The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-12-28
CHAPTER VII.
AT THE DRYAD FOUNTAIN

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CHAPTER VII.
AT THE DRYAD FOUNTAIN.
We shall need DISCUSSES" said Rich
ellen. as l returned his clasp with equal
warmth. Luckily, l have already had
many occasions for using them, and
SO nave a large assortment. Come with
me- ana he led the way into an adj
joining room, whose walls were Gov
cred with costumes. There were uni
dorlhs or many kinds, cavaliers suits
va uozen fashions and ever the more
SOBER garb of artisans and masons. AT
one end of the room was a collection
Vi affps-sWords, poniards, pistols. ar
queDuses and even shirts of mail
Snoose,' said Richelieu, with a sweep
OF his hand. AS for me, j shall take
slis sun OF gray. l am known to abb
nor gray and moreover 1t will make me
invisible in the darkness"
Inc reason seemed to me a good one
ana selected q suit of similar shade
put much less elaborate design.
On l had near forgot" 1 exclaimed,
Ieturnlng, as | was leaving the room.
WIN you instruct one of your people
to prepare against our return a small
boX OF cement?'
"Cement?" asked Richelieu, looking
at me in establishment.
yes; we shall need it." I answered
very well, my friend" he said, and
without waiting to explain the use 7
had for it, I hurried to my apartment.
Where l changed my clothes, rolling
my others into a bundle, which + car
rleu down with me to Richelieu's room
nVe nut later. l found him busily
} engaged in curling his moustache and
arranging his hair.
we nave no time to lose. monsieur"
L protested.
What the devil would you have. de
} B~rancas?" end Rlchelieu threw around
his neck a collar which I knew to be
that OF the Holy Ghost, with It's eight
+, pointed cross, each point crowned by a
t oal: "A gentleman cannot go to a
t rendezvous looking like a bourgeois, 7
nave ordered two horses and l shall
, De ready to mount by the time thew are
at the door. You would better select
l a sword, a poniard, and a pistol, for
, you may have need Of them before the
night is over"
+, did as he suggested and in a few
, mlnut we We're in the saddle. We
crossed the river at a galIop and with
, out drawing rein plunged into a maze
t or narrow streets where 1 should have
, been utterly lost, but where Richelieu
seemed quite at home. l expected ey-
cry moment that my horse would break
MS leg IN some hole In the. pavement,
but my companion did not slacken
2 speed and [ pressed on behind him. |
remembered that the rendezvous was
: IN the Palais Royal gardens, and re-
hected without enthusiasm that this
! was walking into the lions Jaws with
a vengeance, but l kept my thoughts
to myself. and in a moment we turned
sharply to the left along a narrow
l street and came out at the end Of a
long avenue of chestnutS.
| This is the place" said RlcheIieu,
and we walked our horses into the
shadow of the trees and ~dismounted.
W. will tie our horses here. The
fountain is not far distant, and we
shall have no difficulty in regainfng
them should we be surprised. All, it's
the hour" he added, as 10 o'clock
sounded from st. Honore. In two
hours we must be back in the bastille.
It's we'll that the night is cold, he con-
tinued, leading the way rapidly along
/ the avenue. else our task would have
been more difficult, for this is a great
place of resort in fine weather"
Some distance away, through the
e ~leafess branches Of the trees, / could
see the lights of the Palais Royal
= cleaning. The moon had risen and
t shed a cold radiance over the gardens,
beautiful even under December's with
ering hand. Only under the broad
branches of the chestnuts was there
l opSIuliNS, oIN We hNPI bllS III Tue
shadow.
There is the fountain" said Richie
lieu at the end of a moment, but I see
/ no one. Can it be that she has disap-
pointed me? Perhaps she heard had
been imprisoned and thought ! could
e not come. All, there is some one stand
ing In the shadow. 1t must be she!"
and he ran quickly forward.
l thought It much more likely to be a
: squad Of the regents guards, but kept
close at his elbow, determined to have
Y a hand in whatever might befall. A
, moment later I saw two muffled figures
standing near the fountain, and to
these Richelleu ran.
"Ah Charlotte!" he cried, falling on
e his knee before one of them, the in
4 stinct OF his heart telling him which
was the princess. Il protest TO you
that only the most cruel chance made
e us q moment late. I shall never cease
to reproach myself for having kept you
waiting"
g And is 1t indeed you. N. lie Duc?'
asked a low voice, and I saw hat Rich
ellen had gained possession of a hand
and was covering 1t with kisses. But
l heard this evening that my father had
sent you to the bastille."
$50 he did," said Richelieu, but did
you believe any prison In France
strong enough to keep me from your
side. Charlotte ?"
= You escaped then? But howe"
for that we ave to thank my
| friend here" and Richelieu drew me
forward. "Mademoiselle. allow me to
present M. Jean de Brancas, q gentle
Q man whom I rave learned to trust as
I would myself"
4 And who hopes some day to be of
: service to Mile. de Valois," ! added,
bowling over the lar which she gra-
ciously CAV me.
You have already been OF service to
me, MONSIEUR she said, kindly, lin
assisting NJ. de Richelieu to escape
e from prison. But l also have q COM
: nanion. Come here, Louise. Gentle
: men, this is my very dear friend Mile.