Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-09-30

gave NJ. de Rusillon the letter. NJ Il
tomte demanded it from him. but NJ. dc
Rasillon refused, declaring that he would
keep it as lopg as ne lived. Then Il. ID
Comtc sent me away in anger"
Thinking that NJ. de Rusillon was my
lover, is it not soy
1t may have been So I answered.
And you, what did YOU thinkgn
Only Of your grief. madame, which
was my own"
But the letter, what did you think
was la it?'
Il cannot tell, madame; l was 50
taken up with sorrow
She drew packet from her breast and
gave il me.
There is thu letter Read IT," she said
TREMENDOUSLY
| obeyed in silence. The letter was
brown with age, ard in places stained
with blood. NV hand shook as read
it. 1t was like sacrilege.
Dear Friend Our plans are matured
NJ. le Conte suspects nothing. nor shall
he know anything until all danger is
past. Await me at 10 O'Clock behind
the Luxembourg. A coach will be there
with swift horses and men who will lie
SAAC4ab siitO 4AlttRINf
"AMELIE DE Ia TOUR"
! placed the discolored paper, stained
with NJ. lie Rusillon's lifehlood. again in
the packet and returned ii.
Why had she made this confession. de.
stroying all doubt that was in my mind
concerning the AFFAIR."
She turned her keen eyes upon me.
DO Yol understand :" she asked after
little while.
You do not. albeit you think that
You do she went on. Listen. I will
tell You. was sadly out Of the fashion
at court. since | was in love with nv
husband"
Her voice trembled, she hesitated. then
went on;
NJ. de RuSillon was my friend. but he
VAS not my lover / cared only for mr.
I husbands love. When NJ. dc Cbojse9l
was hanished to Chanteloup. through the
intrignes Of the Kings favorite. / formed
The scheme eli CARRYING off Madame Du
Barry and imprisuning her in a convent
where the King would never ind her.
4 daring scheme I broke cut in ad-
nljTatioa
50 | judged it to be" she went On
calmly, and ior that reason I reSselss =!
, that my husband should know nothing
eli it lest trouble should fan upon him.
Alas. madame" ! broke out.
Alas, indeed n. De Rnsilon hats
Madame du Barry for some slight thai
She had put upon his sister. He jo5nea
readily with ne We would seize Ma
dame du Barry as She came fram the
Mugs supper CHAMBER and then-blt
Won know thc rest
9ut N, le Conte, all he not know
dla he not believe" I began.
He passed Judgment and sentence and
ot,erea
And all you not pleaa--~ I began
again.
She .arew back her head Troally.
"A 1c RoAsn newer pleads She re
taTae3- 4 loved him and 7 oteve3 him.
l3e forbade nae 70 }care TIE convent W alils
he lived After he was dead remained
raany wears Now return. having oDee
more taken laave 81 1he world, but this
tame forever.
J bowed loa before her.
Mon Dieu madame. tow Tca Englsf
have sufsred,1 I cIaea oat. deeply shaken
BY her canstarer and courage with EgEseA
she lad borne aer tronbsies
She Sanalea a11lss hEt her checks were
! wes
My sufIeE5ngs are nearly al IN end.
She said, @ftat Z wdal1 n14 leave zhss
world until I 1ad made rue aware al The
truth, and no enc seemed niter to take
care 81 Tnx segeI than M de Rur5cTgz.
the hfile FdGre af the golden laoks. wfa
Used to 7En 80 TsiEnhfT to do mr bidding
>as drew q ring from her flnrsr-sif
was ihe same that ] rsmerlbared-arla
4 gave il ta me
Tomorrow : return to- mv convent. >
she went o1s Keep TINS il znemm~r sE
aue who J. 6aad to the wsnla IN Hlziel
She 1Sa1ua h49le joy and mach sorrow -
4 ! t,grti ana kissed her fingers
lt shall nepel ]aaue me Z saia.
THEN 1bt sshau mi aa ihe evening l,Isw
IN MT face ] hurried lnba the street.
! The night mRs aalik. fut the ring w-llel
Madame de 10 Tom had c,ipan rnt si,fyrts
Ike s5aT-l.atjrs Plcfgn.ial.