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August 24th 1905
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emeases
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trice in Beaver Moak, c'LINTON.•
DR. G. ERNEST HOL4ES
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AUCTIONEER -JAMES SMITH,' Li-
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..are troubled . With indigestion Qrare
stunted in their giowth-W H CaM-
pbell, Westfield, .
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Auburn, Jan..31st,-1005.
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. Dear Sir, -I have used Internation-
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winter said have derived first 'elasS
iesuits1 :naye used marlY other fee-
ds but for a blood 'purifier and food
saver. uothiag equals this.. i could
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' Trains will arrive it and depart
from Clinton station as follows :
BUFFALO AND GODERICH
Going East
11 11
If t
Going West
44 It
44-
• 41 tt
iL38 a. ha..
3.23 p.
5,20 p. 111.
.10.15 a. ni.
12.50 p. ni..
6.10pm.
.
10.47 p, m,
LONDON', IIUBON & BRUCE
Going- St:41th
4, 44
,Going North .
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7,47
4.23 in M.
10,15 a.
0,35 p. In.
B. & H.
A. 0, PATTISOIsT, Station Agent,
P, noDorms, Town Tieket Agt.
J, D.. MA,CDONALD, District Passen-
ger Agent), Torcinto.
.11el,emeiree .'"•*"....1-emer . - *41°202
I Dv aim tee Y nag '01 Lao taitifeins itiea be
gottlfil tio It 04 WOOSISPON It . wag VaPo.fitesolent6 thwy breathe ft.
eej. d of etorte, whooping Neigh and cold ‘ ry
c.„
fl, Calvinist, a jester, a man of how
Orr cried the dwarf.
But .narrowly the vicomte regarded
the speaker. "Pardieur he exclaimed
gruffly, "Keep your sword! I promise
you I can look to ray own safety." And •
inspite of Trlboulet's remonstrance he
Waved baclothe troopers and closed the -
door upon the plaisant and himself.
Outside the dwarf sterMed and
stamped. "The jester is desperatert
is the noble count who is a nonny.
Open, fool soldiers!" . •
This command not being obeyed by lyric in keeping with the gong of
. . •
birds, the blue sky and the wild rose
the men whoguarded the entrances.
"Hark, hark!
the dwarf began to abuse them. A larettr lark 1
considerable interval elapsed. The Little heeaest thou my pain," •
hunchbaek, who dared not go into the
room himself, 'compromised by kneel- He bent his ' head, listening, ,Lle
ing before the keyhole. At the foot of icould Scarcely. hear the wortla. Was
the stair's stood the girl; her strained . t a sense of new securitthat moved
y
gaze fastened upon the door. her, the reaction of their narrow es -
"They must be near the atindow," . cape, the knowledge they were' leaving
the chateau and all danger behind
mattered Triboulet in a disappeined :
dant." • them? ,
*one, rising. "What can they be abeut?
Surely will fie try to kill the commare .. ' "Harkhark!
,
•
pretty lark!" .
But even as he spoke the door Was • Booml Far in the distance sounded '
the discharge et ' a cannon, its iron
At the sight of a bush, *Vidal wIfb
flowers, she uttered ai . exclamation of
pleasure and broke off a braneh coy -
erred witb fragrant blossoms as they
rode by, Out ef the depths of this
storehouse •of sweets a plundering
humming bird fiashec.1 and vanished,
a Jewel from nature's crown! She held
the branchto her face and be glanced
at her covertly. She was all jestresS
again. The cetlenee of that measured
motion. Shaped, itself td an ancient
suddenly thrown open -and the vicorate
aPpeared upon the threshold. voice the antitheals to the poet's dainty
"Clear the hall!".: he commanded pastoral,. A• s the report reverberated 'Jug a trailing branch from a 'tree on
"If OVer the v• alley, trona the grass in-; the bank, • but the torrent. gripped his,
sharRIY to the eurnrliail sOldiers.
nunierable infiWaresel the din died .body flegcelyand, aftere a desperate
Ithmei4sotaokie? not," he went on, addressing
.
