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' Auburn, Jan, 3Ist, .1905:
011iee in Deaver Block, CLINTON, Mr. J. Nicholson a• • . •
:Dear have used Internation-
al Stock: Food on • my. driver °this
Winter and have .derived first cla.es
ir
• branee I should propose going lute the
• e
fields with the haymakers. You may
"Then• 'tis somewhere else. Do not -
$ee mem now-look-through.„the open -
bandy wolsts, but lind lt.!' lug in the foliage."
Sinking on the bench as the maid ,With an expression pert resiguation,
part regret, she leaned, against the
wind, worn griffin which formed the
Om of the bench. Fainter souedei1
walked quickly away, she remained
for some moments in silent thought, a
reverie the Jester ferbore to disturb.
Against the clambering ivy which for
the warning of the Jestress in the ears
eenturlea had reveled in this chosen
of the duke's fool -so faint it became
spot lay her hand, a small ring of curt,
but a weak admonition. More and
ous 'workmanship .gleaseleg from het more he abandoned himself to the
linger. The ring caused the pater to pleasure of the moment. .
start, remembering he had last seen it
"To make the most or the day," the
worn by the king, princess had said. - .
Idly the Peincess Louise plucked a
H
, p . d ow? By denying himself the sight
leaf from 0 old, Q of her ever varyiug grace; by refusing
As they fluttered and fell Jest- .
apart' and let the pieces to yield to the charm of her voice.
fleet away.
er's feet. she regarcle ham mi.
• • got his resolution, Ids pride, and yield
thoUghtful blue eyes. -
' "How far Is it," she asked, Od to the. CAI to the infatuation othe moment,
f
Mit when he endeavored to call the
duke's princiballty?" • •
If be bed doubted the maid's story l'reaD°13s of his office to his aid, her
he
;el:trace and the shadow of that smile Was now convinced, The ring and
left him witlessjest, fancy and whim'
her . question *firmed Jacquellne'S had taken flight.
narrative. - • "Well?" she said. "Well, Sir Feel?'
"About fifteen days' Journey, pria. His , color shifted; withal his lualf
cess," he replied. '•
?" entbarrassment there•was something
"No fartherraeeful and nobl
Barring accidents, it may be made re in his bearing
e. •
t '
"Alachun",- he began and stopped for
In that time." want of matter to put into words.
at the
• And so her mood swayed. his.He for. •
She didnot notice how' dell was his
tone, how he avoided her gaze. Blind But if the princess was annoyed et
she turned. the ring" .aroUnd end. I'm new al111(1 1)1alsant.
•.e-• ;manner dld not Show. it. '
emeed. on her finger, as though bee "Wbat," she said gently, "No newe
thoughts were concentrated en it •frem the court; no word of intrigue;
• ".A.ccidents," she repeated, her hand no story of the • king? I should seek
now motionless: "Is the way peril.,
a contier for my companion, not a jest-
ous?" •
"The 'country', is most unsettiecl.": er' But therel. book have70u
• •
breught?" indicating the yolunin that
"What de you mnan .by 'unsettled?" - la upon the bench..
she. continued, bending forward. with
KGuillatuue. de Larris' 'Romance of
fingers clasped over her knees. the Itose,' " he answered snore freely.
"The coutitry.is infested with many
"Where' did we leal'e• Pen" '
roving bands commanded by the so • ...where the nein, arriving at a- teen.
called independent barons who owe a . .
legiance to neither king nor emperor " I tain. beheld a 'beautiful rose tree,'-'
he anssiered. "Their hoxims are perch . , said the fool in a low tone. "Desiring
oarlike eagles' nests; epee some linen- the •rose, he reached to gather it"- •
ten peak that commands the Valleys. I remember. And. then Reason
travelers • must .proeeed ' through. .A. end Danger .afa b:litle with Love."
