Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-22

but he repeated. Richard, how often
have l asked you not TO come In like
Mke-Mortimer2
Yes, Mr.. Brummei."
What is II his majesty comes in like2'
Like a thunderbolt, Mr.. Brummel'
derbolt. Mortimer"
Yes, Mr.. Brummel."
Have / ever seen a thunderboltT'
once Mr.. Brummel"
Yes, I once saw thunderbolt. Very
disagreeable things, thunderbolts, wish
you wouldn't come in like thunderbolt'
Richard for once was mute.
Shall we tyrants be sllent2" urged Nero
dshi' said Richard, trembling. he might
cut me and make Buckingham the fash
Peace, gentlemen" said another Roman
at Nero's elbow. but of another sort, kindly
and patrician, albeit with an inclination
to glance furtively over his shoulder as II
he dreaded q ghost-perhaps Caesars.
''Come. gentlemen, TO business. This Don
Carlos lived long after my time, so can
not speak for him. Who wlll?'
For a moment there was silence, and a
general exchange OF glances. The chair
called on Henry V, but King Harry said
his saddle and spurs had long been hanging
came along. II, however, as he had since
heard tell, the Spanish prince were in love
with a French princess he e99id only say,
much sympathized with the victim Of any
parental interference on the part OF the
old king. AS he sat down the general gaze
shifted to handsome gentleman in black.
Alcaste, Ironically called the Misanthrope,
which anyone might well have been sur
rounded by such a circle as defined his
life Acaste, however, nudged leathern-
jerkined gentleman at his elbow and said
he believed Cyrano was much more skillful
in the business of speaking for others.
"Cyrano," cried Chevrial Dudgeon, Don
Juan and King Harry. "Cyrano, Cyrano!
echoed Karl Heinrich, a courier named
Prince Karl. and a gentleman with a violin
under his arm, whom the others addressed
as Courvoisier, all with slight German
accent but with equal enthusiasm for the
Germans never reciprocated the malice or
the French after the Franco-Prussan war.
Cyrano rose, brushed his white panache
back from his forehead planted his right
hand defantly on his hip, tipped his long
sword with his left, and swept the circle
with his eagle eye as IL challenging any
one to so much as think Nose much less
to utter the word in his presence. But
his hundred victims Of the Port de Nesle
had established his valor as firmly as his
great heart had been proven by his chival-
rous conduct in the Christian RoXana af-
fair, so he bristled his mustachios and be-
gan:
II never had the pleasure of Don Carlos
acquaintance but I heard of him often
when he was in France, laying siege to the
heart of the beautiful princess, Rather
inemde Valois. She returned his passion,
but his father, Philip II, the king of Spain,
heard of the lovely lady, commanded her
presence, and on seeing her. commanded
her hand. Thus the unfortunate Carlos
found himself in love with his father
bride. The old kings suspicious of his
son were naturally keen and the story of
Carlos hapless romance is the burden Of
the play by means of which It is proposed
to introduce the prince into this circle. On
the reputation of the play perhaps one of
my German friends can speak"
II saw it during those glorious, free.
Karl Heinrich "it's played everywhere
in Germany and is loved beyond any other
of our great plays. I'll answer for Don