. ., away, the disturbed earW tb,,dwellera 'struggle; tore him aa
the duke's jester, "Your horsesare at
.E.s
sank baek to earth again. The soug- •AS his helpless folloWer disapPeared.
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ceased from"the Yeee8 Oltil's 1113K.. and. . the free baron gave a brief comnuind
"Yon are going to let them go?" buret ,
losing quickly .back; she could Just clisand he and his troops posted rapidly
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forth Triboulettiuguisdown the bank, 'The young girt breath-
-; • . .
,.....n.trust-you and thislair•ladymturn-. • -h above one of the parapets of
Ing to the wondering girl, who now ,flad bilateatr a. Wreath; already nearly-. - 'ed A sigh of r ellet Ilet eyes. iver,j7y6t
eident agaiest our hospitality,"
on the vicomte, without heecling.Yith-e;
foreign fool-`4will not barber this in,
the. disaolved in, the bine of the eliY„ The sfVol eilfatitt‘ll'i erni;e:at.t16vdttsecaltiliiii.tsetirgigleler,
went :dle, net her look cif inquiry. • • '... - . -gaze - had rf,,ted on -• the drowning
• a salute, per aps, he sa
"It soundslike,a, iSignitildor seine kind, . rer_heyeew he was ezined to a rea4...
pater, who had also turned in hie sad-
Ahrp.
wreteh- the Pale faee, -the lo* of ler-
sopa exeeetantlY at the side of
cl•-w"I'arbfe• king *ill bang Your exclaimed . ALL' ; d he made no annWer.• . "ItImeana--: pt departure 'Of the stinati on.the
Tribohlet, his face black with disap- ursuit! e • 'oppoSite Shore
p' • • . . ' - • . • •
pointnient and rage, as he witnessed -the "hey have goner she cried in .sur-
plaisant and the jestress leaVe the toy- • . Silent theY rode on, but more rapid-
T
, prise as the party vanished aineng the .
ern , together.... "Let .them go and You •I With Ole face and composed mien*
S S e
3l'; ' kp t by his sicle; her resolide ex- ' troes• . •
WM shone froze `tali filoodshot-eyee ai
they rested on the fool.
'()b there you arer he shouted, with
savage Satisfactien, -"Out of the fry.
lug pan into the fire, or, rather -for you
escaped the fagots at Notre Dame -out
of the fire into the frying pan!"
Above the tumult of the torrent hie
stentorian tones were plainlyheard.
Without response the jester inserted
the plank between the struCture and.
the middle support. The other, per-
ceiving his purpose, uttered an execra-
tion that was drowned by the current
and irresolutely regarded the means
of communication between the two
Shores, obviously undetermined aboat
trusting Ids great bulk to that fragile
intertnedium. Here was a temporary
check on which he had not calculated.
But if he demurred about erossing
himself the free baron aid not -long•
display the some infirmity of purpose
regarding his followers.
"Over with you!" he criecl angrily to
them, "The lightest firsti Fifty ,pie -
toles to the first acrossr And, then,
calling out to the fool: "In half an
hour you, nay fine wit .eracker, shall be
hanging from a branch. As for the
maid -she is a witch, I am told -we
will test her with drowning."
Tempted. by their leader's offer, one
of the troopers, a lank, muscular look-
ingfellow, at once drove the spurs into
his horse. Back and forth moved the
lever n the hands of the jester. The
Soldier Was midway on the bridge
when it sank suddenly to one side. A
moment it acted as a. dam; then bridge,
horse and rider were swept away with
a crash and carried downward with
the driving flop& Vainly the trooper
sought to turn his •stCed toward the
shore; the. debris from the structure
soon swept him from, his saddle. Stint-
'ing out strongly; he succeeded in catch -
7
hag appeared the black plumes of a
band of horsemen,
, "No; they are not"-
Her glance rested on the jester
ly-
lng there motionless, and, hastenttig to
4 his side, she lifted his bead and placed
It in her lap. So the troopers of the
' Emperor Charies-a small squad of
outriders -found her sitting- in the
road, her hair disordered about her,
her face the whiter against that black
shroud
"Or a Call to arms?" she sUggestedzation of their own situation byithe
must answer to the king. One 10 -a -
-heretic who•threw &Iva a crose; the . pression reassered him, while . her .. • ?tut net fnr." .• The jester's. *glance
ether I charge with being. a 'sorceress.
