The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-16

70 Madame la Baronne and to the
guests.
Then he turned slightly, dlsclosiux .
form behind him.
Madame. / have taken the liberty OF
Maupeou. .Monsieur de BeautreiiIs. Of
the guards, Madame La Baronne Lin
Beautrenis, a magnificent man OF she
type or Monsieur Beauregard, looked
round him. saw pc sartines and
He did not know In tho LEAST what
was going to happen. DE MAnpeou
had told him something about q con-
Ispiracy. II So why're were the con-
spiratorB2r-for all these people were
Of p court. He saw Madame do
Steniis. n bowed; he had danced
with her only two nights ago. What In
the name OF wonder was she doing
here? He bowed to Madame dHar
lancourt, nodded TO De Joyeuse, and
then turned his eyes to his hostess.
"Rosine." said the baroness to h
Made, who had not yet left the room,
h a Plactde returned YETI
"No, madame.n
The baroness glanced at the clock;
Ii was after $. De Maupeou noticed
her anxiety and guessed that Placide
whoever he might be--was, am aim
spring In her design. He forced HIM
self to be patient, and drawing up to
Madame de Steniis began to talk on
indifferent topis, while Madame Linz
den turned her attention again TO Beh-
rensg speaking also to Monsieur de
Beautrellis and Monsieur de SartiAes,
who were standing near by.
"Gentlemen, you must excuse the
presence OF 80 many hats, but a COM
edy addressed Is a comedy nl-acted.
Monsieur de Maupeou," raising her
voice, ARE you a Judge OF hatsT"
mo. madame" replied De Maupeou,
breaking on his conversation with Ma
dame de Stenlis. MY business I'm life
Is to Judge men"
"Your business is q traEedy. not A
comedy, then. Well. at all events, you
can give an opinion OF al actress quail
iflcation for the tragic role. ! told you
this morning I was about to stage q
little play OF mine, and upon my heart,
Monsieur de Maupeou, i have not vet
axed In my mind whether Il Will have
la comic OF a tragic ending. That
sounds as though ! were an Indifferent
playwright. / am, and 1t seems TO me
that nowadays II ID the indifferent
playwrights who please. They study
their public, not their art So do !.
Monsieur de Beautrellis, what would
play, comedy or tragedy
"OE1, ma foil" craied the simple
minded Beautrellis, II prefer to laugh.
Comedy. madame. by all means. Ona..
leaves the theater with q better taste
In \ mouth and able 70 eat ones
Monsieur de sartines. what do you
Madame. said De sartines, who
began to see a CLEAN OF light, Tin my
MIND Monsieur de Beautrellis Is right
He bowed profoundly.
Madame de Stenlis? Madame dHar-
'Tragedyt" cried the two women.
Laughing.
The baroness, ignoring De Maupe-
on and De Joyeuse, turned to Behrens.
Monsieur Behrens. you who dress
the actresses Of the Coincide Fran
caise, give me your opinion. Could I act
tragedy under that hat OF pearl graz
which you are holding for me to. try
en-"
If madame is DESTROYS Of running
the effect Of the hat and the play, why.
yes" replied Behrens. Then. bursting
out; Heavens. madamel no. 1000
times mol But IL madame requires for
her play a hat Of tragedy--why, here
is tragedy ITSELF He held up the black
hat on the point OF his finger. and as
he did SO a knock came to the door. It
opened, disclosing Placide.
tAh. PlacidS," said the baroness. $50
you have returned. Have you got what
I sent you for?"
YES. madame" replied Piacide. pro-
ducing q paper.
Good" said the baroness, putting
on the gray hat. "Monsieur Behrens,
put tragedy away. pack 1t with the
others. I will travel In this. Non
sieur de S~artines, the play OF which
/ spoke TO you this morning shall have
a happy ending. I retain the manu-
script however. Placide, bring me
that parcel"
But before Placide could move. De
Maupeou. who had been whispering to
Monsieur de Beautrellis, took a paper
from his pocket and presented It to the
baroness. Monsieur de Beautreflia
took .up his position by the door. and
the vice chancellor, calmly walking up
to Placide, took the paper from his
hand.
Madame Linden glanced at the paper
that had been handed to her. DE Sar-
tines. who was by her side. glanced 3at
Il too.
- 49, a--HEa i. Nsae4ht