'"Is It your Wish we continue?" he
and murderesIced, taking' the ,book in his hand.
erce, untamed, crew, .bent on rapine
• oul le n .s • i
tly. .. • ' ' . ' • n the bench and
41 e t s
"Did you; encounter any such?" gen-
"Ofttinaes.".•T•-brightly--:"may leek :over your
'Aed 'left ; uncieathed - , shoulder' ever tied anon :to steal a
ia..
soinething less' then'tnant: a lindling"S : ,Undnestiouingly. he ebotl- her; the
•
'Because / was a jester, Diadem; glimpse of .the pretty. pictures. •
. slave a weanan's plaything! Their, sen. book, illumined, g!etunieg in the. sun-
tinels shared with we their:flasks; • shine; letters,.- red,. gold, litany
..slept before their signal nine and even , heed, :thine:41g •before thein. Love in
;slipped in the lieart of their stone f est:. • crimson; the fiVe et sittif ta, Of Cueitl,
pessia. • Fools and.. moiake: are eafe'' the:tower of jealousy, it:frowning fey
.•
aiming Own, , for the one Anintses :, tress; the rose, incentive ;for endless
the other absolves •sins. yet is 'striving, and 'endeavors -nil. 'fleeted by
there eue.free baton, 7 13e added renew- Oil the creamy Perelinieet. leaVeS... SO'
tively, "Whom even•I should lia•Vedone Interested She in these wondkcius.
well' tea, avoldi. he, the Most leared'ithe pages, executed with .'sUch...preeision
most sewage .Louis of pfelz-Urf 'I.: and perfection,' .With* marginal adornHaVeyon ever Met him? ask he • meet and 'larcialy a -gradate turu and
Princess in a mechanical tone. to • fancy in initial letterand tailpiece, -she
•' How Much splendor he penman hole
•• shown P
"Not at all. Jacqueline," returned
her mistress, with a natural, tranquil
movement, "although" -sharply -"you
were gone longer than you should
have been!"
•
'• CHA.PTER, '
•
N anticipation of the arrival of
the duke and, his snit, the
Monarch had ordered a series
of festivities and entertain-
Meets:such as woUldgratIfy his desire
for pageantry and. display and at the
• same Alum do honor to -a• guest who
was to espouse 'ope of Franee's fairest
'wards, .
Francis Was Unuattally good humored
that day,... Apprised by a herald that
the duke and his followers" were 'nears
Ing the 'castle, •he bad Sent the, Ines-
• elinger back announcirig a• trysting
place and•now rode forth to meet him
and eseert JAW with,. honor- to -the
castle.
Right pleasantly, With quip, and jest
and many a innart selly,• did the Mom
arch and retintie draw neap the meet-
, lug spot, Where, -eta fork of the'road,
heiteath the' shade, or overhanging
branehes, Were already aesenlbled; a
'goodly group of. soldiers; Beyond them,'
at a respectful distance, .stood many
beasts, of • burdee, heavily • laden, the
great packs promising. !stores 9f .rare:
• and costly gifts., At the head of .the
.froopore • was. a thickset man, 'with
.brOad .shoulders and • brawny frame, ,
mounted ou A, powerful . gray': horse.
. 'leader, whoin the approaching
company intAlsed to be the duke, sat
. motiOnles's 'tie a statne, ,gazing 'stead-
; • • •
fastly at the shining. armor end 'gal-.
taut figure of the king, who .spurred to
Lim, a friendly • greeting. On his lips.
Thee,. lightly springing to earth and
threwing•bis bridle toone: of his ,troop,
the :foreign noble 'approached •the•royai
horseman, on. foot ' bending his
head, I knelt'. before respectfully
. kiSising.hiS•hand. • •
,•Grint, silent With • hardened .faceS,
the dukes Men 'regarded, the -peer*,
their dusty. astire (albeit rich enciugh
benecith•• the marks of .trav'ele sun-
. bur:Ma' visages and -stolid „Manner hi::
'marked •contreat!With the beitritng and
.:aspect Of the king's gay kotleveing. One
• of. the elicit • troop 'pulled .a red mus-
• taehlo fiercely and eyed a blithe: popin-•
• lay et the court- With quizilcal seper1.-:
. ego t '-enc
sonde natinlietnl te Calle* Ydlitil 41)014
Me. The one is A prop, stanch, trleall
the other It reed that bends this way
and that or brettee when you preis it
too hard."'
'0/ ;should be lacking in • gratitude
were not deeply appreeiative of your
Majesty'es kinclneser," replied the duke.
his face flushing with pleasure. "Balt
yew, maJeSty latoWs womankind" -
"Nay. I've studied them a -little, but
know them not," retorted Francis
'"And it is unlikely the lady. may find
me all her, imagination has depleted,"
Went. on the nobleman, with palpable
embarraSsment . "My noble master,
the emperor, hath -regarding me..etill
SS but a stripling fawn Us own van-
ttige point of age and wisdom -repre-
sented me- a young man in his pre-
pesals. ellet thouge youlager than
Hook; and feel no older than I am, how
Young or .how old shall I seem to the
princess?"