,, . glance- said,' "Do not fear for me." ' Wee' bent (16011 the .. stream. "See
w.'t s. - •
. A terrible,'arraignment„ In those days,. Gradually :had. they been. derreending •
hele the a torreng broadenThey ex
:yet the .viconite was. apparently •deraf.:. - from the higher slepos of ,the:ceuntrY Peet to find fordinPierer.
s;.. -:
Hat in band, he waved them adieu. 'of Which the .chateau mount wag theOnce. more they et forthhe know
'
• •
The steeds sprang forward, past the ' 1Oftlest point . and hoW . were .pitssing
ing full well that the free baron and
.,
. sOldiers.and down the street.. • . , .., ; ' through the lower:stretches' 01! land '. hla 'Menacetistomed te the mountain'
, '
" • "After them!" .cried the. dwarf to the: Here. the highway ran above fieldatorrentsimbrldled by the .melting
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., a
troopers. ' "Dolts! Joltheader , • , .-. inundated. • by cl• recent. 'Vilna . aridenowswould 111 ll 1.14elliteed soOn.fflut
...
. Whereupon one of the Men,.angered..: marshes denverted into shining, lakes. .;,11 7:4i'. to • erO's .thb.'fresbilt: Itis Wind .
.. . . • •
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14 Vila baitingreitehing out with his' ..' .0tit .of thewater upmisgave •laim that he had loesorted the'rose A : grove' of '
. r
iron beet, 'caught the dwarf suchs'n• • .trees, spectra:14ike; ,screarnitig • wild •' bridge -at allWould It not bave been
.ce ,
sharp blow he staggered and fell, strik, . 'fowl. 'skimmed the, sttrface- or circled better to forthe coollict thereWhen ' ..
Ilehad the advantage of PoSitien? But,
Ing . his head so .violently be .lay..me4-.
_. above • '. The pastoral . peace _tat ' the
, . .,
dordess en. the walk: At the saMe .;Meadbvis; ordeii of the wild flower right Or, Wronghe fl his..ehelee, ..•
'. • ', • • .•'
time .far above, , a 'hotly of troopem
rs: ' and hoe of the soug bird, wand 'must abide -liy• it
as 'replac- -
: . • . ,
, ght have been seen issuing froth the
ed. by a waste of desolation andWToaddto his discoinfituro,hiehorse
ilder- • '
s which ' ,at first liad lagged, now ; began'
'gates , of :the. chateau And . lehturely ... 11'---' .
th
sLong:1110Y , dashed en rong:It • ,
---wending-theiway-down-Ward- -- .---.-;.-- J the loneliness 'of that lamt•-.e depress r..• te-Ileal), .and as .they Proceeded thigi'
. •• . ,ing ,ffllit,But ra le epresaing than lam ess ec,!ineancire apnereet,. With,
a twinge ef'. the spur
1 the abandoned' and forlorn aspect of .. -
heart he more 1 •strongly, and
the 'willing :brit
: CHAPTER EXTV,- , the :scene. was' the, consciousness . that •
. •
ME part Of the interview' With , their steeds had become i read worn : .
broken, creature respondedas beat it
. .
.,....
the commandant 'which •had . and were unablecouldAgain It hastened Ito,:pace,
.. to respond. Long .
a. ,:,•., .seenting in d methane. to:. recover
resulted. in their release the long, -they continued this , pace, '
Strength and eadurance, then,,Without
jester told his compation as . strained • peried' of suspense,. and then
they .sped down the sloping, plain in the the -fool drew rein.
early silvery light which transforMed "Look,: jacqueline"... he said
the dewdrops and grassy moisture into' . river!"
veils of .ndrit. Behind theni.the.ehateau • Before theni,'fed by the from
was slowly 'fading from view;,:the town the distant hills,- the. 'Damning' ;current
warning, lurched, fell: to its knees and
eThe • quickly roiled over ,on its . eide. jac-
queline glanced' back; the aninial lay
Metionless; thc. rider was. vainly °eh-
doavoring to Pale with APpre-
liensien, she returned and; disinount-
liad already distil:Sneered. • threatened to overflow .its beirke. Al-
. "Upon the strength of tbe,letter from ready the . waters. touched . the
• the emperor. ,.the yleorate took the re- Ilimsy wooden 'strueture that' :Manned .
