Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
CHAPTER MIN.
TRR RDGENrs ~GRApWurE.

CHAPTER NKtN.
TRD REGENTS GRATfguAsE.
StiN wore the salne gown in which
ohe hRd followed the princess L. the
eet2fl and there were traces Of tears
a9Qer hNf face. She walked straight to
. * ss{s"t' without s'ss'oi"x in my d'-
What IS it. monsieur?" SHE cried.
"k!eak b II that has s1psratci re feoaf,
0Ea40tta at this last momeet@"
and did h tell you nottang % asked
tho regent, kindly.
~ told me only that it had heen
oooa at her request aua that at,c wished
Nage window, and said that you would
axkia1sl 1t all tn mo-"
And so 1 shah" said tee regent.
You would wish to do what my Jssugil-
ter desires you to do. would ycu not.
naade.nofselle, ant wilat you knew
Wcl!d make her happierfr'
oh. N. le Due. can you ISL
NO. I do not nee to- ask" and the
regent smiled into her anxious face.
only. before beginning. 1 wish ia :is-
sure lOu- madenlOiselle. thai t1aat which
fc1sows is really What nay daughter
dces wish, and what win, l am certain.
Nevc me-. mademoiseilc "
I Will try to do 3d. And Louise
@csked at him wondcringig. Evidently
we. also. was not acquainted with this
mac OF kindly face n Tender voice.
Sit down. then, madc1uoiselie." he
saad, and you also. Nj. do Israncas.
! have to say Will take come time
anN l DO not wish to weary you"
Wo did as he bade. and 1 gnxed al
Louise with all my love i'm nay eyes.
W.T. stte did not v~ouchsafe me q glance.
va must commence first With NJ.
de Brancas." II the regent picked up
taste at his elbow. II pray neither Ut
yssa TO Interrupt me until 1 have fin
1tee@L This paper which I Old in nay
mama Is the report OF the Marquis
d,Aneenis. captain of the guards. 1t
informs me that among tho gentiernen
who found In the salon OF Ma
dSssee du Maine on the ligAt of tie dis
CseveRy OF h plot was a certain NJ.
Jean de Brancas. It adds that theqe
e@n te no possible doubt uf his cnln-
pacasT m the plot, that he 4aad i,een
awaFe n all its details for several daFx,
- ne was present at u conference
~ Mile. de LauaaaE ead Esr4Nce
Ssllasnare, that on that OCCASION he re-
sste1 anG dangerously wounded one
q ~. lferaults agents, III lac sub
seaaootly caused TO be, Delivered to Al.
hefanlt q number OF spurious papers
o the purpose Of misleading him.
and that he has, In = word. been guilty.
of treason
But, M. lie Due" protested aitle.
Dscoar. The regent stopped her With
\ gesture
N de Brancas has. then. heen guilty
OF tue gravest crime which can be
caaarged against a subject Of France
ne continued. All perxorx who con-
spire against the kingdom must he
published. To this there can be no en-
cepttoh. All OF the other conspiratorx
hAye been imprisoned. NJ. de Brancas
Tauas. therefore, be imprisoned. Some
% the other corspirators haust lose.
uhele heads. NJ. de BraI1cax' further
punisnhe has also TO be considered"
AT last She looked at me-osaiy \
1lAnco, but a glance that made my
heart leap.
And have you Brought n,e here to
torture me?' h cried.
Have patience" and the regent
ssnl.ed down again into her apturned
understandable. This" he continued,
picking up another paper. us = second
report concerning IA. De RTSncas. 1t
feiaIes how he escaped from the salon
BY 0verturning two ut the guards.
m0unted a horse ana rode away no one
knew whittier. evading two votlcys
WATCH were fired after Trim. Here is 4
taird report, stating that Madame du
Maine e~ndeavored to prevent i,ix ex-
cage and furnished u description of the
horse and rider, which was sent to all
the gates of Paris. and especially. az
nor urgent request. to the Versailles
safa. This paper is the report of the
cotlnandant OF the Versailles gate. 1t
recAtes how NJ. de Braucas arrived az
the 9ate In h guiso vt u COURIER. hav-
ing In some way obtained the pasx&-
word: how, in the instant ttat aM at
tempt was made to arrest hi,N. he rode
down q sentry, forced open the gate,
and plunged into the outer darkness.
Me report adds that q. voicy NJ Nrus
aCparontly escaped uninJa'cd. and
vented a pursuit. Here IN =
report from Levau, chief xurGHOs oi
tsa. Hotel Dieu, 10 whom this caKD was
especially intiusted. 1t states that NJ
de Brancas was brought there SWfer-
ing from Il pistol shot IN the head anu
cred from both woundS and wax dis.
charged practically we'll MRsAn.
The regent paused aria I got na"thr,
glance from Louise. Sfn WAS breath
Ing more freely and the color WAS ~
turning to her face. What cared ! fui
the regent IL only she loved Mar
But the nos important iuIa'rt ~
Ill II not here" lac continued. "rha
= ms report. which. however. ha.
ca this same night ! was returning Il
Paris from. Versailles. where x"sn'
business had summoned nae. hat
passed st. Cloud. when out Of tsr Woo
ahead rode a nladn1an. VIA" feed {
pistol into the air, cried tn inc to save
myself. and rolled l~ifc4css thio tfu
ruod. The report would h "a up"t
Av~~nAa~nAop thto ,NNdynDn AAa found