'Waning enough •to be her husband;
old. enough for her to look up to." an
ewered tith monareh reassuringly.
•; "Again," Objected the duke, medlta-
tively regarding the castle, "she may
be expecting a ;handsome, debonair'
bridegroom, and when she sees me,"
ruefully SurVeYirtg,blinself, "what will
she say?" • • '
"What will she •say? 'Yes' at the cli-
ter. Is it not enough?" Leaning back
in his 'sedate, tine king's face expressed
:the enjoyment he derived' from the
eonversetion with the backward and
too conscientious goldier. Here. WaS a
groom 'whose wedding promised the
eourt much. annusement . and setIsfae-
tn inthose jovial days of jesting and
• merrymaking, • . . • •
"Come," resumed the king: encourag-
ingly, "'IR warrant you more forward'
in battle." • . • .
"Battle!" said the deice. "That's- an-
. other -Matter.. TO see your foeman'e
' gleaming eyes --but liers•-•:,. Should they
express Anger, disdain" --
"Lot yours shOw lint the. greater .
'Wrath," advised the king complaisant-
ly. "In love like cures like, Let me he''
your physician. I'll warrant you'll. find
tue proficient."• '
"I've heard your Majesty hath prae-
ticed deeply'," returned, tbe ;1,01e:read-
ily tai splte•cif.his perplexity: •
"Deenly?", Fraiwie lifted•his. hreW,
"1 am but's super•ficlal student, tinker
only of the rudiments, no graduate Of ,
the college. of • love. -Moreover, I've
heard the • letters you -exchanged .were.
.enougli writ. You pressed
'yeur suit warmly for one Unlearned,.
inere novice." • • - •
••,"Bectinse. I had. Seen her face,-YOur:
• majesty;• had it e'er before ine in the
• painted miniature, • Any man," With a
.
. eugh elelit.enct Liu m
fair shrine, but that she"-- • •
SW; wad CapttulatW PnconaltionallY
leefOre the smilo of viefOry on her blood
red lips„ %Vitt; his great she/latex:5, Mg.
Massive nee le and broad, virile face be:
mined a Cyclops mown; pyginleii.ist
that gathering of *lender courtiers, ahill
sbe but a dower by his side.
theught, sire, your duke was tinl,
ohms, Willful as a boy'znurwured
the Countess d'Etaropes to the king.
"He was-onItie roadl" ausweredibl
king thoughttelly,
"Then has he InervelOUSly reeovered.
hisasserance."
"In love, Madam, as Ira battle, the
zest grows with the fray," Said Frani
els, 'with meaning. . 4,
• "And the. dUke is reputed brave
Seidler, He looks. very strong, as if-
: almost --he might .sueceed with any, .
'woman lie were minded to carry off."
,"TO carry ofel" laughed the tuoncarcb,
"'Zs he; madam, who will be IMUMI
In tethers. At heart he's shamefeeed •
assaheeaINNlo.irifyuounyukseuto.,0"k
hor head, "No
won= him in leading
strings, your majesty. There is some-
thing domineering., saves% crushing,
in his baud, Look at It on the table
• there.. Is it not .mighty an iron
gauntlet? Whet other • man at the
board has. such a brutel hand? The.
strength" in it makeS me shudder. Will
she not bend to it; kiss it?"
• With amnsed suPerlority Francis re-.
garded his fair neighbor :on the left. •
•''Woinen, madaM, are but hasty Judges
of men," '1,10"stild dryly, "and then 'tis -
• fancy more than reason which gov-
erns their verdict If the duke should
seem overeonfident 'Os to 'hide cer,
min modesty, and not to appear Out of
. confidence in so large a company." . •
• "And yet, sire, at their firet meeting
he did not cOinport himself like one• • '
easily put out," persisted the favorite.
"''Tis with a cold hand you welcome
me, PrIncess,'. he said, uotleing her in,
sensibility of Manner... Then riaing,•he
.gazed upon her long and..deep, a's it
• soldier might survey a battlefield. 'And
yet,' said. be, stilt holding her finy,ers,
-Pll warrant me 'warm 'blood could' •
course through tilts. little hand' • At
that the color rose in her cheek. . Be-
hold, the statue was tortched With life,
'rand. she looked , bile as drawn
against lior will uly hand be ebld,
My lord( she answered. ernirteously. `it
belies the character of your welchrne
•Whefeupon he latighed like one who'
hits had a victory." ' , ••
."Beehrew ,me," -.said the king. medi-
tying his*lest observation, "If women -
are not all eyes awl ears; I neither
heard ner:saw. all that • A little. con.
straint-a natural blush to pnnettiate , •
, their. talk -the meeting seethed convert. .