Spot-WM.1lb, Of .allowing us to: depArt'' • the 'torrent. ConteeiplatiVely •.he ie
explained the fool. "In. it his majesty • gaited it . and thee.; Weenie': his hand
referred to his messagnto the king, to • for:a .moinent. hera, said encourag- •
the part. played by him who leek the • ingly: • ;• •
'Pleeel of the duke, : and "PerhaPsi.tifter all, we are•borrewing
pleased to thrill MY. Services to 'Francis trouble?' . . 7.
and hinisem" • , ' She shook her head, .- "jf.:1 could
.•So -ratieh the .plaisant related, but he 'think it,"' She. answered. ,Seimething
did not add that the cemniandstat, with teemed .to 'rise in her throat . •••••A mo-".
Trib.oulere Worcia• in mind,. had at first . Ment .1 forget 'and -was not unhaPpyt.
•
demurred about beimitting the jestress Ilia now I feel as though the end was
to go. "Wei Dieu!" that pertion had e osing about Us."
exclahned. "It what the dwarf said be He tightened his grasp. "You are
true? To cross the king! And yet," he worn with, fatigue -fanciful," he re -
had added cynically, "It sounds most ; . •
unlike. Did Aladdin flee from the genii "The end!" she repeated pasaionate-
of the lamp? Such a magician is Fran- ly. "Yes, the end" and .threw off lila
cis. Chateau, -gardens-11s clearly ful hand. ' "Look!"
invention of Triboulet's!" And the fal- , He followed her' ejes. "Waving.
lacy Of this conclusion the duke's Plai- plumes! he a ed And drawing
• sant had. not sought to demonstrate. • nearer! Come, Jacqueline lot us 'ride
Without question the young girl Ifs- mow • - • , •
tared, but when he had finished her •
um:41..0h: answered in a lifeless
features hardened Intuitively she di -
Id ill not•hold "
tone e r ge w .
vined .a gap' in the narrative --herself!
For -answer' he;turned ills terse to it; •
Frona the dwarf's slur to Caillettes
proceeded' slow4 . across. 'It 'wavered' • • • . .
and ount. ;Her' Wide opened, eyes fol- -Midge, Worse awd weiv st,eeptawoy.
gentle- look' of surprige cOnstituted a
naturah.. span for, reflection. And the 1• loWed. him.. Onhe she lifted her hand ' ing, 'stood at thehead of the prostrate
•, duke's • fool; seeing . her face turn. cold,' 1. to • her ,breast and -then became con- . .atilnial, Determinedly the jester strug-
attributed it perhaps to another rea- Scions. he Stood on the opposite' bank,' ' 'gled,. the Perspiration standing on. \ hist
•• eget,. .1Ier 'story recurred to him; she ' :Callingh•er to follow. She started, 4. brow in 'beads. At. length., 'breathing
was no longer a naineless jestress.; an. . -strange smile was on herfins, and,, .. hard, he rested his head on his elhoW.
immeasurable diStance . separated a • toUching her !nurse sharply, she Obeyed, .."Here em I caught. to stay," ,Tacirne,
mere plaisant from.th8 HuiviVor of one .. 4 0
Is it to death he has Celled mey" she litle,/, he said..- "The horse is dead. But
Of the noblest; . if moat'Unfortunate,' ...
' isaed•herself.• . • ' ' - . ' you -you •must still' go op.'.
