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CLOVERDALE CLOVERDALE. TILLAMOOK COUNTY, OREGON. JULY 16, 1915 7 0 L . 11. ^ ¡MK <♦* 4* m A F •?> 4* ï * á o r * * .i * Story of the Eighteenth Century. By P. A. MITCHEL. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * **< During the reign o f Louis X r V . France reached a culminutiou of profligacy which hart l)een growing for years. While the king was in his minority the rfcgeut. his mule. Duke o f Orleans, set ! he example of debauchery to the court and through the court to the kingdom. Louis himself, ou assuming the scep ter, by foui-inulug in his uncle's ioor- eps completed the work o f laying the foundation for the French revolution which broke out during the reign of his successor. During the regency of the Duke of Orleans the wealthiest nobles owned estates in different parts o f France Only the more moral o f these lived in their country chateaus, for the profli- :te could not endure to live elsewhere than In Furls, where the Intriguing nd debauchery were going ou. Among those who preferred the virtue o f rural life was the young Marquis Oastou de Roquette. who. though a soldier of ac knowledged bravery, had a mind capa- !>‘e o f foreseeing the ruin the regent, the princes o f the blood und tbe nobil ity were bringing upon France. However, the marquis was obliged |j I N e « t u c c a occasionally to go to Paris either at tbe I call o f the regent or on account of | some duty connected with his station as A peer o f the realm. One day on the street on which stands what was j then the palace o f the Louvre he passed a young lady riding in her “ chair." the very sight o f whom deeply Impressed him. She was not only beautiful, but a natural purity showed itself in every7 line o f her countenance. This was the more noticeable, for at that time the women o f the court were as bad as the men. and the lives they led were discernible in their features. The marquis followed the young lady with his eyes, and when he saw her carried into the palace he heaved a sigh, for he did not believe that any woman could enter that royal abode and be good. Ile r entrance there, how ever. proved that she was a lady o f rank. The marquis' duty to tlie sovereign later called him to the court, and he saw there the lady whom he had met In her “ chair." Hanging over her was a famous but notorious duke, the most pronounced and successful beau o f tlint period. He was a very wealthy man. and he was also the most accom plished villain o f his day. Three times he' had lieen in the Bastille, the third time for having attempted to betray France Another sigh marked the marquis’ discovery that the girl who had made such an impression on him was prob ably falling into the hands o f this no torious villain. Leaving the palace without even inquiring the name or rank o f the young lady. M. Roquette returned to Ids estate and. shutting himself up in his chateau, endeavored ! to banish her image, which had haunt ed him since the first moment he had I seen her. This was not possible To the young V a lle y a Si — ^ Pay bills by check and A m Avoid aii Li* ability of (Al Dispute. CLOVEKDAÍ>5, B a n k |j O R B ON 9 9 % $ cou r ow r j N H H r w Pi k and keep vnur money in lo c a lity NESTUCCA VALLEY BANK I I I« 5EESE J S S S 3 3 3 3 3 ^ 3 2 ^ ? « ö = r.£ S S E. L. McCABE, Cashier. though we have done business by mail with th em for years. We believe we have given them satisfactory banking service and can giv e you the same satisfaction. Mail us Your next Check or Checks It saves you time, and TIM E IS MONEY, especially at this season of the year. No need to come to the bank in person. SECURITY A N D SERVICE our Motto i such impressions are very strong What it was in that pure face that had taken hold o f him he did not know. What he did know was that she was a member o f a profligate court, that he had seen its most notorious rake hang ing over her. and he did not doubt that sooner or later she would go down un der the influences which surrounded her. tiaston de Roquette remained on Ills estate for a month without returning to Paris. Often was he tempted to go there for another glimpse o f the face J that had enthralled him. but be be lieved that in yielding to the tempta | tion he would only bring upon himself greater pain. So he devoted himself to the care o f Ids estate and to his ten : ants. He endeavored to occupy him self with tils books, but this was Im possible. for, whatever lie did, ills mind was upon that pure being, growing like n flower in the midst o f poisonous weeds. Whether it was that the young mar quis was a poor sleeper or that Cupid was keeping him awake, he went to bed late and at times when unable to sleep would urise. dress himself and walk alxiiit outside. Not far from the chateau was the church where lie and his household and his tenants wor shiped and alioiit which their forefa thers slept Within the structure were tlie liones o f the De Roquettes incased in sepulchers or under the flags, the sepulchers supporting marble figures of tlie departed, while here and there were the arms the men had borne in war flnston de Roquette often strolled about during his midnight walks In tbe churchyard, but had never cared to enter tlie church at night when It was deserted. One night when troubled with sleeplessness he was strolling In the grounds nenr the chateau when, glancing toward the church, he saw a light apparently within the structure. Thinking that I»«* hud seen a firefly, he was turning away, when he saw the light again, this time shining evident ly through a different window than i>e- fore. Surely some one was moving in the church. Walking toward It. he went to a window and looked in. There was no light except that the moon, which w h s nearly full, shone in. dimly revealing the recumbent marble fig ures on the sepulchers. P 4 Ut Open an account with this B. Several of our customers are people we do not know by sight § $ W NO. 1 Thinking again that ho hud been mis taken. he was about to turn away when it occurred to him to try the knob o f tbe door ut the main entrance. To bis surprise, the door was not locked. En tering the church, he found no one. but through a crack in u door leading from the chancel to u room used by tho priest and acolytes came a ray o f light. What could it mean? The pastor of the church was un old man. too feeble to be engaged in any church duty at dead o f night It was no religious matter that was being observed. Tlie marquis was about to walk to ward tlie door through which the light came when it opened and half a dozen persons came out o f the apartment They bore lights, but so dim wero they that De Roquette could not distinguish the faces o f the several members of the party. There were a priest who ■ was unknown to him, tw o men and two women, evidently persons o f rank, and the last two to enter the church were a man and a woman. From this woman’s dress Do Roquette Judged that the couple were about to be uiur- ried. The little party moved toward the chancel, where tlie priest stationed himself, the couple before blm, tbe two other men on the side o f the groom, the two women on tho side o f the bride. Tlie marquis walked softly forward, hoping to get a nearer view of tho faces, but before lie reached a point o f vantage their backs were to him. The priest faced him, and lie saw at once that lie was not the pastor of the church. To the marquis’ astonishment he recognized in a priest’s garb a worthless fellow o f the neighborhood, who had served several terms in prison as n malefactor. Assured that some piece o f villainy wns being perpetrated. De Roquette seised nn enormous sword resting on • the tomb of one of his ancestors and, pushing forward till he stood directly behind the wedding party, cried out: “ I forbid the bans!” The false priest looked up from a book he held In his hand, nnd the oth ers turned quickly. Then did the marquis meet with a great surprise. The attendants were men nnd women o f the court. The groom was the profligate duke, while the bride was tbe lady o f whom tlie i on tinned oo last pops)