Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-06-12

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She nodded her head.
'All right, then," added the officer.
She passed on to a door, through the
key-hole of which brilliant light was
showing. There she stood still for Il
few moments and listened intently.
''He is alone she murmured at last.
She was right. Charles the Second
was alone in his sitting-room, where he
was walking up and down, evidently in
the worst possible humor.
Can there be any truth in it:' he
said, to himself, standing still for a mo-
ment. 1.-The fortune-teller said to me.
You will fall by the hand of woman.
Everybody says that her predictions are
always verified. What woman should
kill me?''
He shuddered, for he was an arrant
coward. And yet he was descendant
of Emperor Charles v, the hero of
so many hard-fought battles. So low
had the Spanish dynasty fallen in the
course of single century.
Suddenly the door opened \ veiled
lady stepped in. The king started back
in terror.
WHO are you:" he gasped.
She removed her veil.
''oh, is it YOU, Elizabeth - he cried
"How dare you"
Il shall dare a great deal more to-
night, your majesty" she replied,
mockingly. - have come to talk to
you about your mistresses."
My mistresses -
Yes. just killed one of them"
The king uttered cry of surprise.
''Who is it:" he gasped.
II killed yonr ilan,oratd, the Countess
de Castro"'
The king flew into towering rage.
He stamped his foot. and then rushed
toward the queen as if to strike her.
Beware :" she cried, Il am prepared
for you. L have come to kill you too -
She said this with fiashing eyes. and
in 80 menacing Il tone, that she fright
ened her cowardly husband.
She showed him her small poniard,
still stained with the blood of her fair
victim, and said:
The queen of Spain should never
forgive an insult. Your last moment is
at hand!"
She rushed at him with the poniard
IN her uplifted hand.
And now occurred a most disgusting
scene.
The king tried to run away from her,
shouting at the top of his lungs:
Murder. Help. Murder,''
Suddenly a side door opened, and the
kings secretary, the villainous Herman
Mallendez, rushed in.
He succeeded in disarming the infur-
lated queen. While he held her, the
king, with handkerchief, tied her arms
on her back.
''She threatened to murder me"'
cried the king. ''She shall be tried for
this act of Lese HgjeSts at once by three
grandees of the kingdom. You know
who TO summon as judges, Mallendez." p"
The secretary exchanged a significant
glance with the king and left the room.
As soon as he left the room the queen
made desperate effort TO free her
hands. but the king succeeded in hold
ing her until Mallendez reappeared. d.
He ushered into the room three richly
dressed young men.
They were grandees of Spain, but
worthless debauchers and boon compan-
ions of his royal majesty. The king or
dered them to judge the queen, who, he
said, had just tried to murder him with
a pOniard.
The queen disdainfully refused to be
judged by them.
They found her guilty, and ordered
her to be executed without delay.
Death is better than dishonor.' - she
exclaimed, with firmly compressed lips.
81 commute the sentenceto imprlson-
ment for life,'' said the king.
81 refuse to be pardoned by such
reprobate as you," replied the queen,
disdainfully.
The king signed to the three gran
dees. who left the room quite uncon-
cernedly.
We might remark here, parenthctl-
cally, that these three grandees were
assassinated on their way back to their
homes that very night-it is easy to De
perceived by whose orders this wa
done.
Mallendez. with the natural cunning
of a villain, had brought with hin
handouts and gag.
While the king held her, Maliende'
shackled and gagged her.
Then the two men carried her to
subterranean cell.
In that cell the queen remained until
her death, which took place twenty
wears later, under the surveillance oil
cruel jailer, who had been ordered U U
shoot her at sight in case she shouie
make an attempt to escape.
Her food was coarse and scanty' ahe
she was furnished with garmeht'
sueh as the servant girls OF Madri'
wore.
But. notwithstanding all her suifer
ings. her proud spirit never could o'
subdued.
The king caused the rumor 10 o'
circulated that his consort was ihssne
and finally that she had died ra''h'