• fatnilieS of France,' She had not an • In her ears sounded the mash ,and .With Clasped hands she stood looking
swered the night befere when he had .. eddying of the current, She 'closed her down at him 'She 'scarcely knew what
addressed her as the daughter of the, • eyes to • keep from' falling, : when she he was Saying; her. mind seemed, in a
constable, motionless is a statue, had felt a hand On the'bridle, and in a Ina-% stupor; with antithetio eyes she gazed
she • gazed; after hint, , and, reniember.; . ment had reached -the opposite shore, ',•downthe road, .But the accident had
ing :the manner of • their parting; he The jester made no motion to remount,. - happened in a little hollow, so that the
outlook in • either direction along the
highway Wail restricted, .
"My emperor is both Chivalrous and
noble," continhed the plaisant quickly,
"Go to him, you must not wilt here
longer. I did not tell you, but I think
the free baron will have.no difficulty in
crossing: Yoh have no time to lose.
. Go, and-goodbYl" . . • i
"tut -he had a long way to ride-
• even if he could eross," sbe Mkt 'and •
' she dropped.Oti her knees and -took hilt
head in her arms. • •
The sound • of horses' hoofs. beat up.
* credited Mistress r
"One I am minded . for," he replied, suteagn4dn, and.sI then,lig,t graasspianglaoleotoseapgittainnirsi ort,latich co :Ir.,. , . ...i. ....,:... .. ..., ....: .,..: ... ,
now looked at her curiously. • but remained at her horse's head, close -
"All's well that ends well," he said,. •ly Surveying the road they had travel -
"but I must crave indulgenee, Lady ed. .
Jacqueline, for having brought you in- 'Must we go oiar she said mechan-
ic, such peril?
She flushed. "De. you persist In that ieldlY'
foolialiness?" she. returned quickly. “only one of them can cross at a
time" he ansWered, Withont stirring.
"Do yOU deny the right to be so .
"It is better to Ineet them here."
called?" , • .
"Did I not tell you the constable's ("Oh," she Opohe hp, "if the waters
would only rise a little more and carry
- dattgliter is dead?"
"To the world! But to the fool -May • away the bridge!"
ile glanced quickly around hint,
he not serve her?" ' .• weighing the Slender •chanee for sae -
"Poor service!" she retorted. "A. dis- .
cess if he made that last desperate
crarrrat xxv.
N an eminence commanding the
surrOundIng country an un-
wonted spectacle that sanae
day bad. presented itself to
the astonished gaze of the Woriers in
a neighboring vineyard. Gleaming
With. crimson and gold, it number of
tents luta appeared as by magic on the
mount, the temporary encampment of a
rich and numerous cavalcade. But it
was not the splendent aspect of this
unexpected bivouac 'itself so much as
the colors and designs of the flags and
bminers floating above which aroused,
the wonderment of the tillers of the
soil. Here gleamed no salamander
'with its legend, "In fire am I nourish-
ed; in fire I die," but the less rnagntio-
quent and more dreaded coat of tame
of the emperor, the royal riVal and one
• true jailer of the proud French monarch,
,Above, on the mount, as the gun
climbed toward the meridian was seat-
ed in one of the largest Of the Oats
a man of resolute and stern mien, whO
gazed refleatiyely toward the fertile
plain outstretching in tbe distance. His
grizzled hair told of the after prime of
life. Ile was simply, even plainlY,
dressed, although his garments were
of fine material, and from his neck
•hung a heavy chain of grild.. His cloth -
let lacked the prolonged and gro-
tesque Peak and was less puffed,_slash-
ed and bancled•than the coat Worn by
those gallants of the day who looked to
Italy for the latest extraVagances of
fashion. ,His hat, lying c,arelessly on
the table at his elbow, was devoid of
aigret jewels or plume a head coy-
ering for the cahmaign rather than the
court. Within reach of his hand stood
a heavy golden goblet of InnSflive Ger-
Man workmanship,:the solid 'character
of •which contrasted •Htli the drinking
vessels after Oellinlis patterns afrected
by Francis.' 'This he raised to 14s lips,
drank deeply, replaCed the goblet on.
„.the.table and said as much to himself
Lis to those around him: •
• "A.- fair'. land, this of Mir, brother!