•tional *enough. 'Tis through: your own%
'.romantie. heart You looked, Anne,"'.
• Quicker circulated the goblets of sil- •
Vet-, gold and .crYstal;:i.fester ,babbled.
the pretty lips; brightdr•grew.the eyes
beneath . the. stup.endefis "towers that
crowned the: heads of the eeirrt ladies.
All talked. at nece•witliont .disturhing .
the king, *he whisPered, Oft'
. nothings; in the ear. of the countess
From the otheriableS in.the ball arose
a yarying eadenee of eletter.and laugh-
ter, -.which, increased' velith...the: noise
• and die of the king'ci. own Sara, .•
:clamor always jitst snbservient to the
deeper chortle :of ..the royal party, an •
accompaniment,. it were, fell, .yet
upobtrusive, to the :hubbub .freen the
mere exalted Company.. • •
Singularly • Pale,- unusually
, the. duke's font furtiv,ely. watched Ilia
master. and the prificees.• Contrast
. hIS-COMnatitsrltretiireilire'ssinerri-
pent seemed the ;More _unrestrained.
• She leuglied like 'a witch,. • ,
fleshed_ With pretty, gestures ,' and iglu) •
itedise teased her head her hair fleeted
.around her, wild and dipOrdered.,', .
• •"Why are you so wild?" she wbis
'pered to the dukes ;
. PIef„there.not.enough merriment rale -
?tress?' he answered gravely. •
' "There pan' never be Daly 'tti spare,"
she slid. "And you would. do • well to
, remember your: office!'
"What do you :mean?" he asked .ab-
• -pressed the king with:the. depth of his
passion, "could . well worship.. at that '
• " • •d,•: g t " d
• the king. ..".Ireniankind are hnt;' frail
• 4esh,. sirs:00S* tuoirled, ensilY won;
She is a Womap, :therefore. Soft, yield-
. . yours for the asking. You are over,
: valorous et -11 dietetics. too timorous. •
:.near :her. • Approaelt her boldly, and,•,
though 'she. Were blend's' eelf, are;
• s,wer „ter .7:Your .vIctory. TribOnlet j
. are ,our ladles eel& hearted, '.eallons, in
;different to merit?" • . • • " '• • .
"Cold- hearted?". anSwea,ed tho.dwart,.
, 'With ludicrous expression', of feigned
, Irapture. `Were to relate-hnt, no,
• .1 ;roy,:tongue is •silent-dlieretien, • your.
•!.:majesty, will utidel'stand"',-,-
••, ", said the duke; "with .endeur- •
I have-esemany_04111.1...„01c.................N" o " with-a-Shor-t-aug.' ..•„-••-•-•••.r•
seemed. tO hint •for, tire nunneut iather eritY :The othet•S•reentined, Steck still,
, ,
• • ds but for blood purifier and , food ,his • khaves,, r suaaaatsred,'••hoWever,. ' some. eimPle -lowly meiden than a bet observant.. • 'agenlept--f-rom--thes-bost-favore'l geltolar-•'
Specialist in Crown and Bridge Wous. saver nothing :equals this. could • se conduct shamed, the conrt sy Of Prtitul prineesi'df tile roans •" • a • '" punctual ' and Waiting ' lin t1.1e ' kingdOm• • 11n4 I71411est I
D. D. S. -Graduate of the Royal Col- no t recommeed it too highl y to. my, e• e "LI h • I go' •'• nolile Said the .rnonareh. gEtYlY • "shn,uld preceed *With more' cenfldence.
• () • • b s Shownl" she niurieureiL:her breath when the initial Virtualities had,. been. ;'•
t p e al:mental!' rogues I ail tit 9W p eit .pen an
Best fesored?"; smirked the 'little
• A whinis t. 1 sire,", :v" ugh
•
DR. G. ERNEST' HOLMES'
1 f Den• ,a1 Sul eons of n- f 11 la r bt Retied e Au- f ed Inde d froin them To the a
tario. • bum, Ont.•• Pleaeantry of ray greeting they 'replied
gradu.,,te •
'with t ilfe •er' humor • the free
nienster. .."Iteally, you flatter me.
