Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-02-08
Mile. de 1.aun.y and tna. so comes

Mile. de Launay and tAat sAe N
from Madame du Maine,' and as he
spoke he entered the room, his pistols
in hts belt. l saw him to be q man be-
tween 80 and 90 years OF age, with a
soldierly carriage and naughty bearing
which the darn cloak he IN could
therefore, when he threw of
his cloak ana disclosed beneath
1t q handsome cavaliers dress. His
m~oustache, which described q straight
line across his upper lip. was slightly
tlnged with gray, and from h dark
ness Of his skin and the fire In his
Italian.
stumbled into another love affair! It
seems to me that I have enough on
my hands already" but 1 continued
my survey OF the newcomer without
saying q word.
"Come. monsieur" he said, with q
smile, sit is evident that you do not
know me. Before I a tell you who
l am / must ask you One other ques-
ton. You Are, perhaps. acquainted
with certain plans OF Madame du
Malne?'
Perhaps" I answered.
EA1ll YOU WGI0 ~ thoN AAA NO
Lnunay was to leave some papers
here?"
Yes, monsieur"
But you did not know for whom
the papers were fn~tended-is 1t not
so!~
We'll, / win tell you for whom they
were intended. They were intended for
Antonio Giudics, Duke Of Giovennazzo
and Prince Of Cellamare. ambassador
Of Spain at the court OF Versailles. In
other words, monsieur, they were In
tended for myself"
1 had for a moment suspected what
was coming. and 1t needed no second
| glance to tell me that he was speaking
tho truth.
"Ah. M. 10 Prince" 1 cried. sending
my sword into It's sheath. X am In
decd glad to SCI you! But who. then,
was h fellow whom cut DOWN."
Cellamare bent over the man and
looked into his face.
"'Tis a servant of mine!" he ex-
claimed. He came to me with ex-
cellent recommendations a month ago
and employed him. I sent him on
here to inform mademoiseIle that L
should be a few moments late"
DOUBTLESS q police spy. then." l said.
He is not dead, and perhaps we may
get something more out Of him. But
come, let us close the door and see
what injury a been done her"
Cellamare sprang to the door and
soon had 1t in place again, while !
kneeled beside her body II placed my
hand above her heart. l was overjoyed
to feel it still family beating. Stoop-
ing closer, I saw that she was uncon-
scious, and some livid marks about her
neck indicated that the brute had been
choking her.
Good" ! said. = believe that she
some water and some wine. monsieur"
Cellamare went into an adjoining
room. and in . moment returned with
q glass of water and a bottle of wine.
I dipped my handkerchief in the wa
ter and bathcd her face. In q mo-
ment she opened her eyes.
"Ah, hat IL better 1 said. support
ing her head with my arm. Now
drink some Of this, mademoiselle." and
I filled a second glass with wine and
held 1t to her lips. Mechanically she
swallowed it, and I saw the color re-
turning to her face.
"Oh, what has ~happened?" she wills
pered. where am II"
quite snfe, ] assur you. mademoi-
selle,' answered Callamare, and be-
tween US we assisted her to her feet
She looked at him a moment.
"Ah, yes. I recollect," she cried. sud
denly. II was bringing you the papers
Where are the papers?" and her hands
flew to her waist in an agony of ap-
p~rehension, which I fully shared. They
are SAFE" she said. n she drew from
the folds OF her dress the packet OF
papers which I had seen Madame du
Maine give her. "Talse them, M. le
Prince" she added, handing them tc
him, and now tell me what has hap.
pened."
"Do you tell us first what happened
to YOU, mademoisclle," I suggested
then we can better understand the
story"
"Wcll," she said, quickly. when
left M. de Brancas at the foot of the
stairs" Cellamare bowed to me as she
mentioned by name. II raj quickly
u D and knocked at the door of this
room. A man whom 1 did not know
opened it. He said he a been sent
to meet me by NJ. de Ceilamare. He
told me to enter. and closed the dool
behind me. He continued that NJ. dc
Cellamare would not be able to keeI
the appointment. and that I was te
leave any papers I might have for him
and he would get them later in the
day. Something in the mans manner
frightened me, and I replied that
should not leave the papers, but would
make another appointment with M
lie Prince. I started to leave the
room, when he sprang upon me.
threw him of and rushed to h win.
dow, broke 1t. and screamed for help
hoping that NJ. de Brancas would heal
me. At that instant 1 felt strong fing-
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