&nail wonder he likes to play the host,
even to his enmities... We may 'conquer
.9)1 ensatignined geld, but he
, conquers us, or henry of 'England, on
a field of cloth. of gold!"
"But for yotir majesty, to .put
self in the king'S power?" ventured a
courtier who wore a' begemmed tor-
sade and a Genoa Velvet .
The monarch. leaned' :back in ',hie
••groat chair, Itud his faee Frew harsh:,
As he eat there Musing his virility' and
• .froll figure gave hint rather the tippear-.-
ance of the 'soldier' than -the .emperor.
This -Inapression his surroundings fur-."
- -ther emphaeizect:lor-the-wills.of tire
tent were covered., not rith the ger- .
. .
,
t sudden flash in his eyes. neline, gel There is yet time!"
One Of the 'weakened supports of the
bridge, Soon the beaM gave way aa`k hand for a last quick pressure, a god.
She looked away. Her lips curved. , Abruptly she arose. Ito held out 1113
"For how long?" Olio geld, half mock.
ingly, and touched her horse before he the structtire, now held bet at the mid- speed to this etanch maid comrade.
eould reply, die and one side, had already begun to
uf "God
or the motley, 4
on his lips/ . oohed (sag when from around the curve
the highway appeared Lours of Hoch- A011(.11144 hi the read gazing tii) the
What words had her ttetion k(,ep you, mistress!"
To Rerve her seemed a happiness that fels and a dozen ,of his followers. hollow, she ;neither saw his hand nor
droWned all other MC a selfish bond The free baron rode to the brimof t
' aught Lis words of
f- arewell. .'in ex
of taihOrdination. Her misfOrtilnea the bridge sod stopped, tie wag
the torrent, regarded the flood and pressiou of bewilderment hind over.
dearer in his eyes than eourtly spiel', Quickly she gland,
dignified her. Iler worn gown was , spread henteatures.
Mounted on a black SPeialah barb ed in the opposite directien.
whose glistening sides "were flecked . ...see, seer site exclaimed exeltedly. .
dor, the disorder of her hair more be
tenting than nets of gold and coifs Of With Om 4. cloak of cloth of gold tat he was past response. over.
jewiehl. Ile forgot their danger, The : hbin,z, rat toke looked out front be fell from his brawny shoulders; his mine by pain in a last desperate at.
broad plain lay like 4 pleasure garden tempt to mein his feet, he had lost
'before them, I Immo metal, lin gleam of elm rfic.01qed
, neath a sombrero fringed with the consciousness, As he fell baek, above
. .. •
geous eoldred gebelius Of the :pieetSure
French,- but 'with. Severe!. and
-stately tapestries from his native Flan-
. dem, depicting In. somber. shades- Var14-
Ions scenes ()Martial triumph: When he
raised. hip head he east it loolt otte
ineus displeasure.upon the last'speaker..
"Had :he not once the English king,
beneath hie roef?" answered the mon-
, arch. "At Ainhoise, 'where we visited
Francis yeare.ago,.Was there any •
.restraint pet. open' uS?"
• A' getta . while crossed. his :features at
ythe recoilectien of the gorgeous fetes
in his „honor .that .ether •Oceasion...
,Perhaps, too,' he thought'of -the excitements held out by those servitors' Orate
:king,' the frail and fair ladies • of the
court,."for lidded:
. "Saints. et sairates1.• 'Twee a palace 'of
pleasure, not dungeen, „he 'Prepared
for. us. .But enough of this! It latinie
• we rode. on. • .Let the cavalcade, With
. the tents, follow behind" • . •
•.,; "Think, you; your inajestY;'.1f • the,
..prineess be het yet married to the pre-.
'tender, She le like to espouse the -erne
. dulce?" asked the 'courtier.. as sol-;
• dior . left the lent to carry Out the er-:
dere of the emperor. • .
Charles Arose abruptly': "Of a:surety'.
„Ile must have loved her greatly,
' The Clattering -of hoofs drawing near
interrupted the eraperor's rut:dine-.
dons,- and, Wheeling 'sharply,. he gazed
without. band of horsernen appear
ed on the mmint. : • ,.
