought had missed you. was
looking for you everywhere, and had
given you up. OF course, I knew you
were in Paris"
"But the Rue Varenne was too distant
a land to journey to? Come" she add
GU 40 OSSoh W PAOtSSts give ulC
your arm and take me there" she in
Dictated the upper end of the room;
''the crush is not SO great there-it is
frightful here. NJ. d'Ayen will, knew,
excuse me-" Here d'Ayen, who stood
glaring at me, and biting the red feath-
ers in his hat which he held in his hand,
interposed: 81 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"
ut will heal soon," he said, in a thick
voice, and turned away abruptly.
HE is very angry" madame said, fol-
lowing him with her eyes.
''Thatwill heal, toe, i hope-this wayis
easiest, think" and 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, 1 be-
gan to get tongue-tied, and madame.
too, said nothing. Finally I blurted
out: 81 am to see the king in few
minutes"
She looked down and half whispered:
God give you success"
"Amen!" I 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 that the king
was to open it with Mile. d'Entragues
Do you not see her there? That lovely
black-eyed girl, talking to half a dozeE
people at once"
us she so very beautifui?'
What question to ask! I do not see
| woman in the room to compare with
her."
ITO my mind her profile is too hard"
"Indeed!" Madame's face with its
soft though clear outlines was half
turned from me as she spoke. II sup
pose then you do not care for her-a
man never thinks with woman in the
matter of beauty. But did think you
would admire mademoiselle."
"Why should I. even supposing she
was beautiful? To my mind there are
two kinds of beauty"
And here l was interrupted by the
sound Of cheering from the Petite Ca
lerie, and the sudden hush that fell on
the room. AS we moved down to see
fer whom the crush was parting on
either side, we discovered that it was
the marshal himself, and close at his
heels was Latin, with his sinister smile,
and dozen gentlemen, amongst whom
I observed the grim, figure of Adam de