White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-30
WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1859.

people will have firm, steadfast Catho
lie ruler. You know Henry, of Guise
and you know how noble and brave b
is, and you know, too, the mighty powe
of the father who bore him. Many heart
in France are even now turning toward
the young Duke, for his Catholic will i
known. Yet, my son, l do not thinl
that Guise will prove more faithful to on
holy religion than you will"
The evil-eyed woman had touched tn,
very chord now that she had long desired
to move with her breath. Tho younI
monarch started across the chamber Will
quick strides, and whetPhe came back, h,
stopped in front of his mother.
Woman" he said, with his arm.
folded over his breast, and speaking in {
strange tone, al can be as hard villain
as Henry, of Guise. You tell me thu
Pope's prayer will save my soul; but be.
fore God, l believe that Gregory XIII
of Rome. and Charles TX, of France
shall howl in hell together; and ever
you, fair woman. shall be the prey OIL
black iends +! You see l am not fool,
even though can be led"
lyon are mad" uttered the Queen,
moving back from her son.
"No, no, my mother-oh, mol am
perfectly myself-the self that you have
made me, and to prove to you that you
have done your work well upon me. ]
here do most solemnly promise that every
Huguenot in my kingdom shall be slain.
The streets of our city shall run with
Protestant blood, and even the sucking
infant, that has come of Protestant par
entS. shall cry in vain for life. All-all
shall die ! Will that suit you %
Catharine moved forward, and laid her
hand upon her sons shoulder. Her dark
eyes burned most brilliantly, and her lips
were closed so tightly, that the blood all
left them.
"Do you mean this 90 she whispered.
And the whisper sounded through the
night air like the hiss Of a snake.
81 mean it." answered the King with
out moving a muscle.
"Then you are safe"
Charles turned away, and left the
chamber and from that moment, he
was haunted man. He had let demon
into his soul that was not to he silenced.
When he walked, it followed him and
when he slept, it still howled in his ear.
But Catharine de Meiicis triumphed
in her sin. The demon was with her, too,
but she knew not his voice. The time
was not come for her to hear the trumpet
blast of condemnation. After her son
was gone. she walked to and fro across
the apartment, and grim, demoAiac smiles
dwelt upon her face the while.
And thus she walked, until the Jesuit
returned. and just then the great bell Of
Notre Dame. sounded forth TIE deep howl
of midnight.
"Where is Adele st. Aulnay ?"
"Gone."
"And you have her not yet ?"
mo, royal lady-nonc of them are to
be found"
"Now, l will see to her capture. and
the capture of those who aid her. Little
do 1 care for the maiden, save that l have
fancy to see her, and greater fancy to
capture her Huguenot lover. Yet l like
not to be thwarted. By my very soul,
I'd have her now, if had to take her in
piecemeal p
"Of course they can be found in the
city," said the Jesuit.
1--WE shall see," responded the Queen,
with meaning shake of the head.
"And yet 1 hope the maiden may not
be harmed" added Malgrida, with some
concern. 81 knew not that you would
be so anxious to secure her," he contin-
ned, with some hesitation, for he had at
first only asked the Queens aid in secur-
ing her for himself. And even this, he
would not have asked, had not his bust
ness in that quarter, accidentally slipped
out. In truth, the Jesuit was fearful now,
that some of his own plans might moi
work so we'll since the royal woman had
become so earnest. al can secure Adele
St. AuInay," he resumed, after a mo-
ment's hesitation, "and l will put you to
no further trouble about it."
"Not so, good Malgrida. I have de.
termined to see this girl, now, and ]
would see her quickly. too. Philip d
Artoy is the bosom friend of Coligny,
and Coligny is, in some respects, the
confiaante of the Huguenot party and
more than that, the old Admiral is on
terms of the utmost intimacy with Hen
nv, of Navarro. Young lovers, wher
they are first blind with the hot passion
are very apt to blab to their mistresses
Perhaps this maiden may know much o.
consequence. which she could be fright
ened to disclose. Now, do you under
stand 90
"Yes-perfectly ]"
But the Papal Nuncio began to wist
that Catharine had never known this par
of his business.
CHAPTER VI.