Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10

rapidly: a few moments she lay in the rosy
effulgence restfullY conscious that danger
had fled and that she was bulWarked by
the emperor's favor when a sudden thought
broke upon this half-wakefu mood, and
caused her to spring, all alert. from her
couch. To dress. with her had never been
a matter of great duration. The hair of
the joculatriX naturally rippled into such
waves as We're the envy of the court la
dies; her supple fingers adjusted garment
after garment with swift precision, while
her figure needed no device to lend grace
to the investment
Soon. therefore. had she left her tent,
making her way through the awakening
camp. In the royal kitchen the cook was
bending over his fires, while an assistant
mixed beverage Of barley water yolks of
eggs and SIENNA wine for Charles when he
should become aroused. Those courtiers, al
ready astr, cast many glances in the girls
direction. as she moved toward the tent of
the fool.
But If these gallants were sedulous, she
was correspondngly Indifferent. Anxiety
or loyalty-that stanchness of heart which
braved even the ironical eyes of the black
robed master of medicine-drove her again
to the ailing testers tent, and, remember
ing how she had ridden into camp-and into
the august emperor's favor-these found
lingS of fortune looked significantly from
one to the other.
the leech in answer to the inquiries of the
jestress, and she endured the glance for
the news, although the former sent her
away with her face afiame.
And the leech let her in he'd soon have
to let the patient out" spoke up gallant
Her eyes are sovereign remedy. where
bolus, pills and all vile potions might fail"
IF this be a sample of Francis damsels,
l care not how long we are in reaching the
low countries answered a second.
To this the first replied in kind but soon
had these SallantS matters of more serious
moment to divert them, for it began to be
whispered about that Louis of Hochfels
had determined to push forward. The I'M
wonted activity in the camp ere long gave
credence to the rumor; the troopers COM
menced looking to their weapons; suuires
hurried here and there. while near the tents
stood the horses, saddled and bridled, I'M
dergoing the scrutiny of the grooms
Some time, however, elapsed before the
emperor himself appeared Nothing in the
bead-roll, devotional Offering of the
morning, had he overlooked the diver
dishes that followed had been scrupulousy
partaken of, and then only-as man not
to be hurried from the altar or the table
had he emerged from his tent His glance
mechanically swept the camp, noting the
hustle and stir, the absence of disorder, and
finally rested on the girl. For a moment
from his look, it seemed he might have for
gotten her, and she who had involuntariIy
turned to him so solicitously on a sudden
felt chilled. as confronted by mask. His
voice. when at length he spoke, was hard
dry, matter of-fact. and it was Jacuueline
whom he addressed.
You slept well?'
Yes, sire" she answered.
And have already been to the fool 8
tent, doubt not
The mask became half-quizzical, half
friendly, as her cheeks mantled beneath his
regard. Was 1t but quiet Arrangement
against jestress whose tongue had been
unsparing enough, even to him, the day