The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-06


as brightly polished the day it last by the
king of France:
'The queen found her brother very ill and discour
aged when she visited him. continued the marquise,
but she cheered him by her presence and she have
seemed like CLEAN of sunshine in his gloomy sickroom.
"she was not at all afraid to talk with the great
King Charles the Fifth, but told him roundly what she
thought of the he had used her brother During her
stay did everything power bring about
the marriage between Francis and the sister of the Span
sh king, which, you know afterward took place. Oh,
there is no doubt that Queen is the most won
derfu woman in Europe today. -. -.: .s
= Just the marquise finished speaking, messenger
to the door with the information that her majesty
wished Monsieur and Madamosele de Velasco to to
The children rose hastily and with some trepidation
They had been in the palace for three weeks but the
queen, who seemed to be very much engaged had not
spoken to sent for the twins since day of their
arrival The good marquise smoothed their hair with her
hands and said, eco, my dears; it has at last
as expected it would" '&@.-~-s: =:
The children wondered why she should speak in this
which made them very uneasy They quite
pale when they knet at the feet of her to kiss
her hand. >\ -.~"; ~~-~--- .~~.":.
"You seem agitated, - said Marguerite, smiling upon
them. 'What is the matterg'' = ~ - !:
Petronilla, who always the first to find her
tongue, said: eve afraid, your majesty, that
have been doing something wrong tho we do not know
what it can be- = -.~-~~ -<
''Why should you think that sent for you to pun
ish you9' replied the queen. 81 am not SO cruel
hope.'' -.:*:" T. .....=- -. ~. ~ +
every tells of your majesty 8 goodness said
Pedro, |Fbut Madame la Marquise sad when your
majesty sent for US, and did not know and the
boy hesitated - $780,. ~ .Ut,.e .- ::
ooh, you did reflect that might be sad for
the Marquise de Tallanges might not be terrible for
you' said the queen, smiling. ''You may recall that
the day spoke with you asked if you would like to-
live with my daughter the Princess Jeanne Of Navarro
am afraid will not like it well there here, for
Plesss-es-Tours is gloomy place, and that is why
want merry companions for my darling child You shall
go there and be her companions, her playmates
'She has a hot temper and may sometimes strike you
in fit of anger, but she will be sorry afterward
for she has kind little heart, and in the will
be good to you could command YOU to 90 even against
will hnt do not &hIpk d. fboff Pow
you will be willing join lonely little girl who
separated from her and who present
enjoy the pleasures to which her rank entities her,
Petronia turned her eyes her brother in mute
appeal for him to make a reply. ..~z r. L.
E., We will go willingly, your majesty" said the boy
simply What ever orders must be right. -
'That is loyal subject should reply, and will
promise to look out for interests long it
necessary and should you quit the of her high
it win only be to enter another as good
The twins were quite unhappy when they had left
TO 60 to another strange place just they begin
ming to feel at home at the court of Navarro and they
did not want to say good by to the kind marquse Of
with Fabian, Who aho continued to be more or
less dsagreeable at times possessed share of their
When they returned to the apartments of the mar
quise they found her dissolved in tears been
On the day of Marcos escapade Thinking that the
monkey had been doing damage they looked
about them but could any evidences of mischief
oh, my dears, my dears she Cried .1ping her eyes
at last, eve go to Plesss les. Tours! Then
she told them that she had felt from the that the
queen would want them to 60 and live with
Attic she did not say it, this really the reason
she had brought both of them Pau for the good
quise was like every else about THE court anx-
lous to please the But she had expected that
she, too would be asked to 60 to Plessis Tours
Her majesty says she wants the princess to be sur
rounded by cheerful people, and that why wants me
to go; she says am always gay, groaned the old
lady between her sob looking anything gay at that
moment. but am getting along in years, and Z am
comfortable in the company Of the ladies here Of
whom quite fond and do not want to changer II
IN will ho fpo- Enh;
tered while his grandmother speaking. *sThere is
good long journey to take in the first place. and we
something of the world And Guiot says king
France sometimes goes to the Princess Jeanne and
shall live at the court of France and 60 hunting
every day Of my life
''Oh, am glad many of us are going!', said
Pedro. "Why, there will be Madame la Marquise, and