"The' outriders!" he 'said in surprise
"Vir4y .have Vip:ir returned?". •
• "They are beatOng son -ie one on,:a ht
ter," Answered ,the 'attendant nobler..
"and -Leap de Dien-Ahere is a W.outtut
With nein!" i• • „: -
•
As the , trobps,appreaelied, the ';ein.
peror Strode forward. (nit la the-stuo
light his -face . appeared older, 'more
careWorn; bdt, although it cost him an
effort to Walk, his step was unfaltering.
4. inoment he surveyed the :Men with
peremptory • glance and then, casting
one -look at their burden, tittered en ex.
clamation. His' surprise, however, Was
tik Short d.urtitiOn. At once his tea
thres resumed theireustomary rigor.
"What does this radon?"' .he aSked
shortly, addressing the leader of- the
soldiers, "IS he 'badly hurt?"' *•
. . . . .
"That I 'cannot say, yetr majesty,"
replied the man, "A horse fell Upon
his leg,' which is badly bruised, and
there may be other injuries."
"Wheie did you find him?" .continued
the emperor, still regithting the pale
face of the plaiSant. •
."Not far • teem here; your majesty,
' The woman' was sitting' in the road,.
holding Lis head," . .
- Charles' -glance swiftly sought tho
Ostrom ad then returned.
"They were being pursued, .f orshort-.
ly after we came a squad of men 'ap-
peared.. from the opposite direction.
When they saw ,us they fled, The we
man insisted 'upon being brought here
When- she learned of your majesty's
presence."
"Take the injured man into the next
tent and see he has every, care. As for
the Woman, I will speak with her
AlOae,ftv.
"Valk ,haajeat3ea order's to break
camp"- began the 'outlet •
, "We have changed our mindi and will
retnain here for the present," And the
emperor without further words turned
and reentered his pavilion.
A, shadow fell across the tapestry,
and he saw before him, kneeling on the
rug„ the figure of it woman. Poi* her it
was an inauspicious interruption. With
almost a frown Charles surveyed the
the hill in the direction she was sleek- mu* 1r1 ty#r scl.svon e 4ilos 001*
„
Ors from the hanginge and tapestries
got:tenet], the pallor of her flee. Iler
hair hon.* about her in disorder. Her
figure, tIrougb meanly .garbed, was re-
plete veldt yoUtia and gra,ce. Vilma She
continued in the posture of it suppliant.
"Well?" said. the monarch finally in a
harsh voice.
Slowly she lifted her head. Iler darli
eyes rested ma the ruler steadfastly,
tearlessly: "Your majesty commanded
my presence," she answered.
"Who are you?" he asked coldly.
"I am called Jacqueline. My father
Was the „eonstable et Dabrois,"
IneredulitY replaced every other ,ernce
lion on the emperor's features, and,,all.
preaching her, he gazed attentively' in-
to 'the .countenance she so frEnkly up -
*lifted. With ,ealmness she bore that
piercing Liaratilly; WS dark, troubled
soul, looking out of his keen gray eyes,
naet equally lofty spirit,
"The constable of Dubroisl Yon his
tla
overproad; in 'feet YOU know whY 110
jugtwloratmesre!a;,phisoured!ehattleudg.ht;Thmeancr yea,
fie
"Yes, sire," she answered„ flushing
resentfully.
"To persuade me to espouse his cause
against the king. Many times have
.1:ay good brother Francis and InYeelt '•
gone to war," he added reflectively and
not without a certain. cornplaceneY,
"butthen were we engaged. in troubles
In the east; to keen the Mohammedans .
from overrunning our Christian land.
