Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-15
1901. By D. Appleton Co.. Kew Fork.


any come here?"
mo one will come here. monsieur,
at least not now, think I alone have
access to mademoiselle's apartments"
Where is she?'
"At dinner, monsieur"
ooh, and is there any one else here?"
Eyes. monsieur, the Marquis de
Chabot gives dinner to Monsieur lie
Marechal de Contains and the officers
of his fleet to announce the betrothal
of his granddaughter to-"
de vitre?"
mo, monsieur, certainly not He
is much too little for SO grand a lady
as mademoiselle.'
ITO whom, them"
ITO his old friend, Monsieur de
Kersaint''
Good Heaven!" exclaimed Grafton.
"The other mani"
Eyes. monsieur"
And the countess, does she con-
sent?"
Her consent was not asked, mon
sieur. The marquis announced it when
they arrived three days ago. Twas
settled before We came"
"And de Vitre?"
HE is in agony, monsieur. Mon
sieur le Marquis laughed at her when
she tried to tell him. He said 1t was
nothing, impossible, preposterous.
Oh, you should see that poor young
man, his heart Is breaking"
II care nothing for his heart, Jo-
settle. but as to mademoiselle?"
"Her heart is breaking too, and she
says"
The maid hesitated, perhaps fearing
she was betraying her mistress.
Eyes, what does she say?" he ques.
| toned her, bending on her a compel
ling gaze.
"she says she does not care who it
| Is, since-so long. as it is. not-you,
monsieur"
20 Josette, bless you for those
words! What does Monsieur de Wire
| intend to do?"
| II know not. He speaks of carry
| ing mademoiselle off, but she will not
| hear of it. He appealed to her
| plighted word, but she says she will
approach her grandfather in time. He
must give her time. The French fleet
is going to capture the English, they
say. Monsieur de Kersaint and Mon
sieur de Wire go with it. Mademoi-
selle says who knows?'-but / ought
not to tell you this, monsieur, you are
an enemy"
Not your enemy, Josette, MOI
mademoiselle's."
Il ought to give monsieur up to
the marquis" remarked the Breton
girl doubtfully. "he would never for
give me if he knew"
do you serve mademoiselle or the
marquis, Josette?"
'Mademoiselle," exclaimed the maid
fervently.
'And would she give me up, thinl'
your
mo"
"She loves me?'
"Ah, monsieur" cried the girl, .'yoy
cannot know how she feels. If mon
sieur could see her with her pale face
and with her eyes full of tears! II
monsieur could hear her murmurine
in her sleep his name! She chose this
! tower for her room because the win.
dow looked toward Canada where she
thought monsieur was. Alas, poor
mademoiselle!"
when will she come back here?"
After the dinner is served, think
when the gentlemen take their wine
"Josette, l must be taken where
can see them at the dinner"
IT'S not possible, monsieur!" cried
the girl.
1t must be; there must be some
way, some place where you can pu,
me! remember! Doesn't the ar.
mory open from the dining-room?"
"Yes, but"
Take me there, then"
But your uniform! If they see yor
as you go through the hall?''
Bring me your long cloak, Josette
We are about the same height, are we
not? Wrap that around me. l Wi
draw the hood over my head. Yor
must go with me. Will any one ques
| ton you?"
No one, unless we meet Jean
Renaud or the steward, and they arr
both likely to be in the dining-room.
I'VE will have to chance that, then
Come, no more objections! IT'S TO,
the Countess Anne's sake. l must SET
her. will save her. Remember, /
you betray me, you break your mis-
tress' hearth"
Very well, monsieur. remain where
you are cried the girl, convinced al
last. 81 will get the cloak. Fo
Heavens sake, sir. stay quietly in thu
room until | return
When she left him he stopped ant
picked up the little slipper which Ann,
had evidently carelessly left there whel
she went in to her dressing-room t,
make her toilet for the dinner. HI
gazed at it, covered 1t with kisses, an,
slipped it hurriedly into the breast o
bis coat as .Tosette returned.
AS he had said, they were about tn
same height Her cloak fitted him per
| fectly. She WrapDed il around hin