The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-02-12

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lana. Did the king hut know the trials
and sufferings of my master IN upholding
the royal authority, he would forgive him
nuch.lsANor do i fear to say 1t even here,
those men who seek his downfall
would as lief line their wallets with SPAN
ish doubloons as with honest Louis dor.
De la vente,S the renegade priest, the CEN
ter8sof, strife and discomfort in the Colo
traffic with the Indians and brings
;opprobrium upon you majesty's name.
1t Is he or la Sale who sends this idle
tale-la Sale. who. tromSyour majesty's
commtssary. supplies this de la Vente
with his merchandise. Who their friends
are here to tell your majesty these tales.
3I care not. Saving the royal presence. !
would be pleased to discuss the matter
with them elsewhere."
h art q bold lad. observed tho
king. ss
I had noted his eyes nash. and the thin
nostrils gdilate at mention of the passage
OF the Rhine; SO, emboldened by the
surety Of success. I kept my own cour-
6 up.
AYE, Sire, truth need have no fear from
the greatest Of all the Bourbons. Bien-
Vile isa soldier, not q courtier, and
stung beyond endurance by the threat OF
his enemies that they would yet beguile
your majesty to sell you fair province of
aAl0 i Ills EIOSdk Ud2 1dCh0
into q peddler's s~hop-maylhap he DID
use some such hot and thoughtless ex-
pressions to me. These. some spy may.
have overheard and forwarded here to
his hurt. II It please you to hear the
words. Twill repeat them upon the oath
OF an officer"
Go on. I. h commanded drily.
"Bienville didssay 1t was q matter of
shame to forego such q broad domain
wherein lay SO much wealth, because Of
present troubles. It Is his ambition to
found there a new empire in the west, to
add a brighter glory to the name OF Bour-
bon; to plant the silver lilies upon the re-
hottest boundaries of the earth, calling 1t
all Louisiana, a mighty continent. with
out g rival and without a frontier. Ali
Your majesty has in Bienvine q strong
heart and q firm hand. a man who pre-.
fers to devote his life to you service.
rather han live at ease IN France:fa man
~whoScarries more scars for his king than
your majesty has .f1ngers-poorer today
than when he entered your service,
though others about him nave grown
rich
I told him. too, without reserve. Of the
contemplated indian attack in the spring,
OF my own haste to return. His face
lighted UP with the fire OF his thought.
Then, by my faith he broke in, you
need a bold, ambitious soldier for your
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Observation-Disclosures
None dared oppose the king.
I overheard YOU, captain, In the gar.
dens yesterday. n think the master who
has taught you such sentiments is u man
the king of France can trust. Convey to
the trusty and well beloved governor OF
ours province Of Louisiana our renewed
confidence, with our assurance he is not
to be disturbed. We make o our royal
messenger for the PURPOSE
Then he gravely inclined his head to
signify the interview was done.
AS soon as I decently could I left the
royal presence and repaired at once to
Serigny. / found him still in his apart
ments waiting me with every appearance
of intense impatience. Almost as !
raped he had opened the door himself.
The. valet had been dismissed. My face
forsI was yet flushed witt excitement
told of our victory. He grasped my hand
in both his own and asked:
I'VE have won? Tell me. how was it7''
Aye. sir, and nobly. / have the kings
own warrant that our governor La not to
be disturbed"
Every shade OF anxiety vanished, and
he laughed as unaffectedly as a girl.
Thou art a clever lad; but tell me OF
It, tell me Of 1T"
/ told him then OF the audience, neg
slecfing not the minutest detail, not even
the black looks Of those who thronged
about the king.
'.Chamillard's doing, and Crozat. Gro
Eat the parvenu-Marque du Cllatel, for
sooth, with his scissors and yardstick for
device
He questioned me closely concerning
the p~ersonages present, and what they
said. After having heard on to- the end
he was quite composed and preached
again the subjectGof the previous night.
We'll, captain" he commenced, half
banteringly, ''if thou has done thy con-
ferences with the king, we will talk Of
your next adventure. Time presses, and
you see from what Louis said, our enc
mics are already at work
I with many misgivings, for
felt Of q truth uncertain Of myself in
the new character-and shall I confess 1t
"a trtde Ill at ease concerning this bravo,
Carne Ward, the duelist Of the iron
hand. and the gamester with the luck Of
the devil. However, I put upon myself
a steadfast front and listened.
We have 81 fine lad at Paris in our
service" said Serigny, .tand with him
four as staunch fellows as ever dodged q
halter. De Greville-Jerome de Greville-
has his lodgings in Rue st. Denis. at the
sign ofsthe Austrian arms. The host Is
q surly, close-lnouthed churl who will
give you little information until he knows
you Well. Then you may rely upon him.
Jerome has been watching our quarry
these many weeks; we hold him in easy
reach, as q bait to catch his accomplish.
Then we will put them both where thew
can spy upon as no longer. I desire them
to be taken alive If possible, and by ALL
b gods, they shall hang"
Continued Next Week.)
The Averted Tragedy.
When my husband and I were travel