• " i stfellow,o -
leafed the. nob] emti n . •• •
. . • .•
!,
"When he is pot tiresome" answered •
!
the :monainh. "On, gentlerriertl" And •
. .
the eavalcade swept• doWn the road
' 1 toward the eaatle.• ;Far". heldnd, with
I.
i: and their drivers.
ege o e ow rine s, •• g , ar e •
L. D. S.-Firstcla.ss honor,
of Dental Dep•artment of Toronto j
university. .•
Nie • oison . baron had ordered every one see,rehed.
• They- ivotild have robbed and stripped.
Special attention paid td preservation • :
of children's teeth.
••-r Will be at the River Hotel,
e •ir d f,nrr,. 10 n. 10• to 0 •• - • •
7— —
• ;moment
•on hie efieek." "Tis more • beautiful
than the 'Life of St Agnes.' Is net
that figure well done?. A' hard,•austere
old:eicani• Reason, 1 believe, In monkisb.
me,•despite the coler. of My coat„ only
fortnnately instead of a fool's Staff I '•
13ayileXi, had n good blade of .the FOr
it was cut end thrust -not jest
P. 111- Tile :gleK11101111111111e1 Fite and gibe. The themsuddensiess. of the at-
taek Surprised before they
DR- J. FREEMAN
VETERINARY SURGEON *
A member of the Veterinary Medie.ti
Associatieris of London and,F.cini-
burgh and Uraduate of the Ontar-
.
to etertnaty College, ;
OFFICE- Huron street -CLINTON:
Inguranue cbuld iof it: the foot"
• „ nk• ' • • • •
••• ' ' ."The duke ?monk', net be Molested by
-Farm and Isolated Town F'rePertY-- tlieie•otitlaW•s?" She •doiltinued, pui•su-
• duke has a stroug arm," he an- •
. --0Fli'ICERS.-' • contentto Perniit hini, to corne and .ge''
-Only.-Instired-7• ...Mg her •line of 'questioning..
ewered cautiously. 'They may be well .
J. B. McLean, President, Kipper; . • . • ,
-Next to Commercial Hotel- sne said 'perversely, ' 1
AUCTIONEER -JAMES SMITH Li-
censed Auctioneer for the County
of Huron. All orders .entrusted to
me will receive prompt 'attention.
Will sell either by percentage . or
per sale. Residence on jhe Hayfield
Road one rnile• south of Clinton.
LICENSED AUCTION E ER, -G E011-
ge Elliott, licensed auctioneer • for
the County of Huron, ,solicits the
patronage of the public 'for busi-
ness in his line. Sales conducted
on percentage or so much per sale.
• All business promptly attended to.
-George Elliott., Clinton P. O., re -
Menu on the Bayfield Line. 58
s I I g 1 'am 11 Lai to ;01 mi is
O. ; 'Thos. b‘raser Vito -President,
Brecefiehl.1). ; See,- was only curioue about :the distance
, • • • ' • ' . For Igagues.the land is wild, bleak,
Treasurer ' Seaforth P • • and the country." • • •
inhoSpitable, and then 'Os level, me.
. •
•
'•" • netonbus, deserted, so lonely the Song
William Shesney, Seaforth ; . John
Grieve, Winthcop ; •George Dale, ;Sea'
forth ; ; John :Watt, Harlook ; John
• Bennewiee, Brodhagan ; dames Evan
Beechwood ; James Connolly, C1iet,n1
• —AGENTS-•
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dies on the ,Witedering nitestreP,s lips,
• put the duke rides fast 'with.lile troop
7 Mid. soon would 'cover the mountain
paths, and dreary wastes". ,
" " • t -11 ted atiently,
".X asked not_how the duke wotild rids
s
•
.princess," he replied .hilmhiy. •
. "You thought," •slie began angrily,
gifting erect: - •
"I know, prineess, a fool shotald btit
Jeet, not think,"
"Why do. you cross Inc teday?" she
demanded petulantly, "can yotl not
see"-••• . , • .
Abruptly she rose, impatiently moved
away, but a few stepa, however,. when
• slip turned, her racer • suddenly, free
front annOyence, in her eyes a SOft de-.
cision, '
"There!" She eiclaiined, with 'a smile
half arch, half repentant "How eau
• any cum be Angry on such a day-alI
sunshine, butterflies and tioivers?"
