The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
NEAPoLIs MINNESOTA SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE a. 1906

audience
Do not build your hopes it. for the queen will think
of her daughter first of ALL and if she thinks it win be
best for her hghness to have your for
Petronilla was overjoyed at this promise OF the
marquise to ntercede for her, but the things we most
good friend tried, without avail many times during the
day to obtain interview with the Queen of Navarro
The little girl wrung her hands agony of fear for
they to depart tomorrow and then would be
late Already her gowns her shoes and other belongings
were placed ready for their boxes, and it seemed If
she surely must 60.
Finally page came to say that her majesty of Ma
Varre was pleased to grant an audience with the Mar
quse de Taanges and after what seemed to the twins
to be very long time the good old lady returned with
the of her written her beaming face
for they could tell at that she had succeeded her
undertaking - -.
'tHer majesty the sweetest of women she cried,
brother think put the matter before her elever
and then led up to the scheme had my mind for
Her gracious yielded tho she said she
than satisfied with what she had heard of your conduct
and had made up her mind that should grow up in
the service of the young Duchess - -
Petronilla gratefully kissed the hand of the
quse, whom she thanked from her heart and when alone
with her brother the two danced for joy at their good
course followed them wherever they went {
Jeanne parted from her little companion with sim
cee of regret and presented her with num-
Der of valuable keepsakes while her royal mother left
for Pedro and Petrona each generous of money.
Pedro now occupied very enviabe position in the
pages the whom she always addressed and she
always spoke to him in Spanish The marquse who took
great deal OF interest in his progress the boy much
wholesome advice. ....-.
One day after return to queen ordered
Pedro to accompany her on visit to an astrologer
During the sixteenth century this little planet Of
ours, which know might be wiped out of exist
and be missed from among the other worlds
supposed to be the center of the and to be
Influenced by the stars and believed that its in
habtants could read the secrets of the future in the
starry book of the heavens The astrooger interpreted
the meaning of what he read in the blue depths above
him. and very often he also studied alchemy and varied
his pursuits by searching philosophers stone by
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pound the elixir of ifea wonderful mixture destined
to keep people for young. -.
On this particular occasion the queen took but one
of her ladies' for the expedition to be
possible, and the three rode animals very much
used at this time, even by royalty. $ = :
The astrologer who honored by visit from the:
queen was in the prime of life. with long black
beard and eye keen that of a falcon He
dark robe and velvet cap and was surrounded by
globes, and open books of parchment
pictures of the comets and other heavenly bodies
Both the queen and her ladyin-waitng heavy
veils and it agreed that they should reveal their
identity at least if the astrooger should suspect that
ne was In the presence of the queen he should be in
doubt to which of them her majesty for lady
in waiting of the height and complexion as
In order to make the deception more complete, her
majesty allowed Dona Ysabe to be the first to have her
ceived for moment for that people are obliged
to have all their wits about hem and he both
ladies with respectful Difference but when it came the
turn of her majesty to have her fate read the degree Of
Difference with which the astrooger handed her to chair
would have convinced any who not willing be
deceived that he perfectly well of this adys
exalted rank. '-...
He told the queen of long line of iustrous ances-
tors Upon her brow he said two had rested
the future held for her bliss and power Then he
added mysteriously: "The life of you love is
threatened by one who is near to you.''
The queen gave faint cry at this, and when at
the close Of the interview the astrooger handed her
slip of parchment which four lines written in
red ink Eleanor slipped it unread into the of her
habit and motoning to Pedro pay for the predictions
from he carried for that purpose her majesty
ried to the door, 80 - J: = : =
When they had returned to the palace the queen told
Pedro to come to her oratoy, where followed
her. script is not very legble she said produc-
ing the piece of parchment, my sight is not what
it once was. Read it. boy willing to trust your
Pedro took it and read:
a. great king threatened with death in strange cy
tAn enemy with smiling face is like worm concealed
in the heart of rose -
It may be granted to page to lift load of sorrow
,z( s from queens heart. =
"a warning given in time is like arnnor and shield