Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-30

swords. An honest gentleman beset
by ave A moment. monsieur. and
l ann with YOU"
l discsrncd a dim figure running to-
wards us, u sword flasheS in the air.
Ind its owner was at my side against
the wall. He saw that | needed time
to breathe and made play IN tiont of
ne. while l stood with my mouth open.
gasping like Il fish. But it WAS only
lor a moment. and l was back in the
fray again. That $ rest had
given me time to see that my COM
panion was q master OF fence, aud
hen the need to shield me was past
md his blade was free to thrust, he
ram II of the thieves through the
breast without more ado. Ills re-
gave back a little. evidently appalled,
II cur sTordsmarship.
"A pistol ~shot!'cried one of the
rosues to Cartouche. "a pistol shot!
Twill settle the business quickly"
With an indsscribable gesture Car
s let it be-" he said. Your deaths
on your w heads, my braves and
my heart stood still as l heard him
pull back the triggers.
Gomez I cried to my companion:
charge him. We cannot remain here
to DE shot down like dogs"
He responded with a merry laugh.
WIN, lillS Is Oettef tiiaf inc COM
cdie,' he said speaking for the first
time since he had entered the fray. 'It
thrills the nerves and makes the heart
beat high. But all things must end,
and so. NJ. Cartcuche. 1 think it would
be Just as We'll to put up our pistols
and call Your scoundrels off. You will
Set no purses here this evening""
de Richelieu!" cried Cartouche; and
then in q tone of deepest concern, be
iievc ne. M. lie Duo, l did not recognize
You in the darkness. nor did I know
this gentleman to be a friend of yours,
else this would not have happened"
Enough. enough" laughed my COM
panion, as C~artouche's men Junk back
into the gloom. "a man could not
recognize his mistress on a night like
this. Ny friend and 1 bid you adieu."
and sheating his sword and motioning
once looking back. I admit that for
my part 1 lacked his assurance. and
more than once glanced over my
shoulder to make certain that I was
not about to receive a stab in the
back. But my fears We're seemingly
~sroundless, for I saw no more OF Car
touche or his men.
1t was not until we reached q more
frequentcd street that / turned my
thoughts to my companion. l glanced
at him with no little curiosity. for 1
knew the young Due do Richelieu by
tIe0N1S.cii,, Cses AIlOGCu, uiu GNCIy OtilSI
gentleman in the kingdom. yes, and all
the ladies. too. A granddaughter of the
great cardinal, he resembled in many
ways that intrepid and indomitable
man. A fine swordsnaan. gallant lover,
and brave gentleman,--that is
what reports said OF him-and L
@oEiu wish no better cpl
tapii u1oa my gravestone, should i
ev.r merit o.c. 1 saw Il straight, slight,
handsome tai OF % or 90, with blue
" 3 :al smiling lips. His hat was
no!n wtn down over his forehead and
us clio TX pulled negligently about his
Gaia. as t.:ougll he knew the need of
Disguise snd yet disdaincd to use it,
witch in The end 1 found to be the case.
There MAS sometlling stringeiy fatnil-
lar in the face. but l banishcd the
thought in II moment. for I knew very
ell Chat / had never before met the
Due de Richeiieu.
We walked for IL time lin %silensc, and
as l glanced at him again l recalled
With amusement the story OF his debut
1T Marty, seven or eight years before,
when Madame de Maintenon had pro-
nounced him the dearest doll i'm the
world" He had ound favor with the
ladies from the first, and, so the sto "
ran. had made such violent love to the
Duchess OF Burgundy that he was dis
missed from the court and sent home
under guard, together with q lettre-de-
cacket which had compelled his father
20 take him to the b~astille. where he
had been imprisoned more thar a year.
The story had been repeated in all four
corners of the kingdom, and his reputa-
lion was made from that moment. L
could cot but admit mis- comeliness.
and of his courage l had already suf-
icient proof. With this man for u
friend. l reflected. even a youth from
the provinces might go far. My arm
was giving me some pain where it had
been wounded. but l managed to bind
my handkerchief about it under my
cloak and determined that it must wait
a more convenient season for attcn-
ion. 1t was Riohelieu who broke the
silence.
Twas fortunate had some BUSH
ness in this quarter Of the town tonight
and CHANGED to pass this way" he said,
old friend OF mine. l did him q SER
vice once-saved him from the wheel,
IN faot-and since th-n he has been
kind enough not to trouble me or my
friends; a forbearcnce which they
greatly value, and which may account.
in part. for my having so many. You
perhaps heard him call my Lame and
50 know who 1 am. May / ask who l
mad the honor OF rescuing?"
I'm faith, 1t was no less than a res
cue" answered. warmly. Tor the
rogues had me all but overcome. 1
am Jean de Brancas, at your service,
NJ. lie Due"
Jean de Brancas?" and Richelieu
glanced at me with a little air OF sur
prise. You are from Poitiers?"
yes. f1om Poitiers," answered,
looking at him with establishment. But
sieur!'
"And you are new to Paris, I SUP.
pose?" he continued. smiling and dis
/ REGARDING nv question.