Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-12-14

army Of ervant was running hither
and thither, grooming and exercising
horses. cleaning harness, polishing the
gliding on half a dozen coaches. sprink-
ling clean. white sand along the walks.
sweeping and busting the wide en-
trance. and doing a hundred other
things which attested the care and at
tention given, to every detail OF the
management OF this great house. AT
one side OF the court I was surprised
horses were harnessed. The driver was
on the box, and the eQuipage was APP
parcntly ready to take the road at q
moments notice.
Does M. e DUO go abroad this morn
ing?" l asked OF O man h was stand
ing neal.
Il really do not know, monsieur" he
answered, politely.
For whom, then. is the coach walt
ing?' and l indicated 1t with q gesture.
He glanced at me i~nsurprise.
Monsieur must be new to the ho-
tel" he said. whenever NJ. lie Duo is
at home a carriage is kept waiting In
the court, in case he might have use
for it."
l turned away with a new UNDER
standing Of The character and
OF the remarkable man whose guest l
was. and returned slowly to the great
reception hall. where jacques was
awaiting me. Richelieu himself APP
peared soon after, and l was relieved to
find that his n preserved the
hearty cordially of the night before.
l had been half afraid-though l would
not admit 1t even to myself-that
the morning might in some way
piins dlslilusion with 1t and send top
ping the pretty castles which 1 had
been building in the air. Breakfast
was soon served. We fingered yer the
meal, during which l gave the duke
a little history OF my family, and noon
was striking as we left h house.
w go to the Cafe Procope." said
Richelieu. ut is in a new style which
Is becoming very popular, and / fancy
we shall find some one there who can
tell us h news Of the court"
VIC entered the carriage which was
in Waiting, drove out through the CEN
trail gate. h army Of lacqueys bow
inG on either side and across Paris
toward the Rue Saint G~ermain-des-
Pres. where the cafe stood and which
1t bade fair to render one of the most
fashionable quarters of the city. The
cafe had, as the duke said, ~inaugurat-
ed a new style, and there was only one
other In Paris at the time, the Cafe
de la Regence, whose name was suf-
ficient Of itself to keep my companion
away from it.
A drive Of 10 minutes brought us to
the suburb. where the cafe stood, and
the tlarong of carriages before the door
told OF the crowd within. A perfect
babel greeted us as we entered, for
it had become the fashion for each
person to do his best to out-talk. l 5
leiglbors. We found with some dir
| ficulty an unoccupied table and Richie
lieu Inotioned me to a seat While he
took the one oppsite.
There is no coffee made in Paris
which compares with that served
here" he remarked. and as he sum-
.noned a waiter / looked about me. The
room was large and was rendered even
larger In appearance by the numerous
richly carved mirrors which embel-
lished the walls. Through an open
doorway at back came the click Of
dice and muck loud laughter. Gaily at
tired parties were continually entering
and leaving the private cabinets n
trilis of feminine laughter mingled with
the harsher voices of the men.
"Ah. Gle Isey." cried Richelieu at that
next table. Mile. de Lavuay was tell
ing us a clever story at your expense
last night"
And what was it. may 1 ask 2" CUES
toned de Rey, g tall, .black-mous-
tached man. whom thought %ungainly.
your love affairs" replied the duke,
and he related the geonletrical sally.
What would o have monsieur?"
cried de Rey. as the story was finished,
laughing as heartily as one one. "a
man never knows today whom he will
meet tomorrow and not knowing that,
how can he be certain whom he will
lover.
While he was speaking, three men
had entered and taken seats at a
neighboring table. They commenced
conversing in voices which seemed to
me unnecessarily loud. and I could not
avoid overhearing them.
Have 0 heard" n OF them
asked. "of the disposition the regent is
to make of his daughter, Mile. de Va
lois?"
I glanced at Richlieu and saw that
he also had heard. His face was white
with anger. and I saw he knew the
men and did not doubt that they had
come there purposely to insult him.
Proposals for her hand have been
received from the King of Sardinia"
continued the speaker, land the re-
gent Is only too glad to get rid OF
the fair Charlotte. h seems destined
to become v more troublesome than
laughed. with an insolent note in his
voice. and glanced meaningly in our d.
rection. A sudden stiffness had fallen
upon the crowd.
by my word" cried the other, look
ing full at Richelieu. twill be bad
news to q certain gentleman whose
name begins with r and who, 1 have
heard. has been dying of love for the
Valois this month past"
The luke was out of his chair in an
instant. but ] was before him.
Monsieur will doubtless give me the
pleasure OF q moments conversation
outside" inquired courteously.