The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-04

~ seeming SUlJcDiS SOllJOS
-stagnon; The subprefect was
aacheior and NJ. Tokay de Frontignan
Wldower. The three men dining OPP
"csite the beautiful unknown, felt
/ thSif hearts swelling with a common
emotion
they were still more excited on
learning that the princess had no in
tention of leaving. She had given
Mr.. Pix to understand that won by
the attractive surroundings Oh B,
she had made up her mind to a stay
OF soae length there. Being quite
free TO Go rs she chose, she even had
some thoughts Of settling there per
manent.y, should she be able to find
an estate to her liking.
M. lie Comte d Estagnon was the first
to confess himself victim to love at
first sight. But the princess, lofty as
upon the occasion of her first appear
ance, remained unapproachable She
rep1eG very 6istantly to the eager
,, homage OF the subprefect, the mayor
and NJ Iokay de Frontignan More
over, the three men were constantly
and perSlstently in each others way.
Never cid enc of them appear at the
Grand Hotel of the Red Cross. but
the two others, informed by some mys-
ferrous means, Immediately found
some pTetext for joining him. Finally
they threw all pretexts TO the winds,
and declared open warfare, which they
found more to their taste Then the
count had brilliant idea He took
note OF mark upon the cushions of
the automobile, and five minutes be-
fore the closing OF the postoffice that
evening he dispatched the following
telegram:
Autos F'ilentrombe Paris
Send me AZ once. grande vitesse. g "a
horsepower car. Cheque follows Bal
ance on demand Chauffeur with the
auto.
COMTE D'ESTAGNON, Mayor
Three days later he was in posses
sion OF the car and the chauffeur De-
spalr filled the hearts OF the subpre-
feet and II. Tokay de Frontignan.
Gradually, however, 1T was borne in
uTon them that the telegraph must
: have played its part in so startling
an affair. With the aid of the little
telegraph operator, who WAS not
destitute Of memory, two messages
Identical with that of the mayor were
dispatched to Paris
But the count had three days start
OF his rivals, and he made the most
Of them. EveryW here that the prin-
cess car went, that of the amorOus
mayor was seen pursuing. Finally, on
rnod no cd bar
car. alighted, walked up to her per-
! spector, and said:
Now, sir, have the goodness to tell
: me what all this mems
Madame" reptile he count, his
wild eyes starting out of his pale face,
''it means that l love you to distrac-
ton.
"Really?' The princess smiled an
inscrutable smile.
Then, monsieur, | have something
to say which perhaps will surprise
you. You are not entirely Indifferent
to me-"
In spite of his determined bo,dness,
M. d'Estagnon nearly tainted with
amazement and joy. He had expected
, "a INV, 1VNCiNSt a ldNOt
Only" continued the fair one. enig-
maticaEy, Il warn you that you will
: have to have patience, oh. tremen,
] dous amount Of patience!'
"A year. Ten years, ii necessary"
: roared the count.
: No, she answered, smiling again.
''let us not fix an exact time. Let us
' leave it to fate to settle it for us. Let
l us not say either ten years or ten
: months. 1t shall be-stop, have an
idea which has just come to me-that
: alone is a good omen. 1t shall be-
| monsieur, it you are willing, as soon
5 as we see in B ten cars like ours
of the same kind and the same
power"
She smiled again. bowed graciously
returned to her chariot, and whirled
away in a cloud of enchantment
"On the word of a d'Estagnon! 1t
will not be tomorrow, but it shall be
soon."
With a perfectly overwhelming en-
ergy the count devoted himself to
the interests of the FilentrOmbe
autos. He dragged in NJ. Pix, visit
ed all his rich friends. submitted his
own car to innumerable trials. Sus-
pecting these maneuvers to have a
hidden object, the subprefect and NJ.
Tokay de FTontignan, who had now
received their own cars, judged it
expedient to show their zeal. They
worked so well that one month later,
to day, at O'Clock p. ~, the tenth
24-horse-power Filentrombe made its
entrance in state at the B station.
At haif-past three a negro III gor-
geous livery deposited at the doors
of the Comte d'Estagnon. the sub
project and M. Tokay de Frontignan,
card engraved thus:
p. 2. c.
; MILE. EUGENE BEJU
Alias Princess Aster- RoQueplan.
General Agent for the FileDtronbe Au-
tos. With sincere thanks.