The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-10-02
A BoTTLR AND A BRIDN.

LIZ SdrtlneS mao scarcely lett the
room n the guests. still convulsed
with mirth. retaken their places at the
table when the comtesse. who had run
for a moment into the adjoining cham
Der, returned with a pen in her hand.
The paper, said she as she passed
De Maupeou's chair.
Swift as light he plunged his hand
into his pocket n presented it to her.
Dear France" said she, laying the
paper on the table before his majesty,
here lis the bill for the ~cockchafers Of
Monsieur de Maupeou. Receipt it, /
pray YOU"
THE cockchafers?" said the king.
That pursued him and which he is
now about to pursue
Anal" said the king. II remember"
Sign"
Il will consider Of It,"
The ink Is drying on the pen. Sign,
for II l have to go for another supply
ing"
The king. tired with laughter and
lazy with wine, reread the document.
He feltssure it was directed against the
De Choiseuls and that he would have
worry over 1t. and that if he didn't
sign he would have worry with the
comteSSe.
His mind wobbled between the. choice
of worry in the future and worry in
the present. The amusement De Maui
peou had given him and the natural
bent OF his character mLde him choose
the former. He signed.
The comtesse ran back into the next
room n sanded the paper; then she
returned and. folding 1t, handed 1t to
De Maupeou.
De Maupeou, howing profoundly,
placed 1t in his pocket, hen he looked
at his watch; 1t pointed to twenty-four
minutes to v He had arranged In
his own mind to arrive at Madame Lin
denis house n the Rue Cog Heron at
half past eight. By that time her
plans. whatever they were, would have
fructified, and by that time all the
fish would be in the net. So he dallied
q little longer in the sun of royalty, till
the king, with whom much laughter
did not agree, made q nov from the
table.
An attack OF indigestion was impend-
ing, and De Maupeou. having got all he
wanted, made his adieus.
He came down the Stairway OF the
Ambassadors smiling. De Maupeou
was terrible when he smiled, for then
his face, severe and gloomy, became
touched by the ferocity we see In the
old Japanese masks. He called for his
K carriage.
The carriages that set down guests
at the great door of the palace waited
l n the courtyard were the visit of short
Qural1oni II long, n horses would be
taken round to the stabIe-yards. De
Maupeou had ordered his horses to be
taken to the stable so that they might
be fed M watered for the return Jour-
ney, and al he stood now and waited
for them, the chief of the palace police,
Monsieur Rappelier, approached and
fell into conversation with him.
The chief Of the law and the chief of
n 70 palace police were known one to
h other, Just as the lord chief Justice
OF England might be known to the chief
guardian of Windsor.
They chatted for q few minutes on
indifferent subjects, then De Maupeou
looked at his watch. It pointed to If
teen minutes to seven.
Monsieur is waiting for his ear
riage2 asked Rappelier.
Why, yes replied De Maupeou,
IAN 1 wish they would hurry with it,
as I have to be In Paris by half past
oh. then monsieur has still time. Il
m twenty mute to seven.n
Pardon me, fourteen minutes" re.
I ptied DE Maupeou. pulling out his
! watch n looking at 1t again.
!. Even as he did 30 an usher ap,
>! preached.
AIonsieurs carthage Is at the steps,
De Maupeou, saying gDodby to Rap,
peIer. turned and, led by h usher
passed to the entrance where, surely
! enough, his carriage was standing ii
waiting.