Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-02-22

"Ch. this is too much cried Mile.
Dacour, starting from her seat. Il will
not remain here to be lnsulted in this
manner"
"oh, DO not co." mademoiselle," 1
ilmplored.
Yes, stay, Louise said the prin-
cess. Il promise not TO tease you fur
Their. Besides.' She added. mischiev-
ously, M. de Brancas doubtless has an
explanation to offer, and perhaps he
was not holding her so aff%ectionately
as 1 imagined"
would have told them at once that
1t had been a question of necessity and
not at all of affection, but at that mo-
ment the bell rang and the SECOND act
began. forgot my fair companions in
the interest of the tragedy. The laugh
ing voice of Mile. de Valois aroused
me.
"Ah. NJ. de Brancas,' she said. ut
is evident that you lave never before
seen h 'Oedipe.' Here, sit beside me.
If you are very good and answer my
questions nicely I shall let you sit be-
side Louise. and you will have only
yourself to blame If you do not make
peace with her. She is dying OF curl
osity. to learn the lady's NAME. Have
you heard from Richelieu ?'' she asked
In a lower tone.
7 have heard only that he is on the
road to Bayonne," l answered.
And you think ne should remain
there?"
II believe it would be best for the
present. mademoiselle."
AN, but M. de Brancas," she said,
suppose you were Richelieu and I
Louise Dacour. Would you remain at
Bayonne? Do not answer me, I see in
your face that you would not. Listen.
Richelieu will be in Paris tomorrow
night"
Tomorrow night" I gasped.
Yes. He will doubtless go first to
soon as you see him give him this
note" and h handed me a little per-
furned missive. 1.-THE note, 1 may as
we'll tell you, states that at 10 o'clock
tomorrow night I shall be at the house
OF a friend in the Rue Jean Tison, the
third house from the corner Of the Rue
Railleul. on the right hand side. Rap
three times and the door will be opened
to you without question. Mount the
stairs to the first floor. Louise will be
there also. Do you understand, mon
sieur?"
Yes, yes" I said, and PLACED the
You do not seem to consider any
longer the danger to which Richelieu
will be exposed" she said, slyly.
"Oh, II Louise is there" I muir
INJURED.
.Yop are charming: NJ. de B~rancas."
oNAN SsS AAAANOS0e aA1O 6lO kaVS Nl0 an
adorable smile. Now take your re-
ward. Sit by her side and whisper a
few sentences such as that into those
little pink ears Of hers. She vii: soon
be smiling"
t,a The lend end Of the e, second act gave me
"Oh, mademoiselle," i whispered, as
l sat down beside her, 'believe me.
there are only two hands in the whole
world tina I desire to kiss-those two
which are lying in your lap
Who was the lady you were with
his afternoon?" she asked, not deign-
ing to glance at me. but gazing straight
In front of her.
Mile. de Launay." I answered.
Mile. de Launay?"
eyes,"
you know her, them"
"Richelieu introduced us. Madame
du Maine asked me to accompany her
this afternoon on an errand. On our
way back to the Tuileries we found the
way blocked by the flooded street. She
was in haste, and as there was no
other way, I carried her across. / liz
not enjoy the task, I assure you, made
moiselle."
She glanced at me. and I thought l
saw signs OF relenting in her eyes.
Come, Louise" cried the duchess,
" must go. 1t was not to see the
'Oedipe' that we came here. We have
Jul 1IlI6SxOkA dIlu N0uSI
return"
Till tomorrow. them" I whispered TO
Louise as the ladies arose, and I fam
cied that she gave a slight affirmative
nod OF the head. I would nave accom-
panied them. but h princess waved
witness the remainder of the play. It
moved me strongly. and I was still
thinking e its stirring periods as I
reached the quays and crossed the
river. ASH turned down the DUAL Male
quest I fancied I heard footsteps be-
hind me, but when I turned. saw no
one. The street was sery dark, the
candles. which swung here and there
in lanterns 20 feet bow the roadway,
having been extinguished by a gust Of
rain earlier In the evening and no at
tempt having been made to relight
them.
I was stumbling along over the un-
even pavement, when suddenly half a
dozen shadows detached themselves
from the wall in front OF me. and at
the same instant I heard Fastening
footsteps in my rear. Before I could
prcciate my danger, a dozen men threw
themselves upon me. A gas was thrust
into my mouth, a scarf bound over my
eyes, my hands and feet were tied, and
In q moment I was helpless. Some one
was searching my pockets.
"Some more Of the Cartouche gang"
I thought.
Handle him as gently as possible"
I heard q voice say. Now two OF you
lift him and bring him along"
! was lifted from h pavement and
borne along for some distance. Then
was placed In Z carriage, which was
driven rapidly through the streets. Il
rumblod ACROSS q bridge. stopped, and
I heard q sentry's challenge.
Tho Bastille again." I groaned to
myself.