Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

other paper, 'Is the title t" n pretty
3Ntie estate in NORMANDY. 1t 10 called
Asneanx. This title, n,Oasieur. l give
ySu. and / instruct you tO got out for
your estate as DOT IN possible. 1t is
upon your estate That 1 propose to- inn
prison You"
o q the paper. too stupefted to
speak. An estate for me-fcr me. Jean
de Biancns!
Sieslr." ste,nInerssd. He silenced me
With a gesture. Louise was beaininx
al. me. her eyes bright with tears.
ut vas at This point" continued the
regent. whose face grew ever shifting,
that my daughter came to my assist
ance. 1t was last night that she
Knocked at the door Ut my apartment,
and after she had entered. she told me
of an act Of loyalty before which j
count all this as nothing. She told me
OF a man who held honor above love
and Friendship, and of ii worna who
held loyalty and honor above love. Be
lieve me. monsieur and ma~dG,nciselic,
there are not many such. And in re-
turn for this my daughter suggested
that l ais appoint II jaiier for NJ. de
Israncas.'
but, NJ. lie Due" protested Louise,
M. de Brancas does not need y jail@r.
His simple word nj honor. it seems to
itiVs SIbOUIN D6
I confess my head was in IA whirl.
l knew not what To think.
$50 i thought" answered the regent,
and SO l told my daughter. tut | was
silenccd The sic told the whom she
wished me To name as jaileI. 4 have
made out the appointment here. You
will see it is in due form. i. Phillip
d'Orlcans, Regent uf France. i'm the
name of His Most Gracious Majesty,
Louis XIV, of France, do this day ap-
point as jailer OF Al. Jean de israncas,
to securely guard upon his estate at
Arneaux by whatever ,neans may
seem necessary. nne Mite. Louise Da-
mcn,. was on nay feet i'm AN instant.
The regent eilenced us both with an
other wave of the hand.
continued, "'tLat Mile. Dacour SHALT he
united in marriage to the prisoner, NJ.
de Brancas. in order tina sl,e may he
able to guard him more cNectualIy at
all ttsnes. Signed. Philip d'Orleans
Regent Of France Nov, N. tie Bran
cas-. we will hear you first. Is it that
you object to this jaiier."
NO, M. le Due" 1 answered, not
daring to glance at Louise. Go
knows. ] would willingly Spend my
whole life in u a prison. lsut 1 ask
no assistance in love, monsieur. nor do
I wish any woman. however much i
iove her, to he compelled to marry
me-
The regent locke ut me for a mo-
inent with a smile.
And Who has said anything about
! compulsion, my fricnd?' ne asked.
Certainly, not l. 1t is for Mile. Da-
I cour to choose. fancy you would
surer little with suca a %jsiler. hut if
| she does not lesire the position. she
has only to refuse it,"
turned to Louise. She, TOO, had
| risen, and her face was rosy with
! bushes nd tender with u great ten
Herness. She was looking at me With
hrimfnlng eyes. For Il moment l did
not understand.
"Louisc!!" l cried, Louise"
m. lie Due" she said. With the pref
TEST bow in the world, Il believe l will
/ accept the trust"
In an instant she wa. in my arms,
| and the regent, with smiling face, left
! us alone together.
A LAST WORD.
The roses are blooming about me in
this little garden in Normandy. for it
is June, M six months have gone
the regent--six months that rave
passed like Il dream. I have been busy
Hooking over my estate-hoW strangely
1t sounds ever vet. to say my estate"
i-gettiMg acquainted with my people
and trying to make them love me.
receive II letter from Paris now and
then. and from these I learn the news.
Madame du Maine is still at DIXON. and
the other conspjrators are also sttll
In prison. but the regent is not vim
dic<ive, nnd l believe will o u release
them. TO the RretonS he was not 80
n,erciful, and more than unc went to
the gibhct. But the Kingdom is at
pcaoe, and we hear M more of plots
against it.
close my eyes. and see again the
lovely face Of Charlotte NOrteans as
saw it last and n. l owe best to re-
meinber II. and I pray that ii may
vet be my good fortune I" lie VI ser
vice to her. Stranger things tave
happened, and, VIII" knows. perhaps
some day IN. chance will come.
And Richtlieu" Ah. Rlchelicu is
coming next week to he my euest. and
how shall delight to lake him by
the hand, to- show him over my estate,
To talk with him a.atn.
st,nlthy step upon tina walk behind
me. and two sort hands are claspol
Guess VINO it is cries a merry
voice. !,
II do not need u guess. my love-
IN nnswer. MN heart tells me too
surely" and I draw my wites laugh
ing face down to mine atid Kiss her
fondly
trl,c icnd.)
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