He did not reply, end, mistress once
• More of herself, shp4lrew near,
• "What contrast' to the stuffy pal.
nee, with all the courtiers, ministers
hnd kip dogs!" She went on, "Here one
can breathe. But hove shall we make
the most of stieli a day. Stroll into the
e forest; sit by the. fountain; run over
the grass?"
Her vole° *as •softer than it hail
been; her werds fraught with sugges• -
tionfr .exhiltteating companionship.
Did she note their effect/ At any rate
•She laughed lightly, •
"But how," she resumed, surveying
. her great infolding skirt, "could One
trip the sward with this nionstrouri
gown, weighted With Wreaths of silver?
XS it not but One of the Many pen-
alties of high birth? Oh, for the ehort
tikirts of the lowly! What comfort to
be arrayed like Jacqueline!"
"And oh°, princess, doubtless think*
likewise o mote gotgeous app Le ,"
• His heart beat faster Its he Were to
taneWer her in kind,
"A waste of eloth in vanity, as ealth
tfaster CalVin!" she replied, liftleg her
- hetes that shone with 'creamy asoftnesa
frora the dangling folds of heavy silk,
"Were it not or thie courtly Wenn,*
Nay she n ell p , P
I thought you wished, to know,
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sivaniii too y..inag to take Miiini.17.11 MA be
414r d of et oun, wheel/ince ceasPla said c by
using Vapo,Oreaoleste: -they breathe it,
attire • • . • • • •
"Beason. or Duty ever VSI't11,1cOS of the
:Monastery," he retorted, ,Nvitla a short,
Mirthless , • ' •
• •
• "Ditty,. obedience!" 'she •broke in: "De
I. not kuoW BMW?. Pletise tarn the
• ,, , . ,
page,
. "Oh, .Prilicess,''‘• he • said wildly, "I
know 'what ;the king hath. 'told yen!
Vuiy YOu•wear the monarcies,,ring!" . .
"The monarch s ring. She •repeated,
as. •reeelied suddenly froin'wandering
.thoUght; "Why, haw know you-- An,
Jacqueliee."- , '
• "And a ring signilleth consent. Yeu.
Will fulfill the king's desire?" •
"The king'S desire?" she replied. Me-
chanically. "Is it not the will of God?".
"Thee you Will obey the king?" 'lie
' "Why" she ansivered, •smiling and
bending nearer; "wile You spoil the
dey?" •• ,
• "Yon would give yOurself to a men
Whether or not You loved bliu _
• A rfroiva •gathered en' the princess'
brew, but she stooped, herself picked.
up the book he had .dropped: brushed
tho. earth from.r it and seated. herself •
/anon the hencit iIoj nianuer was •
quiet, resolutesher action a rebuke to
•the forward fool. , •.•
• "Will You not read?" she said, with
nn inscrutable look. •
,
• "J'iu,' bo exclaimed, 'rising quickly,
'St was sent to amuse"- ' •
•"Ancl. you have found:me too ex -
meting mistress?" 'she asked mOre•gen-
tly; tin:eking the implied:reproach• .
"Exacting!" lie repeated. •
"What then?" she 'raid half autdly'
• "Nothieg," heneswered, ••• .
• Iltit lu his:Mind Jaequellee's secirnfel
'words reiterated themselves, "Think •
you the princess will wear the Wil-
low?" •
Taking the book, he opened it ett ran -
done mecliftileally sinking at her feet.
The quest, the idle quest! Woe It but
an aWakening? So far lay the branch
above his reach! Ms voice rose and
fell With the mystie rhythm of the mo -
ter, now dwelling on death and danger,
the shortueas of life, thenweetness Gt
paSsIon, then telling the pleasures of
• the dance,
• •
. Lower fell the pritieesS' hand until it
touched the reader's head; touched and
lingered, 'Before the fool's eyes the
letters of the hook beeetne blurred
and then faded away. Doubt, aulsgiv-
• lug, fear, vanished on the moment.
• The flower she given him seemed
to burn • en Ills heart, lie forgot -the
decree of the king, her equIvocatien,
the Unanswered (pestle% Paaslonatei
ly he thrUst his hand• into his doublet.
