Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-25

although on his part it was really a
tenderer feeling. She was always
proud of his success, but when he left
for the New World she preferred to re-
main behind. Her influence at court
was sufficient to be of inestimable
service to her absent husband on more
than one occasion. For a time the
friend of mademoiselle, she finally re-
tired to the arsenal, the former resi-
dence of Sully, with Nile. d'Outrelaise,
a distant cousin of Renee (the two
branches of the family were on I'M
friendly terms), whom she made her
lifelong companion. There, styled by
their admirers Les Divines," they set
up a court for themselves by the aid
OF their beauty and abundant wit
which attracted many, and gave the
tone to the best company in Paris.
The letter read as follows:
To Louis de Buade, Comte de Palluau
ct Frontenac: / commend to your pro-
lection and care the young girl who bears
this to you. She is Renee d'Outrelaise,
a relative of my beloved friend, and pro-
tege of mademoiselle, who has kept her
In seclusion with her for two years.
News of her beauty being noised abroad,
one whom you know resolved to see
her and having done so became infatu-
ated. Fearing for her charge the same
fate that befell Mile. de la Valliere and
others, m~ademoiselle has found means of
sending her out of the country as the
only sure way of her escaping him.
Hoping to render her position safer as
we'll as humor the child's desire to turn
temporarily a religieuse she has asked
me to intercede with you in her behalf,
believing that in a couple of years she
will have become effaced from a certain
memory n can then return In safety.
I rely upon your discretion and power to
care for her. She has chosen the name
of Soeur Amelie. Do not let her real
name be known. All is well for you here.
His majesty, despite your enemies, has
confidence in you. My respects to you
and all good wishes for your success and
prosperity. ANNE DE FRONTENAC.
No words of love were there, yet the
governors eyes fingered with pleasure
on the signature. She still was proud
to use his name. He glanced at Ma
dame Bourbon as if for further ex-
PLANTATION.
n "Mademoiselle was committed to my
keeping before sailing, with strict Or
ders that she should be placed in your
care. She refused to leave her cabin
except at night throughout the voy-
age. She is somewhat paler than when
she left France, but otherwise she is
well. have discharged my duty and
will leave her future disposition to
your excellency." And with a bow
Madame Bourbon retired.
Frontenac walked slowly over to
he window near which the stranger
stood, and approaching her said kind
ly: Come, ma cbere, it seems that my
wife has asked me to aid you, which /
shall gladly do. Will you not sit down
that we may talk matters over?" And
taking her hand. he led her with gen.
tie courtesy to a chair, and drawing his
own near, sat down. The young girl
thanked him in a low voice, and throw
ing back her veil revealed. her features
for the first time to her companion.
Mon Dieu!" he exclaimed, as the
freshness of her rich beauty became
apparent. Il can well understand the
alarm Of mademoiselle."
An hour they talked. He strove to
learn as much of her history as she
cared to reveal to him, and endeavored
by the fatherly tone and interest he
displayed to reassure her of his kind
ly thought and wish. He realized her
helpless state and saw that she was
unhappy, and as he talked he reyolved
In his W mind several plans for her
future care. Then, as the subject per-
picked him somewhat, he arose and
paced thoughtfully up and down. He
could not think seriously Of allowing
her to be lost in a religious life. It
was necessary, therefore, to find some
family in which to place her that
would be %congenial and tend to dissi-
pate her melancholy. CHANGING out of
a window in his perplexity, he saw the
figure Of a woman passing the square
in front of the Chateau. 1.-The very
person." he exclaimed, and calling to
his servant, he babe him run and in
form Madame BLIZZARD that he wished to
speak with her. An arrangement was
oon made. /
Madame BLIZZARD was r~ejoiced at be-
ing thrown into such intimacy with
the daughter of a gentleman. No ex-
PLANTATION was given Of Renee's pres
enPa in Ouohon. III nj cho wo n xyorJ
of the governor was sufficient. The
girl herself was glad to reach the
refuge of a new feminine friend. Lieut..
BLIZZARD was quartered in a house near
the Chateau, convenient for Renee to
make frequent calls upon her guar
dian, who soon became very much at ,
tached to her. She was to him the
closest link to that world of fashion i
and gayety from which his official po-
sition exiled him. 1t seemed a COM
fort to her also to talk with him of
mademoiselle, her family, and her
child-life in Potion. Even his CONVEX
sation, which touched mainly on per-
sons whose m she had merely
heard, was pleasant to her ears.
Shrinking from the admiring glances
of those she met. she went out but lit
tie, w for a stroll with Madame BIZ
card Mt dusk, OF a brisk morning walk
alone before the sleepy city was awake.
Thrown thus upon her own
in a great measure, she passed most
of her time indoors, playing on her
lutte, embroidering an altar cloth or
reading and %re-reading the scanty
store of books Frontenac lent her.
Madame BLIZZARD often sat and talked,
retailing to her all the gossip and
events of the town. She dared not
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