The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-11-02

feeling which would have removed
once for all the doubts of his su.
perior, ''by my graz hairs which,
when ours both we're golden inter
mingled in the same cradle, by all
my toll in meshes most inextricable,
by my hard days and sleepless nights
on monastery stones to which your
cell-hoors seemed paved with feath-
ers, by more than you viii ever
know of sights, denisls, losses borne
in your eOuntry's service, let me see
the prisoner"
The governor, With hanging head,
shook it in negstiou.
HE has secrets of state-papers
in which"
II know" interrupted Du Trem-
blay, hoarsely, "sueh was his mes
sage to Count Baradas, which earned
him his death sentence.
The other wrung his hands in his
distraction; opposed to this obstin-
ate denial, thought, nerve aud men
tai strength seemed useless.
Dare you refuse the church her
hottest rights?" said he at length.
speaking in desperation not to hear
that knelling bell
a refuse nothing-I obey my or
ders."
"And sell your country to pari-
cides! Oh, tremble, then, brother!
since nothing will soften your OBJ
durate heart l forgive youl although
you have delivered my beloved into
the hands of those who encourage
themselves in mischief
He pulled his cowl down to his
eyes, folded his hands in the robe,
and slowly left the room, the corri-
dor, the tower, crossing the court
yard where the block and headsman
were awaiting, and never spoke word
or showed by glance that he was
living, feeling humanity, and not
one of the statues impelled by mech
anism from the facade of st, Antoine
church without, till he had crossed
the ditch.
The sound of the bell had just
reached the ears of Huguet, bat he
was not dOwncast when he awak-
ened.
On the opposite hand, he laughed
to himself, with the fierce glee of a
waylayer who thinks he sees the vic
tim approaching,
They will know have the paper
Thew will trust no mean hand-per-
adventure that arch-villain, the
Count Baradas himself, will do me
the honor of visit And though he
came with a full score armored Bay
ards at his back-Bayards in his
company, forsooth!-I'Il bear him to
the earth and spread him on the
stone like an archer caught against
the bastiOn by the battering-ramm
1t was just as well, therefore, that,
whatever the anxiety of the count to
repossess the traitorOus missive, be
dispatched Beringhen to the prisoner
in the Bastile.
The first gentleman of the royal
bed-chsmber had not found the diff
Guilty IN obtaining leave to visit
Huguet experienced by the conddant
of Riohelieu Quite Otherwise for
NJ. du Tremblay, whose ambitious
aspirations may have scared as high
as his brOther's in q less ecclesiasti-
cal line of flight, smOOthed every OBJ,
staole TO the royal valet.
"Oh, by the way" uttered the lat
ter, charmed more than he liked to
confess by the governors amiability,
for the CerbePus of the state prison
was pictured at court in the same
GolOrs as the monastic artist painted
Satan and his compeers, "there is a
little chubby-cheeked boy in the
gate who was whimpering to see his
father, that is, this Huguet, before
they discovered his head and body.
After leave the captain. you might
let him say gOodby to his father, be-
fore that very long, unpleasant jour-
ney his father is about to take, "
The counts commands ave strict, /"
grumbled Du Tremblay. mo one
must visit Huguet without his pass
port"
"Here! Pshaw. nonsense! I'll be
your surety" cried Beringhen. 1.-The
filiai little fellow is no Hercules like
his parent
Still the governor was on his
guard. He insisted on seeing the
youth in question: and as they both
had TO descend the tower stairs, the
official to inspect the preparations
for the execution and Bsringhen
with a smelling bottle drawn to com
fort the captive, they met the boy,
for whom a warder had run over to
the entrance, in the tower doorway.
II the governor had often ssun-
tered about Paris, and, particularly
had been in the Rue Richelieu what
time the page who had bafied Ba-
radas' spies had proyokingly trOtted
past the Louvre and Del0rme house
into the cardinals residence. he must
have discovered a strong likeness
between that parsonage and the
youth whose face was half hidden by
the corner of the mantle Industrious
ly piled to wips away Overlooking
tears The dainty thing was so
slight and graceful, so swaying with
weakness from untold grief, and so
winsOme Withal. that the stern man
who had withstOod a brothers. ap-
peal mutterei something about pity,
and said
We'll, il your lOrdship is resPon-
sible. he may cen go to the cell, and
slip in after your business is over "
With Thank you exceedingly.
my lord" which was almost uniDtel-
ligible through renewed sobs. the lad
hastily followed the kings valet and
the turnkey.
The pestilential atmosphere in the