Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-04-10

nor far removed. Diane de ratiers.
whose dark eyes Henry ever openly
sought. whttp tathsriu" colntlarently
talhcd affairs of state with the ehan
cellpr
II tie midst u this illuStrious com
pauy. and further surrounded hy Il
pIe9tifai Slrinkling et f.,lddy cardinals.
fat Bishops ron>t:tbles GOVERNORS mar
y,h;is ana hsd * more or iesS dis
tin&HjShed Through birth or beauty,
the fHke Of tti"dwald and the rriil
cess .ollSe Weie Il eenter of attraction
for tbe wis wLo>p somewhat free i,'sjs
the Ecrnse uf the Jjnu"s permitted Al
the foot Of lt" roy ti,hin places Had
been provided ior tit.ol Caltctte Fri
bou.et. .laciie':Ge .tlld the dukes fonI.
Tie hea,s anzl f,sHreS of the ladies'
of the conrt Wtr" for the most part
fearfjily atli " lti"rfuiy bctiecked.
In some tHSi3.fl'rs tie horn shaped
healldft>s lu9d i,,a"a followed hy vet
loftier >erep,.~ "battIomcntS t" com
hat Gs'd with gotd silver and pearls
wherein the l;,nres We're great f0rked
pins and I'll" arHaNs The little pins
With more simplicity the Princess lou
ise wore hey hair cased in Il net work Of
gold and Jewels. and the anstere
French mor0liSt who assaiIeJ the high
er hristling ral&partS Of vanity would
perhaps have bafue in silence this
| more modest ba>tion Of the flesh ana
the devil
BGt to face boncath WAS n greater
danger 10 those wha II III that beauty
is q menace Ia S,'lyatie,i. on her cheek
hung the rosy banner Of Youth In her
eyes shone the bright arrows of con
quest md the duke. d>rarding his
backwardness. as Il soldier his cloak
| before hHttle watched the hue that
| mantled her face. profcred his open
| breast 10 the shining lanceS of her
| gaze and capitulAted unconditionally
| before the smile of victory on her blood
| red lips With his great shoulders. his
massive lpck and broad. Nirile face he
| seemed q t'yrlops among py&nioS i'll
| that @atd"ring Of slender courtiers. and
She but . flower by hS side.
Il thought. sire. Your dj.lle WIS TIM
| orous. hashful rs II boy mnrmured
the Countess Il l.tampes to the king.
| He WAS on the road" answered the
| King thoushtfully.
".Then has he marvelo,lsIy recovered
| bis assurance.
| In love. madam. as in battle. tie
xest grows with the fray, said Fran
els. with meaning.
| And the duke is reputed Il brave
soldier He looks very strong. as if
allnost-=he might succeed With any
woman he were minded to carry off.
ITO carry off, laughed the monarch.
'''ris he. madam. who viii bc bound
! in tethers. AT heart he's sharnefaced
as a callow younker
She willfully shook her head. no
woman could keep him i'll leading
strings. your maiesty. There is some
| thing domncerin@, savage, crushing.
| IN his hand LOOK n, il on the table
there, Is it not mighty as an iron
! gauntlet! What other man at the
/ board has such a brutal band? The
strength in il makes me shudder. VIII
! she not bead to il: kiss ii =
! With amused superiority Francis ro
| gartcti his fair neighhor OH tie LEFT.
"Wolnen. madAnl. are hut lHsty Judges
of men," ne said dryIy. and then It's
| fancy more than. reason which gov
trus their verdict. If the duke should
seem overconhdrnt lis to hide a Ger
tain modesty. and not to aprear out OF
confidence in so large Il conpany.'
And vet. sire. nj their first meeting
u l,;, ,,o
easily put out" persisted the favorite.
. 'Tis With cold hand yon welcome
me Princess he said. II n3ti, ing her in
scnSjl,ijty of manner Then rising he
Ea2cd upon Ecr long and deep. as a
soldier might survey n battlefield .tnd
yet, said he. still holdng her fncers,
| I'll warrant me warm blood could
course through this little hand At
! that the color rose in her check Re
hold, the statue was touched with life.
and she looked at him as drawn
against hey Will, If my hand he cod.
my lord she answered courtcouSly. it
bellies tie character of your welcome.
Whcreupon he laughed like one who
has had a victory.
| "Reshrew me- said the king. modi-
| fying his last observation. IF women
are not all eyes and cars, neither
heard nor saw all that \ little CON
Strant II natural blush to punct2lHte
their talk-the meeting seemed convcn
tional enough. lis through Your owll
romantic heart you looked, Anne.
Quicker circulated the goblcts Of siI-
yer. gold aud crystal; faster babhlcd
the pretty lips: brighter grew the eyes
beneath the stupendons towers thH,
crowned the heads of the court Indies
All talked at once without disturbing
the king. who now whispered soft
nothin9S in the car of tie roHntcSs
From the other tables in the hall arose
varying cadence of clatter ard laugh
ter. which increased with the nriss
and din OF the kings own bard. =
clamor always inst subservient to the
deeper chorus Of the royal party. ar