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184 , A CITY WON. _ Bete ly oe = ) Monsieur de Luxembourg extended his hand to Bolle. Rose. “These are actions which do not astonish me, coming from you; I will speak of it this evening to His Majesty, is : he said to him. The Governor of Tournay, seeing the city dismantled, sent a flag of truce to the camp; the capitulation was signed, and the city opened its gates. This first success excited the joy of the army, which spoke of nothing less than going straight on to Brussels. Toward evening, and — as the city was filled with songs, an order informed Belle- Rose that Monsieur de Luxembourg was expecting him in his quarters. The young officer went there and found the — : : general in his tent expediting various orders. ‘“‘Grinedal,’’ he said to him, when they were alone, “His | Majesty, to whom I have given an account of your excel- lent conduct, has permitted me to promise you the grade of captain. Your commission is ready for signature. ’’ Belle-Rose thanked his generous protector and regretted that his father was not alive to rejoice over his good — fortune. ‘“But,’’? said Monsieur de Luxembourg, “it is not the’ eeneral who speaks to you—it is the friend. The friend, Jacques, has once again need of your services and your devotion. ’ “Speak, and when you have told me what I must do, I will thank you for having chosen me.’ ‘A man in whom I‘had placed every confidence,’’ con- tinued the general, ‘‘has just betrayed me. Perhaps you ig recollect him through having pisos to him at Witternesse ten years ago?”’ ‘‘Bergame!’’ exclaimed Belle-Rose. ‘‘Yes, He isabout to sell for the sum of a hundred bday sand livres some papers which he has in his hands, and which I had left with him, believing in his honesty. If these papers compromised. only, myself and the Prince de Condé, I would hardly disturb myself about them. The king, in | his sovereign mercy, has wished to forget everything. But they might injure people who have not been suspected; nay, more, they might ruin them, if these papers fall into : s the hands of Monsieur de Louvois.’ “What must be done.’’ es ae ay ‘*You must leave for Paris.’ AO a es ea Z 2% ™ “Quit the army !’’ piers Belle-Rose. MS ‘“You will lose fifteen days which you will make up ig in a week,’’ replied Monsieur de Luxembourg, growing _ Aa comicboo! ‘s.com.