White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-08-25

Now, you will understand that the mrs
bad the dead infant beneath her robe, an,
thus she waited the coming Of the mid
wife. At1ength. that midwife held tn,
living child Of Queen Oatharine in he
hands,. She took it away to wash anC
dress She met the nurse and exchanged
children. The midwife returned to thi
Queen andiansWered that the infant wa.
lead, and then she placed the dead child
Of convent shame upon the bed. Jua1
Fernado was close at hand, and he re,
ceiyed the living princess, and bore il
away to woman whom be supposed he
could trust. And so, sire, was Catharine
de Medicis robbed Of her legitimate off
spring |"
B" Man r. gasped the Queen. mother,
starting forward and grasping the Bene-
dictine by the arm; you do not mean all
thisl There s falsehood on your tongue. -
"Catharine de NIedicis," returned the
old man, Il speak the words of solemn
truth. 1t was all as L have said"
"But why?" whispered the King
"why should Tornado have done this %
"Cannot you see 81 90 re5
'No-by the gods, / cannot"
Then will tell you," said Aymar :
HE meant to rear up that child till she
became a woman, and then marry her.
Then he would have secretly murdered
the occupant of the throne. together with
others who nigh stand in his way. Next,
he mould hare prOred his wiitie's birth, and
she mould hare been Queen Of France -
Now, do You understand 2"
Liar :" yelled Malgrida. and as the
word escaped from his lips. he sprang
like a tiger upon the Benedictine, and
fastened his grip upon the old mans
throat He chung there with all his might,
and his eyes famed like fire. balls. 10
The bent form of the Benedictine
Strengthened up in an instant. and with
one powerful effort, he grasped the Jesuit
by the neck and breast. and hurled him
like a child upon the floor.
But what change The Jesuit's grip
had been fastened upon the Benedictine's
long. white beard. and when he was thrown
of, that beard still remained within his
grip. The silver beard which had cover
I'd the strange old mans face all over. and
the closely fitting wig. with its shaver
crown, came off together, and in their
place appeared a head Of fine, glossy.
curling Jet black hair, and a simple, ietty
upon the upper lip. The
man started back and turned
pale, when he first saw that his disguise
was gone, but in moment more, his
strength of noble soul came back to him,
and taking his handkerchief from his bo-
som, he bowed his head, and wiped the
neatly painted wrinkles from his brow
and temples. Then he looked proudly
MP, and the bold features of a God made
man were clear and palpable.
The King started to his feet and press
ID his hand upon his brow, for he could
hardly believe the evidence of his own
eyes. Philip d. Artoy also started, and
we'll he might. Adele st. Aulnay utter
ID quick cry of joy. and the Queen
mother started a pace forward, and sha-
led her eyes with her hand. SO that she
might see that face more clearly. Nal
yrida got upon his feet once more, and
he looked into the strange mans face.
"God have mercy p he cried, and then
he covered his face with his hands.
It was a strange. startling scene
Where, but few short moments before
had stood the bent and venerable form of
Aymar. the Benedictine, now stood, in
Ill the majesty of his physical beauty and
Simon Wendell, the BUTHcHgR
Of NoTRE DANE
The King was the first one to speak
'In the name Of all that is mysterious,
command you to explain this mystic
By nv soul. I never could
have even dreamed such thing. Speak,
Simon Wendell" - ,
Il will, sire," he replied; and all start
ID again at the sound of that voice. Its
cracked AMI wheeling tone was gone, and
It sounded now like the snb-notes of an
organ. 81 WILL" he repeated. when
Juan Tornado" "a,
"Hai-hold moment ~ cried the
King, while new idea seemed to come
and whelmingly upon him; and
then pointing to the Jesuit he continued,
q Who IS that man s'
"He is JUAN FERSADo % returned ST.
mon.
ri thought So" responded Charles.
The Oneen- mother uttered a deep
rroan. and sank down into her seat.
"Go on spoke the monarch. with his
teeth closed and his hands clutched.
While the Jesuit Fiend sank groaning
upon chair, the Butcher Of Notre Dame
resumed 1.5f ~
. .iWhen Juan Fernado was operating
about the palace. as / have explained. !
was supplying the Kings table with
meats, and consequently. / heard much
that was going on. Now. itso happened
that the nurse whom the villain employed,
used the money TO so bad an end. that she
soon brought on a fit of nsaSia a pOtst. /
found her diving in the street. and took
Der to my own house. When she came
to her senses. she confessed to me the
crime of which she had been guilty, and
she gave me what little money she had
left to pay for masses for her soul. When
she was dead. hunted mp the midwife.
who still had charge of the living child,
and 1 made her confess the truth % me.
I was then determined to save the child
from the fate which the 6endish villain
had planned for il. and to that end l found
Il necessary to assume sort Of disguise.
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