The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-26

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dropped from my arm as he spoke He
pretended not to understand, though
he knew we'll enough. He rose from
his seat and faced me, and 1 rose, too,
: ana bent toward him.
You know what l mean. Blaise de
Lorgnac- If it could be shown that
Condo hurried back from Marienbourg
and had a secret meeting, say under
my old oak tree, with the queen of
Scots
.You spy." ne said You have
Watched,
/ l could have struck him. but I held
myself in, for he was my friend. and
for the moment was mad.
Ills you who should wear the cap
and bells, Lorgnac-not 1. l am no
spy. Yet l have watched the watcher.
The secret.is known. and d'Aramon is
at this moment giving it to the Spanish
ambassador"
.'D'Aramon. That rufIianl'
Eyes"
''And you did not stay him? Made
no effort to stop him.
81 have only just found out the i'm
portance of the thing myself. Beside.
did exactly what you asked me to do.
You made no mention of staying peo-
ple.'
He reflected for a moment, moment
only, for if ever. there was man of
action il was Lorgnac. Then he spoke.
de Besme. can l count on your old
friendship? 1t is not for myself 1 ask,
but for the fair name of an innocent
woman and queen
There was no need to mention names.
| l understood perfectly and for her sake
would have willing given my life
twice over. But, as 1 looked at Lorg
macs burning, eager eyes. [ read in
| them the same secret that l kept locked
in my heart. He. tool All. Was there
a man who did not love her? / an
swered him gravely:
MY head and arm are with you-to
the end. And now, do not waste time,
or give me half condolences. What am
/ to do for you?''
Il must get the prince from Paris at
once: but he is penniless. and dare not
go for money where he will be known,
and The laughed bitterly-"have but
a brace of Henris.''
Where is the prince now?" ~ IS
I'm my house"
I'm the Rue Tire Boudin?'
Precisely. 1 have no other
II know that. and should not have
asked. No one knows he is there?"
Il keep no servant, and you and 1
alone know this
so that if Condo can slip out of Paris
there will only be d'Aramon's word to
J say he was here
Exactly
Then. mon cher, things are not so
black as they look
With this I unfastened my purse from
my belt and handed it to Lorgnac, say
ing:
There are 40 fat crowns there. They
will carry the prince to Marienbourg''
DE BeSme, you are indeed a friend"
and Lorgnac took the purse, as he add
ed: II shall get him off at once. and
you must let her know he is gone"
ZIP"
"Yes-manage it somehow. 1 have no
chance of speaking to her. but you have
hundred opportunities. A word-a
hint will suffice
Very well. And now, hasten! will
do my best"
ut is check to Spain. I think" he
said, with a laugh, and turned to go. but
stayed him.
rs there anything else. LIE Brus-
quet?' And our eyes met. Then 1 said
slowly: ls
My friendl When this is over you
had better seek the war. and shall go
back to grow pears at Besme."
He made no answer, but our hands
met in warm clasp. If 1 had let him
see that l knew his heart, 1 had also
let him read mine. So we stood for a
moment, and then. wringing my hand,
he went off without another word
dlCUtu HlIn ulllll NE WAS lost TO
view behind the hawthorns, and then,
calling Pompon, took my watch back to
the Louvre. L made little detour
passing my oak. and reached the ivy
grown wall, where a little wicket led
TO the Ladies' terrace | had a pass
key given to me by the king himself,
and, opening the gate. crossed the ter
race and FASTENED towards the Pavilion
du Roy. where the-court was held This
faced the river, in all the elegance of
its modern construction. 1t had been
built on the site of the Great Tower.
the pride of his ancestors, which Fran
els, the late king. had demolished to
make room for his new structure
1 went up the crowded stairway.
fompon at my heels, exchanging a word
with one, a jest with another At the
archway leading into the audience
rooms the throng was so great that
for. the moment. / could find no pas
sage. looked round and called out:
way. Way, For the king of the
Caps and Bellsi"
There was laugh and a merry voice
called out:
There is room for your majesty here
and for your prime minister, too
L looked at the smiling eyes and the
curved, laughing lips. and Pompon and
/ were by the speakers side in a mo-
ment 1t was Mile. de Folk, whom we |
USED TO call the PhOeniX-the same for |
whom poor Laval jousted in scarlet |
armor at the last tourney held by the |
late king.
$50 your majesty has not attended !
the council?" And she opened her sill !
Yer bonbon box.
mo, mademoiselle: yet my most |
faithful subject and myself have been |
employed on high affairs of state"
L am sure they will benefit from /
such united wisdom" and she gave a
sweet to Pompon.
HEN, And is there no tribute for
me?'' grumbled.
L always thought the honor went to
the king, but the spoils to the minister,
but If your majesty viii accept an Of
fering and mademoiselle held out her
box. With bow. / helped myself to
a dainty morsel, and at the same mo-
ment the strains of music fioated to-
ward US, and the Phoenix clapped her
hands.
:. 'Tis the couranto," she cried: "the
queen of Scots and the Princess Eliza
beth dance in this. I wish could
see.''
Trust to you knight, mademoi-
selle," and she put small hand in my
arm. So. with laugh and jest, and
sometimes an elbow in the ribs of a
gay courtier, L at last succeeded in
gaining corner of vantage for my
partner and myself
There were many fair women and
brilliant cavaliers in the dance. There