The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-01

do not blame them-do not blame
them"
She did not reply.
Jeanette" at length resumed the
King.
Sire she whispered.
This morning I have been jourIlc ying
10 Vaucouleurs again. II all seemGd very
real-just the same as IL was nearly
twenty years ago. pretty child again
rode with me IL my coach and directed
me TO the village church
you remember we'll. sire"
Too weII-.oo well Everything has
been so quiet and-and different for the
past few days that I have had time TO
think. 1t is strange how We remember
everything during such moments! Very
strange-yery strange
Are you III. sire2" inquired madame.
with sudden alarm.
III? II is nothing. But what were we
saying. ma chere? 1t is so hard to re-
member - so hard 10 remem-
Der France will not miss me
much not much do
you Think"
"Sirei Shall call Monsieur Bordeu?'
Not yet-not just yet"
You can tell me the rest tomorrow
Just as we'll"
Tomorrow
Yes"
Tomorrow may never come
tomorrow may never come. ma chere."
But you Brighten mel"
There. there. No one can tell about
tomorrow. Today-what day is today?''
She told him the day and the hour
whereupon the dying monarch muir
INJURED:
so this is the thirteenth day .
the thirteenth day Of my Illness. bad
omen. Bot you look pale, ma ehere
pale. This afternoon you must
accompany the Duchesse d'AiguilIon to
RueiL The air Of Versailles is becom-
ing we'll. well II has
been breathed b. so many :"
kings. Air air Yer
sailles is sitting, Call >
call de la vauguyon"
De la Vauguyon soon entered and
waited in respectful silence for any
further orders from his sovereign A fun
minute went by before Louis spoke
again.
Monsieur lie Due" he murmured,
weakly. 1T is my further desire that you
convey my wishes with regard TO Mad
anne la Coratesso to my successor in case
EIy illness should be very prolonged"
But. your majesty" objected the
old aobleman. in a broken voice.
Hear ne through. Ny orders will be
brief Madame la Comtesse will be left
a!ore. Do what you can that Lowe
ciCnnes be preserved TO her together
with such things as Il has been my
pleasure to abestow upon her in person
Is it piain?"
Perfectly"
Very good. Now more wine =
my head is on fire - and tell them 10
let me rest while"
De la Vauguyon redIIed the glass. which
Louis drained TO the last drop before
sinking back to the pillows with a sigh
or relief. De la Vauguyon led madame
TO the door. and after bidding her adieu
closed il softly and returned 10 a chair
hear. one OF The windows AS he did sc
h. glanced towErd the immense canopied
bed and saw that Louis XIV was sleeping.
Early In the afternoon the royal in
valid awoke and called for the dauphin.
with whom he convcrsed for a while. At
the close of the interview the physicians
took the royal pulse and forbade anyone
else seeing the patient Il was the be-
ginning OF the end.
Soon afterward the Cardinal de la
Roche-AymCn. being hurriedly sent for.
heard the royal confession and admins
tered the viaticUm.
Just sixty minutes later. as the palace
clock struck forr. a carriage made its
way with some difficulty through the
crowd and was driving rapidly from
Versailles when a man was seen TO ap-
proach the window OF the royal apart
ment which opened en- the great bal
cony. Throwing open the window and
raising a truucheon above his head. he
broke it In the center. and throwing the
pieces among the crowd. exclaimed in
stcntorian tones:
lie rel est merit"
Then. seizing another stan from an
attendant with 2 continuous movement. !
he lour!shed it in the air as he shouted:
"Vive lo roll
And 4 multltudinous echo. that rose /
within the corridors and rooms radIat- /
ing from the death chamber and surgsd 1
with ever increasing volume over the I
anxious concourse awaiting the message /
en- the outside. answered in thunder /
tones.
''EiVe lc roll"