"T13•43 rose Alla love are one," he
,t1ttt. "The rose is '- •
'pnrdon ule, madam," snid aVolee,
and .Tacqtieline, elear eyed, 04101, Stood
before them, "The fan was not in the
king's bedebanaber or I should have
been here sooner. 1 trust yeti have
no been put out for want of it7"
complied with. that. is no more
than should be expected from -An jin
patient' bridegroom." Then, gazing! en-
tiously, 'yet with penetrating look •On
the featuresi of his guest who nose had
arisen, 1.Yott appeal slightly older . than.
sg.pected from the letter of our dear
friend and brother, the emperor" ' • ••
A d t 1. the duke's appearance was
.that of a• Man more nearly fiVe and
• thirty than five and twenty,: Ills. face
•veaS brown' frem• exposure and upon
his brew the scar Of an old .sWord.
wound, yet a .fearless, (Dishing eininte-
't , that• Id kindle to
headlong 'passion and a thiekset, neck
laud heavy ..Jasir that bespoke the foe-
tal:3n .:who. would battle to • 'the last
• breath. • •
,• "Older, sire?". he replied, with com-
posure. ' "Thai must needs be,, Ulnae
)1 i 02; in the saddle Agee a man." '
• "Truly," returned the monarch,
laying his hand upon his
sword: "The elaah 01. ',semi,. the thun-
•,der of hoofs, the *eying barmen -yeti,
•
• •
;cracking. of whip,. followed the 'mules
. I. •
Io
CHAPTER VII.
N u spacious' hall, begilt-berair-
rored, assembled on the even-
ing . Of the duke's arrival
' Francis; • his court and • the
' guest of the occesion.. Froin:. wide
spreading cheer:Tellers; with _their peed-
ent, pear shaped -eryitals, a thousaed
candles threw a flood of light upon the
scene, as mld. ti,umpet blast and softet
strains of harmony King Francia and
good 'Queen Meaner led the wily to
the royal table and thereat shortly
after, at a signal from the inonar,cli,
' the company seated il7mseives. •
At the head Of the board . was the
kl
ht, his lawful eonsort
"That YOU have Mealy at that • •
you cannot live at .court with a Jaen-
dteed: 'comitentinde.:, Height?! Alacka-:.
.daY! You should hie yeifraelf back tin
the Woods and barren wastes of • Fried?,
weld, Master Fool."" . - •
Her sparkling glance returned to the
• exhilarating peens Well had the as ,
semblage been called. a °mixt: of love.
.Now sat eyes invited huruing glences,
and graceful heeds swaYed. alluringly,
toward the: handsome cavaliers who
momentarily had found lodgment in
hearts Which, like palaeee,..tad:many
antechaMbers. From hidden : recesieri
• •
Strains • Of ,mtisic filled: the room with
glory is neeilectiVe ;mistress who ribs og1 On hi ri s g
uof our onth,IlaveI not wooed her pale, composed .saintly; ou bis left, the tinkling passages of sensuous but illu-
• s y. .
and found --gray hairs? Who' shall give Countess d iiitannpes, rosy; animeteig, „ sive harmony, a dr of ardoe masked
h) .'k those days?" Next to the cavorite sat the in the daintiness of a minuet.' •
0 free.
• "Hist:dry'. -year majestY; shall give
them to posteritye answered, the duke. ,
"Even •those We lOSt. to Charles?"
Muttered the king; a ShadOW passing
over his countenance, .
• "Glory, ,sire, is a, mistress Sometimes
fickle !niter faVors1F7 . •
' yet we live but
broke off ahruotly' add wItlilhe eye of
at 'trebled .comeuteder iserveYed tho
• duke's men. "Daredevils, daredevils
• all!" he muttered. "
•'"Rough looking •fellowd, sire," apolo-
gized the duke,- "but tried• 'aud faith- ;
fel soldiers. . Somewhat dusty and '
1; road worn." And his eyes turned
meaningly to the kiiig's suit -the flash- •
ing girdles of silver, the shtning hate, .
the gorgeons dodos auk: even the
• talornth‘nt of ribbons.
• 'Nay,"' Said Frantid • inedltativelY,
"on a roil& journey I would falai have
•
• thielew.
seu. fire eaters at rey back. • They
look as though they coull. cut and,
• "Moderately well, your 1314Jc:sty," an- ;
swered the duke, with modestY,
"Will you mount, noble sir, arid. ride
With me? Yonder is the eastle, and,
in the castle ie a certain fair lady
whom you no dotabt thin would Bee."
