The Red Cloud chief., 1876-04-06
"Wbst are you driving at2' asked the

"He is, your Majesty =.
"Csll him. 1 want to speak to him.
The headsnan arrived. He was q tai,
repulsive looking man.
"Master Swensen," said the King,
"are you ready tor your jobG"
"Aye, aye, Klng," said the headsman'
in a tone of familiarity. which no one
but he was permitted to assume.
"Have you seen the culprltE' asked
the King.
81 have; 1 never saw a man take his
fate harder"
$50 he does not want to die!"
81 never yet saw a person that did.
But this Sixterblatt is the worst fright
ened man 1 ever laid my hands on"
s.Did he say anything about mes"
"Your Msjesty, he did; but respect
prevents me from telling you what he
did say"
"Hal he then abused met" cried the
King.
"Indeed, he did,"
"Make him suffer for it, Master Sven
sen," said the King.
Half an hour later, the unfortunate
Six.erblatt was brought in. Upon be-
holding the King he fell upon his knees
and implored mis- Majesty's mercy. The
King shook his head and said:
"Let the enemies of the throne and
altar perish! Master Swensen, do your
duty"
Gilderstreene averted his face. Sixter-
blatt, whose hands were tied, was placed
In an arm chair, to which his legs were
| fastened. Then the Warden of the
prison uttered q brief prayer, the King
saving, "Amenr" with the utmost unc-
ton. The scene which now ensued was
horrible beyond description,
The executioner barred tine culprit's
| aeck and then cut his throat with a
| small knife from ear to ear.
Then he violently jerked back the
head of the victim, who expired in a
violent shudder.
Charles the Tenth then took Glider
| streene's arm and went with him to the
royal park, where they drank a bottle OF
wine.
Thereupon they parted. the King re
turning to the palace, while Glider
streene went to see a French mOdiste, tc
whom he related what had occurred.
but this is horrible!" exclaimed the
yivacious Parisienne. 81 did not know
that King Charles the Tenth was ST
cruel"
ale is more of a fool than anything
else," replied Gilderstreens. 81 wisf
now / had not saved his worthless life
o, for a chance to punish him for wha
he has done to-day"
The modiste from Paris was as cleve
and shrewd as she was pretty.
Putting her soft arms round the youni
Swedish courtier, she said to him:
"Ronald, 1 know a way to punish tn
King"
"Do you, indecd2 let US hear you
idea"
"They say he is superstitious-"
every. l never saw a more supersti
tious man."
Every well. You told me once h
liked to 60 out late at night. Can 20
bring him to this house at the very hou
of midnight9'
81 can. But what will happenF
She kissed her lover, and whispere
in his ear.
"You shall have revenge, darling
Leave everything to me-"
Gilderstreene passed the evening wit
Charles the Tenth. The King, as usua
drank a great deal of wine. ShOrtl
after II o'clock, the young cOurtier sal
TO him:
"Your Majesty does not perhaps kno'
the prettiest woman in StockholmT
"And who is she, Gilderstreene?"
"a most bewitching French woman
She calls herself Adeline Narbonne. /
prettier brunette cannot be found"
"By St. Gustavus!" cried the Kin
'let US visit her!"
The two men went out. When the
entered the house of Mil. Narbonne
they were suddenly seized by tive maske
men, who hustled them into a dark room
where they were placed upon two chair:
A few minutes afterward the We
dimly lighted. Then a few men entered
One of them looked very much lik
King Charles the Tenth. He was heay
lily ironed. Then a block was brough
in, and q tall man, dressed in crimso
velvet, and carrying a flashing sword i
his right hand, stepped in.
"Die, tyrant" he cried.
The chained man who bore the stron,
resemblance to the King, put his hea
on the block. The man in crimsol
velvet raised his sword. Then the ligh
was extinguished.
But in the darkness a supplicatin,
voice resounded. 1t was that of tn
King.
"St. Gustavus" he cried. "Save me
save me-"
A few days afterward the King, VIII
had never left his bed after leaving tn,
house of the French woman, was fount
dead.