Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-20


 into a furious outburst. She disre- garded her rivals outstretched hand and turned toward the king, who had been looking at her with darkening face.
 T fear that intrude, sire"
 "Your entrance, madame, is certainly somewhat abrupt"
 T must crave pardon if it is SO. Since this lady has been the governess of my children I have been in the hab- it of coming into her room unan- nounced."
 "As far as I am concerned, you are most welcome to do so," said her rival, with perfect composure.
 "I confess that I had not even thought 1t necessary to ask your permission, madame" the other answered coldly.
 Then you shall certainly do so in the future, madame" said the king sternly. Tt is my express order to you that every possible respect is to be shown in every way to this lady"
 ''Oh, to this lady!" with wave of her hand in her direction. Your maj esty's commands are of course our laws. But I must remember that it is this lady. for sometimes one may get confused as to which name it Is that your majesty has picked out for honor"
 She was superb in her pride and her fearlessness as she stood, with her sparkling blue eyes and her heaving bosom, looking down upon her royal lover. Angry as he was, his gaze lost something of its sternness as it rested upon her round full throat and the delicate lines of her shapely shoulders.
 There Is nothing to be gained, ma dame, by being insolent," said he.
 Truth is always mistaken for inso- lence, sire, at the court of France"
 You forget yourself, madame. l beg that you will leave the room"
 q must first remind your majesty that was so far honored as to have an appointment this afternoon. At 4 o'clock I had your royal promise that you would come to me. cannot doubt that your majesty will keep that prom ise in spite of the Vaccinations which you may find here."
 "I should have come, madame. but the clock. as you may observe, is half an hour slow, and the time had passed before was aware of It."
 q beg. sire. that you will not let that distress you. I am returning to my chamber. and 5 o'clock will suit me as we'll as A."
 "I thank you, madame, but I have not found this interview so pleasant that should seek another"
 "Then your majesty will break your word."
 silence. madame! This is intoler able.
 "It is indeed intolerabler' cried the angry lady. throwing all discretion to the winds. "Oh, I am not afraid of you, sire. I have loved you. but I have never feared you. 1leave you here. I leave you with your conscience and your-your lady confessor. But one word of truth you shall hear before I go. You have been false to your wife. and you have been false to your mis- tress. but 1t is only now that find that you can be false also to your word" She swept him an indignant courtesy and glided with head erect out of the room.
 The king sprang from his chair as If he had been stung. Accustomed as he was to his gentle little wife and the even gentler La valliere. such lan- guage as this had never before intrud- cd itself upon the royal ears. And then his whole soul rose up in anger at her. at the woman who had dared 10 raise her voice against him. He gave an in- articulate cry of rage and rushed to the door.
 ''Sire- Nine. de Maintenon, who had watched keenly the swift play of his emotions over his expressive face. took two quick steps forward and laid AG. uNuu ulOu HIS hEln-
 'T will go after her.-
 And why. sIre:-
 ''To forbid her the court
 But. slre--
 You heard her! It Is infamous. I shsIl 20"
 But. sire. could you not writer
 "No. no: I shall see her. He pulled open the door.
 ~oh. sire. he firm. then.- It was with an anrious face that she watched him start of. walking rapidly. with angry gestures. down the corTido-. Then she tur1ed hack and. dropping upon her knees oa the prie-1ieu. bowed her bead In prayer for the king. for herself and fOr Frahoe-
 De Catlnat, the Euardsman. had en- ployed himself ia showing his young friend from over the water all the vos- dsrs of the great palace
 De Cati1at had arranged that the American shozld remain with his friend Major de Brissac. as the time bsd cone roa8d for his own secood tura of gzrd He had hardly stztio1ed hll<elf h the corridor when he was s<tozssSed to see the kfnE. vifb0ut e. c-t 0f stfe1d.ntx wsrki1z swiftly down 6e passage His deiIczte face w.s <ls1rrsd vith a1Eer. and his UNQ y.a mf Rsnly. De fhGf ef .