Long gaited the Duke of Priedwald
at the distant Venerable pile Of stoue,
the Majestic turrets and towers SOftly
floating in a dreamy mist; the ;Setting,
fresh; woody, green, Long he looked
at this inviting picture and then
breathed deeply. '
"Ah, sire, I would the Meeting Were
• ;a ' 110 temat'l(edlW vic0
•• "Why so, Sir?" asked the 'Wog in Mar -
Prise. "Do you fear you Will not an.
ey the lady?" •
• "I fear $4110 may not favey me," ree
torted the nobleman soberly, "Your'
own remark, sire, that I 1311peei older,
than pro had expected?" Irti conttneed
gravely,
"A tecommendatIon faVyetar faVers“,
laughed tbe 1110na1e1Z, "I ever prefer
I • d` n1 st
le•trned amon tile fair ' Mar tierite •
fairest among the emit° a t mo Upon the back Of the princess chair
• g ;
• ,
" rested one of the duke's fiends. :With
beloved -sister of Fronde, and her sec.. the other he lifted his glass, a frail
and hUsband,' Henry d'Albret, king ofthing in fingers better adapted •for a
Navarre; opposite, Henry the dauphin 'sword. hilt or reassiVe battle mace- '' •
and his spouse, Catharine de' Medici; "Drink; princess," he said, bending
,not far removed, Diane ' de Poitiers, : over her, "to --our meetingi"
whose dark eyes .. Henry ever openly • • Lter'eYelids fluttered before hie look '
Sought, oldie Catharine complacently Her breast rose a .little. The sear on
ti• -le• °Ilan- ''
tecteliki9erhated, but she drew away slightly andd, affairs of. stute with his brow held het gaze, SS one •fasei,
In Vti6 midst of this illustrious coin- -mechanically sought the tiny golden .
pany,.• and further surrounded by .5 goblet at her elbow.' Dreamily, dreatn-
pleetiftal ;sprinkling of ruddy cardinals, _.•
ily Bounded the ' rhyllintieftl Music;
fat bishops, constables, governorS, mar- heavily, heavily hung the perfume In
shahs and ' ladies more oe* less dis- the or. veil of mist s mod the ban;
tinguished throughbirth or beauty, the king, the qtfeen, the• countess, all of
the Duke of ltriedvvald and the Prifi- .,: :
the party, unreal,' faftelful: The tench
cess Louise were a center, of attraction of the goblet filled her lips, and trite
fee the WHO whose somewhat' free jests •
the lieense of the times pennitted. At punt it down quickly,
Dena thewine to your Mine he .
the foot of tho. royal table places bait 4
been provided: foe Marot, Gaillette, Tel.
oulet Jacqueline and the duke`e foot 'Oath'. 'Perhaps it is too Seur for your
b
asked, 1.1,1s bend 'tightening on her
Th
eh
ea.ds and figures of the ladies • •
N'a,'f1 thought it rathee sweet," she
of the court Were Or the Most part- 1 •
answered. "011, X meant not thnt"- •
fearfully and. wonderfully bedecked, •
sa, some, as tow a -11 1 "It is Sweet wine, princess," lie Mid,
setting down an empty glass.. "Sweet-
headdreas had been follosvdd by yet
et 'than our Alistrialt vintege. Net.
loftier steeples, "battlements to pews.,
d . .1 white and thin and Watery, but red-.
b t God. ith- 'Old silver
Wherein the lances were great 'forked
Crashi Vreste the Wand ef the duke's
With more sittiplicity the PrIneeSSLom
a g and Deal a' red as blood red as your hears blood
Ise wore her hair cased in a netWPOrinkFlo': 111117:::18.E
pins and the arrows the little. or
gold and jewels and the atistoe •
Preneh moralist vim Ssailed
er bristling rampartsof vanity would 1
perhaps have borne itt ellenee this ode gOvealt COM OM.
more modest bastion of the flesh and 1 The marriage ceetlileate
• ' the dee%Welded betareen Itua,,,auad and 1. et „a
-
Put the faee beneath was a greater Horea. .
danger to those who hold that beauty •----"•••*—,,, il_
Is a Menace to fialvittioe. Oe her Cheek * alum sonnost •
b * f Uth In her • Deenuse banana UMW 1.0111'0011 to .be
eyes shone tife bright urrews et eatblack it does not follow inat the frml
quest, artiieutast
And t40id
ike,dliesrearhdiselottt
inghlisla unfit to at. Wm
eet Indian tuour
uttws
are ripest Or 1111111110 eau al intrilsa
before battle', watched the lute that 'whoa fil,„0 Own 13 11.110(11-t 111.“:".;• 11 • '1
Mantled her face. ',fettered h:s open eniksrY frult Which ttnui it iseeas
bretket te the Shining littleee et her Mut 3!ol10w. •
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