Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1899-03-23

intrieucs."
81 understand perfectly. monsieur"
he said, falling back. a half smile on
his lips. md howing To each other we
passed on in different ways, they
down and upNhc hall To join de Eclin.
who had gone few PAGES ahead.
The king is still in his cabinet" he
said, pointing 10 closed door. before
which a sentry stood on guard. 81 go in
AZ once. When come out let il be the
signal for YOU to join me. will then
present You, and mind, speak freely"
Il mean to-" | answered. and with n
nod he passed up through the press. |
leaned against the pillar near which |
was standing, and surveyed the crowd.
Madame was nowhere there. or else l
had missed her. Perhaps il was hctter
SO. for did | see her | might hc un-
nerycd, and here BrllcCarde Joined me-
"Du YOU see her." he asked
''See whom" answered, with start
and an eager look around.
la belle lIcnricttc. See, there she
stands. \ little court around her. with
the brightest eyes and the sharpest
tongue in France. | wager hundred
pistoles she will rule ms all some day
As events showed, Bellcgar;lc was
right, though that concerns not this
story.
"Ah. There is pimcntal-one mo.
ment. chevalier." and he left me to join
his friend. ! was again alone. and re.
signed myself to patience, when a voice
seemed To whisper over my shoulder:
eff VI. lie Chevalicr 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. | blessed him in
my heart. for not ten feet away was
madame, radiant and l'rNutiful, with
Palm by her side. and VI. d'Aycn. with
his arm in a siIkcn sling. bowling be-
fore her. He was pressing the tips Of
her fingers 10 his lips when our eyes
met. and, drawing away her hand, she
made "A half-mOvement toward me. |
was by her side in a moment. and. as we
shook hands. she said. with IA smile:
$50 we have met again, chcvalier! 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 Narcnne was too distant
a land To journey TO? Come" she add
ed. as | began TO protest. give me
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'Nyen, who stood
glaring at me. and biting the red feath-
ers in his hat which he held in his hand
interposed: Il was in hopes that ma
dame would give me the pleasure" he
began
Another day. perhaps, baron" ! cut
in, rudely enough. II trust" ] added
in a kinder tone. that your arm does
not incommode YOU"
at will heal SOON" he said. in a thick
voice, and turned away abruptly.
"lle is very angry" madame said, fol-
lowing him with her eyes.
"Thatwill heal, too. hope-this way is
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. | be-
gan To get tongue-ticd, and madame,
too, said nothing. Finally l blurted
out: Il am to see the king in few
minutes"
She looked down aud half whispered:
God give you success"
Amen" | echoed to her prayer.
And then in a 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, CHANGING at the still closed door
of the cabinet near which a curious
crowd had gathered: perhaps the
cinque-pace will not come Off" she ran
on. IN. de Guiche told me that the king
was to open il with Mile. d'Entragucs.
Do you not see her there? That lovely
black-eyed girl, talking TO half dozen
people at once"
us she so very beautiful?'
.What n question to ask, do not see
a woman in the room TO compare with
her.
ITO my mind her profile is too hard"
In ,l, q.
soft though clear outlines was hall
turned from me rs she spoke. II sup.
pose then you do not care for her-a
man never thinks with a woman in the
matter OF beauty. But did think you
would admire mademoiselle."
why should !. even surprising 81
was beautiful? To my mind there are
two kinds of beauty"
And here | was interruptcd>by TIE
sound of cheering from the Petite Ga,
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 il wan
the marshal himself, and close at hin
heels was Latin, with his sinister smile,
and dozen gentlemen, amongst whom
l observed the grim, figure of Adam de
Gomeron. Madame saw the free lance
too, and then turned her eyes TO mine.
She read the unspoken question in my
look, her eyes met mine, and through
her half-parted lips low whisper came
TO me: "Never-never!"
They are coming straight toward
u.s." ! said. I'VE will stand here and
let them pass" and, with her fingers
still resting on my arm. we moved
pace or so aside. As Biron came up
there was almost shout of welcome,
aud he bowed to the right and left "a
him, as though he were the king him
self
1T almost seems as IL shall not have
my Interview" ! said to madame, n
minute or so later when the connection
caused by Coifiier had ceased.
when were you to go in ?" she asked.
AS soon as ever NJ. de Belin came out
to summon me-"
Then there he is" and as she spoke
L saw the door open and Belin looked
out. 60" she said, and then our eyes
met and stepped up to the cabinet.
Gro BE CONTINUED
-
How She Knew.
May-Rather a morose sort of mar,
isn't be?
Madge-Ies; but his hearts in tn.
right place.