The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-29
THE
QUEENS Is PAGE
CHAPTER xII-LIFE AT COURT OF Navarro
EDRO and Petronilla gazed at each other in horror
F. and for the moment speechless. Finally the
BY Cornelia Baker
Copyright 1905, by the Bobbs-
- Merrill Company

L. latter said in frightened tones:
do bn did mot Enss dol
must be very angry with us!''
'tDo not be frightened,' said the lady smiling 'you
had no means of knowing to whom you speaking
and if her Majesty had you to address her as
queen she would have revealed her Identity Come let
us 60" -.....
They walked down long hall and the lady called
page boy some two years older than the twins wht-
was their guide to the planned by the queen
which now were all abloom with The blossoms of spring
The page made up for what his queen had lacked il
haughtiness of demeanor He answered their questions
as if every word jewel with which he was loatl
to part looking extremely bored, meanwhile,
is doing something which is far beneath his dignity
After they had been thru the gardens he left then
at quick in the path and they have fel
somewhat dsmayed had they at that moment behel.
Fabien seated stone bench under lime:tree am
Gulot standing behind him. -@r-z.
. y saw the soldiers drill and they fne!' erie.
"And we sew the queen and she talked to us for
long ti1se while did not know that she was anything
more than kind lady, said Petronilla.
to do9'7 N'''e' '''' 20
Ono, did not do anything but be polite tel
you we did not know that it was her Majesty. Ho,
could tells She did not wear her crown - r.:
Everything about this court is tame, - said Guillo
Her Majesty does not dress like here, bu
France then she is magnificent" '.e,- s..c.
But is it not better to be queen in Navarro tina
to be merely the kings sister in Franee7,'
~ do not think so and I do not believe her Maiest
thinks SO either This is but a small country -
cit is large enough to be happy in retorted Petrt
illa who did not relish this slight offered her nativ
land. 81 expect her Majesty does care for dres
and when she is in her country she do as sf
pleases'' .->
''The reason'' insisted Guillot who would not ba1
his opinions denied cit because Fontainebeau
great princess, while here she is small queen Thin
of it! She has but six mules to draw her two ters
'She is great queen maintained the little gi
stoutly "And do not think it fair to Judge poop
be very great and still not very much about mules
At this moment the naughty page returned with II
announcement that the Marquise de Tallanges wishe
the children to at to her apartments.
The good marquise of those people wi
crave all the sympathy that can be offered in time
One glance around the room made verbal expanati
of her grief unnecessary = + -
Marco had been left fastened to a bedpost bv
ehain for the narquse, having learned way
would not permit him to range at will about her room
Left to himself, he became very restless. His cha
would allow him to climb to the top of the bedpo.
and this he did good many times; there is no re
fun in climbing up and down bedpost continuously
In walking round and round circle more than S.
feet from the bed. Marco growing very tired of
Perhaps he too, thinking Of Jules who often ga
him nice little titbit, and wishing himself ba
again in the CASTLE
Once more up the bedpost he went and sitting
the canopy that covered the top of the bed he look
thoughtfuIly about for means of amusement
table the head of the bed a tray of swe
meats, bottle of wine and plate of biscuits the
cupant Of the being in the habit of taking an
casional lunch in the night. The monkey had tried
best to reach this table, for he too, fond of swee
but unfortunately for him he chained the foot
bed his chain quite long enough to res
the danties he SO coveted
On the dressing table in the room beyond were
candles in silver branches, six each side Marco =