The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-25

| ran toward MIN, her hands OUT. he
blue eyes bedimmed with tears
All. sire she cried. with il prett,
! little sunburst OF joy through her tears
then / have wronged you. | havl
| wronged you cruelty. But YOU bay'
! come after me to tell me that yol
have forgiven me- She put her arrn
forward with the trusting air OF /;
pretty child who claims an embrac,
as her due. but the king stepped swift
| ly back from Der.
"Ail is over forever between u.s. b,
| cried harshly. Your brother will
| await you 1t the east gate at o'clock
and it is my command that you wall
there until you receive my further
ORDERS
She staggered back as if he had
struck her. Leave you" she cried
You must leave the court
1.-THE court. Aye, willingly; this in
slant! But you. All. sire, you ask
what is impossible"
Il do not ask, madame; order.
Since you have learned to abuse your
position, your presence has become in
tolerable. The united kings of Europe
have never dared TO speak TO me as
you have spoken today. Such things
are not done twice, madame. You see
Your mistake now. At g o'clock you
leave Versailles forever His eyes
flashed and his small upright figure
seemed to swell in the violence Of his
Indignation. while she leaned away
from him, one hand across her eyes.
"Oh. 1 have been wickedr' she cried
II know 1T; 1 know it, How could i
speak to you SO. How could l! Oh.
that some blight may come upon this
unhappy tongue, 1. who have had
nothing but good from you, l to insult
you. who are the author of all my hap
piness! Oh. sire, forgive me, forgive
me: for PHYS sake forgive mer'
Louis was by nature kind hearted
man. His feelings were touched, and
his pride also was battered by the
abasement of this beautiful and
naughty woman. His face softened
somewhat in it's expression as he
glanced at her, but he shook his head
and his voice was as firm as ever as he
answered.
1T is useless. madame" said he. Il
have thought this matter over for a
long time, and your madness today has
only hurried what must in any case
have taken place. You must leave the
palace"
Il will leave the palace. Say only
that you forgive me. Oh, sire. cannot
bear your anger. 1t brushes me down.
l am not strong enough. 1t is not bar
it is death to which you sen
tence me. Think of our long years Of
I4r ~;, y,I xlo< e.
Oh, will you not give your anger up
for mine? My God. he weeps! Oh.
am saved; am savedv'
mo. no. madame" cried the king,
1ashing his hand across his eyes. You
see the weakness Of the man, but you
shall also see the firmness of the king. (
AS to your insults today. / forgive them ,
freely, IL that will make you more hap I
~ in your retirement But a time has
'ur past lie and to prepare for that \
which is to come"
''Ah, sire. you pain me. You are not
ct in the prime of your years, and you
peak as il old age were upon you. In
score of years from now it may be
ime for folks to say that age has made
change In your life
The king WINGED. "Who say SOP" be
ried angrily.
''Oh, sire, it slipped from me IN
wares. Think no more Of it. Nobody
avs so. Nobody
You are hiding something from me.
Who is ii who says this?''
"Oh. sire, 1t was but foolish court
nj nv of
o me. sire, you are as pleasing and as
racious as when you first won the
cart of Mile. Tonnage harente."
The king smiled as he looked at the
eautiful woman before him.
I'm very truth" said he, 81 can say
lat there has been 40 such great
langes in Mile. Tonnay -Charente eli
Ter. But still it is best that we should
art, FRANCHISE"
You have but to name the place.
re-Petit Bourg. Chargny or my own
invent Of st. Joseph in the Faubourg
!. German. What matter where the |
over withers when once the sun has
rever turned from it? At least the
lst is my own. and I shall live in the
membrance of the days when none
veet love was all my own. Be happy.
re. be happy. and think no more of
hat said about the foolish gossip of
e court. Your life lies in the flu
re. Mine is in the past. Adieu dear
e. adieu" She threw forward her
ms. her eyes dimmed over. and she
ould have fallen had Louis not sprung
rward and caught her in his arms.
er beautiful head dropped upon his
oulder. her breath was warm upon
) cheek, and the subtle scent of her
ir was in his nostrils. Her broad
lite throat was thrown back, her
es almost closed, her lips just parted
ough to show the line OF peariy
eth. her beautiful face not three
,hes from his own. And then sud-
ely the eyelids quivered. and the
eat blue eyes looked up at him low
ely. appealingly. half deprecating.
If challenging. her whole soul In a
lnce. Did he move? Or was it she? :
ho could tell? But their lips had
Il in long kiss and then in another. =
d plans and resolutions were stream.
away from Louis like autumn
ives in the west wind.
Then / am not fo co' Won would |