The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-06-19

VI pl'S lAiS N'l-NNiIllN' iPNN al NbN NiIslt
when she dropped the mask that had
covered her for live ana twenty years.
and then we found out While / writ,
this | can almost see the griSly
trophies over the Gate of Good Men.
can almost hear again the harsh clanG
from the bClfry of st. Gcrmain rAuNcr.
rois that summoned Paris to the mas
saCre.
AS | rose from my knees before the
Quecn-Shc had but given me Il look
from her dark, unrathomable eyes ,
Catherine turned to the duchess. say +
ing, with slight snccr:
81 see nothing to admire in her. But
all your French heads have been turn
ed by that little Scotch QucVnlCt."
"FrCnch heads, your ma j"Sty. can ,
but see with French eyes" answered
Diana and the queen bit her lip. liU
now the folding doors to our right Nu2n
flung open by the ushrls In violet q /
gold, and the king appeared. ~ lis
side was the constable and around 8Gd
behind him Il brilliant group. ~, ~
whom were De Nirllcvillc a"l -.
Andre, while towering above the 9th.
crs was the grim figure of the c.r,..n:sl
of Lorraine. For II moment they stood
watching the dance and then cAmp
slowly forward As Henri approached
his seat the dancers stopped amd bowed
to him, and. walking UP to Nary Of
Scotland. the king Kissed her OH thu
check, saying kindly:
"My daughter. the roses YOU carry
here bear the palm from those you
have gathered in that nuScgaN. Par
dcu," he continued. with Il Laugh
willie MaryS fac" grew scarlet with
pleasure. "iS there no knight here who
can turn :: rOudrl to these rOSr&? What
say YOU, my cousin of the Kingdom Of
folly
There was n general laugh. hut was
tongue ti"h and could say nothing. nut
the constable, with the rough gal!antry
of a bear, was ready with speech.
Il cannot use tn" pen" l,r cried:
| "hut, old rs ann. will try in The urXt
war TO writ" Il verse With my sword ON
| Spanish helmets"
buzz arose nj the words There
may perhaps hay" been Il vcilcd threat
concealed In thCm; know not Eu,
buzz and murmur were stlIlcu uy II
voice, nasal. discordant and harsh.
which rang through the room.
81 protest. your ma jrsty. protest i'm
the nam" of my master, the King of
Spain! Franc" ana Spain are at peace"
II was Chantonnay the Spanish en-.
baSSador, ana, tail. Sombcr rohCd and
'llh' with The star OF ST. James 1T his
neck. he stepped forward from the
group behind the king and stood facing
M"n;mor"nri, sinister smil" playing
on his lips.
1t was m awkward moment From
under his huSly white eyebrows tho
constable glar"d hatk nj his adversary.
nid the King looked from one To anuth.
or of thrn. annoyance and vrNatior
stamped upon his features
II protest, the cmbaSSador repeated
again, with his strange, nasal intona.
ton, his white fingers playing with the
star nt his neck.
Montmor"ncfs land began to finger
thc glov" he held. Tho stout old soldlc
knew but ON" answer TO make at Sucl
Il moment WhHh the M"dicis spoke il
hcr caiill' laSslnnl,SS voice:
VI! i"iuS' IL seems but light mat
ter for all these frownS TO luwcr-al
'''N' VI 'Hl'l" 'i'H" diri
iookS' pray You, ana let lis hear thl
song the king has commanded Wn
no one touch , Iutnp-
'"'H''pi"S glove slipped bacl
over his hanu, ana ChantonnaY boWc,
low TO the queen. sill ,hrrn v,s ~, am
| Swrr to bnr rn,n,c. ,, =,
"'t'','c" S'i'h''.
'""''cih! Nolcr-lt was that OF th'
PhUniX-callcd out.
| "J pru.,,,,r,
nc cry was caught up Mt once, Will
clapping of hands and ~ "a Errsuurt
lie Brusuuctv' echoed t,ro,.,,, ,i,, i., :,
,. ' '''''"N'' '''' ''" .
,,', ~ h"'c" eyes "h" was Snil
ilS WIN lnC rest, ana then thr king.
voice came to me:
"YoII rrn n,n,,l ,,,,. ,,,,,,..,,
1t had to be, but as | slipprd IN,
broad yellow ribbon from my shoulder.
and took the lutte i'm my hands r,.l, IN,
heart beat, my fingers trcmhIr ANA ~,
voice fail me. Twice | struck Tn,
chords, but the song would not como
ana then | met her eyes again ana wn,
strong, ana the testers voice ran~ o,.t
iuli ana clear, but it was the knights
heart that spoke:
Comet Choose me flower from on, thy bower
Come, CIn"so ~" ,". my, @ n"t Icd TIA" rose.
Bcllo Mabel she pIuckcI linn ', p"t r"t ny nowef!
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