How could r oblige the constable by
fighting the heatheti awl the believers
in the gospel in one breath?. Your fa.
ther--:for I am ready to- believe him'
, such by the evidence. of your face and
especially your eyesaccused Me of lit -
tie faith. But I had either to desert'
hini or Europe. His' cause was lost. •
.'Twas the fortune of war, .The fetenf •
great families becomes 'subservient to'
that of nations." .. . •
He ,spoke as if rather presenting the
•ease to himself than to her, as though.
he sought to analyze his eivn action
through :the' mefflutn. of time and the
trend of' larger 'events. AtteutiVely
she watched him with deep, peribus
• -yes, and, catching her almost accus, •
litg leek and knowing liOw. perhaps he
shifflied with history, .hie brow.' grew
'darker. HO was visibly' annoyed at
her,. his own conscience, he knew not
"I did not complain, yOur. Majesty," *
she'.said proudly. •.• , •
'Pier answer. surprised, him. A.gahrhe '
observed; her attire, the pallor of her
face, thndark cireleilieneath her eyes.
'Grimly he marked' theSe Signs 'of pov-
erti, these marks Of. the.Weariness and
priVations She. had Undergone"Was it not your intention to seek
• me, to beg. an asylum,' perhaps?" „lie :• • '
went on, less sternly.'
. • "Not to beg, yew' majesty;•• to oak,
•yes. But now --•-net that!" .
• .-"Vral, • Dien" nauttered. Charles,
'There. .is the father,. oVer ug'iin' It
is ,strange' tilts Maiden', Clothed almost
In rags, should claim' illustribus
, parentage,": he contieued to himself as
:fie Walked reatlessly t� and gro, "it
ts more strange; I .ask *1' ether proofs
,thatilielteitHthe evideneeef my. eyes!. .'
' -Wliete-,tfiiryorrcorit-e-from."-he • ridded • '
;aloud, retvisin,g before her7-"the.'coart .•
• ,of Franeis?" •
..;:YWehsy; :•Sclirted."jou lease th. e king?" •
• "Why, -because",-. Her hands,clinch: •
ed.. :The gray. eyes. continued . to probe
-her. "Because I•liate hum!":.'
. The eniperces 1! ice relexed, „st glearn.
of hunter shone in his 'glance. / "Iltite .
him wboto so .niany of ',your Sek.love?",-
• lie'replied. • . . . • •
ThroUgh her tresseb.. he sciiv • her. face..
turn - red.. passionately she... arose .
yeur rintiesty'ti permission 1
- "Ger he said abruptly.' "Where can
• • •. .
•
will go." . • . ,
3iOn go. You • are' seineWhat quick of.. .
temper, like --7••. HaVe I refused. YON . .
might? 1 .could not serve your fa-
ther,"' he continued; taking het hand
.• and not thigently dotal:dog .hcr, "hut.] .
May...Welcome datightee,, though tie •'..
cessity:: the ruler of •kings,-inatle.
.helpless in: 1118:.behnlf," •
As hi a; flash her resentment faded, •
, .• Half: paternally,' herr severely, .he sup :
• veyed . , ' - '
. "Sit down here," he went.. on inth
:eating ,a low: stool. ' "Yon .are Wenty
and need refreshment.",
.Silently she Obeyed, and the ettipertir,•..
totaling a boil; gave low cornmand •
,
to the servitor who npneared.. Inn feW• '
• , tnoittents. meat, fruits mid whie were
_act before her, .and Charles, • with 11n.'
•
passive listened' to her Story, Or
• As mueli as She cared to. rehtte, when
:She had liniSited, for Aimee tithe he of.
fel:eAd;t1S°.trtenTglielli°tiat,"...'• h. Sa.ld..' .
(TO `1>1!:.
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completed his eighty-eighth year recent.'
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he entered the Bombay Cavalry. He •
got his baptism of fire early, winning
distinction in the Sitnii• and Afghan
campaigns of 1841-2.
Again, in 1843, with Sir Charles Na-
pier, he scored by his dashing gallan.
try, and in the Persian war (1850-7). he
was dangerously wounded through his
great daring. His last outing was the
big Central India •oampaign, and for
long years he has new enjoyed well-
earned rest in his picteresque Scottish
home at Inverernan y Strathdote
Sir John has a son who has proved
himself a veritable "chip oft the old
block." This Is the dashing and adven-
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the 1Viatabele war in, 1890. In the 13oer
war he served with Thorneyeroft's
Horse, winning the D. S. 0. at Spion
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