The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-12

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and sufferings of my master In upholding
the royal authority. he would forgive him
much. Nor do l fear to say 1t even here,
that those men who seek his downfall
would as lief line their wallets.with Span
ish doubloons as with honest Louis dor.
DE la vente, the renegade priest, the CEN
ter of strife and discomfort in the colo
MES, traffic with the nd,an and brings
! opprobrium upon your maiesty's name.
1t is he or In Sale who sends this idle
tale-la Sale, who, from your majesty's
commissary, supplies this de la Fente
With his merchandise. Who their friends
are here to tell your majesty these tales,
/ care not. Saving the royal presence, 1
would be pleased to discuss the matter
with them elsewhere"
Thou art Il bold lad observed the
king.
l had noted his eyes flash, and the thin
nostrils dilate at mention of the passage
of the Rhine; so, emboldened by the
surety of success. / kept my own cour-
age up.
Aye, Sire, truth need have no fear from
the greatest OF all the Bourbons. Bien-
vile Is a soldier, not n courtier, and
stung beyond endurance by the threat of
his enemies that they would yet beguile
your majesty to sell your fair province of
Louisiana, and turn the royal barracks
into a peddler's shop-mayhap 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 1t please you to hear the
words, Will repeat them upon the oath
of an officer"
GO M he commanded drily.
"Bienvtlle did say 1t was 4 matter of
shame to forego such a broad domain
wherein lay so much wealth, because OF
present troubles. 1t Is his ambition to
FOUND there a new empire in the west, to
add n brighter glory to the name Of Bour-
bon. to plant the silver lilies upon the re-
hottest boundaries of the earth, calling II
all Louisiana, a mighty continent, with
out a rival and without a frontier. All!
Your majesty has IN Bienville a strong
heart and a firm hand, a man who pre-
terS 10 devote his life to Your service,
rather than live at ease in France; a man
who carries more scars for his king than
your majesty has tingers-poover today
than when he entered your service,
though others about him have grown
rich.'
l 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
governor. What think you. Nillars. Cha
MISUNDERSTANDING"
-NtlIt Ia tt oppose (uS hlllS.
Il overheard YOU. captain. in the gar
dens yesterday. ana think the master who
has taught YOU such sentiments Is a man
the h!Dg Of France car trust. Conyey 10
The trusty and well beloved governor OF
our province of Louisiana our renewed
confidence, With our assurance he is not
to be disturbed. We make YOU our royal
messenger for the purpose"
Then he gcavely inclined his head to
signify the interview was done.
as soon as I decently could 1 left the
royal presence and repaired at once to
Serigny, / found him skill in his apart
ments waiting me With every appearance
Of intense Impotence. Amos as I
raped he 4 opened the door himself.
The valet had been dismissed. My face
for l was vet flushed with excitement
told Of our victory. He grasped my hand
i'll both his own and asked:
" have won@ Tell me. how was it?'
Aye, sir. and nobly. I have the kings
own warrant that our governor is not 10
be disturbed"
Every shade OF anxiety vanished, and
he laughed as UnaHectedly as a girl.
''Thou art a clever lad: but tell ME OF
Il, tell me of it,
l told him then OF the audience, neg
lecting not the minutest detail, not even
the black looks OF those who thronged
about the king.
"Chamillac9'S doing. and Crozat. Gro
zat the parvenu-NarQue du Chatel. for
sooth. with his scissors and yardstick for
device"
He questioned me Closely concerning
the ~personages present, and what they
said. After having heard on TO the end
he was quite composed and preached
again the subject OF the previous night.
We'll. captain he commenced, half
hsnierinsiy, iii thou has done thy con-
ferencss with the king, We will ak OF
Your next adventure. Tine presses. and
you see from what Louis said. our enc
mics are already at work"
l ~he2rke3ed With niany m:ssivings. for
l felt OF Q truth uncertain Of myself in
the new character-an& shall I confess It
= tribe i'll at ease concerning this bravo,
Carne Ward, the dueliSt Of the iron
3 and the gamester with the luck OF
the devil. However. I put upou myself
2 Steadfast front and listened.
Wy have a fire LAD at Paris in our
service" said Serigny, and with him
four as staunch fellows as ever lodged s.
halter. De GrevtneJerome de Grsvill-
has his lodgings in Rue ST. Denis, at the
sign OF the Austrian arms. The host is
a sarly. cloSa-mouthed churl whp Will
give you little information until he knows
you we'll. Then YOU may rely upon him.
Jerome has been watching our quarry
these many weeks. We hold him in easy
reach, as . bait to catch his accor,Ylics-
Then We will put them both where they
can spy upo us no longer. I desire them
10 be taken alive II possible, and by all
che gods, they shall hang"